United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 04 June 2002
Reissue Applications Filed
Notice under 37 CFR 1.11(b). The reissue applications listed
below are open to inspection by the general public in the indicated
Examining Groups and copies may be obtained by paying the fee therefor
(37 CFR 1.12(b)).
Re. 36,745, Re. S.N. 09/597,894, Jun. 19, 2000, Cl.
602/018, EXTRICATION CERVICAL COLLAR WITH ADJUSTABLE SUPPORTS, Ronald
M. Rudy, Jr., et al., Owner of Record: Ambu Inc., Linthicum, MD,
Attorney or Agent: Paul Grandinetti, Ex. Gp.: 3761
5,160,622, Re. S.N. 10/036,353, Nov. 09, 2001, Cl.
210/617, METHOD FOR FILTERING AQUARIUM WATER, Dennis E. Gunderson, et
al., Owner of Record: Eric G. Gunderson, Madison, WI,
Attorney or Agent: William J. Conners, Ex. Gp.: 1308
5,320,626, Re. S.N. 10/114,120, Apr. 3, 2002, Cl.
606/096, ENDOSCOPIC DRILL GUIDE, Reinhold Schmieding, Owner of Record:
Arthrex Inc., Naples, FL, Attorney or Agent: Stephen A. Soffen,
Ex. Gp: 3733
5,520,679, Re. S.N. 10/034,929, Jan. 06, 2002, Cl.
606/005, OPHTHALMIC SURGERY METHOD USING NON-CONTACT SCANNING LASER, J.
T. Lin, Owner of Record: Lasersight, Inc., Olando, FL,
Attorney or Agent: William H. Bollman, Ex. Gp.: 3736
5,777,391, Re. S.N. 10/105,236, Mar. 26, 2002, Cl.
257/778, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING AN IMPROVED CONNECTION ARRANGEMENT
BETWEEN A SEMICONDUCTOR PELLET AND BASED SUBSTRATE ELECTRODES AND A
METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF, Atsushi Nakamura, et al., Owner of
Record: Hitachi, Ltd., Chiyoda-Ku, Japan, Attorney or Agent:
Gregory E. Montone, Ex. Gp.: 2815
5,779,407, Re. S.N. 10/092,960, Feb. 28, 2002, Cl.
409/218, ROUTER TABLE FENCE SYSTEM, Edwin C. Tucker, et al., Owner of
Record: Lee Valley Tools Ltd., Ottawa, Canada, Attorney or
Agent: John S. Pratt, Ex. Gp.: 3725
5,848,457, Re. S.N. 09/978,511, Oct. 18, 2001, Cl.
024/712.100, LACING SYSTEM FOR TRADITIONAL FOOTWEAR, Howard Silagy,
Owner of Record: Howard Silagy, Attorney or Agent: Myron
Amer, Ex. Gp: 3626
5,867,698, Re. S.N. 10/102,522, Mar. 20, 2002, Cl.
395/585, APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ACCESING A BRANCH TARGET BUFFER,
Peter Cumming, et al., Owner of Record: SGS-Thompson
Microelectronics Limited, Bristol, England, Attorney or Agent:
James H. Morris, Ex. Gp.: 2758
5,901,641, Re. S.N. 10/072,001, Feb. 08, 2002, Cl.
099/403, BAFFLE FOR DEEP FRYER HEAT EXCHANGER, Albert Charles McNamara,
Owner of Record: Ultrafryer Systems Inc., San Antonio, TX,
Attorney or Agent: Mark H. Miller, Ex. Gp.: 1761
5,924,490, Re. S.N. 09/910,986, Jul. 20, 2001, Cl.
166/312, WELL TREATMENT TOOL AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME, Roger K.
Stone, Owner of Record: Roger K. Stone, (Inventor), Attorney
or Agent: Melvin A. Hunn, Ex. Gp: 3672
5,941,608, Re. S.N. 09/939,509, Aug. 24, 2001, Cl.
303/113, ELECTRONIC BRAKE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITH MANUAL FAIL SAFE,
Gregory P. Campau, et al., Owner of Record: Kelsey-Haynes
Company, Livonia, MI, Attorney or Agent: Allen W. Inks, Ex. Gp.:
3613
5,944,799, Re. S.N. 09/945,357, Aug. 06, 2002, Cl.
606/005, STATE MACHINE BUS CONTROLLER PROVIDING FUNCTION AND TIMING
PARAMETERS TO SATISFY REQUIREMENTS OF ASYNCHRONOUS BUS AND MORE THAN
ONE TYPE OF DEVICE ON THE BUS, Charles H. Smoot, et al., Owner of
Record: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Suwon City, Republic of
Korea, Attorney or Agent: Jerry T. Sewell, Ex. Gp.: 2782
5,947,204, Re. S.N. 09/949,339, Sep. 07, 2001, Cl.
166/317, PRODUCTION FLUID CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OIL AND/OR GAS
WELLS, John Andrew Barton, Owner of Record: Dresser Industries,
Inc., Dallas, TX, Attorney or Agent: Marlin R. Smith, Ex. Gp.:
3672
5,953,918, Re. S.N. 09/960,601, Sep. 21, 2001, Cl.
060/653, METHOD AND APPARATUS OF CONVERTING HEAT TO USEFUL ENERGY,
Alexander I. Kalina, et al., Owner of Record: Exergy, Inc.,
Hayward, CA, Attorney or Agent: Rajiv Yadav, Ex. Gp: 3745
5,975,044, Re. S.N. 09/985,404, Nov. 2, 2001, Cl.
123/295, CONTROL APPARATUS FOR CYLINDER FUEL INJECTION INTERNAL
COMBUSTION ENGINES, Hitoshi Kamura, et al., Owner of Record:
Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, Japan,
Attorney or Agent: D. Richard Anderson, Ex. Gp: 3747
5,978,833, Re. S.N. 09/944,786, Aug. 30, 2001, Cl.
709/200, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACCESSING AND DOWNLOADING INFORMATION
FROM THE INTERNET, Richard D. Pashley, et al., Owner of Record:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA, Attorney or Agent:
Michael A. Proksch, Ex. Gp: 2758
5,983,314, Re. S.N. 10/006,785, Nov. 09, 2001, Cl.
711/105, OUTPUT BUFFER HAVING INHERENTLY PRECISE DATA MASKING, Todd A.
Merritt, Owner of Record: Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID,
Attorney or Agent: Edward W. Bulchis, Ex. Gp.: 2186
6,015,999, Re. S.N. 10/052,843, Jan. 17, 2002, Cl.
257/497, LOW VOLTAGE PUNCH-THROUGH TRANSIENT SUPPRESSOR EMPLOYING A
DUAL-BASE STRUCTURE, Bin Yu, et al., Owner of Record: Semitech
Corporation, Newbury Park, CA, Attorney or Agent: Brian M.
Berliner, Ex. Gp.: 2815
6,020,974, Re. S.N. 10/059,398, Jan. 31, 2002, Cl.
358/001, COMMUNICATING APPARATUS, Kunio Kotsuki, et al., Owner of
Record: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, Japan,
Attorney or Agent: Chad C. Anderson, Ex. Gp.: 2724
6,029,553, Re. S.N. 10/087,159, Feb. 28, 2002, Cl.
083/076, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING A PLURALITY OF SEQUENTIALLY
ARRANGED EDGE CONTOURED SLATS, Peter I. Berntsson, Owner of Record:
Hunter Douglas Industries B.V., El Rotterdam, Netherlands,
Attorney or Agent: Reed R. Heimbecher, Ex. Gp.: 3724
6,031,059, Re. S.N. 10/085261, Feb. 28, 2002, Cl.
526/279, OPTICALLY TRANSPARENT HYDROGELS AND PROCESSSES FOR THEIR
PRODUCTION, Douglas G. Vanderlaan, et al., Owner of Record:
Johnson & Johnson Vision Products, Inc., Jacksonville, FL,
Attorney or Agent: Ruby T. Hope, Ex. Gp.: 1712
6,031,243, Re. S.N. 10/084,770, Feb. 26, 2002, Cl.
257/013, GRATING COUPLED VERTICAL CAVITY OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES, Geoff
W. Taylor, Glastonbury, Connecticut, Owner of Record: Inventor,
Attorney or Agent: David P. Gordon, Ex. Gp.: 1614
6,031,956, Re. S.N. 10/086,222, Feb. 27, 2002, Cl.
385/124, HIGH PERFORMANCE SINGLE MODE WAVEGUIDE, Ming-Jun Li, et al.,
Owner of Record: Corning Incorporated, Corning, New York,
Attorney or Agent: Michael L. Goldman, Ex. Gp.: 2874
6,033,153, Re. S.N. 10/092,122, Mar. 06, 2002, Cl.
405/259, ROCK BOLT AND OF INSTALLING A ROCK BOLT, Jeffrey Robert
Ferrgusson, Owner of Record: Industrial Rollformers Pty.
Limitrd., Smithfield, Australia, Attorney or Agent: Vangelis
Economou, Ex. Gp.: 3672
6,039,288, Re. S.N. 10/104,509, Mar. 21, 2002, Cl.
244/118, FLOOR UNIT, Thomas Huber, et al., Owner of Record:
Telair International GMBH, Hausham, Federal Republic of Germany,
Attorney or Agent: Brian M. Berliner, Ex. Gp.: 3644
6,040,598, Re. S.N. 10/101,778, Mar. 21, 2002, Cl.
257/329, HIGH-BREAKDOWN-VOLTAGE SEMICONDUCTOR APPARATUS, Kazuya
Nakayama, et al., Owner of Record: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba,
Kawasaki-shi, Japan, Attorney or Agent: Gregory J. Maier, Ex. Gp.:
2811
6,040,605, Re. S.N. 10/010,370, Mar. 20, 2002, Cl.
257/369, SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE, Toshiaki Sano, Owner of Record:
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, Japan, Hitachi Device Engineering Co.,
Ltd., Mobara-shi, Japan, Attorney or Agent: Gregory Montone, Ex.
Gp.: 2814
6,040,969, Re. S.N. 10/102,140, Mar. 21, 2002, Cl.
361/082, POWER FILTER CIRCUIT RESPONSIVE TO SUPPLY SYSTEM FAULT
CONDITIONS, Peter G. Winch, Owner of Record: Electronic Systems
Protection, Inc., Zebulon, NC, Attorney or Agent: Patrick J.
Finnan, Ex. Gp.: 2836
6,041,109, Re. S.N. 10/054,245, Jan. 24, 2002, Cl.
379/201, TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM HAVING SEPARATE SWITCH INTELLEGENCE
AND SWITCH FABRIC, Douglas R. Cardy, et al., Owner of Record: MCI
Communications Corporation, Washington, DC, Attorney or Agent:
Timothy R. DeWitt, Ex. Gp.: 2748
6,041,404, Re. S.N. 10/104,205, Mar. 21, 2002, Cl.
712/210, DUEL FUNCTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SHUFFLING PACKED DATA
ELEMENTS, Patrice Roussel, et al., Owner of Record: Intel
Corporation, Santa Clara, CA, Attorney or Agent: Peter Lam, Ex.
Gp.: 2783
6,042,871, Re. S.N. 10/107,239, Mar. 26, 2002, Cl.
426/641, METHOD FOR PREPARING COOKED MEAT SLICES, M. Richard Cohen,
Destin, FL, Owner of Record: Inventor, Attorney or Agent:
John Jamieson, Jr., Ex. Gp.: 1761
6,043,349, Re. S.N. 10/108,079, Mar. 27, 2002, Cl.
534/678, TETRAKISAZO DYES, THEIR PRODUCTION AND USE, Jordi Berenguer,
Owner of Record: Clariant Finance (BVI) Limited, Tortola, British
Virgin Islands, Attorney or Agent: Anthony A. Bisulca, Ex. Gp.:
1613
6,047,611, Re. S.N. 10/121,136, Apr. 10, 2002, Cl.
074/489, COLLAPSIBLE CONTROL LEVER, Vincent M. Warren, Owner of Record:
Vincent M. Warren, Sweet Home, OR, Attorney or Agent: John
R. Dawson, Ex. Gp.: 3682
6,050,451, Re. S.N. 10/087,015, Feb. 28, 2002, Cl.
222/092, DISPENSING STRUCTURE INCORPORATING A VALVE-CONTAINING FITMENT
FOR MOUNTING TO A CONTAINER AND A PACKAGE WITH A DISPENSING STRUCTURE,
John M. Hess, III, et al., Owner of Record: Aptargroup, Inc.,
Crystal Lake, IL, Attorney or Agent: Paul M. Odell, Ex. Gp.: 3754
6,056,648, Re. S.N. 10/103,871, Mar. 25, 2002, Cl.
473/319, GOLF CLUB SHAFT, Harunobu Kusumoto, et al., Owner of Record:
Daiwa Seiko, Inc., Tokyo, Japan, Attorney or Agent: Mathew
Johnston, Ex. Gp.: 3711
6,065,477, Re. S.N. 10/107,607, Mar. 27, 2002, Cl.
132/073, MANICURE CONTAINER, An Suck Doo, Kyungki-do, Republic of
Korea, Owner of Record: Inventor, Attorney or Agent: Walter
J. Steinkraus, Ex. Gp.: 3732
6,078,177, Re. S.N. 09/850,810, May 08, 2001, Cl.
324/318, FLARED GRADIENT COIL SET WITH A FINITE SHIELD CURRENT, Labros
S. Petropoulos, et al., Owner of Record: Picker International,
Inc., Highland Heights, OH, Attorney or Agent: Thomas E. Kocovsky,
Jr., Ex. Gp: 2862
6,086,762, Re. S.N. 10/033,074, Jan. 02, 2002, Cl.
210/321, TRANSDUCER-PROTECTOR DEVICE FOR BIOMEDICAL HAEMODIALYSIS,
Gianni Guala, Owner of Record: Industrie Borla S.P.A., Torino,
Italy, Attorney or Agent: Edward F. Kenehan, Jr., et al., Ex. Gp.:
1723
6,098,724, Re. S.N. 10/050,800, Jan. 09, 2002, Cl.
175,020, SOIL SAMPLE PROCURING TOOL AND ASSOCIATED METHOD OF TESTING
THE SOIL SAMPLE, Michael J. Ricker, Owner of Record: U. S. Oil
Company, Incorporated, Kimberly, WI, Attorney or Agent: Thomas S.
Reynolds II, Ex. Gp.: 3671
6,121,593, Re. S.N. 10/105,423, Mar. 26, 2002, Cl.
219/679, HOME APPLIANCES PROVIDED WITH CONTROL SYSTEMS WHICH MAY BE
ACTUATED FROM A REMOTE LOCATION, David I. Mansbery, et al., Owner of
Record: Duck Creek Energy, Inc., Brecksville, Ohio, Attorney
or Agent: Susan L. Mizer, Ex. Gp.: 3742
6,136,248, Re. S.N. 10/104,380, Mar. 22, 2002, Cl.
264/250, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AN INDICATOR KNOB, Robert K. Howie,
Jr., Owner of Record: The Grigoleit Company, Decatur, IL,
Attorney or Agent: Edward M. Keating, Ex. Gp.: 1732
6,156,814, Re. S.N. 10/104,119, Mar. 22, 2002, Cl.
521/129, AMIDO FUNCTIONAL AMINE CATALYSTS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF
POLYURETHANES, Ning Chen, et al., Owner of Record: Air Products
and Chemicals, Inc. Allentown, Pennsylvania, Attorney or Agent:
Mary E. Bongiorno, Ex. Gp.: 1711
6,197,950, Re. S.N. 10/120,341, Apr. 11, 2002, Cl.
536/030, CATIONIZED HYDROCYALKYLCELLOSE AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE
SAME, Hiroyuki Nakamura, et al., Owner of Record: Daicel Chemical
Industries, Ltd., Osaka, Japan, Attorney or Agent: Terryence F.
Chapman, Ex. Gp.: 1623
6,245,364, Re. S.N. 09/975,379, Oct. 12, 2001, Cl.
426/002, WEIGHT REDUCTION METHOD FOR CATS AND OTHER PETS, James H.
Brown, et al., Owner of Record: International Flora Technologies,
LTD., Fort Collins, Colorado, Attorney or Agent: Kristofer E.
Halvorson, Ex. Gp.: 1761
6,265,373, Re. S.N. 10/073,941, Feb. 14, 2002, Cl.
510/506, COMPOSITION COMPRISING A MIXTURE OF ALKOXYLATED MONO-, DI- AND
TRIGLYCERIDES AND CLYCERINE, Jose Bermejo Oses, et al., Owner of
Record: Kao Corporation, S.A., Barbera De Valles, Spain,
Attorney or Agent: Todd L. Juneau, Ex. Gp: 1751
6,273,440, Re. S.N. 10/044,144, Jan. 11, 2002, Cl.
280/087.042, METAL SPORTS BOARD, Ken Wilson, et al., Owner of Record:
Reno Wilson, Inc., Poway, CA, Attorney or Agent: Karl M.
Steins, Ex. Gp: 3611
6,273,910, Re. S.N. 10/085,268, Feb. 27, 2002, Cl.
623/001, STENT WITH VARYING STRUT GEOMETRY, Timothy A. Limon, Owner of
Record: Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc., Santa Clara, Ca,
Attorney or Agent: John S. Nagy, Ex. Gp.: 3738
6,293,408, Re. S.N. 10/122,372, Apr. 12, 2002, Cl.
209/540, INSPECTION HANDLER APPARATUS AND METHOD, Merlin E. Behnke, et
al., Owner of Record: Robotic Vision Systems, Inc., Canton, MA,
Attorney or Agent: Daniel S. Jones, Ex. Gp.: 3653
6,315,762, Re. S.N. 10/116,486, Apr. 03, 2002, Cl.
604/247, CONTRAST MEDIUM DELIVERY SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHOD, Daniel
K. Recinella, Owner of Record: AngioDynamics, Inc., Queensbury,
NY, Attorney or Agent: Lloyd McAulay, Esq., Ex. Gp.: 3763
6,325,950, Re. S.N. 10/120,433, Apr. 12, 2002, Cl.
264/001, METHOD FOR PRODUCING OPTICAL DISC SUBSTRATES, Takao Hosokawa,
et al., Owner of Record: Kuraray Company, Ltd., Kurashiki-shi,
Japan, Attorney or Agent: Norman F. Oblon, Ex. Gp.: 1732
6,330,755, Re. S.N. 10/066,747, Feb. 06, 2002, Cl.
034/406, VACUUM PROCESSING AND OPERATING METHOD, Shigekazu Kato, et
al., Owner of Record: Inventor, Attorney or Agent: William
I. Solomon, Ex. Gp.: 2162
6,332,280, Re. S.N. 10/060,204, Feb. 01, 2002, Cl.
034/406, VACUUM PROCESSING APPARATUS AND OPERATING METHOD THEREFOR,
Shigekazu Kato, Kudamatsu-shi, Japan, Owner of Record: Inventor,
Attorney or Agent: William I. Solomon, Ex. Gp.: 3749
6,347,059, Re. S.N. 10/116,827, Apr. 05, 2002, Cl.
365/210, INTEGRATED MEMORY HAVING A BIT LINE REFERENCE VOLTAGE, AND A
METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE BIT LINE REFERENCE VOLTAGE, Thomas Bohm, et
al., Owner of Record: Infineon Technologies AG, Muenchen,
Germany, Attorney or Agent: Werner H. Stemer, Ex. Gp.: 2824