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Classification	Number	Url	PMD	Priority	Assignee	Assignee Loc	Inventor(s)	Inventor Loc(s)	Filing Date	Issued Date
	6,810,225	Conductive member and electrophotographic apparatus incorporating the conductive member	6,810,225	No	Bridgestone Corporation	Tokyo, JP	Kitano; Hajime:Yakushiji; Gaku	Kodaira, JP:Higashiyamato, JP	July 10, 2002	October 26, 2004
	6,805,781	Electrode device with a solid state reference system	6,805,781	Yes This application is a continuation division of international application number PCT DK01/00139 , filed 1 Mar. 2001.	Radiometer Medical A/S	Bronshoj, DK	S.o slashed.rensen; Poul Ravn:Zachau-Christiansen; Birgit	Copenhagen, DK:Copenhagen, DK	August 29, 2002	October 19, 2004
	6,800,127	Pigment preparations	6,800,127	Yes This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/377,087, filed May 1, 2002.	Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation	Tarrytown, NY	Babler; Fridolin	Hockessin, DE	April 29, 2003	October 5, 2004
	6,790,275	Pumpably verifiable fluid fiber compositions	6,790,275	Yes This is a continuation-in-part based on U.S. Ser. No. 09/962,830 filed Sep. 25, 2001, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,569,233.	W. R. Grace & Co.-Conn.	Columbia, MD	Macklin; Michael B.:Ranganathan; Anandakumar:Rieder; Klaus-Alexander:Shen; Ding Feng:Buchanan; Michael:Fierke; Randall:Verrill; Jessica:Indge; Donald:Agresti; David:Westgate; Paul	Westford, MA:Waltham, MA:Beverly, MA:Ashland, MA:Somerville, MA:Hinsdale, IL:Saugus, MA:Belmont, MA:Franklin, MA:Littleton, MA	March 29, 2002	September 14, 2004
	6,773,811	Treatment for substrates	6,773,811	No	Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, division of Conopco, Inc.	Greenwich, CT	Ferguson; Paul:Findlay; Paul Hugh:Jones; Christopher Clarkson:Kukulj; Dax	Bebington, GB:Bebington, GB:Bebington, GB:Wirral, AU	August 1, 2002	August 10, 2004
	6,770,430	Thermally processed image forming material	6,770,430	No	Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.	Kanagawa, JP	Kubo; Toshiaki	Minami-ashigara, JP	August 18, 2000	August 3, 2004
	6,759,380	Detergent compositions	6,759,380	Yes This application is a continuation of 10/013,754 filed Dec. 11, 2001, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,689,735.	Unilever Home & Personal Care USA division of Conopco, Inc.	Greenwich, CT	Singh; Amrat Paul:Thorley; David Christopher	Wirral, GB:Wirral, GB	September 12, 2003	July 6, 2004
	6,740,480	Fingerprint protection for clear photographic shield	6,740,480	No	Eastman Kodak Company	Rochester, NY	Aylward; Peter T.:Camp; Alphonse D.:Bourdelais; Robert P.	Hilton, NY:Rochester, NY:Pittsford, NY	November 3, 2000	May 25, 2004
	6,720,298	Detergent compositions comprising an ethoxylated alcohol and alkyl ioenzene sulfonate	6,720,298	No	Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, division of Conopco, Inc.	Greenwich, CT	Blything; Sandra Ann:Singh; Amrat Paul:Titley; Thelma Christine	Wirral, GB:Wirral, GB:Wirral, GB	December 11, 2001	April 13, 2004
	6,716,929	Superabsorbent polymers having a slow rate of absorption	6,716,929	Yes This is a divisional Application of Ser. No. 09/455,926 filed Dec. 7, 1999, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,579,958.	The Dow Chemical Company	Midland, MI	Wilson; Larry R.	Beaverton, MI	July 3, 2002	April 6, 2004
	6,713,241	Thermally developable emulsions and imaging materials containing binder mixture	6,713,241	No	Eastman Kodak Company	Rochester, NY	Vaeth; Kathleen M.:Bauer; Charles L.:Hammerschmidt; Jon A.:Teegarden; David M.	Rochester, NY:Webster, NY:Rochester, NY:Pittsford, NY	August 9, 2002	March 30, 2004
	6,706,332	Method of coating thin-layers on golf balls	6,706,332	No	Acushnet Company	Fairhaven, MA	Lutz; Mitchell E.:Hogge; Matthew F.	Fairhaven, MA:New Bedford, MA	February 4, 2003	March 16, 2004
	6,698,880	Porous inkjet recording system comprising ink-pigment-trapping surface layer	6,698,880	No	Eastman Kodak Company	Rochester, NY	Campbell; Bruce C.:Reczek; James A.:Todd; Lisa B.	Rochester, NY:Rochester, NY:Rochester, NY	September 20, 2002	March 2, 2004
	6,689,546	Thermally developable materials containing backside conductive layers	6,689,546	No	Eastman Kodak Company	Rochester, NY	LaBelle; Gary E.:Sakizadeh; Kumars:Ludemann; Thomas J.:Bhave; Aparna V.:Pham; Oanh V.	Stillwater, MN:Woodbury, MN:Maplewood, MN:Woodbury, MN:Maplewood, MN	November 26, 2002	February 10, 2004
	6,669,816	Process for the manufacture of coated liquid packaging board	6,669,816	No	Erplip S.A.:Kemira Iberica S.A.	Barcelona, ES:Barcelona, ES	Poch; Juan Jose Costas:Tudela; Josep Lluis Bisbal	Barcelona, ES:Sant Cugat del Valles, ES	December 14, 2000	December 30, 2003
	6,667,352	Latex particles based on a vinyl acetate ethylene copolymerizate processes for the production thereof and the use thereof	6,667,352	No	National Starch and Chemical Investment Holding Corporation	New Castle, DE	Kusters; Jos M. H.:Koelliker; Robert:Vlad; Florin I.:Cook; Wendy J.	Puth, NL:Oberkirch, CH:Annandale, NJ:Sutton, GB	July 26, 2001	December 23, 2003
	6,667,279	Method and composition for forming water impermeable barrier	6,667,279	Yes CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/748,342, entitled "METHOD AND COMPOSITION FOR FORMING WATER IMPERMEABLE BARRIER," filed Nov. 13, 1996, now abandoned, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.	Wallace, Inc.	Seminole, OK	Hessert; James E.:Wallace; D. Daniel:DeLong; Jimmy D.:Neef; Charles J.	Tulsa, OK:Seminole, OK:Oklahoma City, OK:Garland, TX	November 13, 1997	December 23, 2003
	6,660,334	Water-decomposable cleaning article and manufacturing method therefor	6,660,334	Yes This is a division of application Ser. No. 09/550,690, filed Apr. 17, 2000. Now ABN Each of these prior applications is hereby incorporated herein by reference, in its entirety.	Uni-Charm Corporation	Kawanoe, JP	Takeuchi; Naohito:Takayoshi; Konishi	Kagawa, JP:Kagawa, JP	December 7, 2001	December 9, 2003
	6,645,407	Process for making absorbent material with in-situ polymerized superabsorbent	6,645,407	No	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.	Neenah, WI	Kellenberger; Stanley R.:Jackson; David Martin:Ko; Young C.:Soerens; Dave A.:Laumer; Jason M.:Ranganathan; Sridhar	Appleton, WI:Roswell, GA:Neenah, WI:Neenah, WI:Appleton, WI:Suwanee, GA	December 14, 2001	November 11, 2003
	6,641,879	Acrylic glove with internal coating	6,641,879	No	Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.	Kobe, JP	Matsuura; Ai:Miyamoto; Yoshiaki:Ochi; Atsuko	Kobe, JP:Kobe, JP:Akashi, JP	April 14, 2000	November 4, 2003
	6,641,831	Medical products with sustained pharmacological activity and process for producing them	6,641,831	Yes This application claims the benefit of provisional application No. 60/095,562 filed Aug. 6, 1998.	n/a	n/a	Schierholz; Jorg	Neuer Trassweg 11, Bergisch Gladbach, DE 51427	April 6, 2001	November 4, 2003
	6,637,334	Heat-sensitive lithographic printing plate precursor	6,637,334	No	Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.	Minami Ashigara, JP	Akiyama; Keiji:Hotta; Hisashi:Maemoto; Kazuo	Shizuoka, JP:Shizuoka, JP:Shizuoka, JP	April 9, 2001	October 28, 2003
	6,627,665	Non-dusting copper pyrithione dispersion	6,627,665	No	Arch Chemicals, Inc.	Norwalk, CT	Waldron; Craig:Hobbs; Patrick	Wolcott, CT:Dublin, IE	September 28, 2001	September 30, 2003
	6,602,950	Hydrophilic hydrogels with a high swelling capacity and method for producing and using them	6,602,950	No	BASF Aktiengesellschaft	Ludwigshafen, DE	Dentler; Joachim:Funk; Rudiger:Herfert; Norbert:Wanior; Mariola:Engelhardt; Friedrich	Bruchkobel, DE:Niedernhausen, DE:Altenstadt, DE:Erlensee, DE:Chesapeake, VA	April 6, 2001	August 5, 2003
	6,602,847	Laundry treatment granule and detergent composition containing laundry treatment granule	6,602,847	No	Unilever Home & Personal Care, USA division of Conopco, Inc.	Greenwich, CT	Emery; William Derek:Jones; Christopher Clarkson	Wirral, GB:Wirral, GB	March 29, 2001	August 5, 2003
	6,600,142	RF active compositions for use in adhesion, bonding and coating	6,600,142	Yes CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION The present application is a divisional of application No. 09/482,553, filed Jan. 13, 2000, which is a continuation-in-part of application No. 09/404,200, filed Sep. 23, 1999, which is a continuation-in-part of application No. 09/270,505, filed Mar. 17, 1999, which claims the benefit of U.S. provisional application No. 60/078,282, filed Mar. 17, 1998, the contents of each of which are fully incorporated by reference herein. This patent application is related to the following U.S. utility patent application: "Radio Frequency Heating System," application No. 09/270,507, filed Mar. 17, 1999, the contents of which are incorporated by reference herein.	Codaco, Inc.	Rochester, NY	Ryan; William J.:Luttinger; Manfred:Vijayendran; Bhima:Hamilton; Lewis	Avon, NY:Columbus, OH:Dublin, OH:Rochester, NY	February 19, 2002	July 29, 2003
	6,592,898	Bioadhesive compositions comprising hydrophobic polymers	6,592,898	Yes This is a continuation of PCT/GB99/02516 filed on Jul. 30, 1999	First Water Limited	Marlborough, GB	Munro; Hugh Semple:Yasin; Mohammed	Chipping Camden, GB:Saltley, GB	January 26, 2001	July 15, 2003
	6,579,958	Superabsorbent polymers having a slow rate of absorption	6,579,958	No	The Dow Chemical Company	Midland, MI	Wilson; Larry R.	Beaverton, MI	December 7, 1999	June 17, 2003
	6,569,233	Pumpably verifiable fluid fiber compositions	6,569,233	No	W. R. Grace & Co.-Conn.	Columbia, MD	Macklin; Michael B.:Ranganathan; Anandakumar:Rieder; Klaus-Alexander	Westford, MA:Waltham, MA:Beverly, MA	September 25, 2001	May 27, 2003
	6,565,768	Method for producing water-swellable hydorphilic polymers, said polymers and use thereof	6,565,768	No	BASF Aktiengesellschaft	Ludwigshafen, DE	Dentler; Joachim:Herfert; Norbert:Schliwa; Rudolf:Stuven; Uwe:Engelhardt; Fritz	Bruchkobel, DE:Altenstadt, DE:Alzenau, DE:Bad Soden, DE:Chesapeake, VA	April 6, 2001	May 20, 2003
	6,540,792	Cellulose fiber-containing structure	6,540,792	No	Toray Industries, Inc.	JP	Ishii; Masaki:Horiuchi; Atsushi:Okajima; Katsuya:Nagahara; Akira:Ito; Naoaki:Honda; Hidenobu:Saito; Kouichi:Nanri; Yukikazu	Shiga, JP:Gifu, JP:Penang, MY:Osaka, JP:Shiga, JP:Shiga, JP:Shiga, JP:Shiga, JP	April 3, 2000	April 1, 2003
	6,524,767	Use of metal compounds in imagable articles	6,524,767	No	Kodak Polychrome Graphics LLC	Norwalk, CT	Ray; Kevin Barry:Kitson; Anthony Paul:Monk; Alan Stanley Victor	Castleford, GB:Leeds, GB:Warrington, GB	October 26, 2000	February 25, 2003
	6,521,117	Method for metal recovery from aqueous solutions	6,521,117	Yes This application claims priority on provisional Application No. 60/206,267 filed on May 23, 2000, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.	National University of Singapore	SG	Kocherginsky; Nikolai:Grishchenko; Andrew	Urbana, IL:Riga, RU	May 23, 2001	February 18, 2003
	6,508,725	Golf ball composition and method of manufacture	6,508,725	No	Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.	Carlsbad, CA	Kim; Hyun Jin	Carlsbad, CA	April 18, 2001	January 21, 2003
	6,500,415	Cosmetic composition	6,500,415	Yes CROSS REFERENCE TO THE RELATED APPLICATIONS This is an application based on the prescription of 35 U.S.C. Section 111(a) with claiming the benefit of filing date of U.S. Provisional applications Serial No. 60/272,779 filed Mar. 5, 2001 under the provision of 35 U.S.C. 111(b), pursuant to 35 U.S.C. Section 119(e)(1).	Showa Denko K.K.	Tokyo, JP	Ishii; Nobuaki:Futami; Junko:Wada; Kouichi:Takama; Michihiro	Kanagawa, JP:Kanagawa, JP:Kanagawa, JP:Kanagawa, JP	June 5, 2001	December 31, 2002
	6,479,467	Cyclodextrin ethers	6,479,467	No	Eastman Chemical Company	Kingsport, TN	Buchanan; Charles M.:Dixon, Jr.; Daniel W.:Lambert; Juanelle L.:Offerman; Ricky J.:Wood; Matthew D.	Kingsport, TN:Church Hill, TN:Gray, TN:Kingsport, TN:Gray, TN	December 16, 1999	November 12, 2002
	6,451,383	Polymer-coated metal composites by dip autopolymerization	6,451,383	Yes CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application is a divisional of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/251,041, filed on Feb. 18, 1999, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,355,354, which is a is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/092,212, filed on Jun. 5, 1998, which is a divisional of U.S. application Ser. No. 08/692,515, filed on Aug. 6, 1996, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,807,612. The above mentioned applications and patents are herein incorporated by reference in their entirety.	The University of Connecticut	Storrs, CT	Bell; James P.:Baker; Nicole	Mansfield, CT:Willington, CT	June 29, 2001	September 17, 2002
	6,444,324	Lubricated catheter balloon	6,444,324	No	SciMed Life Systems, Inc.	Maple Grove, MN	Yang; Dachuan:Sjoquist; Scott L.:Seppala; Jan D.	Plymouth, MN:Maple Grove, MN:Maple Grove, MN	December 1, 2000	September 3, 2002
	6,440,926	Effervescent compositions and dry effervescent granules	6,440,926	No	The Procter & Gamble Company	Cincinnati, OH	Spadoni; Luca:Morelli; Roberto:Canceil; Sylvestre:Hartshorn; Richard Timothy	Rome, IT:Latino Scalo, IT:Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, GB:Wylam, GB	October 14, 1999	August 27, 2002
	6,432,872	Composition for use in adsorption treatment, products formed with the same, and a method for producing adsorbent using the same	6,432,872	Yes This is a continuation of International Application PCT/JP99/05211, with an international filing date Sep. 24, 1999.	Mazda Motor Corporation	Hiroshima, JP	Tsushio; Yoshinori:Nishijima; Tuyoshi:Shimizu; Taeko:Kitayama; Ichiro:Takayama; Osamu:Sumida; Hirosuke	Fuchu-cho, JP:Fuchu-cho, JP:Fuchu-cho, JP:Fuchu-cho, JP:Fuchu-cho, JP:Fuchu-cho, JP	July 18, 2000	August 13, 2002
	6,423,375	Light fastness of inkjet images by adding salts into inkjet media	6,423,375	Yes CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS The present application is a continuation-in part application of Ser. No. 09/491,642, filed Jan. 27, 2000. That application discloses and claims the formation of a porous basecoat on a non-permeable substrate, followed by the formation of a topcoat on the porous basecoat, with application of a re-wet liquid to the porous basecoat prior to applying the topcoat thereon. The present invention is directed to including a specified colorant stabilizer in the re-wet liquid to stabilize the colorant of ink printed on the ink receiving layer. The present application is related to application Ser. No. 09/693,531, filed on even date herewith. That application is directed to printing an ink on the media formed herein, wherein the ink also includes one of the specified colorant stabilizers.	Hewlett-Packard Company	Palo Alto, CA	Bi; Yubai:Niu; Bor-Jiunn:Ma; Zeying:Stramel; Rodney D.	San Diego, CA:San Diego, CA:San Diego, CA:San Diego, CA	October 19, 2000	July 23, 2002
	6,420,102	Thermally developable imaging materials containing hydroxy-containing polymeric barrier layer	6,420,102	No	Eastman Kodak Company	Rochester, NY	Bauer; Charles L.:Horch; Michelle L.:Miller; Anne M.:Teegarden; David M.:Hunt; Bryan V.:Sakizadeh; Kumars	Webster, NY:Rochester, NY:Batavia, NY:Pittsford, NY:Fridley, MN:Woodbury, MN	July 27, 2001	July 16, 2002
	6,403,693	Silica reinforced rubber composition and use in tires	6,403,693	No	The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company	Akron, OH	Materne; Thierry Florent Edme:Kayser; Francois	Fairlawn, OH:Luxembourg, LU	June 18, 1999	June 11, 2002
	6,387,461	Oxygen scavenger compositions	6,387,461	No	Cryovac, Inc.	Duncan, SC	Ebner; Cynthia Louise:Hallock; John Scott	Greer, SC:Potomac, MD	May 6, 1999	May 14, 2002
	6,379,501	Cellulose products and processes for preparing the same	6,379,501	Yes CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION The present application expressly incorporates by reference herein the entire disclosure of, U.S. application Ser. No. 09/459,890, entitled "Metal Silcates, Cellulose Products, and Processes Thereof" which is concurrently filed with the present application.	Hercules Incorporated	Wilmington, DE	Zhang; Fushan:Tong; Jimei	Jacksonville, FL:Jacksonville, FL	December 14, 1999	April 30, 2002
	6,368,758	Decorative package with expanded color gamut	6,368,758	No	Eastman Kodak Company	Rochester, NY	Camp; Alphonse D.:Edwards; James L.:Bourdelais; Robert P.:Aylward; Peter T.	Rochester, NY:Rochester, NY:Pittsford, NY:Hilton, NY	September 18, 2000	April 9, 2002
	6,358,912	Liquid hard surface cleaning compositions	6,358,912	No	The Procter & Gamble Company	Cincinnati, OH	Evers; Marc Fran.cedilla.ois Theophile:Gordon; Neil James	Strombeek-Bever, BE:Strombeek-Bever, BE	August 24, 2000	March 19, 2002
	6,355,354	Polymer-coated metal composites by dip autopolymerization	6,355,354	Yes CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/092,212, filed on Jun. 5, 1998, which is incorporated herein in its entirety, which is a divisional of U.S. application Ser. No. 08/692,515, filed on Aug. 6, 1996, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,807,612.	The University of Connecticut	Storrs, CT	Bell; James P.:Baker; Nicole	Mansfield, CT:Willington, CT	February 18, 1999	March 12, 2002
	6,350,561	Thermally developable imaging materials containing surface barrier layer	6,350,561	No	Eastman Kodak Company	Rochester, NY	Miller; Anne M.:Horch; Michelle L.:Bauer; Charles L.:Teegarden; David M.	Batavia, NY:Rochester, NY:Webster, NY:Pittsford, NY	December 1, 2000	February 26, 2002
	6,348,679	RF active compositions for use in adhesion, bonding and coating	6,348,679	Yes CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION The present application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 09/404,200, filed Sep. 23, 1999, which is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 09/270,505, filed Mar. 17, 1999, which claims the benefit of U.S. provisional application No. 60/078,282, filed Mar. 17, 1998 the contents of each of which are fully incorporated by reference herein. This patent application is related to the following co-pending U.S. utility patent application: "Radio Frequency Heating System," application Ser. No. 09/270,507, filed Mar. 17, 1999, the contents of which are incorporated by reference herein.	Ameritherm, Inc.	Scottsville, NY	Ryan; William J.:Luttinger; Manfred:Vijayendran; Bhima:Gorbold; Jonathan M.:Hamilton; Lewis:Skewes; Steve:Adishian; Gary C.:Lincoln; Daniel J.:Sengillo, Jr.; Robert:Cunliffe; John	Avon, NY:Columbus, OH:Dublin, OH:Pittsford, NY:Rochester, NY:Rochester, NY:Scottsville, NY:Rochester, NY:Rochester, NY:Rochester, NY	January 13, 2000	February 19, 2002
	6,323,375	Crystalline double metal cyanide catalysts for producing polyether polyols	6,323,375	Yes This application is a 371 of PCT/EP98/06312 filed Oct. 5, 1998.	Bayer Aktiengesellschaft	Leverkusen, DE	Hofmann; Jorg:Gupta; Pramod:Kumpf; Robert-Joseph:Ooms; Pieter:Schafer; Walter:Schneider; Michael	Krefeld, DE:Bedburg, DE:Dusseldorf, DE:Krefeld, DE:Leichlingen, DE:Koln, DE	April 5, 2000	November 27, 2001
	6,297,335	Crosslinked, hydrophilic, highly swellable hydrogels, production thereof and use thereof	6,297,335	No	BASF Aktiengesellschaft	Ludwigshafen, DE	Funk; Rudiger:Herfert; Norbert:Wanior; Mariola:Brown; Patricia D.:Engelhardt; Fritz:Woodrum; Guy T.	Niedernhausen, DE:Altenstadt, DE:Erlensee, DE:Portsmouth, VA:Chesapeake, VA:Chesapeake, VA	February 5, 1999	October 2, 2001
	6,281,172	Quaternary nitrogen containing amphoteric water soluble polymers and their use in drilling fluids	6,281,172	No	Akzo Nobel NV	NL	Warren; Brent:van der Horst; Peter M.:van't Zelfde; Theodorus A.	Calgary, CA:Arnhem, NL:Nijkerk, NL	April 7, 1999	August 28, 2001
	6,277,910	Water-borne hybrid binder composition and use thereof	6,277,910	No	Akzo Nobel Industrial Coatings, AB:Hoechst-Perstorp AB	Malmo, SE:Perstorp, SE	Rassing; J.o slashed.rgen:Boren; Michael:Ryrfors; Lars-Olof:Jonsson; Jan-Erik	Holte, DK:Lund, SE:Perstorp, SE:Lund, SE	January 22, 1999	August 21, 2001
	6,251,960	Process for production of water absorbent resin	6,251,960	Yes This application is a division of application Ser. No. 08/687,377, filed Aug. 2, 1996 U.S. Pat. No. 5,985,944.	Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd.	Osaka, JP	Ishizaki; Kunihiko:Obara; Hisanobu:Harada; Nobuyuki:Motono; Yoshihiro:Miyake; Koji	Suita, JP:Himeji, JP:Suita, JP:Himeji, JP:Himeji, JP	June 30, 1999	June 26, 2001
	6,245,351	Controlled-release composition	6,245,351	No	Takeda Chemical Industries, Ltd.	Osaka, JP	Nara; Eiji:Akiyama; Yohko:Nakamura; Kenji	Mishima-gun, JP:Ohmihachiman, JP:Izumi, JP	March 4, 1997	June 12, 2001
	6,225,009	Electrochemical cell with a non-liquid electrolyte	6,225,009	Yes This is a national phase Application claiming priority from PCT application Ser. No. US97/16901, filed Sep. 23, 1997, which is a continuation U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/718,833. filed Sep. 24, 1996, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,731,105, issued Mar. 24, 1998, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/399,017, filed Mar. 6, 1995, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,580,681, issued Dec. 3, 1996, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08,208,326, filed May 2, 1994, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,512,391, issued 30 Apr. 1996, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/128,497, filed 7 Sep. 1993, now U.S Pat. No. 5,382,481, issued 17 Jan. 1995.	E.C.R. -Electro-Chemical Research Ltd.	Rehovot, IL	Fleischer; Niles A:Manassen; Joost:Lang; Joel:Chodesh; Eli Rosh:Antelman; Marvin S.	Rehovot, IL:Rehovot, IL:Givatayim, IL:Rishon Lezion, IL:Rehovot, IL	May 19, 1998	May 1, 2001
	6,207,335	Use of metal carboxylates and sulfonates as charge control agents	6,207,335	Yes CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS The present invention is described in the German priority application No. 198 37 522.0, filed Aug. 19, 1998, which is hereby incorporated by reference as is fully disclosed herein.	Clariant GmbH	Frankfurt, DE	Michel; Eduard:Baur; Ruediger:Macholdt; Hans-Tobias	Frankfurt, DE:Eppstein, DE:Darmstadt, DE	August 17, 1999	March 27, 2001
	6,171,381	Aqueous metallic ink composition	6,171,381	No	Sakura Color Products Corporation	Osaka, JP	Yoshimura; Yasuyuki:Murata; Naoshi:Shibuya; Kenichi:Matsumoto; Kaoru	Osaka, JP:Osaka, JP:Osaka, JP:Osaka, JP	July 7, 1998	January 9, 2001
	6,153,210	Use of locally delivered metal ions for treatment of periodontal disease	6,153,210	No	Periodontix, Inc.	Watertown, MA	Roberts; F. Donald:Friden; Phillip M.:Spacciapoli; Peter:Nelson; Eric	Dover, MA:Bedford, MA:Newbury, MA:Waltham, MA	August 14, 1997	November 28, 2000
	6,140,037	Photothermographic material and method for making	6,140,037	No	Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.	Kanagawa, JP	Katoh; Kazunobu:Hatakeyama; Akira	Kanagawa, JP:Kanagawa, JP	April 17, 1997	October 31, 2000
	6,132,950	Thermographic image-recording elements	6,132,950	No	Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.	Kanagawa, JP	Ishigaki; Kunio:Naoi; Takashi	Kanagawa, JP:Kanagawa, JP	September 4, 1998	October 17, 2000
	6,132,474	Fabric-cleaning bag having absorptive inner layer	6,132,474	Yes This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/700,119, filed Aug. 20, 1996, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,746,776, which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 08/463,493, filed Jun. 5, 1995, now abandoned.	Custom Cleaner, Inc.	Scottsdale, AZ	Smith; James A.:Kellett; George W.	Chatham, MA:Cranford, NJ	February 19, 1998	October 17, 2000
	6,117,025	Golf ball with cover having at least three layers	6,117,025	Yes RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 08/490,963 filed Jun. 15, 1995 now abandoned U.S. application Ser. No. 08/495,062 filed Jun. 26, 1995 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,830,087 and Provisional U.S. Application No. 60/042,119 filed Mar. 28, 1997.	Spalding Sports Worldwide, Inc.		Sullivan; Michael J.	Chicopee, MA	January 20, 1998	September 12, 2000
	6,110,266	Ink-jet inks containing nanometer-size inorganic pigments	6,110,266	No	Bayer Aktiengesellschaft	Leverkusen, DE	Gonzalez-Blanco; Juan:Hoheisel; Werner:Nyssen; Peter Roger:Pfutzenreuter; Dirk	Koln, DE:Koln, DE:Dormagen, DE:Burscheid, DE	October 28, 1998	August 29, 2000
	6,074,964	Fabric and a production process therefor	6,074,964	No	Toray Industries, Inc.	JP	Hara; Toshinori:Okutani; Shinichi:Amano; Jiro	Otsu, JP:Otsu, JP:Takatsuki, JP	October 14, 1997	June 13, 2000
	6,071,417	Method for removing water soluble macromolecular compounds	6,071,417	No	Kurita Water Industries, Ltd.	JP	Adachi; Tsuneyasu	Tokyo, JP	November 14, 1997	June 6, 2000
	6,068,959	Coated carrier for developing electrostatically charged images	6,068,959	No	Hoechst Research & Technology:Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG	Frankfurt, DE:Frankfurt, DE	Nakamura; Toru:Nishioka; Toshimi:Hoga; Takuya:Kurokawa; Nobuyuki:Fukuzawa; Junichi:Land; Horst-Tore:Helmer-Metzmann; Fredy	Abiko, JP:Suita, JP:Urawa, JP:Tokyo, JP:Yokohama, JP:Hofheim, DE:Essenheim, DE	May 20, 1998	May 30, 2000
	6,068,957	Lubricating layer in photographic elements	6,068,957	No	Eastman Kodak Company	Rochester, NY	Nair; Mridula:Osburn; Tamara K.:Sorriero; Louis J.	Penfield, NY:Rochester, NY:Rochester, NY	June 29, 1998	May 30, 2000
	6,027,871	Preparation of photothermographic material	6,027,871	No	Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.	Kanagawa, JP	Katoh; Kazunobu	Kanagawa, JP	April 14, 1997	February 22, 2000
	6,020,293	Enzymatic detergent composition and method for degrading and removing bacterial cellulose	6,020,293	Yes This application is a division of Ser. No. 08/610,946, filed Mar. 5, 1996, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,783,537.	Kay Chemical Company	Greensboro, NC	Ahmed; Fahim U.:Goldschmidt; James E.:La Cosse; Gerald E.	Greensboro, NC:Greensboro, NC:Greensboro, NC	June 11, 1998	February 1, 2000
	6,001,549	Electrically conductive layer comprising microgel particles	6,001,549	No	Eastman Kodak Company	Rochester, NY	Nair; Mridula:Lobo; Lloyd A.:Osburn; Tamara K.	Penfield, NY:Webster, NY:Rochester, NY	May 27, 1998	December 14, 1999
	5,990,066	Liquid hard surface cleaning compositions based on carboxylate-containing polymer and divalent counterion, and processes of using same	5,990,066	No	The Procter & Gamble Company	Cincinnati, OH	Gordon; Neil James:Reniers; Vincent:Willey; Alan David	Strombeek-Bever, BE:Tienen, BE:Cincinnati, OH	June 12, 1998	November 23, 1999
	5,975,095	Enzymatic detergent composition and method for degrading and removing bacterial cellulose and glycerides	5,975,095	Yes This application is an continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 08/650,946 filed Mar. 5, 1996.	Kay Chemical Company	Greensboro, NC	Ahmed; Fahim U.:Goldschmidt; James E.:La Cosse; Gerald E.	Greensboro, NC:Greensboro, NC:Greensboro, NC	June 11, 1998	November 2, 1999
	5,936,027	Textile jet ink	5,936,027	Yes This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/232,730 filed on Apr. 25, 1994 now abandoned.	Videojet Systems International, Inc.	Wood Dale, IL	Zahrobsky; Peter:Lent; Bruce	Glen Ellyn, IL:Oak Park, IL	December 19, 1995	August 10, 1999
	5,928,658	Oil-free wax-free solid cosmetic composition	5,928,658	No	U.S. Cosmetics	Dayville, CT	Kishida; Shigeru:Zavadoski; William:Kobayashi; Masaru	Storrs, CT:Madison, CT:Woodstock, CT	December 5, 1997	July 27, 1999
	5,922,501	Toner processes	5,922,501	No	Xerox Corporation	Stamford, CT	Cheng; Chieh-Min:Kmiecik-Lawrynowicz; Grazyna E.:LaMora; Karen L.:Mytych; Casimir J.	Rochester, NY:Fairport, NY:Marion, NY:Rochester, NY	December 10, 1998	July 13, 1999
	5,916,487	Process for obtaining a photochromic compound and products obtained	5,916,487	No	Saint Gobain Vitrage	Courbevoie, FR	Weidlich; Jurgen:Dieckmann; Udo:Volker; Otto	Wolfen, DE:Dessau, DE:Wolfen, DE	July 3, 1997	June 29, 1999
	5,881,521	Hand-tearable moisture barrier laminate	5,881,521	Yes RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a division of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/482,633, filed Jun. 7, 1995, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,733,824, issused Mar. 31, 1998.	Bay Mills Ltd.	Ontario, CA	Porter; John:Brunka; Rosalene	St. Catharines, CA:St. Catharines, CA	September 8, 1997	March 16, 1999
	5,858,264	Composite polymer electrolyte membrane	5,858,264	No	Japan Gore-Tex, Inc.:Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation	JP:JP	Ichino; Toshihiro:Takeshita; Yukitoshi:Yamamoto; Fumio:Kato; Hiroshi:Mushiake; Naofumi:Wani; Takayuki	Hoya, JP:Tokyo-To, JP:Katsuta, JP:Okayam, JP:Okayama, JP:Okayama, JP	March 26, 1997	January 12, 1999
	5,849,674	Compositions and processes for oil field applications	5,849,674	No	Phillips Petroleum Company	Bartlesville, OK	Fox; Kelly B.:Moradi-Araghi; Ahmad:Bruning; Donald D.:Zornes; David R.	Bartlesville, OK:Bartlesville, OK:Bartlesville, OK:Bartlesville, OK	October 15, 1996	December 15, 1998
	5,849,213	Cooling and heating medium for ice-storage system	5,849,213	Yes This application is a Continuation application of application Ser. No. 184,056, filed Jan. 21, 1994, now abandoned.	Toshiba Silicone Co., Ltd.:Shin Nippon Kucho Kabushiki Gaisha	Tokyo, JP:Tokyo, JP	Kawagoe; Tetsuo:Chiba; Takao:Horie; Yutaka	Tokyo, JP:Tokyo, JP:Tokyo, JP	July 11, 1996	December 15, 1998
	5,830,526	Light-activated antimicrobial and antiviral materials	5,830,526	Yes This is a division of U.S. application Ser. No. 08/365,464, filed Dec. 28, 1994, pending.	FiberMark, Inc.	Brattleboro, VT	Wilson; John E.:Bull; Christopher	Quakertown, PA:Bethesda, MD	February 19, 1997	November 3, 1998
	5,824,464	Photographic element with improved drying characteristics	5,824,464	No	Eastman Kodak Company	Rochester, NY	Schell; Brian A.:Orem; Michael W.:Wang; Yongcai	Honeoye Falls, NY:Rochester, NY:Penfield, NY	September 17, 1997	October 20, 1998
	5,814,032	Percutaneous administration tape preparation	5,814,032	Yes This is a Continuation of application No. 08/375,984 filed Jan. 20, 1995 now abandoned.	Nitto Denko Corporation	Osaka, JP	Hori; Mitsuhiko:Yamamoto; Katsuhiro:Watanabe; Tetsuo	Osaka, JP:Osaka, JP:Osaka, JP	May 12, 1997	September 29, 1998
	5,807,916	Process for obtaining polymers which are superabsorbent for water and aqueous fluids in the form of particle aggregates	5,807,916	No	Elf Atochem S. A.	Puteaux, FR	Collette; Christian:Hidalgo; Manuel:Kowalik; Andre:Puchois; Emmanuel:Rebre; Shu-Rong	Paris, FR:Paris, FR:Gouvieux, FR:Paris, FR:Vincennes, FR	April 10, 1996	September 15, 1998
	5,783,537	Enzymatic detergent composition and method for degrading and removing bacterial cellulose	5,783,537	No	Kay Chemical Company	Greensboro, NC	Ahmed; Fahim U.:Goldschmidt; James E.:La Cosse; Gerald E.	Greensboro, NC:Greensboro, NC:Greensboro, NC	March 5, 1996	July 21, 1998
	5,779,561	Golf ball and method of making same	5,779,561	Yes RELATED APPLICATIONS This is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/495,062 filed Jun. 26, 1995.	n/a	n/a	Sullivan; Michael J.:Nesbitt; R. Dennis:Binette; Mark L.	58 Marlborough St., Chicopee, MA 01020:70 Deer Path La., Westfield, MA 01085:241 Elizabeth Dr., Ludlow, MA 01056	December 10, 1996	July 14, 1998
	5,776,497	Product based on inorganic or organic particles bearing an indoline-based product	5,776,497	Yes This is a divisional application of Ser. No. 08/117,206, filed Dec. 29, 1993 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,496,543 which claims the benefit of PCT/FR93/00031 filed Jan. 13, 1993.	L'Oreal	Paris, FR	Lagrange; Alain:Andrean; Herve:Junino; Alex	Chatou, FR:Paris, FR:Livry-Gargan, FR	June 7, 1995	July 7, 1998
	5,766,828	Laser addressable imaging elements	5,766,828	No	Imation Corp.		Patel; Ranjana C.:Vogel; Jonathan C.	Little Hallingbury, GB3:Harlow, GB3	September 9, 1996	June 16, 1998
	5,751,325	Ink jet printing process	5,751,325	No	AGFA-Gevaert, N.V.	Mortsel, BE	Leenders; Luc:Oelbrandt; Leo:Bogaert; Jan Van den:Desie; Guido	Herentals, BE:Kruibeke, BE:Schilde, BE:Herent, BE	May 18, 1995	May 12, 1998
	5,747,232	Motion imaging film comprising a carbon black-containing backing and a process surviving conductive subbing layer	5,747,232	No	Eastman Kodak Company	Rochester, NY	Anderson; Charles C.:DeLaura; Mario D.	Penfield, NY:Hamlin, NY	February 27, 1997	May 5, 1998
	5,744,243	Coating composition and articles prepared therewith	5,744,243	Yes This is a division of application Ser. No. 08/408,438, filed on Mar. 22, 1995, U.S. Pat. No. 5,580,819.	PPG Industries, Inc.	Pittsburgh, PA	Li; Huawen:Wang; Alan E.:Das; Suryya K.	Delmont, PA:Hoffman Estates, IL:Pittsburgh, PA	September 10, 1996	April 28, 1998
	5,736,158	Partial denture cleanser with fluoride	5,736,158	No	The Block Drug Company	Jersey City, NJ	Quast; Marco	Krefeld, DE	March 27, 1996	April 7, 1998
	5,730,996	Intercalates and expoliates formed with organic pesticide compounds and compositions containing the same	5,730,996	No	Amcol International Corporation	Arlington Heights, IL	Beall; Gary W.:Tsipursky; Semeon:Turk; Katherine R.	McHenry, IL:Lincolnwood, IL:Twin Lakes, WI	May 23, 1996	March 24, 1998
	5,726,001	Composite support for imaging elements comprising an electrically-conductive layer and polyurethane adhesion promoting layer on an energetic surface-treated polymeric film	5,726,001	No	Eastman Kodak Company	Rochester, NY	Eichorst; Dennis John	Fairport, NY	June 12, 1996	March 10, 1998
	5,723,143	Solid mucoadhesive therapeutic or hygienic composition for application to the buccal or nasal mucous membrane	5,723,143	Yes This is a Continuation of application Ser. No. 08/344,674 filed Nov. 21, 1994, now abandoned.	Vetoquinol S.A.	Lure, FR	Jacques; Yves R.:Gaillard; Claude:Buri; Pierre:Boisrame; Bernard:Aubry; Catherine:Kaltsaltos; Vassilios	Annecy, FR:Lyngby, DK:Troinex, CH:Lure, FR:Lure, FR:Lure, FR	November 25, 1996	March 3, 1998
	5,723,022	Temporary wet strength resins	5,723,022	No	Cytec Technology Corp.	Wilmington, DE	Dauplaise; David Louis:Guerro; Gerald J.	Stamford, CT:Trumbull, CT	July 11, 1996	March 3, 1998
	5,718,995	Composite support for an imaging element, and imaging element comprising such composite support	5,718,995	No	Eastman Kodak Company	Rochester, NY	Eichorst; Dennis John:Fleischer; Cathy Ann:Grace; Jeremy:Yocobucci; Paul Daniel	Fairport, NY:Rochester, NY:Rochester, NY:Rochester, NY	June 12, 1996	February 17, 1998
	5,705,323	Heat bleachable antihalation composition, elements containing same and method of use	5,705,323	No	Eastman Kodak Company	Rochester, NY	Perry; Robert James:Goswami; Ramanuj:Zielinski; Paul Anthony	Pittsford, NY:Webster, NY:Rochester, NY	January 5, 1996	January 6, 1998
	5,700,623	Thermally stable photographic bar code label containing an antistatic layer	5,700,623	No	Eastman Kodak Company	Rochester, NY	Anderson; Charles C.:Steinwachs; Lawrence J.:Schum; Gary W.	Penfield, NY:Rochester, NY:Rochester, NY	January 21, 1997	December 23, 1997
	5,670,473	Solid cleaning compositions based on hydrated salts	5,670,473	No	Sunburst Chemicals, Inc.	Minneapolis, MN	Scepanski; William H.	Bloomington, MN	June 6, 1995	September 23, 1997
	5,660,622	Coating for ink jet recording sheets	5,660,622	No	n/a	n/a	Nikoloff; Koyu P.	750 Stony La., North Kingstown, RI 02852	August 8, 1996	August 26, 1997
	5,652,091	Heat bleachable elements having polymeric acid layer adjacent heat bleachable antihalation layer	5,652,091	No	Eastman Kodak Company	Rochester, NY	Perry; Robert James:Goswami; Ramanuj	Pittsford, NY:Webster, NY	January 5, 1996	July 29, 1997
	5,648,074	Compositions and methods for disinfecting contact lenses and reducing proteinaceous deposit formation	5,648,074	Yes RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 08/277,718, filed Jul. 20, 1994, which, in turn, is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 08/066,746, now abandoned, filed May 25, 1993, each of which applications is incorporated in its entirety herein by reference.	Allergan	Waco, TX	Park; John Y.:Peng; Lin:Dziabo; Anthony J.	Santa Ana, CA:Tustin, CA:Lake Forest, CA	December 12, 1994	July 15, 1997
	5,645,631	Cloth suitable for ink-jet textile printing and ink-jet textile printing method	5,645,631	Yes This application is a division of application No. 08/008,332, filed Jan. 25, 1993, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,494,733.	Canon Kabushiki Kaisha	Tokyo, JP	Koike; Shoji:Yamamoto; Tomoya	Yokohama, JP:Yokohama, JP	November 8, 1995	July 8, 1997
	5,631,076	Hot melt ink thermal transfer recording sheet	5,631,076	No	New OJI Paper Co., Ltd.:Asahi Denka Kogyo K.K.	Tokyo, JP:Tokyo, JP	Hakomori; Masakazu:Maeda; Masatosi:Mizuhara; Yoshio:Kimura; Miwa:Nakai; Toru:Asaeda; Kosuke:Nakada; Tadahiro:Oka; Masasi	Tokyo, JP:Tomakomai, JP:Kawasaki, JP:Tokyo, JP:Chiba, JP:Tokyo, JP:Nagareyama, JP:Chiba, JP	February 21, 1996	May 20, 1997
	5,594,136	Texaphyrin solid supports and devices	5,594,136	Yes The present application is a continuation-in-part application of copending U.S. Ser. No. 08/236,218 filed Apr. 28, 1994. U.S. Ser. No. 08/236,218 is a continuation-in-part application of PCT/US93/09994 (W094/09003), filed Oct. 18, 1993; which is a continuation-in-part application of U.S. Ser. No. 07/964,607, filed Oct. 21, 1992 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,457,195. U.S. Ser. No. 07/964,607 is a continuation-in-part application of U.S. Ser. No. 07/454,298 filed Dec. 21, 1989, since issued as U.S. Pat. No. 5,159,065. The entire contents of the patent and patent applications are incorporated by reference herein.	Pharmacyclics, Inc.:Board of Regents, The University of Texas	Sunnyvale, CA:Austin, TX	Sessler; Jonathan L.:Iverson; Brent L.:Kr al; Vladimir:Thomas; Richard E.:Magda; Darren:Smith; Daniel A.	Austin, TX:Austin, TX:Austin, TX:Chesapeake, VA:Cupertino, CA:Goshen, IN	May 3, 1995	January 14, 1997
	5,571,766	Thermal dye transfer printing method and intermediate media therefor	5,571,766	Yes This is a divisional application of Ser. No. 07/997,199, filed Dec. 28, 1992, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,444,037.	Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.	JP	Imai; Akihiro:Matsuo; Hiroyuki:Fukui; Yasuo:Taguchi; Nobuyoshi	Ikoma, JP:Neyagawa, JP:Kadoma, JP:Ikoma, JP	June 5, 1995	November 5, 1996
	5,559,178	Process for manufacturing friable rubber bales	5,559,178	Yes This is a continuation of application Ser. No 07/823,701 filed on Feb. 2, 1992, now abandoned which is a divisional of application, Ser. No. 07/435,198 filed Nov. 9, 1989, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,098,639.	DSM Copolymer, Inc.	Baton Rouge, LA	Widmer; Lincoln	Baton Rouge, LA	January 18, 1994	September 24, 1996
	5,538,728	Hydrophilic polymer-silicate mineral complex material and use thereof	5,538,728	Yes This application is a continuation of Ser. No. 07/688,513 filed Jun. 12, 1991, now abandoned.	Shiseido Company, Ltd.	Tokyo, JP	Yanaki; Toshio:Takahashi; Tadahito:Nagasawa; Yoko:Yamaguchi; Michihiro	Yokohama, JP:Yokohama, JP:Yokohama, JP:Yokohama, JP	April 14, 1993	July 23, 1996
	5,527,649	Method for forming a substrate having a light shielding layer	5,527,649	No	Nippon Oil Co., Ltd.:Dai Nippon Priting Co., Ltd.	Tokyo, JP:Tokyo, JP	Sato; Haruyoshi:Nakamura; Toru:Yuasa; Hitoshi:Otsuki; Yutaka:Omika; Hiroyoshi:Ono; Norikatsu:Shindo; Tadafumi	Kawasaki, JP:Yokohama, JP:Yokohama, JP:Yokohama, JP:Yokohama, JP:Narashino, JP:Tokyo, JP	May 26, 1994	June 18, 1996
	5,510,421	Azlactone-functional membranes and methods of preparing and using same	5,510,421	No	Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company	St. Paul, MN	Dennison; Kathleen A.:La Londe; Monserrat R.:Stefely; James S.	Grant Township, Washington County, MN:Stillwater, MN:Woodbury, MN	May 26, 1994	April 23, 1996
	5,506,248	Pharmaceutical compositions having good dissolution properties	5,506,248	Yes REFERENCE TO OTHER APPLICATIONS This is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 08/257,149 filed Jun. 15, 1994 now abandoned, which is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 08/100,802, filed Aug. 2, 1993, now abandoned.	Bristol-Myers Squibb Company	Princeton, NJ	Nikfar; Faranak:Serajuddin; Abu T. M.:Jerzewski; Robert L.:Jain; Nemichand B.	Bridgewater, NJ:Flushing, NY:Belle Mead, NJ:Cranbury, NJ	May 22, 1995	April 9, 1996
	5,501,150	Process for the production of a printing plate by inkjet	5,501,150	No	Agfa-Gevaert, N.V.	Mortsel, BE	Leenders; Luc:Oelbrandt; Leo:Van den Bogaert; Jan:Desie; Guido	Herentals, BE:Kruibeke, BE:Schilde, BE:Herent, BE	May 18, 1995	March 26, 1996
	5,496,561	Controlled release-initiation and controlled release-rate pharmaceutical composition	5,496,561	No	SS Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.	Tokyo, JP	Okada; Minoru:Ono; Kenji:Kasai; Shuichi:Iwasa; Akira	Chiba, JP:Chiba, JP:Chiba, JP:Chiba, JP	August 24, 1994	March 5, 1996
	5,496,543	Product based on inorganic or organic particles bearing an indoline-based product	5,496,543	No	L'Oreal	Paris, FR	Lagrange; Alain:Andrean; Herve/:Junino; Alex	Chatou, FR:Paris, FR:Livry-Gargan, FR	December 29, 1993	March 5, 1996
	5,484,605	Agent for treating chronically inflammatory intestinal diseases	5,484,605	Yes This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 08/013,214 filed Feb. 1, 1993, now abandoned; which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 07/688,959 filed May 24, 1991, now abandoned.	Henning Berlin GmbH Chemie-und Pharmawerk	Berlin, DE	Scheiffele; Ekkehard:Gerber; Gerhard:Siems; Werner:Werner; Andreas	Berlin, DE:Berlin, DE:Berlin, DE:Berlin, DE	December 15, 1993	January 16, 1996
	5,480,480	Aqueous multicolor paint	5,480,480	Yes CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 08/043,849 filed Apr. 6, 1993, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,318,619, which issued . Jun. 7, 19994 and which in turn is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 851 525 filed Mar. 16, 1992, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,199,980; which in turn is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 694,311, filed May 1, 1991, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,114,485 issued May 19, 1992; which in turn is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 586,762, filed Sep. 21, 1990, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,114,484 also issued May 19, 1992.	Multicolor Specialties, Inc.	Cicero, IL	Lynch; James F.:Predkelis; John	Schaumburg, IL:Glen Ellyn, IL	June 7, 1994	January 2, 1996
	5,460,645	Use of zirconium salts to improve the surface sizing efficiency in paper making	5,460,645	Yes This is a divisional of application(s) Ser. No. 08/011,488 filed on Jan. 28. 1003, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,362,573.	n/a	n/a	Pandian; Verson E.:van Calcar; Dan:Wolff; Bernard W.	3684 Twinberry Pl., Corvallis, OR 97330:2036 Myrtle Ave. NE., Salem, OR 97303:402 Cherokee St., Marietta, GA 30060	September 19, 1994	October 24, 1995
	5,445,829	Extended release pharmaceutical formulations	5,445,829	Yes RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a divisional application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 07/469,210, filed Jan. 24, 1990 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,133,974, which is a continuation-in-part application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 07/349,533, filed May 5, 1989, now U.S. Pat. No. 5/22384 and Applicants incorporate herein by reference the entire disclosure and claims thereof.	KV Pharmaceutical Company	St. Louis, MO	Paradissis; George N.:Garegnani; James A.:Whaley; Roy S.	St. Louis, MO:Ballwin, MO:St. Louis, MO	June 15, 1992	August 29, 1995
	5,437,806	Electrorheological fluids containing polyanilines	5,437,806	Yes This application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 07/774,398 filed on Oct. 10, 1991, now abandoned, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.	The Lubrizol Corporation	Wickliffe, OH	Bryant; Charles P.:Lal; Kasturi:Pialet; Joseph W.	Euclid, OH:Willoughby, OH:Euclid, OH	December 14, 1993	* August 1, 1995
	5,435,932	Electrorheological fluids containing eletronically conductive polymers	5,435,932	Yes This application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 07/774,397, filed on Oct. 10, 1991, now abandoned the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.	The Lubrizol Corporation	Wickliffe, OH	Bryant; Charles P.:Lal; Kasturi:Pialet; Joseph W.	Euclid, OH:Willoughby, OH:Euclid, OH	December 14, 1993	July 25, 1995
	5,432,241	Process to prevent polymer scale adhesion using an aromatic compound and a salt of polyvinylsulfuric acid	5,432,241	Yes This application is a division of application Ser. No. 07/729,639, filed on Jul. 15, 1991, now abandoned.	Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.	Tokyo, JP	Usuki; Masahiro:Watanabe; Mikio:Ueno; Susumu	Kamisu, JP:Kamisu, JP:Hazaki, JP	June 16, 1994	* July 11, 1995
	5,430,113	Process to prevent polymer scale adhesion using an aromatic compound and a salt of polyvinylsulfuric acid	5,430,113	Yes This application is a division of application Ser. No. 07/729,681, filed on Jul. 15, 1992, now abandoned.	Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.	Tokyo, JP	Usuki; Masahiro:Kitamura; Hajime:Ueno; Susumu:Watanabe; Mikio:Yono; Masayoshi	Ibaraki, JP:Chiba, JP:Ibaraki, JP:Ibaraki, JP:Ibaraki, JP	June 16, 1994	July 4, 1995
	5,415,907	Inhibitor parcel and method for preserving electronic devices or electronic parts	5,415,907	No	Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.	Tokyo, JP	Inoue; Yoshiaki:Murabayashi; Shigeru:Yoshikawa; Yoshio:Nagasaka; Takeshi:Harima; Yoshihiko:Yoshino; Isamu	Tokyo, JP:Tokyo, JP:Tokyo, JP:Tokyo, JP:Tokyo, JP:Tokyo, JP	October 18, 1990	May 16, 1995
	5,413,789	Antimicrobial composition of aluminosilicate coated silica gel	5,413,789	Yes This is a division of application Ser. No. 662,040filed Feb. 28, 1991, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,244,667.	Hagiwara Research Corp.:Japan Electronic Materials Corp.	both of, JP:both of, JP	Hagiwara; Zenji:Okubo; Masao	Shiga, JP:Hyogo, JP	May 17, 1993	May 9, 1995
	5,407,581	Filter medium having a limited surface negative charge for treating a blood material	5,407,581	No	Asahi Medical Co., Ltd.	Tokyo, JP	Onodera; Hirokazu:Yoshida; Makoto	Oita, JP:Oita, JP	March 17, 1993	April 18, 1995
	5,385,795	Method for producing color filter	5,385,795	No	Nippon Oil Co., Ltd.	Tokyo, JP	Yuasa; Hitoshi:Yamasita; Yukio:Sato; Haruyoshi:Nakamura; Toru:Otsuki; Yutaka	Yokohama, JP:Yokohama, JP:Kawasaki, JP:Yokohama, JP:Yokohama, JP	March 3, 1992	* January 31, 1995
	5,382,610	Water absorbent matter and method for producing it as well as water absorbent and method for producing it	5,382,610	Yes This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 810,983 filed Dec. 19, 1991 now abandoned.	Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd.	Osaka, JP	Harada; Nobuyuki:Wada; Katsuyuki:Obara; Hisanori:Shimomura; Tadao:Sano; Yoshinori	Osaka, JP:Osaka, JP:Osaka, JP:Osaka, JP:Hyogo, JP	October 27, 1993	January 17, 1995
	5,376,727	Polymeric bland of a matrix resin and absorbent resin and a multivalent metal ion crosslinking agent	5,376,727	Yes This is a division of application Ser. No. 07/602,732 filed Oct. 24, 1990 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,241,006.	Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company	Saint Paul, MN	Iqbal; Mohammad:Smith; Terrance P.:Stofko, Jr.;	Austin, TX:Woodbury, MN:St. Paul, MN	July 9, 1993	December 27, 1994
	5,350,617	Water shieldable material and cable using the same	5,350,617	No	n/a	n/a	Fujisawa; Noriaki:Sakai; Yasuro:Kuwabara; Tsuneo:Kukita; Shigezou	488-53, Kominami-cho, Yamatokoriyama-shi, Nara 639-11, JP:11-2-411, Kitayanagawa-cho, Takatsuki-shi, Osaka 569, JP:94, Nagasawa, Yokosuka-shi, Kanagawa 239, JP:510, Tsukui, Yokosuka-shi, Kanagawa 239, JP	December 7, 1992	September 27, 1994
	5,338,480	Compositions and methods to clean contact lenses	5,338,480	Yes This application is a continuation-in-part of each of the following copending applications: Ser. No. 416,074 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,078,908 filed Oct. 2, 1989; Ser. No. 461,405 filed Jan. 5, 1990 now pending; and Ser. No 461,540 filed Jan. 5, 1990 now U.S. Pat. No. 4,997,626. Each of these applications is incorporated in its entirety by reference herein.	Allegan, Inc.	Irvine, CA	Dziabo; Anthony J.:Karageozian; Hampar:Ripley; Paul S.:Lam; Sam W.:Espiritu; J. Abraham	El Toro, CA:Laguna Hills, CA:Irvine, CA:Laguna Niguel, CA:Oceanside, CA	March 4, 1991	August 16, 1994
	5,334,468	Method for producing color filter	5,334,468	No	Nippon Oil Co., Ltd.	Tokyo, JP	Yamasita; Yukio:Sato; Haruyoshi:Nakamura; Toru:Yuasa; Hitoshi:Otsuki; Yutaka	Yokohama, JP:Kawasaki, JP:Yokohama, JP:Yokohama, JP:Yokohama, JP	July 6, 1992	August 2, 1994
	5,314,770	Method for producing color filter	5,314,770	No	Nippon Oil Co., Ltd.	Tokyo, JP	Yamasita; Yukio:Sato; Haruyoshi:Nakamura; Toru:Yuasa; Hitoshi:Otsuki; Yutaka	Yokohama, JP:Kawasaki, JP:Yokohama, JP:Yokohama, JP:Yokohama, JP	April 22, 1992	May 24, 1994
	5,296,650	Method for waterproofing with a cross-linked macromolecular waterproofing agent	5,296,650	Yes This application is a division, of application Ser. No. 07/716,628, filed Jun. 17, 1991 which is a divisional of Ser. No. 07/318,067, filed Jan. 27, 1989, issued as U.S. Pat. No. 5,190,815, abandoned.	Nippon Shokubai Kagaku Kogyko Co., Ltd.	Osaka, JP	Kobayashi; Hiroya:Shimomura; Tadao:Okamura; Kazuhiro:Sano; Yoshinori	Osaka, JP:Osaka, JP:Osaka, JP:Hyogo, JP	December 2, 1992	March 22, 1994
	5,288,745	Image separation system for large volume development	5,288,745	No	Eastman Kodak Company	Rochester, NY	Texter; John:Bowman; Wayne A.:Pearce; Glenn T.:Bailey; David S.	Rochester, NY:Walworth, NY:Fairport, NY:Rochester, NY	September 28, 1992	February 22, 1994
	5,270,358	Composite of a disperesed gel in an adhesive matrix	5,270,358	Yes This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/827,500 filed Jan. 24, 1992 now abandoned which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/458,246 filed Dec. 28, 1989, now abandoned.	Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company	St. Paul, MN	Asmus; Robert A.	Township of Hudson, County of St. Croix, WI	June 25, 1992	December 14, 1993
	5,254,430	Presensitized plate having anodized aluminum substrate, hydrophilic layer containing phosphonic or phosphinic compound and photosensitive layer containing O-quinone diazide compound	5,254,430	No	Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.	Ashigara, JP	Nagashima; Akira:Akiyama; Keiji:Toyama; Tadao	Shizuoka, JP:Shizuoka, JP:Shizuoka, JP	January 29, 1992	October 19, 1993
	5,225,313	Dye fixing elements	5,225,313	Yes This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/310,552, filed Feb. 15, 1989, now abandoned.	Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.	Kanagawa, JP	Aono; Toshiaki:Shibata; Takeshi:Takeno; Kazuma	Kanagawa, JP:Kanagawa, JP:Kanagawa, JP	December 9, 1991	July 6, 1993
	5,215,851	Electrophotographic toner	5,215,851	No	Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.	Tokyo, JP	Tomita; Kazufumi:Inaba; Yoshihiro:Takashima; Koichi	Kanagawa, JP:Kanagawa, JP:Kanagawa, JP	September 4, 1991	June 1, 1993
	5,214,541	Method for producing color filter	5,214,541	No	Nippon Oil Co., Ltd.	Tokyo, JP	Yamasita; Yukio:Sato; Haruyoshi:Nakamura; Toru:Yuasa; Hitoshi:Otsuki; Yutaka	Yokohama, JP:Kawasaki, JP:Yokohama, JP:Yokohama, JP:Yokohama, JP	April 24, 1992	May 25, 1993
	5,211,883	Shampoo composition	5,211,883	Yes This is a division of application Ser. No. 07/507,752, filed on Apr. 12, 1990, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,077,041.	Kao Corporation	Tokyo, JP	Yamashina; Sahoko:Kumagai; Seiichi:Yahagi; Kazuyuki	Tochigi, JP:Funabashi, JP:Tokyo, JP	September 30, 1991	May 18, 1993
	5,208,216	Acrylamide terpolymer shale stabilizing additive for low viscosity oil and gas drilling operations	5,208,216	Yes CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This is a continuation-in-part of our earlier copending application, U.S. Ser. No. 07/714,666, filed Jun. 13, 1991, now abandoned.	Nalco Chemical Company	Naperville, IL	Williamson; C. Darwin:Fong; Dodd W.:Gabel; Robert K.	Sugar Land, TX:Naperville, IL:Sugar Land, TX	June 30, 1992	May 4, 1993
	5,208,126	Electrophotographic printing plate precursor and photosensitive lithographic printing plate precursor	5,208,126	No	Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.	Kanagawa, JP	Tachikawa; Hiromichi:Yokoya; Hiroaki:Urabe; Yoshihiko	Kanagawa, JP:Kanagawa, JP:Shizuoka, JP	May 17, 1991	May 4, 1993
	5,208,110	Security cards	5,208,110	No	Ciba-Geigy Corporation	Ardsley, NY	Smith; Terence J.:Irving; Edward	Royston, GB2:Burwell, GB2	June 19, 1989	May 4, 1993
	5,206,349	Aromatic diazo compounds and photosensitive compositions using the same	5,206,349	No	Toyo Gosei Kogy Co., Ltd.	Chiba, JP	Iida; Hirotada:Arai; Hajime:Sugiura; Hitoshi:Sugou; Katsuhiko:Harada; Kieko	Funabashi, JP:Funabashi, JP:Funabashi, JP:Funabashi, JP:Funabashi, JP	August 5, 1991	April 27, 1993
	5,206,195	Stablized synthetic zeolite and a process for the preparation thereof	5,206,195	No	Kanebo Ltd.	Tokyo, JP	Ando; Satoshi:Nakajima; Kazuhiko:Dohno; Akira	Osaka, JP:Osaka, JP:Osaka, JP	May 29, 1991	April 27, 1993
	5,194,189	Process for manufacturing continuous, supported polymeric sheet from polymerizable liquid starting materials	5,194,189	Yes This application is a division of application Ser. No. 07/660,124, filed Feb. 25, 1991, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,056,996 which in turn is a continuation of Ser. No. 07/404,939 filed Sep. 8, 1989, now abandoned.	Ionics, Incorporated	Watertown, MA	Papastavros; Theodore G.:Alexander; Samuel A.:Benedict; Michael D.:Cioffi; Vincent:Hodgdon; Russell B.:Richard; Emery:Tinkham; Winslow	Weston, MA:Concord, MA:Quincy, MA:Braintree, MA:Sudbury, MA:Lynn, MA:Ocala, FL	June 28, 1991	March 16, 1993
	5,190,997	Adhesive composition	5,190,997	Yes RELATED APPLICATIONS This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 012,366, filed Feb. 9, 1987, now abandoned which is a continuation-in-part of copending application, Ser. No. 902,696, filed Sep. 2, 1986, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,683,165, which is a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 753,685, filed Jul. 10, 1985, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,616,057 issued Oct. 7, 1986.	Sequa Chemicals, Inc.	Chester, SC	Lindemann; Martin K.:Deacon; Kim	Greenville, SC:Rockhill, SC	February 2, 1989	* March 2, 1993
	5,182,103	Magnesium aluminometasilicate coated composite powder and use thereof	5,182,103	Yes CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application is a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 357,616, filed May 24, 1989, now abandoned, which is a continuation of Ser. No. 939,379 filed Dec. 8, 1986, now abandoned.	Shiseido Company, Ltd.	Tokyo, JP	Nakane; Toshihiko:Koishi; Masumi:Fukui; Hiroshi:Okunuki; Yutaka:Yahata; Yoshio:Kumagai; Shigenori:Yokoyama; Hiroyuki:Yagi; Eiichiro:Fukuda; Minoru:Ohta; Tadao:Kanda; Fujihiro:Ohno; Kazuhisa:Ebisawa; Toshihide:Nanba; Tomiyuki:Takada; Susumu:Hatao; Masato:Suetsugu; Masaru:Tanaka; Toshihiro:Moro; Osamu	Yokohama, JP:Sagamihara, JP:Yokohama, JP:Yokohama, JP:Yokohama, JP:Yokohama, JP:Yokohama, JP:Yokohama, JP:Yokohama, JP:Yokohama, JP:Yokohama, JP:Yokohama, JP:Yokohama, JP:Yokohama, JP:Yokohama, JP:Yokohama, JP:Yokohama, JP:Yokohama, JP:Yokohama, JP	June 6, 1989	January 26, 1993
	5,178,770	Method of treating BCTMP/CTMP wastewater	5,178,770	No	Nalco Canada Inc.	Burlington, CA	Chung; Daniel K.	Burlington, CA	July 12, 1991	January 12, 1993
	5,166,233	Film applicable to oral mucosa and drug preparation comprising the same	5,166,233	No	Nitto Denko Corporation:Sunstar K.K.	Osaka, JP:Osaka, JP	Kuroya; Takamasa:Inoue; Yuichi	Osaka, JP:Osaka, JP	January 31, 1990	November 24, 1992
	5,166,028	Processes for the preparation of styrene butadiene resins	5,166,028	No	Xerox Corporation	Stamford, CT	Paine; Anthony J.:Georges; Michael K.	Mississauga, CA:Guelph, CA	January 31, 1989	November 24, 1992
	5,144,529	Capacitor and process for producing same	5,144,529	No	Fujikin Soft Co., Ltd.	Osaka, JP	Takahashi; Yasunori	Tokyo, JP	September 12, 1991	September 1, 1992
	5,137,729	Drug preparation applicable to oral mucosa	5,137,729	No	Nitto Denko Corporation	Osaka, JP	Kuroya; Takamasa:Inoue; Yuichi	Osaka, JP:Osaka, JP	January 31, 1990	August 11, 1992
	5,133,974	Extended release pharmaceutical formulations	5,133,974	Yes RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation-in-part application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 07/349,533, filed May 5, 1989, and Applicants incorporate herein by reference the entire disclosure and claims thereof.	KV Pharmaceutical Company	St. Louis, MO	Paradissis; George N.:Garegnani; James A.:Whaley; Roy S.	St. Louis, MO:Ballwin, MO:St. Louis, MO	January 24, 1990	July 28, 1992
	5,098,635	Process for manufacturing friable rubber bales	5,098,635	No	Copolymer Rubber & Chemical Corporation	Baton Rouge, LA	Widmer; Lincoln	Baton Rouge, LA	November 9, 1989	March 24, 1992
	5,082,914	Grafted cellulose esters containing a silicon moiety	5,082,914	No	Eastman Kodak Company	Rochester, NY	Cook; Phillip M.:Kelley; Stephen S.	Kingsport, TN:Kingsport, TN	December 15, 1989	January 21, 1992
	5,069,995	Stain elimination in consecutive color toning	5,069,995	No	CommTech International Management Corporation	Menlo Park, CA	Swidler; Ronald	Palo Alto, CA	May 23, 1989	December 3, 1991
	5,064,743	Thermal transfer recording medium	5,064,743	No	Konica Corporation	Tokyo, JP	Koshizuka; Kunihiro:Tezuka; Toshiaki:Abe; Takao	Hino, JP:Hino, JP:Hino, JP	May 15, 1989	November 12, 1991
	5,055,540	Process for efficient molecular weight control in copolymerization	5,055,540	No	Rohm and Haas Company	Philadelphia, PA	Hughes; Kathleen A.:Swift; Graham	Blue Bell, PA:Blue Bell, PA	February 6, 1990	October 8, 1991
	5,049,282	Semipermeable composite membranes	5,049,282	No	Aligena AG	Basle, CH	Linder; Charles:Nemas; Mara:Perry; Mordechai:Ketraro; Reuven	Rehovot, IL:Neve Monoson, IL:Petach Tikva, IL:Rishon Letzion, IL	April 11, 1990	September 17, 1991
	5,039,421	Solvent stable membranes	5,039,421	No	Aligena AG	Basel, CH	Linder; Charles:Perry; Mordechai:Nemas; Mara:Katraro; Reuven	Rehovot, IL:Petach Tikva, IL:Neve Monosson, IL:Rishon Lezion, IL	October 2, 1989	August 13, 1991
	5,035,801	Analysis membranes with improved compatibility	5,035,801	Yes This application is a continuation application of application Ser. No. 671,434, filed Nov. 13, 1984 now abandoned.	Akzo NV	Arnhem, NL	Schmer; Gottfried	Seattle, WA	March 28, 1988	July 30, 1991
	5,032,282	Solvent-stable semipermeable composite membranes	5,032,282	No	Aligena AG	Basel, CH	Linder; Charles:Nemas; Mara:Perry; Mordechai:Ketraro; Reuven	Rehovot, IL:Neve Monoson, IL:Petach Tikva, IL:Rishon Letzion, IL	April 11, 1990	July 16, 1991
	5,030,540	Method for forming image forming medium and method for carrying the medium on arbitrary image carrying medium	5,030,540	No	Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha	JP	Sangyoji; Kazuo:Higashiyama; Shunichi	Nagoya, JP:Yokkaichi, JP	April 5, 1990	July 9, 1991
	5,024,840	Antimicrobial carpet and carpet tile	5,024,840	Yes This application is a continuation-in-part of: (1) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 190,370, entitled "Biocidal Delivery System and Method of Preparation Thereof," filed May 5, 1988, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,935,232, by Robert H. McIntosh, Jr., Albin F. Turbak, and Robert H. McIntosh, Sr.; which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 047,561, filed Apr. 27, 1987, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,908,209, "Microbiocidal Composition and Method of Preparation Thereof" by Robert H. McIntosh; which is a continuation-in-part of the following applications: U.S. Ser. No. 781,710 filed Oct. 2, 1985, now abandoned; U.S. Ser. No. 635,728 filed Oct. 9, 1984, now abandoned; U.S. Ser. No. 713,445 filed Mar. 19, 1985, now abandoned; U.S. Ser. No. 736,652 filed May 21, 1985, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,647,601; U.S. Ser. No. 744,730 filed June 13, 1985, now abandoned; all of which are continuations-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 570,952 filed Mar. 8, 1984 now U.S. Pat. No. 4,608,289, which is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 523,734 filed Aug. 16, 1983, now abandoned, which is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 226,006 filed Jan. 19, 1981, now abandoned, which is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 930,879 filed Aug. 4, 1978, now abandoned; and (2) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 224,057, entitled "Latex Fusion Bonded Pile Carpets and Carpet Tile," filed July 25, 1988 by Lawrence W. Blakely and Michael A. Howe.	Interface, Inc.	Atlanta, GA	Blakely; Lawrence W.:Howe; Michael A.:Pinholster, Jr.; Daniel F.:Terry; Claude E.:McIntosh, Sr.; Robert H.	LaGrange, GA:LaGrange, GA:Cartersville, GA:Kennesaw, GA:Greensboro, NC	May 15, 1989	June 18, 1991
	5,024,232	Novel radiopaque heavy metal polymer complexes, compositions of matter and articles prepared therefrom	5,024,232	Yes This is a divisional of application Ser. No. 07/273,662, filed Nov. 18, 1988, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,882,392, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 06/916,182, filed Oct. 7, 1986, now abandoned.	The Research Foundation of State University of NY	Albany, NY	Smid; Johannes:Cabasso; Israel:Obligin; Alan:Rawls; H. Ralph	Lafayette, NY:Syracuse, NY:Syracuse, NY:Boston, MA	July 25, 1989	June 18, 1991
	5,008,231	Heat sensitive recording material	5,008,231	No	Kanzaki Paper Manufacturing Company Limited	Tokyo, JP	Yoshizawa; Katsuaki:Oeda; Yoshitaka	Amagasaki, JP:Ikoma, JP	May 25, 1989	April 16, 1991
	5,006,451	Photographic support material comprising an antistatic layer and a barrier layer	5,006,451	Yes CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 391,906, filed Aug. 10, 1989, and now abandoned.	Eastman Kodak Company	Rochester, NY	Anderson; Charles C.:Kestner; Diane E.:Lewis; Mark A.:Opitz; Gary R.	Rochester, NY:Hilton, NY:Fairport, NY:Rochester, NY	May 14, 1990	April 9, 1991
	5,000,869	Novel polymer coated bleaching composition	5,000,869	No	Safe Aid Products, Inc.	Hauppauge, NY	Dittert; Lewis W.	Lexington, KY	February 14, 1990	March 19, 1991
	4,999,273	Presensitized plate	4,999,273	Yes RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 264,889, filed Oct. 31, 1988, which is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 039,730, filed Apr. 20, 1987, both now abandoned.	Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.	Minami-Ashigara, JP	Hasegawa; Akira	Shizuoka, JP	July 27, 1990	March 12, 1991
	4,988,502	Mascara composition	4,988,502	No	Revlon, Inc.	New York, NY	Ounanian; Hovig O.:Cohen; Kenneth A.:DiSomma; Joseph:Gedeon; Harvey	Princeton Junction, NJ:Aberdeen, NJ:Ramsey, NJ:Allendale, NJ	September 18, 1989	January 29, 1991
	4,981,485	Hair-dyeing composition comprising tannins and water soluble salts	4,981,485	No	Sansho Seiyaku Co., Ltd.:Hayashi; Teruaki	Fukuoka, JP:Hyogo, JP	Motono; Masahiro	Kurume, JP	March 15, 1989	January 1, 1991
	4,972,019	Water-absorbent resin composition	4,972,019	Yes This application is a division of application Ser. No. 053,623, filed May 26, 1987, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,863,989.	Seitetsu Kagaku Co., Ltd.	JP	Obayashi; Shigeji:Nakamura; Morio:Yamamoto; Takushi:Tanaka; Hitoshi:Sakamoto; Yuji	Akashi, JP:Kakogawa, JP:Himeji, JP:Himeji, JP:Himeji, JP	June 20, 1989	November 20, 1990
	4,954,390	Thermal transfer recording medium	4,954,390	No	Konica Corporation	Tokyo, JP	Koshizuka; Kunihiro:Abe; Takao	Hino, JP:Hino, JP	October 3, 1988	September 4, 1990
	4,909,963	Photochromic article	4,909,963	Yes CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a division of application Ser. No. 74,692, filed Jul. 23, 1987, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,816,584, which in turn is a continuation-in-part application of our application Ser. No. 929,936, filed Nov. 12, 1986, now abandoned, which is in turn a continuation-in-part application of our application Ser. No. 912,718, filed Sept. 15, 1986, now abandoned.	PPG Industries, Inc.	Pittsburgh, PA	Kwak; Won S.:Chen; Chin-Wen	Akron, OH:Mission Viejo, CA	December 6, 1988	March 20, 1990
	4,908,233	Production of microcapsules by simple coacervation	4,908,233	No	Lion Corporation	Tokyo, JP	Takizawa; Masahiro:Takahashi; Hideyuki	Saitama, JP:Chiba, JP	April 13, 1988	March 13, 1990
	4,889,636	High flux RO/UF membranes	4,889,636	Yes This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 554,214, filed Nov. 22, 1983, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,659,474.	Aligena, AG		Perry; Mordechai:Kotraro; Reuven:Linder; Charles:Aviv; Gershon	Petach Tikvah, IL:Rehovot, IL:Rehovot, IL:Tel Aviv, IL	July 11, 1986	* December 26, 1989
	4,882,137	Coated veterinary implants	4,882,137	No	Gene Link Australia Limited	South Melbourne, AU	Staples; Linton D.:Norman; Robert I.:Davey; Robert B.:Hastings; Catherine:Kidd; Jennifer:Rachmat; Jatni	East Kew, AU:Dandenong, AU:East Doncaster, AU:Hawthorn, AU:Camberwell, AU:South Yarra, AU	May 20, 1987	November 21, 1989
	4,882,060	Dialysis membranes with improved compatibility	4,882,060	Yes This application is a divisional application of application Serial No. 671,434, filed Nov. 13, 1984 now abandoned.	Akzo NV	Arnhem, NL	Schmer; Gottfried	Seattle, WA	March 28, 1988	November 21, 1989
	4,880,700	Novel oriented polyester film composites	4,880,700	No	Rhone-Poulenc Films	Courbevoie, FR	Charmot; Dominique:Grosjean; Pierre	Paris, FR:Sainte-Foy Les Lyon, FR	August 12, 1987	November 14, 1989
	4,866,023	Process for the shaping agglomeration of particulate solids and solids produced by the process	4,866,023	No	Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien	Duesseldorf, DE	Ritter; Wolfgang:Handwerk; Hans-Peter:Carduck; Franz-Josef	Haan, DE:Duesseldorf, DE:Haan, DE	May 13, 1988	September 12, 1989
	4,863,989	Water-absorbent resin composition	4,863,989	No	Seitetsu Kagaku Co., Ltd.	JP	Obayashi; Shigeji:Nakamura; Morio:Yamamoto; Takushi:Tanaka; Hitoshi:Sakamoto; Yuji	Akashi, JP:Kakogawa, JP:Himeji, JP:Himeji, JP:Himeji, JP	May 26, 1987	September 5, 1989
	4,855,184	Radiation-curable protective coating composition	4,855,184	No	Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company	St. Paul, MN	Klun; Thomas P.:Lu; David D.:Robbins; Aida F.	St. Paul, MN:St. Paul, MN:St. Paul, MN	February 2, 1988	August 8, 1989
	4,840,881	Process for the production of light-sensitive silver halide photographic material	4,840,881	Yes This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 894,475 filed 8/4/86, now abandoned, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 682,481 filed 12/17/84, now abandoned, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 548,421 filed Nov. 3, 1983, now abandoned, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 471,602, filed Mar. 4, 1983, now abandoned, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 297,119 filed Aug. 28, 1981, now abandoned, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 875,875, filed Feb. 7, 1978, now abandoned, which claims the priority of Japanese application No. 13601/77, filed Feb. 10, 1977.	Konishiroku Photo Industry Co., Ltd.	Tokyo, JP	Watanabe; Yoshikazu:Tanaka; Motoaki	Hino, JP:Hachioji, JP	July 21, 1988	June 20, 1989
	4,837,032	Theophylline sustained release tablet	4,837,032	No	Farval AG	Zug, CH	Ortega; Aracelis M.	Caracas, VE	February 4, 1986	June 6, 1989
	4,830,633	Depilation method	4,830,633	Yes This is a Continuation Ser. No. 845,225 filed Mar. 27, 1986 now abandoned.	Nitto Denko Corporation	Osaka, JP	Hori; Yutaka:Matsumoto; Katsuo:Yamamoto; Katsuhiro:Sasaki; Toshimitsu:Shida; Masayuki	Osaka, JP:Osaka, JP:Osaka, JP:Osaka, JP:Osaka, JP	June 22, 1987	May 16, 1989
	4,828,945	Solid electrolyte sheet and process for producing the same	4,828,945	No	Japan Synthetic Rubber Co., Ltd.:Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.	Tokyo, JP:Osaka, JP	Nagata; Masaki:Yasuda; Naoshi:Kondo; Shigeo:Sotomura; Tadashi	Yokohama, JP:Yokohama, JP:Hirakata, JP:Kashiwara, JP	March 23, 1988	May 9, 1989
	4,822,769	High solids content coated back paper	4,822,769	Yes This is a division of application Ser. No. 743,756 filed June 12, 1985.	Nashua Corporation	Nashua, NH	Langlais; George O.:Wang; Pat Y. H.:Chaplick; Joseph S.	Nashua, NH:Nashua, NH:Nashua, NH	August 20, 1987	April 18, 1989
	4,808,190	Process for dyeing keratinous fibres with 5,6-dihydroxy-indole and hydrogen peroxide, preceded or followed by a treatment with an iodide	4,808,190	No	L'Oreal	Paris, FR	Grollier; Jean F.:Garoche; Didier	Paris, FR:Levallois-Perret, FR	January 20, 1987	* February 28, 1989
	4,804,385	Process for dyeing keratinous fibres with 5,6-dihydroxy-indole combined with an iodide and dyeing composition employed	4,804,385	No	L'Oreal	Paris, FR	Grollier; Jean F.:Garoche; Didier	Paris, FR:Levallois-Perret, FR	January 20, 1987	February 14, 1989
	4,795,762	Water-swellable composition, synthesis and use thereof	4,795,762	No	Akzo NV	NL	Diamantoglou; Michael:Josefiak; Christoph:Magerlein; Helmut	Erlenbach, DE:Erlenbach, DE:Obernburg, DE	April 16, 1987	January 3, 1989
	4,784,858	Controlled release tablet	4,784,858	No	Zyma SA	Nyon, CH	Ventouras; Kimon	Le Lignon, CH	August 22, 1986	November 15, 1988
	4,772,475	Controlled-release multiple units pharmaceutical formulation	4,772,475	No	Yamanouchi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.	Tokyo, JP	Fukui; Muneo:Tomuro; Kouji:Masuyama; Shigeru:Kajiyama; Atsushi:Hikosaka; Tamio:Aruga; Masayoshi:Higuchi; Saburo:Soeishi; Yoshiaki	Saitama, JP:Saitama, JP:Saitama, JP:Saitama, JP:Saitama, JP:Saitama, JP:Saitama, JP:Tokyo, JP	February 27, 1986	September 20, 1988
	4,767,645	Composite membranes useful for the separation of organic compounds of low molecular weight from aqueous inorganic salts containing solutions	4,767,645	No	Aligena AG	Basel, CH	Linder; Charles:Nemas; Mara:Perry; Mordechai:Kotraro; Reuven	Rehovot, IL:Neve Monoson, IL:Petach-Tikva, IL:Rishon-Letzion, IL	April 17, 1987	August 30, 1988
	4,767,449	Process for agglomerating ore concentrate utilizing clay and dispersions of polymer binders or dry polymer binders	4,767,449	Yes This application is a continuation-in part application of U.S. Ser. No. 903,968, filed Sept. 5, 1986, which was a continuation-in-part application of U.S. Ser. No. 736,237, filed May 21, 1985, now abandoned. This application is also a continuation-in-part application of U.S. Ser. No. 875,250, filed June 17, 1986, which was a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 773,700, filed Sept. 9, 1985, now abandoned.	Union Carbide Corporation	Danbury, CT	Rosen; Meyer R.:Dornstauder; Gregory J.:Marlin; Lawrence	Bedminister, NJ:Piscataway, NJ:Bridgewater, NJ	June 19, 1987	August 30, 1988
	4,767,420	Transfer printing sheet with impregnating agents and two-component electrophotographic toner and transfer printing of textile materials of cotton	4,767,420	Yes This is a division of application Ser. No. 681,832, filed Dec. 14, 1984, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,664,670.	Sicpa Holding S.A.	CH	Mehl; Wolfgang:Amon; Albert	Geneva, CH:Lausanne, CH	January 23, 1987	August 30, 1988
	4,764,498	Silica-containing shaped articles and a process for their preparation	4,764,498	Yes This is a division of application Ser. No. 453,027, filed 12/27/82, now pending.	Bayer Aktiengesellschaft	Leverkusen, DE	Wissner; Adolf:Haydn; Josef:Birkenstock; Udo	Leverkusen, DE:Leverkusen, DE:Ratingen, DE	October 28, 1985	August 16, 1988
	4,761,181	Method for stabilizing organic base substances to light	4,761,181	No	Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.	Kanagawa, JP	Suzuki; Yoshiaki	Minami-ashigara, JP	January 23, 1987	August 2, 1988
	4,741,954	Magnetic recording medium	4,741,954	No	TDX Corporation	Tokyo, JP	Ide; Toshiaki:Shimozawa; Tohru:Nishimatsu; Masaharu	Saku, JP:Saku, JP:Komoro, JP	June 19, 1985	* May 3, 1988
	4,732,968	Process for granulating a water-absorbent resin employing (a) water (b) inorganic powder & (c) surfactant in an inert solvent	4,732,968	No	Seitetsu Kagaku Co., Ltd.	Hyogo, JP	Obayashi; Shigeji:Nakamura; Morio:Yamamoto; Takushi:Tanaka; Hitoshi:Sakamoto; Yuji:Shimada; Yasuhiro	Akashi, JP:Kakogawa, JP:Himeji, JP:Himeji, JP:Himeji, JP:Himeji, JP	December 3, 1986	March 22, 1988
	4,720,387	Sustained-release preparation of pinacidil	4,720,387	No	Shionogi & Co., Ltd.	Osaka, JP	Sakamoto; Teruo:Kawai; Sadao:Noda; Kinzaburo:Takeda; Toyohiko:Ogura; Toshihiro	Osaka, JP:Osaka, JP:Hyogo, JP:Hyogo, JP:Hyogo, JP	June 5, 1984	January 19, 1988
	4,720,345	Semipermeable membranes of modified styrene-based polymers, process for their manufacture and their use	4,720,345	Yes This application is a continuation of now abandoned application Ser. No. 451,370, filed Dec. 20, 1982.	Aligena AG	Basel, CH	Linder; Charles:Aviv; Gershon:Perry; Mordechai:Kotraro; Reuven	Rehovot, IL:Tel Aviv, IL:Petach Tikvah, IL:Rehovot, IL	March 17, 1986	January 19, 1988
	4,713,079	Particles containing dihalohydantoin bleach in a diluted core	4,713,079	No	Lever Brothers Company	New York, NY	Chun; Kil Whan:Kyllmann; Clemens A.	Wyckoff, NJ:Chicago, IL	December 31, 1985	* December 15, 1987
	4,668,508	Composition for the hair, containing at least one cationic polymer, one anionic polymer, one sugar and one salt	4,668,508	No	L'Oreal	Paris, FR	Grollier; Jean F.:Fourcadier; Chantal	Paris, FR:Paris, FR	February 9, 1984	May 26, 1987
	4,666,975	Absorptive material	4,666,975	No	Kao Corporation	Tokyo, JP	Yamasaki; Harumasa:Kobayashi; Takatoshi:Ito; Osamu:Sakurai; Akira:Sumida; Yuzo	Wakayama, JP:Wakayama, JP:Utsunomiya, JP:Utsunomiya, JP:Wakayama, JP	March 4, 1985	May 19, 1987
	4,664,713	Composition for and method of altering the permeability of a subterranean formation	4,664,713	Yes This application is a division, of application Ser. No. 607,363, filed 05/04/84 now U.S. Pat. No. 4,606,772.	Halliburton Company	Duncan, OK	Almond; Stephen W.:Hanlon; David J.	Duncan, OK:Duncan, OK	March 31, 1986	May 12, 1987
	4,664,670	Transfer printing sheet carrying impregnant and transfer printing of cellulose, wool, silk or polyamide textile materials	4,664,670	No	Sicpa Holding SA	CH	Mehl; Wolfgang:Amon; Albert	Geneva, CH:Lausanne, CH	December 14, 1984	May 12, 1987
	4,663,053	Method for inhibiting corrosion and deposition in aqueous systems	4,663,053	No	Betz Laboratories, Inc.	Trevose, PA	Geiger; Gary E.	Philadelphia, PA	May 3, 1982	May 5, 1987
	4,659,771	Polyacrylate dispersions	4,659,771	No	Hercules Incorporated	Wilmington, DE	Craig; Daniel H.	Hockessin, DE	June 23, 1986	April 21, 1987
	4,659,474	Dynamically formed membranes	4,659,474	No	Aligena AG	Basel, CH	Perry; Mordechai:Kotraro; Reuven:Linder; Charles:Aviv; Gershon	Petach Tikvah, IL:Rehovot, IL:Rehovot, IL:Tel Aviv, IL	November 22, 1983	April 21, 1987
	4,657,944	CO.sub.2 -induced in-situ gelation of polymeric viscosifiers for permeability contrast correction	4,657,944	Yes This is a divisional application of Ser. No. 578,393, filed Feb. 9, 1984, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,569,393.	Phillips Petroleum Company	Bartlesville, OK	Bruning; Donald D.:Weir; Donald R.	Houston, TX:Borger, TX	December 6, 1985	April 14, 1987
	4,629,747	Microbiocidal anionic sequesterants with polyvalent metal cations for permeability correction process	4,629,747	Yes This is a Divisional Application of Ser. No. 629,153 filed July 9, 1984, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,552,217.	Phillips Petroleum Company	Bartlesville, OK	Wu; Yulin:Mumallah; Naim A.	Bartlesville, OK:Bartlesville, OK	July 9, 1985	December 16, 1986
	4,626,495	Photographic image receiving elements for silver salt diffusion transfer processes	4,626,495	No	Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.	Kanagawa, JP	Sakaguchi; Shinji	Kanagawa, JP	August 20, 1984	December 2, 1986
	4,622,069	Catalyst composition for forming electroless plating on ceramics	4,622,069	No	Okuno Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.	Osaka, JP	Akai; Yoshito:Konaga; Nobuyuki:Arisato; Yasunori:Wada; Masatoshi:Moritsu; Yukikazu	Naga, JP:Osaka, JP:Katano, JP:Kishiwada, JP:Nishinomiya, JP	November 15, 1985	November 11, 1986
	4,617,132	Method of altering the permeability of a hydrocarbon-containing subterranean formation	4,617,132	No	Halliburton Company	Duncan, OK	Dalrymple; Dwyann:Vinson; Edward	Duncan, OK:Duncan, OK	April 1, 1985	October 14, 1986
	4,613,335	Process for dyeing or printing cellulose-containing textile material with vat dye foam	4,613,335	No	Ciba-Geigy Corporation	Ardsley, NY	Berendt; Hans-Ulrich:Schafer; Paul	Allschwil, CH:Riehen, CH	May 13, 1985	September 23, 1986
	4,606,772	Composition for and method of altering the permeability of a subterranean formation	4,606,772	No	Halliburton Company	Duncan, OK	Almond; Stephen W.:Hanlon; David J.	Duncan, OK:Duncan, OK	May 4, 1984	August 19, 1986
	4,605,640	Oil-absorbent cellulosic derivatives	4,605,640	No	The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of	Washington, DC	Fanta; George F.:Doane; William M.	Peoria, IL:Morton, IL	May 29, 1985	August 12, 1986
	4,604,425	Method for modifying the surface of polymer materials	4,604,425	No	Nippon Oil and Fats Co.	Tokyo, JP	Ohmura; Hiroshi:Oshibe; Yoshihiro:Nakayama; Masaharu:Yamamoto; Takashi	Aichi, JP:Aichi, JP:Nagoya, JP:Yokohama, JP	April 18, 1984	August 5, 1986
	4,584,103	Reverse osmosis of ultrafiltration modified polyacrylonitrile-containing membrane	4,584,103	Yes This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 189,978 filed Sept. 18, 1980, now abandoned.	Aligena AG	Basel, CH	Linder; Charles:Perry; Mordechai	Rehovot, IL:Petach Tikvah, IL	November 30, 1982	April 22, 1986
	4,569,393	CO.sub.2 -Induced in-situ gelation of polymeric viscosifiers for permeability contrast correction	4,569,393	No	Phillips Petroleum Company	Bartlesville, OK	Bruning; Donald D.:Wier; Donald R.	Bartlesville, OK:Bartlesville, OK	February 9, 1984	February 11, 1986
	4,559,273	Heat transfer sheet	4,559,273	No	Dai Nippon Insatsu Kabushiki Kaisha	JP	Kutsukake; Masaki:Yamauchi; Mineo:Akada; Masanori	Tokyo, JP:Ichikawa, JP:Tokyo, JP	February 28, 1985	December 17, 1985
	4,552,217	Microbiocidal anionic sequesterants with polyvalent metal cations for permeability correction process	4,552,217	No	Phillips Petroleum Company	Bartlesville, OK	Wu; Yulin:Mumallah; Naim A.	Bartlesville, OK:Bartlesville, OK	July 9, 1984	November 12, 1985
	4,538,158	Electrosensitive media and recording process	4,538,158	No	n/a	n/a	Warszawski; Bernard	122 avenue de Wagram, 75017 Paris, FR	April 21, 1982	August 27, 1985
	4,524,829	Method of altering the permeability of a subterranean formation	4,524,829	Yes This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 525,596, filed Aug. 23, 1983, now abandoned.	Halliburton Company	Duncan, OK	Hanlon; David J.:Almond; Stephen W.	Duncan, OK:Duncan, OK	September 19, 1984	June 25, 1985
	4,524,828	Method of using thixotropic cements for combating gas migration problems	4,524,828	No	Halliburton Company	Duncan, OK	Sabins; Fred:Childs; Jerry D.	Duncan, OK:Duncan, OK	October 11, 1983	June 25, 1985
	4,500,321	Process for the preparation of concentrated fluid dye compositions	4,500,321	Yes This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 268,812 filed June 1, 1981 now abandoned.	Ciba-Geigy Corporation	Ardsley, NY	Hugelshofer; Paul:Bruttel; Beat:Pfenninger; Heinz:Lacroix; Roger	Muttenz, CH:Bockten, CH:Lupsingen, CH:Village-Neuf, FR	February 22, 1983	* February 19, 1985
	4,498,539	Selective plugging of highly permeable subterranean strata by in situ _gelation of polymer solutions	4,498,539	No	Phillips Petroleum Company	Bartlesville, OK	Bruning; Donald D.	Bartlesville, OK	November 16, 1983	February 12, 1985
	4,460,751	Crosslinking composition and method of preparation	4,460,751	No	Halliburton Company	Duncan, OK	Hanlon; David J.:Almond; Stephen W.	Duncan, OK:Duncan, OK	August 23, 1983	July 17, 1984
	4,459,210	Porous membrane	4,459,210	No	Teijin Limited	Osaka, JP	Murakami; Eiichi:Hasegawa; Ryozo:Matzuzawa; Kimihiko	Yamaguchi, JP:Yamaguchi, JP:Yamaguchi, JP	May 19, 1982	July 10, 1984
	4,416,471	Color-developing sheet for pressure-sensitive recording sheet	4,416,471	No	Jujo Paper Co., Ltd.	Tokyo, JP	Yamato; Noboru:Hasegawa; Akira:Shimizu; Ippei	Tokyo, JP:Tokyo, JP:Tokyo, JP	November 12, 1981	November 22, 1983
	4,411,979	Diazo type thermosensitive recording material	4,411,979	No	Ricoh Company, Ltd.	Tokyo, JP	Nagamoto; Masanaka:Koseki; Yoshihiro:Iwata; Susumu	Shizuoka, JP:Numazu, JP:Shizuoka, JP	January 6, 1982	October 25, 1983
	4,404,306	Blends of water reducible organic materials and aqueous metal ammine siliconate solutions	4,404,306	Yes This application is a division of application Ser. No. 078,415, filed Sept. 24, 1979.	Dow Corning Corporation	Midland, MI	Daudt; William H.:Frye; Cecil L.:Hyde; James F.	Midland, MI:Midland, MI:Marco Island, FL	June 26, 1981	September 13, 1983
	4,376,171	Process for the production of polyester resins	4,376,171	Yes CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED COPENDING APPLICATIONS This application is a divisional of U.S. patent application, Ser. No. 319,144, filed on Nov. 9, 1981, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,339,366, which is a continuation-in-part of my copending U.S. patent application, Ser. No. 207,391, filed on Nov. 17, 1980, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,336,340, which is a continuation-in-part of my copending U.S. patent application, Ser. No. 134,975, filed on Mar. 30, 1980, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,283,311, which is a continuation-in-part of my copending U.S. patent application, Ser. No. 013,139, filed Feb. 21, 1979, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,226,982.	n/a	n/a	Blount; David H.	5450 Lea St., San Diego, CA 92105	May 13, 1982	March 8, 1983
	4,359,548	Process for the production of polyester resins	4,359,548	Yes CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED COPENDING APPLICATIONS This application is a divisional of U.S. Patent Application, Ser. No. 319,144, filed on Nov. 9, 1981 now U.S. Pat. No. 4,339,366, which is a continuation-in-part of my copending U.S. Patent Application, Ser. No. 207,391, filed on Nov. 17, 1980, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,336,340, which is a continuation-in-part of my copending U.S. Patent Application, Ser. No. 134,975, filed on Mar. 30, 1980 now U.S. Pat. No. 4,283,311, which is a continuation-in-part of my copending U.S. Patent Application, Ser. No. 013,139, filed on Feb. 21, 1979, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,226,982.	n/a	n/a	Blount; David H.	5450 Lea St., San Diego, CA 92105	May 10, 1982	November 16, 1982
	4,348,954	Agent for protecting the surface of lithographic printing plate	4,348,954	Yes This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 051,300, filed June 22, 1979, now abandoned.	Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.	Kanagawa, JP	Okishi; Yoshio	Shizuoka, JP	December 5, 1980	* September 14, 1982
	4,339,366	Process for the production of polyester resins	4,339,366	Yes CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED COPENDING APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation-in-part of my copending U. S. patent application, Ser. No. 207,391, filed on Nov. 17, 1980, which is a continuation-in-part of my copending U. S. patent application, Ser. No. 134,975, filed on Mar. 30, 1980, which is a continuation-in-part of my copending U. S. patent application, Ser. No. 13,139, filed on Feb. 21, 1979, now U. S. Pat. No. 4,226,982.	n/a	n/a	Blount; David H.	5450 Lea St., San Diego, CA 92105	November 9, 1981	July 13, 1982
	4,336,299	Use of modified cellulose hydrate fibers in the manufacture of bonded non-woven fabrics and products prepared in this manner	4,336,299	No	Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft	DE	Holst; Arno:Mayer; Reinhart:Fischer; Wilhelm	Wiesbaden, DE:Kelheim, DE:Pirmasens, DE	June 20, 1979	June 22, 1982
	4,332,585	Synthetic fur and process for preparation thereof	4,332,585	Yes This is a division of application Ser. No. 129,667, filed Mar. 12, 1980, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,316,924.	Teijin Limited	Osaka, JP	Minemura; Norihiro:Toyao; Manabu:Kobayashi; Tsukasa:Tashiro; Mikio	Takatsuki, JP:Ibaraki, JP:Matsuyama, JP:Matsuyama, JP	August 20, 1980	June 1, 1982
	4,328,269	Pressure sensitive adhesive and tape	4,328,269	No	Permacel	New Brunswick, NJ	Korpman; Ralf	Bridgewater, NJ	August 25, 1980	May 4, 1982
	4,307,148	Flame retardant with improved durability comprising an alkali metal polyantimonate and cellulosic materials treated therewith in the absence of chlorine	4,307,148	No	The Harshaw Chemical Company	Cleveland, OH	LeBlanc; Destin A.	Aurora, OH	August 20, 1979	December 22, 1981
	4,305,823	Semipermeable membranes from modified polymers	4,305,823	Yes This is a divisional of application Ser. No. 13,501, filed on Feb. 21, 1979, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,249,000, issued Feb. 3, 1981.	Ciba-Geigy Corporation	Ardsley, NY	Batzer; Hans:Sinnreich; Joel	Arlesheim, CH:Bensheim, DE	July 25, 1980	December 15, 1981
	4,295,987	Cross-linked sodium polyacrylate absorbent	4,295,987	No	The Procter & Gamble Company	Cincinnati, OH	Parks; Lawrence R.	Cincinnati, OH	December 26, 1979	October 20, 1981
	4,294,731	Method for drying absorbent modified cellulosic polymers and the like	4,294,731	Yes This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 039,725, filed May 17, 1979 and now abandoned.	Akzona Incorporated	Asheville, NC	Allen; Thomas C.	Asheville, NC	August 13, 1980	October 13, 1981
	4,268,613	Agent for protecting the surface of lithographic printing plate	4,268,613	No	Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.	Minami-ashigara, JP	Okishi; Yoshio	Shizuoka, JP	June 25, 1979	May 19, 1981
	4,249,000	Modified polymers	4,249,000	No	Ciba-Geigy Corporation	Ardsley, NY	Batzer; Hans:Sinnreich; Joel	Arlesheim, CH:Bensheim, DE	February 21, 1979	February 3, 1981
	4,244,826	Gelled acidic well treating composition and process	4,244,826	No	Phillips Petroleum Company	Bartlesville, OK	Swanson; Billy L.	Bartlesville, OK	July 17, 1978	* January 13, 1981
	4,242,318	Process for the preparation of aqueous suspensions containing at least 65% by weight of calcium carbonate	4,242,318	No	Solvay & Cie.	Brussels, BE	Brahm; Jacques:De Rath; Jean-Pierre	Grimbergen, BE:Brussels, BE	July 10, 1978	December 30, 1980
	4,240,505	Well acidizing compositions and methods	4,240,505	No	Phillips Petroleum Company	Bartlesville, OK	Swanson; Billy L.	Bartlesville, OK	May 4, 1978	* December 23, 1980
	4,230,812	Pigment preparations	4,230,812	No	Bayer Aktiengesellschaft	Leverkusen, DE	Tork; Leo:Kolb; Gunter:Hohne; Wolfgang	Leverkusen, DE:Leverkusen, DE:Bergisch-Gladbach, DE	January 15, 1979	October 28, 1980
	4,228,264	Suspension polymerization of vinyl chloride using hydroxyacrylic polymers	4,228,264	Yes This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 732,537, filed Oct. 14, 1976 now abandoned.	Nissan Chemical Industries, Limited	Tokyo, JP	Yamamoto; Akira:Iida; Masaru:Miyake; Satoru:Yamaura; Hideo:Inoue; Takeshi	Ichihara, JP:Ichihara, JP:Ichihara, JP:Ichihara, JP:Ichihara, JP	March 27, 1978	October 14, 1980
	4,205,989	Dry system image producing element	4,205,989	Yes This is a continuation, of application Ser. No. 704,917, filed July 13, 1976, now abandoned.	Kimoto & Co., Ltd.	Tokyo, JP	Moriya; Takeo:Yamagata; Toshio	Kawagoe, JP:Urawa, JP	August 17, 1978	June 3, 1980
	4,204,018	Activated polymer materials and process for making same	4,204,018	Yes RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 255,144, filed May 19, 1972, now abandoned, entitled "Activated Polymer Materials and process for Making Same", which is in turn a divisional application of Ser. No. 112,053 filed Feb. 2, 1971, now U.S. Pat. No. 3,705,938, entitled "Activated Polymer Materials and Process for Making Same", which is in turn a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 593,267 filed Nov. 10, 1966 now abandoned.	n/a	n/a	Bernstein; Bruce S.:Kapoor; Ramesh C.:Hyman; Seymour	46 Steele Ave., Somerville, NJ 08876:113 S. Cannon St., Seaford, DE 19973:220 Central Park South, New York, NY 10019	July 26, 1977	May 20, 1980
	4,203,769	Radiation-sensitive elements having an antistatic layer containing amorphous vanadium pentoxide	4,203,769	No	Eastman Kodak Company	Rochester, NY	Guestaux; Claude	Colombes, FR	July 14, 1976	May 20, 1980
	4,200,557	Absorbent product including grafted insolubilized cellulose ether	4,200,557	Yes This is a division of our copending application Ser. No. 682,692 filed on May 3, 1976, now abandoned, which was a continuation in part of our copending application Ser. No. 581,003 filed on May 27, 1975, now abandoned, which was a continuation in part of our then copending application Ser. No. 422,627 filed on Dec. 7, 1973 and now issued as U.S. Pat. No. 3,889,678, issued June 17, 1975.	Personal Products Company	Milltown, NJ	Chatterjee; Pronoy K.:Schwenker, Jr.; Robert F.	Spotswood, NJ:Belle Mead, NJ	October 17, 1977	April 29, 1980
	4,197,129	Plastic support having improved adhesivness to material to be bonded thereto	4,197,129	Yes This application is a Rule 60 Continuation of copending U.S. Ser. No. 448,214 filed Mar. 5, 1974, now abandoned, the priority of which is hereby claimed, and which claims the priority of Japanese Application No. 25216 filed Mar. 5, 1973.	Konishiroku Photo Industry Co., Ltd.	Tokyo, JP	Muroi; Yasuji:Ohta; Hideyasu:Kanbe; Masaru:Shirasaki; Jun	Hino, JP:Hino, JP:Hino, JP:Hino, JP	June 17, 1976	April 8, 1980
	4,195,996	Method of recording radiation image	4,195,996	No	Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.	Ashigara, JP	Nakajima; Yosuke:Hoshi; Yoshiyuki:Fukuoka; Takayoshi	Minami-ashigara, JP:Fujinomiya, JP:Fujinomiya, JP	February 28, 1978	April 1, 1980
	4,192,727	Polyelectrolyte hydrogels and methods of their preparation	4,192,727	Yes RELATED APPLICATION This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 717,397 filed Aug. 24, 1976, now abandoned, by J. A. Ward.	Union Carbide Corporation	New York, NY	Ward; James A.	Goshen, NY	August 3, 1977	March 11, 1980
	4,188,212	Electric current conductive composition, image recording element containing the same and process for recording images using the same	4,188,212	No	Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.	Minami-ashigara, JP	Fujiwara; Masato:Nirasawa; Mitsuharu:Takeda; Keiji	Asaka, JP:Asaka, JP:Asaka, JP	August 16, 1977	February 12, 1980
	4,181,710	Rumen-stable pellets	4,181,710	Yes This is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. Nos. 830,283 filed Sept. 2, 1977, and 830,284 filed Sept. 2, 1977, both now abandoned.	Eastman Kodak Company	Rochester, NY	Dannelly; Clarence C.:Ardell; Richard E.:Paar; Gary E.	Kingsport, TN:Kingsport, TN:Kingsport, TN	July 24, 1978	January 1, 1980
	4,181,637	Sheet-like structure of polyurethane, which is capable of absorbing water vapor and transmitting water vapor	4,181,637	No	Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft	DE	Busch; Walter:Holst; Arno:Fischer; Wilhelm	Wiesbaden, DE:Wiesbaden, DE:Pirmasens, DE	December 22, 1977	January 1, 1980
	4,159,301	Simulated granite and its preparation	4,159,301	Yes This is a division of application Ser. No. 588,008, filed June 18, 1975, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,085,246.	E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company	Wilmington, DE	Buser; Kenneth R.:Roedel; Milton J.:Vassiliou; Eustathios	Wilmington, DE:Wilmington, DE:Newark, DE	February 2, 1978	June 26, 1979
	4,155,887	Stabilized insulating latex paint composition and method of manufacture	4,155,887	No	n/a	n/a	Hetson; George W.	2100 Linwood Ave., Fort Lee, NJ 07024	February 7, 1978	May 22, 1979
	4,144,306	Element for analysis of liquids	4,144,306	Yes This application is a continuation-in-part of Figueras, U.S. Ser. No. 759,527 filed Jan. 14, 1977 now abandoned.	Eastman Kodak Company	Rochester, NY	Figueras; John	Victor, NY	February 13, 1978	March 13, 1979
	4,115,331	Surface sizing compositions for paper	4,115,331	Yes This is a division of application Ser. No. 474,544, filed May 30, 1974, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,030,970.	Sanyo Chemical Industries, Ltd.	Kyoto, JP	Tominaga; Yoichi:Shibahara; Yasuo	Kyoto, JP:Kyoto, JP	January 11, 1977	* September 19, 1978
	4,112,155	Process for sizing substrate and products obtained thereby	4,112,155	Yes This is a division of application Ser. No. 557,426 filed Mar. 11, 1975 and now U.S. Pat. No. 4,070,319.	Produits Chimiques Ugine Kuhlmann	Paris, FR	Carel; Philippe Robert Raymond:Decamp; Rene Paul Auguste:Perronin; Jean	Paris, FR:Villers Saint Paul, FR:Chantilly, FR	October 27, 1977	September 5, 1978
	4,110,230	Aqueous gelable compositions having extended gelation time and methods of preparing same	4,110,230	Yes This application is a division of our pending application Ser. No. 441,848, filed Feb. 12, 1974, now U.S. Pat. No. 3,926,258, issued Dec. 16, 1975, which was a continuation-in-part of our then pending application Ser. No. 318,847, filed Dec. 27, 1972, now abandoned.	Phillips Petroleum Company	Bartlesville, OK	Hessert; James E.:Johnston, Jr.; Chester C.	Bartlesville, OK:Bartlesville, OK	October 6, 1975	August 29, 1978
	4,092,457	Method for the production of a synthetic fiber paper having an improved printability for offset printing and the product thereof	4,092,457	Yes CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application is a continuation-in-part of our earlier application Ser. No. 452,841 filed Mar. 20, 1974 now abandoned.	Kanzaki Paper Manufacturing Co., Ltd.	Tokyo, JA	Fujita; Seigoro:Kitahori; Tojiro	Amagasaki, JA:Amagasaki, JA	February 18, 1976	May 30, 1978
	4,085,246	Simulated granite and its preparation	4,085,246	No	E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company	Wilmington, DE	Buser; Kenneth Rene:Roedel; Milton John:Vassiliou; Eustathios	Wilmington, DE:Wilmington, DE:Newark, DE	June 18, 1975	April 18, 1978
	4,070,319	Sizing	4,070,319	No	Produits Chimiques Ugine Kuhlmann	Paris, FR	Carel; Philippe Robert Raymond:Decamp; Rene Paul Auguste:Perronin; Jean	Paris, FR:Villers Saint Paul, FR:Chantilly, FR	March 11, 1975	January 24, 1978
	4,059,459	Lead chromate pigment with improved thermal stability	4,059,459	Yes CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application is a continuation-in-part of my copending application Ser. No. 561,436, filed March 24, 1975 now abandoned.	E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company	Wilmington, DE	Higgins; James Francis	Livingston, NJ	October 7, 1976	November 22, 1977
	4,043,827	Sag-resistant dry-set mortar composition	4,043,827	Yes CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 412,152 filed Nov. 2, 1973, now abandoned.	Tile Council of America, Inc.	Princeton, NJ	Bernett; Frank E.	Yardley, PA	October 24, 1975	August 23, 1977
	4,042,335	Integral element for analysis of liquids	4,042,335	Yes This is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Pat. Application Ser. No. 598,462, filed July 23, 1975 and now abandoned.	Eastman Kodak Company	Rochester, NY	Clement; Pierre L.	Paris, FR	June 25, 1976	August 16, 1977
	4,039,333	Photographic materials having improved anti-halation layers	4,039,333	No	Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.	Minami-ashigara, JA	Shinagawa; Yukio:Yamaguchi; Yasumasa:Shindo; Shuichi	Minami-ashigara, JA:Minami-ashigara, JA:Minami-ashigara, JA	April 14, 1976	August 2, 1977
	4,025,472	Process for drying polymer-modified cellulose fibres and products produced thereby	4,025,472	No	Pulp and Paper Research Institute of Canada	CA	Lepoutre; Pierre	Pointe Claire, CA	June 24, 1975	May 24, 1977
	4,021,257	Cementious composition for use in preparing pointing compounds or mortar compounds	4,021,257	Yes CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of my prior U.S. patent application Ser. No. 412,152, filed Nov. 2, 1973, entitled "Sag-Resistant Dry-Set Mortar Composition," and Ser. No. 430,214, filed Jan. 2, 1974, entitled "Portland Cement Grout With Improved Workability Characteristics," both now abandoned, said latter application being related to my prior U.S. patent application Ser. No. 412,152, filed Nov. 2, 1973, entitled "Sag-Resistant Dry-Set Mortar Composition."	Tile Council of America, Inc.	Princeton, NJ	Bernett; Frank E.	Yardley, PA	July 9, 1975	May 3, 1977
	3,996,181	Aqueous composition containing acrylic or butadiene polymers	3,996,181	No	Nippon Gohsei Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha	Osaka, JA	Hayashi; Toshio:Moriya; Tetsuo	Hirakata, JA:Osaka, JA	May 20, 1975	December 7, 1976
	3,993,486	Diffusion transfer color photographic flim unit with composite of image-receiving element with light intercepting element	3,993,486	No	Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.	Minami-ashigara, JA	Oishi; Yasushi	Minami-ashigara, JA	June 4, 1974	November 23, 1976
	3,970,585	Process for preparing oil-containing microcapsules	3,970,585	Yes CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION The present application is a continuation-in-part application of Ser. No. 295,329 filed Oct. 5, 1972, now abandoned, which was, in turn a continuation application of Ser. No. 43,868 filed June 5, 1970, now abandoned.	Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.	Minami-ashigara, JA	Matsukawa; Hiroharu:Katayama; Shizuo:Kiritani; Masataka	Fujimiya, JA:Fujimiya, JA:Fujimiya, JA	April 24, 1973	July 20, 1976
	3,957,747	6-Hydroxypyrid-2-one azo dyestuffs	3,957,747	Yes This is a Continuation-in-Part of our earlier application Ser. No. 238,620 filed March 27, 1972, now abandoned.	Imperial Chemical Industries Limited	London, EN	Austin; Peter William:Leitch; David Shaw	Manchester, EN:Manchester, EN	November 18, 1974	May 18, 1976
	3,941,731	Powder paints containing aluminum and nickel II	3,941,731	Yes RELATION TO PARENT APPLICATION This application is a continuation-in-part of copending U.S. Pat. application Ser. No. 422,470 filed Dec. 6, 1973 under the same title and now abandoned. This application contains the illustrative examples of the parent application and additional illustrative wherein the amounts of thermoplastic film-forming material deposited on the metal particles prior to their incorporation into a powder paint are above that illustrated in the parent. The recitational disclosures as to the same in the body of the specification are conformed to take into account the additional examples.	Ford Motor Company	Dearborn, MI	Camelon; Melville J.:Gibeau; Rodney C.	Utica, MI:Mount Clemens, MI	September 16, 1974	March 2, 1976
	3,932,349	Thermosettable powder paints containing encapsulated aluminum flakes II	3,932,349	Yes RELATION TO PARENT APPLICATION This application is a continuation-in-part of copending U.S. pat. application Ser. No. 422,475 filed Dec. 6, 1973 under the same title and now abandoned. This application contains the illustrative examples of the parent application and additional illustrative examples wherein the amount of thermoplastic film-forming material deposited on the metal particles prior to their incorporation into a powder paint are above that illustrated in the parent. The recitational disclosures as to the same in the body of the specification are conformed to take into account the additional examples.	Ford Motor Company	Dearborn, MI	Camelon; Melville J.:Gibeau; Rodney C.	Utica, MI:Mount Clemens, MI	September 16, 1974	January 13, 1976
	3,932,320	Powder paints containing particulate metal II	3,932,320	Yes RELATION TO PARENT APPLICATION This application is a Continuation-In-Part of copending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 422,471 filed Dec. 6, 1973 under the same title and now abandoned.	Ford Motor Company	Dearborn, MI	Camelon; Melville J.:Gibeau; Rodney C.	Utica, MI:Mount Clemens, MI	September 16, 1974	January 13, 1976