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NOT aclm/plasma AND aclm/film AND aclm/vanadium AND spec/plasma

Classification	Number	Url	PMD	Priority	Assignee	Assignee Loc	Inventor(s)	Inventor Loc(s)	Filing Date	Issued Date
	6,794,287	Process for growing metal or metal carbide thin films utilizing boron-containing reducing agents	6,794,287	N/A
	6,787,181	Chemical vapor deposition method of making layered superlattice materials using trimethylbismuth	6,787,181	No	Symetrix Corporation:Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.	Colorado Springs, CO:JP	Uchiyama; Kiyoshi:Solayappan; Narayan:Paz de Araujo; Carlos A.	Colorado Springs, CO:Colorado Springs, CO:Colorado Springs, CO	October 26, 2001	September 7, 2004
	6,786,936	Methods, complexes, and systems for forming metal-containing films on semiconductor structures	6,786,936	N/A
	6,784,509	Magnetoresistance effect element, magnetic head and magnetic reproducing apparatus	6,784,509	N/A
	6,770,882	Micromachined pyro-optical structure	6,770,882	N/A
	6,730,421	Magnetic recording medium and its production method, and magnetic recorder	6,730,421	N/A
	6,727,593	Semiconductor device with improved bonding	6,727,593	N/A
	6,723,477	Method for manufacturing phase shift mask blank and method for manufacturing phase shift mask	6,723,477	N/A
	6,709,775	Magnetic recording medium and production method thereof and magnetic recording device	6,709,775	N/A
	6,706,572	Method for manufacturing a thin film transistor using a high pressure oxidation step	6,706,572	N/A
	6,699,372	Method of coil preparation for ionized metal plasma process and method of manufacturing integrated circuits	6,699,372	N/A
	6,691,404	Fabricating of a flat-panel displace using porous spacer	6,691,404	N/A
	6,689,477	Target for transparent electroconductive film, transparent electroconductive material, transparent electroconductive glass and transparent electroconductive film	6,689,477	N/A
	6,641,948	Fuel cells having silicon substrates and/or sol-gel derived support structures	6,641,948	N/A
	6,624,864	Liquid crystal display device, matrix array substrate, and method for manufacturing matrix array substrate	6,624,864	N/A
	6,624,384	Method for manufacturing infrared ray sensor	6,624,384	N/A
	6,614,178	Solid-state excimer devices and processes for producing same	6,614,178	N/A
	6,613,088	Coated ophthalmic and implantable devices and methods for producing same	6,613,088	N/A
	6,596,398	Solar control coated glass	6,596,398	N/A
	6,582,506	Pigment flakes	6,582,506	N/A
	6,576,344	Photocatalyst article, anti-fogging, anti-soiling articles, and production method of anti-fogging, anti-soiling articles	6,576,344	N/A
	6,562,127	Method of making mosaic array of thin semiconductor material of large substrates	6,562,127	No	The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy	Washington, DC	Kud; Francis:Hobart; Karl:Spencer; Mike	Arnold, MD:Upper Marlboro, MD:Washington, DC	January 16, 2002	May 13, 2003
	6,534,183	Target for transparent electroconductive film, transparent electroconductive material, transparent electroconductive glass, and transparent electroconductive film	6,534,183	N/A
	6,524,958	Method of forming channel in thin film transistor using non-ionic excited species	6,524,958	N/A
	6,521,999	Transparent electrode film and group III nitride semiconductor device	6,521,999	N/A
	6,517,968	Thin lithium film battery	6,517,968	N/A
	6,511,910	Method for manufacturing semiconductor devices	6,511,910	N/A
	6,495,289	Lithium secondary cell with an alloyed metallic powder containing electrode	6,495,289	N/A
	6,489,613	Oxide thin film for bolometer and infrared detector using the oxide thin film	6,489,613	N/A
	6,488,782	Method of reducing corrosion potential and stress corrosion cracking susceptibility in nickel-based alloys	6,488,782	N/A
	6,486,077	Silicon nitride film, semiconductor device, and method for fabricating semiconductor device	6,486,077	N/A
	6,485,619	Method for forming metal oxide film	6,485,619	N/A
	6,485,346	Field emitter for microwave devices and the method of its production	6,485,346	N/A
	6,465,954	Cathode structure with getter material and diamond film, and methods of manufacture thereof	6,465,954	N/A
	6,451,959	Catalyst for polyester production, process for producing polyester using the catalyst, polyester obtained by the process, and uses of the polyester	6,451,959	N/A
	6,450,622	Fluid ejection device	6,450,622	N/A
	6,444,051	Method of manufacturing a grain-oriented electromagnetic steel sheet	6,444,051	N/A
	6,426,282	Method of forming solder bumps on a semiconductor wafer	6,426,282	N/A
	6,417,030	Leaky lower interface for reduction of floating body effect in SOI devices	6,417,030	N/A
	6,413,385	Thin-film temperature-sensitive resistor material and production process thereof	6,413,385	N/A
	6,399,478	Method of making a dual damascene structure with modified insulation	6,399,478	N/A
	6,399,228	Multi-layer interference coatings	6,399,228	N/A
	6,395,434	Phase shift mask and phase shift mask blank	6,395,434	N/A
	6,362,084	Method of manufacturing a substrate for displays and a substrate for displays manufactured by same	6,362,084	N/A
	6,349,669	Method and apparatus for depositing a thin film, and semiconductor device having a semiconductor-insulator junction	6,349,669	N/A
	6,348,705	Low temperature process for high density thin film integrated capacitors and amorphously frustrated ferroelectric materials therefor	6,348,705	N/A
	6,346,465	Semiconductor device with silicide contact structure and fabrication method thereof	6,346,465	N/A
	6,339,220	Thermal infrared detecting device	6,339,220	N/A
	6,331,994	Excimer laser oscillation apparatus and method, excimer laser exposure apparatus, and laser tube	6,331,994	N/A
	6,326,318	Process for producing semiconductor devices including an insulating layer with an impurity	6,326,318	N/A
	6,303,483	Method of manufacturing semiconductor device	6,303,483	N/A
	6,288,842	Sheeting with composite image that floats	6,288,842	N/A
	6,288,437	Antifuse structures methods and applications	6,288,437	N/A
	6,284,376	Ornamental article and process for producing the same	6,284,376	No	Kyocera Corporation	Kyoto, JP	Takenouchi; Kazunori:Koshida; Mitsuhiko:Kijima; Kouichi:Hayashi; Shinichi	Kokubu, JP:Kokubu, JP:Sendai, JP:Sendai, JP	December 29, 1998	September 4, 2001
	6,281,124	Methods and systems for forming metal-containing films on substrates	6,281,124	No	Micron Technology, Inc.	Boise, ID	Vaartstra; Brian A.	Nampa, ID	September 2, 1998	August 28, 2001
	6,279,913	Sliding member and manufacturing method thereof	6,279,913	No	Teikoku Piston Ring Co., Ltd.	Tokyo, JP	Iwashita; Takatsugu:Yamashita; Nobuyuki	Matsumoto, JP:Shiojiri, JP	July 13, 1999	August 28, 2001
	6,277,187	Film for cutting off heat rays and a coating liquid for forming the same	6,277,187	No	Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.	Tokyo, JP	Kuno; Hiroko:Takeda; Hiromitsu:Adachi; Kenji	Matsudo, JP:Ichikawa, JP:Inzai, JP	October 8, 1998	August 21, 2001
	6,274,932	Semiconductor device having metal interconnection comprising metal silicide and four conductive layers	6,274,932	No	NEC Corporation	Tokyo, JP	Mikagi; Kaoru	Tokyo, JP	August 28, 1995	August 14, 2001
	6,268,657	Semiconductor devices and an insulating layer with an impurity	6,268,657	Yes CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This is a continuation in part of application Ser. No. 08/949,283, filed Oct. 21, 1997, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/528,123, filed Sep. 14, 1995 now abandoned. This application is a continuation in part application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/528,123 filed on Sep. 14, 1995, now abandoned entitled "Process for Producing Semiconductor Devices and Semiconductor Devices Produced thereby."	Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.	Osaka, JP	Watanabe; Hiroyuki:Mizuhara; Hideki:Misawa; Kaori:Hirase; Masaki:Aoe; Hiroyuki	Bisai, JP:Bisai, JP:Gifu-ken, JP:Yokohama, JP:Joyo, JP	June 18, 1997	July 31, 2001
	6,258,157	Liquid precursors for formation of metal oxides	6,258,157	Yes CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a divisional of and claims priority from U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/062,591, filed Apr. 17, 1998, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,980,983, which claims priority from provisional patent application No. 60/043,279 filed Apr. 17, 1997.	President and Fellows of Harvard College	Cambridge, MA	Gordon; Roy G.	Cambridge, MA	September 9, 1999	July 10, 2001
	6,242,045	Process of preparing metal nitride films using a metal halide and an amine	6,242,045	Yes This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/806,174, filed Dec. 13, 1991, now abandoned.	Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.	Dearborn, MI	Proscia; James William:Williams; Keith Brian:Reck; Gene P.	Dearborn, MI:Detroit, MI:Franklin, MI	June 24, 1993	June 5, 2001
	6,228,284	Oxygen scavenging compositions with low migration	6,228,284	Yes This application is a divisional of application Ser. No. 08/753,990 filed Dec. 3, 1996 which is a continuation-in-part application of applications Ser. No. 08/573,335 filed Dec. 15, 1995 abandoned; U.S. Ser. No. 08/573,086, filed Dec. 15, 1995 abandoned; and U.S. Ser. No. 08/573,338 filed Dec. 15, 1995 abandoned. The disclosures of each of said applications is incorporated herein by reference to the extent not inconsistent with the present application.	W. R. Grace & Co.-Conn	Columbia, MD	Ebner; Cynthia Louise:Blinka; Thomas Andrew	New Market, MD:Columbia, MD	October 30, 1998	May 8, 2001
	6,218,018	Solar control coated glass	6,218,018	Yes This Appln claims the benefit of Provisional Ser. No. 60/097,523 filed Aug. 21, 1998.	Atofina Chemicals, Inc.	Philadephia, PA	McKown; Clem:Russo; David A.:Roger; Christophe:Stricker; Jeffrey L.	Glenmoore, PA:Audubon, PA:Limerick, PA:Montgomery County, PA	February 16, 1999	April 17, 2001
	6,214,749	Process for producing semiconductor devices	6,214,749	Yes This is a File Wrapper Continuation Application of application Ser. No. 08/528,123, filed on Sep. 14, 1995 now abandoned.	Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.	JP	Watanabe; Hiroyuki:Mizuhara; Hideki:Misawa; Kaori:Hirase; Masaki:Aoe; Hiroyuki	Bisai, JP:Hashima, JP:Gifu-ken, JP:Hashima, JP:Joyo, JP	October 21, 1997	April 10, 2001
	6,214,530	Base film with a conductive layer and a magnetic layer	6,214,530	No	Tulalip Consultoria Comercial Sociedade Unidessoal S.A.	Parish of San Pedro, PT	Morrison; Eric D.:Puppo; Paola	St. Paul, MN:Cogoleto, IT	June 30, 1999	April 10, 2001
	6,168,980	Semiconductor device and method for forming the same	6,168,980	Yes This application is a Continuation of Ser. No. 08/111,522, filed Aug. 25, 1993, now abandoned.	Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.	Kanagawa, JP	Yamazaki; Shunpei:Zhang; Hongyong	Tokyo, JP:Kanagawa, JP	September 26, 1996	January 2, 2001
	6,162,577	Method for extreme ultraviolet lithography	6,162,577	Yes The following application is a division of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/877,031, filed Jun. 17, 1997 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,007,963 which is itself a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/532,958, filed Sep. 21, 1995 and now abandoned, also entitled A METHOD FOR EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET LITHOGRAPHY, from which priority is claimed.	n/a	n/a	Felter; T. E.:Kubiak; G. D.	727 Clara St., Livermore, Alameda County, CA 94550:475 Maple St., Livermore, Alameda County, CA 94550	September 21, 1998	December 19, 2000
	H1,924	Load-adaptive nanocrystalline carbon/amorphous diamond-like carbon composite and preparation method	H1,924	N/A
	6,144,479	Low reflectivity contrast enhancement filter	6,144,479	No	3M Innovative Properties Company	St. Paul, MN	Lugg; Paul S.:Budd; Kenton D.:Bailey; John E.:Frey; Matthew H.:Theirl; Scott G.	Woodbury, MN:Woodbury, MN:Edina, MN:Maplewood, MN:Stillwater, MN	December 16, 1998	November 7, 2000
	6,142,481	Piston ring	6,142,481	No	Teikoku Piston Ring Co., Ltd.	Tokyo, JP	Iwashita; Takatsugu:Yamashita; Nobuyuki	Matsumoto, JP:Shiojiri, JP	September 28, 1998	November 7, 2000
	6,139,022	Piston ring	6,139,022	No	Teikoku Piston Ring Co., Ltd.	Tokyo, JP	Iwashita; Takatsugu:Yamashita; Nobuyuki	Matsumoto, JP:Shiojiri, JP	September 28, 1998	October 31, 2000
	6,127,914	Thin-film temperature-sensitive resistor material and production process thereof	6,127,914	No	NEC Corporation	Tokyo, JP	Sasaki; Tokuhito	Tokyo, JP	May 19, 1998	October 3, 2000
	6,119,485	Press-molding die, method for manufacturing the same and glass article molded with the same	6,119,485	No	Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.	Osaka, JP	Hibino; Kunio:Umetani; Makoto:Kataoka; Hidenao	Osaka, JP:Osaka, JP:Osaka, JP	February 19, 1998	September 19, 2000
	6,103,400	Electrode for dielectric-thin film device, and ultrasonic wave oscillator using the electrode	6,103,400	No	Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha	Tokyo, JP	Yamada; Akira:Sato; Takehiko:Maeda; Chisako:Umemura; Toshio:Uchikawa; Fusaoki	Tokyo, JP:Tokyo, JP:Tokyo, JP:Tokyo, JP:Tokyo, JP	May 20, 1998	August 15, 2000
	6,094,292	Electrochromic window with high reflectivity modulation	6,094,292	Yes CROSS-REFERENCE This is a Continuation-In-Part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/951,085, filed Oct. 15, 1997.	Trustees of Tufts College	Medford, MA	Goldner; Ronald B.:Gerouki; Alexandra:Liu; Te-Yang:Goldner; Mark A.:Haas; Terry E.	Lexington, MA:Medford, MA:Arlington, MA:Cambridge, MA:Southborough, MA	February 20, 1998	July 25, 2000
	6,087,047	Phase shift mask and phase shift mask blank	6,087,047	No	Hoya Corporation	Tokyo, JP	Mitsui; Hideaki:Nozawa; Osamu:Takeuchi; Megumi	Tokyo, JP:Tokyo, JP:Tokyo, JP	September 15, 1998	July 11, 2000
	6,086,786	Oxygen scavenging metal-loaded ion-exchange composition	6,086,786	Yes This application is a Divisional application of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/047,630, filed Mar. 25, 1998 (U.S. Pat. No. 5,993,688), which is a Divisional application of U.S. application Ser. No. 08/764,874, filed Dec. 3, 1996 (U.S. Pa. No. 5,798,055) which is a continuation-in-part application of application Ser. No. 08/573,337, filed Dec. 15, 1995 (abandoned), the disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference to the extent not inconsistent herewith.	W. R. Grace & Co. -Conn.	New York, NY	Blinka; Thomas Andrew:Speer; Drew Ve:Feehley, Jr.; William Alfred	Columbia, MD:Columbia, MD:Kingsville, MD	June 21, 1999	July 11, 2000
	6,069,094	Method for depositing a thin film	6,069,094	No	Hideki Matsumra:NEC Corporation:ANELVA Corporation	Kanazawa, JP:Tokyo, JP:Tokyo, JP	Matsumura; Hideki:Izumi; Akira:Masuda; Atsushi:Nashimoto; Yasunobu:Miyoshi; Yosuke:Nomura; Shuji:Sakurai; Kazuo:Aoshima; Shouichi	Kanazawa, JP:Nomi-gun, JP:Nomi-gun, JP:Tokyo, JP:Tokyo, JP:Tachikawa, JP:Fuchu, JP:Inagi, JP	September 5, 1997	May 30, 2000
	6,063,556	Radiographic material with improved antistatic properties utilizing colloidal vanadium oxide	6,063,556	No	Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co.	St. Paul, MN	Valsecchi; Alberto:Torterolo; Renzo	Vado Ligure, IT:Bragno/Cairo Montenotte, IT	October 27, 1994	May 16, 2000
	6,048,678	Protective overcoat coating compositions	6,048,678	Yes CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application relates to commonly assigned copending application Ser. No. 09/221,639, filed simultaneously herewith. This application relates to commonly assigned copending application Ser. No. 09/221,469, filed simultaneously herewith. This application relates to commonly assigned copending application Ser. No. 09/221,083, filed simultaneously herewith. This application relates to commonly assigned copending application Ser. No. 09/221,470, filed simultaneously herewith. This application relates to commonly assigned copending application Ser. No. 09/221,465, filed simultaneously herewith. This application relates to commonly assigned copending application Ser. No. 09/221,776, filed simultaneously herewith. This application relates to commonly assigned copending application Ser. No. 09/221,883, filed simultaneously herewith. These copending applications are incorporated by reference herein.	Eastman Kodak Company	Rochester, NY	Schwark; Dwight W.:Wang; Yongcai:Kress; Robert J.	Rochester, NY:Penfield, NY:Rochester, NY	December 28, 1998	April 11, 2000
	6,028,977	All-optical, flat-panel display system	6,028,977	Yes This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional application Nos. 60/006,565, filed Nov. 13, 1995 and 60/025,653 filed Sep. 9, 1996.	Moriah Technologies, Inc.	McLean, VA	Newsome; Edward E.	McLean, VA	November 8, 1996	February 22, 2000
	6,022,669	Method of fabricating an integrated circuit using self-patterned thin films	6,022,669	Yes This application is a continuation-in-part application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 434,312 filed May 2, 1995, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,605,723 issued Feb. 25, 1997 and is also a continuation-in-part application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 5,653,444 filed May 24, 1996, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,792,592 issued Aug. 11, 1998.	Symetrix Corporation:Mitsubishi Materials Corporation	Colorado Springs, CO:JP	Uchida; Hiroto:Soyama; Nobuyuki:Kageyama; Kensuke:Ogi; Katsumi:Scott; Michael C.:Cuchiaro; Joseph D.:Derbenuick; Gary F.:McMillan; Larry D.:Paz de Araujo; Carlos A.	Saitama, JP:Saitama, JP:Saitama, JP:Saitama, JP:Colorado Springs, CO:Colorado Springs, CO:Colorado Springs, CO:Colorado Springs, CO:Colorado Springs, CO	July 26, 1996	February 8, 2000
	6,013,399	Reworkable EUV mask materials	6,013,399	No	Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.	Sunnyvale, CA	Nguyen; Khanh B.	San Mateo, CA	December 4, 1998	January 11, 2000
	6,008,869	Display device substrate and method of manufacturing the same	6,008,869	No	Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba	Kawasaki, JP	Oana; Yasuhisa:Ibaraki; Nobuki:Dohjo; Masayuki:Kamata; Yoshitaka	Yokohama, JP:Kanagawa-ken, JP:Himeji, JP:Yokoham, JP	December 13, 1995	December 28, 1999
	6,005,764	Method to fabricate a reliable electrical storage device and the device thereof	6,005,764	Yes RELATED APPLICATIONS This is a divisional of application Ser. No. 07/947,294, filed on Sep. 18, 1992 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,464,453. The present application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 947,414, filed Sep. 18, 1992 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,384,685, which is incorporated by reference in its entirety.	Pinnacle Research Institute, Inc.	Los Gatos, CA	Anderson; Ronald L.:Goodwin; Mark L.:Mason; Gary E.:McEwen; Alan B.:Nelson; James P.:Poplett; James M.:Tong; Robert R.:Tsai; K. C.	Lina Lakes, MN:Santa Cruz, CA:Sunnyvale, CA:Palo Alto, CA:Shoreview, MN:Cupertino, CA:Sunnyvale, CA:Saratoga, CA	November 6, 1995	December 21, 1999
	6,005,335	Self-gettering electron field emitter	6,005,335	Yes CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is related to another application by Michael D. Potter, titled "Fabrication Process for Self-Gettering Electron Field Emitter," filed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Ser. No. 08/990,087, and Dec. 15, 1997.	Advanced Vision Technologies, Inc.	W. Henrietta, NY	Potter; Michael D	Churchville, NY	December 15, 1997	December 21, 1999
	5,993,701	Third-order nonlinear optical material and method for production thereof	5,993,701	No	Industrial Science & Technology	Tokyo, JP	Ando; Masanori:Sakaguchi; Toru:Kobayashi; Tetsuhiko:Teshima; Seiichi:Asako; Yoshinobu	Osaka, JP:Osaka, JP:Osaka, JP:Ibaraki, JP:Ibaraki, JP	November 26, 1997	November 30, 1999
	5,993,688	Oxygen scavenging metal-loaded ion-exchange compositions	5,993,688	Yes This is a division of application Ser. No. 08/764,874, filed Dec. 3, 1996 U.S. Pat. No. 5,798,055, which is a continuation-in-part application of copending application Ser. No. 08/573,337, filed Dec. 15, 1995, abandoned the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference to the extent not inconsistent herewith.	W. R. Grace & Co. -Conn.	New York, NY	Blinka; Thomas Andrew:Speer; Drew Ve:Feehley, Jr.; William Alfred	Columbia, MD:Columbia, MD:Kingsville, MD	March 25, 1998	November 30, 1999
	5,989,988	Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same	5,989,988	No	Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba	Kawasaki, JP	Iinuma; Toshihiko:Suguro; Kyoichi:Nadahara; Soichi	Yokohama, JP:Yokohama, JP:Yokohama, JP	November 16, 1998	November 23, 1999
	5,981,049	Coated tool and method of manufacturing the same	5,981,049	No	Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.	Osaka, JP	Ohara; Hisanori:Arimoto; Hiroshi:Murakami; Reizo:Kitagawa; Nobuyuki:Noguchi; Kazuo:Okada; Yasutaka	Hyogo, JP:Hyogo, JP:Hyogo, JP:Hyogo, JP:Hyogo, JP:Hyogo, JP	November 20, 1997	November 9, 1999
	5,980,977	Method of producing high surface area metal oxynitrides as substrates in electrical energy storage	5,980,977	Yes CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 08/727,821, filed Sep. 30, 1996 now abandoned, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 08/219,965, filed Mar. 30, 1994 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,867,363, which claims priority on U.S. Philippine Serial No. 93/5773, filed Sep. 20, 1993 and which is also a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 07/947,414, filed Sep. 18, 1992, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,384,685, U.S. Ser. No. 07/947,294, filed Sep. 18, 1992, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,464,453, and U.S. Ser. No. 07/958,506, filed Oct. 7, 1992, now abandoned. It is also a continuation-in-part of and claims priority on PCT/US95/03985, filed Mar. 30, 1995, which claims priority on U.S. Ser. No. 08/219,965, filed Mar. 30, 1994 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,867,363 and U.S. Ser. No. 08/377,121, filed Jan. 23, 1995 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,711,988.	Pinnacle Research Institute, Inc.	Los Gatos, CA	Deng; Charles Z.:Tsai; Keh Chi:Ghantous; Dania	Campbell, CA:Saratoga, CA:San Jose, CA	December 9, 1996	November 9, 1999
	5,976,711	Bearing surfaces of hypereutectic alloys modified to increase lubricant effectiveness	5,976,711	No	Southwest Research Institute	San Antonio, TX	Dearnaley; Geoffrey	San Antonio, TX	February 3, 1998	November 2, 1999
	5,954,975	Slurries for chemical mechanical polishing tungsten films	5,954,975	Yes This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/479,597, filed Jun. 7, 1995, now abandoned, which is a divisional of application Ser. No. 08/242,538, filed May 13, 1994, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,516,346, which is a divisional of application Ser. No. 08/146,923, filed Nov. 11, 1993, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,340,370.	Intel Corporation	Santa Clara, CA	Cadien; Kenneth C.:Feller; Daniel A.	Portland, OR:Portland, OR	February 7, 1997	September 21, 1999
	5,911,899	Corrosion-proof transparent heater panels and preparation process thereof	5,911,899	No	Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.	Tokyo, JP	Yoshikai; Masaaki:Takahashi; Koichi:Koyama; Masato:Harada; Yuichiro:Sakai; Yoshihiro:Nakajima; Akemi:Dodo; Toshihiro	Aichi-ken, JP:Aichi-ken, JP:Aichi-ken, JP:Aichi-ken, JP:Aichi-ken, JP:Aichi-ken, JP:Kanagawa-ken, JP	June 11, 1996	June 15, 1999
	5,906,909	Wet lithographic printing constructions incorporating metallic inorganic layers	5,906,909	No	Presstek, Inc.	Hudson, NH	Ellis; Ernest	Harvard, MA	January 6, 1997	May 25, 1999
	5,900,661	EEPROM with bit lines below word lines	5,900,661	No	Nippon Steel Corporation	Tokyo, JP	Sato; Yasuo	Tokyo, JP	September 16, 1997	May 4, 1999
	5,896,005	High speed solid state optical display	5,896,005	No	Copytele, Inc.	Huntington Station, NY	Gurvitch; Michael:Halioua; Maurice:Kastalsky; Alexander:Naar; Sylvain:Shokhor; Sergey	Stony Brook, NY:Sea Cliff, NY:Wayside, NJ:Scarsdale, NY:Sound Beach, NY	January 29, 1997	April 20, 1999
	5,873,953	Non-chromated oxide coating for aluminum substrates	5,873,953	No	The Boeing Company	Seattle, WA	Schriever; Matthias P.	Kent, WA	December 26, 1996	February 23, 1999
	5,868,912	Electrochemical cell having an oxide growth resistant current distributor	5,868,912	Yes This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 08/834,014, filed Apr. 11, 1997 still pending, which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 08/432,403, filed May 1, 1995, now abandoned, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 08/156,196, filed Nov. 22, 1993, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,411,641, issued May 2, 1995 and of U.S. application Ser. No. 08/246,909, filed May 20, 1994, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,580,437, issued on Dec. 3, 1996, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 08/156,196.	E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company	Wilmington, DE	Reichert; David Lee:Seastrom; Charles Collmar:Felix; Vinci Martinez:Law, Jr.; Clarence Garlan:Trainham, III; James Arthur:Newman; John Scott	Boothwyn, PA:New Castle, DE:Kennett Square, PA:West Trenton, NJ:Greenville, DE:Kensington, CA	November 3, 1997	February 9, 1999
	5,854,870	Short-wavelength laser light source	5,854,870	Yes CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 07/705,956 filed on May 28, 1991, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,268,912, and of application Ser. No. 07/879,361 filed on May 7, 1992, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,274,727, the disclosures of which are hereby incorporated by reference.	Hitachi, Ltd.:Hitachi Metals, Ltd.	Tokyo, JP:Tokyo, JP	Helmfrid; Sten:Ito; Kenchi:Tatsuno; Kimio:Kawamoto; Kazumi:Andou; Tetsuo:Momiji; Hiroshi:Komoda; Osamu:Kurosawa; Hisao:Sato; Masayoshi:Nitanda; Fumio:Ito; Kohei	Musashino, JP:Kokubunji, JP:Tokyo, JP:Kokubunji, JP:Kokubunji, JP:Kokubunji, JP:Kokubunji, JP:Fukaya, JP:Fukaya, JP:Fukaya, JP:Fukaya, JP	March 4, 1993	December 29, 1998
	5,847,730	Hydrophilic ink passage	5,847,730	Yes This application is a division of U.S. Ser. No. 08/376,304 filed Jan. 23, 1995, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,751,313 which is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No.07/941,034 filed Sep. 30, 1992, now abandoned which is a continuation of PCT JP92/00108 filed Feb. 4, 1992.	Seiko Epson Corporation	Tokyo-To, JP	Miyashita; Satoru:Takemoto; Kiyohiko	Suwa, JP:Suwa, JP	September 27, 1996	December 8, 1998
	5,843,589	Magnetic layered material, and magnetic sensor and magnetic storage/read system based thereon	5,843,589	No	Hitachi, Ltd.	Tokyo, JP	Hoshiya; Hiroyuki:Hamakawa; Yoshihiro:Soeya; Susumu:Tadokoro; Shigeru	Hitachi, JP:Urawa, JP:Hitachi, JP:Odawara, JP	December 17, 1996	December 1, 1998
	5,831,694	TFT panel for high resolution- and large size- liquid crystal display	5,831,694	No	Hitachi, Ltd.	Tokyo, JP	Onisawa; Kenichi:Kaneko; Toshiki:Hashimoto; Kenichi:Minemura; Tetsuroh	Hitachinaka, JP:Chiba, JP:Hitachinaka, JP:Hitachioota, JP	June 13, 1996	November 3, 1998
	5,825,437	Structure of a liquid crystal display device and a method of manufacturing same	5,825,437	No	LG Electronics Inc.	Seoul, KR	Seo; Hyun Sik:Kim; In Woo	Seoul, KR:Kyungki-do, KR	February 13, 1996	October 20, 1998
	5,821,033	Photolithographic production of microprotrusions for use as a space separator in an electrical storage device	5,821,033	Yes RELATED APPLICATIONS The present application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 958,506, now abandoned filed Oct. 7, 1992 and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 947,294, filed Sep. 18, 1992, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,464,453, which are both incorporated by reference in their entirety.	Pinnacle Research Institute, Inc.	Los Gatos, CA	Cromack; Douglas:Goodwin; Mark L.:Poplett; James M.:Tong; Robert	Menlo Park, CA:Santa Cruz, CA:Golden Valley, MN:Fridley, MN	November 25, 1994	October 13, 1998
	5,798,055	Oxygen scavenging metal-loaded ion-exchange compositions	5,798,055	Yes This application is a continuation-in-part application of application Ser. No. 08/573,337 now abandoned, filed Dec. 15, 1995, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference to the extent not inconsistent herewith.	n/a	n/a	Blinka; Thomas Andrew:Speer; Drew Ve:Feehley, Jr.; William Alfred	11604 Wave Lap, Columbia, MD 21044:6229 Slender Sky, Columbia, MD 21044:12105 Stoney Batter Rd., Kingsville, MD 21087	December 3, 1996	August 25, 1998
	5,795,679	Lithium secondary cell with an alloyed metallic powder containing electrode	5,795,679	No	Canon Kabushiki Kaisha	Tokyo, JP	Kawakami; Soichiro:Mishina; Shinya:Kobayashi; Naoya:Asao; Masaya	Nara, JP:Kawasaki, JP:Nara, JP:Tsuzuki-gun, JP	October 17, 1995	August 18, 1998
	5,774,516	Modification of oxide film electrical conductivity to maintain low corrosion potential in high-temperature water	5,774,516	Yes RELATED PATENT APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation-in-part application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/265,598, filed 24 Jun., 1994 (incorporated herein by reference), now abandoned, which in turn a continuation-in-part application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/209,175 filed on Mar. 10, 1994, now abandoned, which is in turn a continuation-in-part application of both U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/143,513, now abandoned, and Ser. No. 08/143,514, filed on Oct. 29, 1993, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,448,605 (all incorporated herein by reference).	General Electric Company	Schenectady, NY	Hettiarachchi; Samson:Kim; Young J.:Andresen; Peter L.:Diaz; Thomas P.	Menlo Park, CA:Clifton Park, NY:Schenectady, NY:San Martin, CA	August 15, 1996	June 30, 1998
	5,768,330	Co-deposition of palladium during oxide film growth in high-temperature water to mitigate stress corrosion cracking	5,768,330	Yes RELATED PATENT APPLICATIONS This application is a Rule 60 divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/322,253, filed Oct. 13, 1994, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,608,766, which is a continuation-in-part of each of the following U.S. Pat. applications: Ser. No. 08/265,598, filed Jun. 24, 1994, now abandoned; Ser. No. 08/209,175, filed Mar. 10, 1994, now abandoned; Ser. No. 08/143,513, filed Oct. 29, 1993, now abandoned; and Ser. No.08/143,514, filed Oct. 29, 1993, now U.S. Pat. No.5,448,605.	General Electric Company	Schenectady, NY	Andresen; Peter Louis:Hettiarachchi; Samson:Kim; Young Jin:Diaz; Thomas Pompilio	Schenectady, NY:Menlo Park, CA:Clifton Park, NY:San Martin, CA	October 10, 1996	June 16, 1998
	5,751,313	Hydrophilic ink passage	5,751,313	Yes This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/941,034 filed on Sep. 30, 1992, now abandoned and International Application PCT/JP92/00108 published as WO92/13719, Aug. 20, 1992, filed on Feb. 4, 1992 and which is designated the U.S.	Seiko Epson Corporation	Tokyo-to, JP	Miyashita; Satoru:Takemoto; Kiyohiko	Suwa, JP:Suwa, JP	January 23, 1995	May 12, 1998
	5,738,698	Brazing of diamond film to tungsten carbide	5,738,698	Yes This is a divisional of application Ser. No. 08/283,311 filed on Jul. 29, 1994 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,523,158.	Saint Gobain/Norton Company Industrial Ceramics Corp.	Worcester, MA	Kapoor; Rakesh R.:Nagy; Bela G.:Bigelow; Louis K.	Shrewsbury, MA:Acton, MA:Boylston, MA	April 30, 1996	April 14, 1998
	5,737,117	Second harmonic generation element and a process for producing the same	5,737,117	No	NGK Insulators, Ltd.	JP	Imaeda; Minoru:Imai; Katsuhiro:Kawaguchi; Tatsuo:Yoshino; Takashi:Honda; Akihiko	Nagoya, JP:Nagoya, JP:Nagoya, JP:Nagoya, JP:Nagoya, JP	April 5, 1996	April 7, 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
	5,718,995	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
	5,713,133	Methods of preparing cemented metal carbide substrates for deposition of adherent diamond coatings and products made therefrom	5,713,133	Yes This is a division of United States patent application Ser. No. 08/266,087, filed Jun. 27, 1994, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,560,839.	Valenite Inc.	Madison Heights, MI	Bhat; Deepak G.:Johnson; Darrell:Bennett; Stephen L.	Troy, MI:Rochester Hills, MI:Rochester Hills, MI	June 27, 1996	February 3, 1998
	5,709,985	Photographic element comprising antistatic layer	5,709,985	No	Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company	St. Paul, MN	Morrison; Eric D.:Puppo; Paola:Valsecchi; Alberto:Martino; Elio:Kausch; William L.:Torterolo; Renzo	St. Paul, MN:St. Paul, MN:St. Paul, MN:St. Paul, MN:St. Paul, MN:St. Paul, MN	November 13, 1995	January 20, 1998
	5,709,984	Coating composition for electrically-conductive layer comprising vanadium oxide gel	5,709,984	No	Eastman Kodak Company	Rochester, NY	Chen; Janglin:Castle; Richard A.:Gleasman; Karen E.	Rochester, NY:Webster, NY:Rochester, NY	October 31, 1996	January 20, 1998
	5,700,613	Photoconductor for electrophotography	5,700,613	No	Fuji Electric Co., Ltd.	Kawasaki, JP	Nogami; Sumitaka:Kitazawa; Michihiro:Sato; Katsuhiro	Kawasaki, JP:Kawasaki, JP:Kawasaki, JP	January 11, 1996	December 23, 1997
	5,693,595	Integrated thin-film terminations for high temperature superconducting microwave components	5,693,595	No	Northrop Grumman Corporation	Los Angeles, CA	Talisa; Salvador H.:Meier; Daniel L.	Edgewood, PA:Forest Hills, PA	June 6, 1995	December 2, 1997
	5,687,265	Optical control device and method for making the same	5,687,265	No	NEC Corporation	Tokyo, JP	Nishimoto; Hiroshi:Kambe; Toshiyuki	Tokyo, JP:Tokyo, JP	September 27, 1995	November 11, 1997
	5,660,971	Thin film device and a method for fabricating the same	5,660,971	Yes This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/296,495 filed Aug. 26, 1994 now abandoned.	Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.	Osaka, JP	Kobayashi; Ikunori:Ishihara; Shinichiro:Okafuji; Michiko	Sakai, JP:Takatsuki, JP:Katano, JP	April 15, 1996	August 26, 1997
	5,648,114	Chemical vapor deposition process for fabricating layered superlattice materials	5,648,114	Yes This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 07/981,133 filed Nov. 24, 1992 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,423,285 issued Jun. 13, 1995 and Ser. No. 07/965,190 filed Oct. 23, 1992 now abandoned which in turn are continuations-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 07/807,439 filed Dec. 13, 1991 now abandoned.	Symetrix Corporation:Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.	Colorado Springs, CO:Tokyo, JP	Paz De Araujo; Carlos A.:Watanabe; Hitoshi:Scott; Michael C.:Mihara; Takashi	Colorado Springs, CO:Tokyo, JP:Colorado Springs, CO:Saitama, JP	July 12, 1993	July 15, 1997
	5,645,937	Thin film layered member	5,645,937	No	Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Chuo Kenkyusho:Aichi Steel Works, Ltd.	Aichi-ken, JP:Tokai, JP	Noda; Shoji:Uchida; Kiyoshi:Itoh; Akio:Higuchi; Kazuo:Niimi; Mikio:Murasaki; Shun-ichi:Honkura; Yoshinobu	Aichi-ken, JP:Toyota, JP:Nagoya, JP:Seto, JP:Handa, JP:Nagoya, JP:Aichi-ken, JP	December 28, 1995	July 8, 1997
	5,641,921	Low temperature, low pressure, ductile, bonded cermet for enhanced abrasion and erosion performance	5,641,921	No	Dennis Tool Company	Houston, TX	Dennis; Mahlon Denton:Hampshire; Barton	Houston, TX:Houston, TX	August 22, 1995	June 24, 1997
	5,637,368	Adhesive tape having antistatic properties	5,637,368	Yes CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This is a continuation-in-part of application U.S. Ser. No. 07/893,279 filed Jun. 4, 1992 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,427,835.	Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company	St. Paul, MN	Cadalbert; David A.:Morrison; Eric D.:Johnson; Tamara L.:Kausch; William L.:Boston; David R.:Larson; Wayne K.:Hedrick; Steven T.	Woodbury, MN:West St. Paul, MN:Oakdale, MN:Cottage Grove, MN:Woodbury, MN:Maplewood, MN:Cottage Grove, MN	April 20, 1993	June 10, 1997
	5,625,202	Modified wurtzite structure oxide compounds as substrates for III-V nitride compound semiconductor epitaxial thin film growth	5,625,202	No	University of Central Florida	Orlando, FL	Chai; Bruce H. T.	Oviedo, FL	June 8, 1995	April 29, 1997
	5,616,218	Modification and selection of the magnetic properties of magnetic recording media through selective control of the crystal texture of the recording layer	5,616,218	No	Matereials Research Corporation:Sony Corporation	Orangeburg, NY:Tokyo, JP	Alex; Michael	Milpitas, CA	September 12, 1994	April 1, 1997
	5,612,571	Sputtered silicide film	5,612,571	Yes This is a Division of application Ser. No. 08/345,405, filed on Nov. 21, 1994, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,508,000, which is a divisional of application Ser. No. 07/793,384, filed on Mar. 13, 1992, which was filed as International Application No. PCT/JP91/00639, filed on May 15, 1991, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,409,517.	Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba	Kawasaki, JP	Satou; Michio:Yamanobe; Takasi:Kawai; Mituo:Komatu; Tooru:Shizu; Hiromi:Yagi; Noriaki	Yokohama, JP:Yokohama, JP:Yokohama, JP:Yokosuka, JP:Fujisawa, JP:Yokohama, JP	August 9, 1995	March 18, 1997
	5,608,766	Co-deposition of palladium during oxide film growth in high-temperature water to mitigate stress corrosion cracking	5,608,766	Yes RELATED PATENT APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation-in-part application of each of the following U.S. patent applications: Ser. Nos. 08/265,598 filed on Jun. 24, 1994; 08/209,175 filed on Mar. 10, 1994; and 08/143,513 and 08/143,514, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,448,605, filed on Oct. 29, 1993.	General Electric Company	Schenectady, NY	Andresen; Peter L.:Hettiarachchi; Samson:Kim; Young J.:Diaz; Thomas P.	Schenectady, NY:Menlo Park, CA:Clifton Park, NY:San Martin, CA	October 13, 1994	March 4, 1997
	5,607,825	Gelatin compatible antistatic coating composition	5,607,825	No	Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing	St. Paul, MN	Carlson; Robert L.	St. Paul, MN	June 8, 1995	March 4, 1997
	5,595,937	Method for fabricating semiconductor device with interconnections buried in trenches	5,595,937	No	NEC Corporation	Tokyo, JP	Mikagi; Kaoru	Tokyo, JP	April 12, 1996	January 21, 1997
	5,589,280	Metal on plastic films with adhesion-promoting layer	5,589,280	No	Southwall Technologies Inc.	Palo Alto, CA	Gibbons; Kevin P.:Lau; Louis C.:Woodard; Floyd E.	Sunnyvale, CA:Alameda, CA:Los Altos, CA	February 5, 1993	December 31, 1996
	5,569,506	Magnetic recording disk and disk drive with improved head-disk interface	5,569,506	No	International Business Machines Corporation	Armonk, NY	Jahnes; Christopher V.:Kaufman; James H.:Metin; Serhat:Mirzamaani; Mohammad T.:Wu; Anthony W.	Monsey, NY:San Jose, CA:San Jose, CA:San Jose, CA:San Jose, CA	October 6, 1993	October 29, 1996
	5,567,525	Brazing of diamond film to tungsten carbide	5,567,525	Yes This is a divisional of copending application Ser. No. 08/283,311 filed on Jul. 29, 1994 now allowed.	Saint-Gobain/Norton Industrial Ceramics Corporation	Worcester, MA	Kapoor; Rakesh R.:Nagy; Bela G.:Bigelow; Louis K.	Shrewsbury, MA:Acton, MA:Boylston, MA	June 1, 1995	October 22, 1996
	5,565,378	Process of passivating a semiconductor device bonding pad by immersion in O.sub.2 or O.sub.3 solution	5,565,378	No	Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha	Tokyo, JP	Harada; Shigeru:Hagi; Kimio:Tsumura; Kiyoaki	Hyogo-ken, JP:Hyogo-ken, JP:Hyogo-ken, JP	December 29, 1992	October 15, 1996
	5,563,426	Thin film transistor	5,563,426	Yes This is a Divisional application of Ser. No. 08/160,908, filed Dec. 3, 1993 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,403,772.	Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.	Kanagawa-ken, JP	Zhang; Hongyong:Uochi; Hideki:Takayama; Toru:Fukunaga; Takeshi:Takemura; Yasuhiko	Kanagawa, JP:Kanagawa, JP:Kanagawa, JP:Kanagawa, JP:Kanagawa, JP	November 18, 1994	October 8, 1996
	5,560,839	Methods of preparing cemented metal carbide substrates for deposition of adherent diamond coatings and products made therefrom	5,560,839	No	Valenite Inc.	Madison Heights, MI	Bennett; Stephen L.:Bhat; Deepak G.:Johnson; Darrell	Rochester Hills, MI:Troy, MI:Rochester Hills, MI	June 27, 1994	October 1, 1996
	5,552,504	Semi-crystalline cycloolefin copolymer film	5,552,504	No	Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft	Frankfurt am Main, DE	Bennett; Cynthia:Brekner; Michael-Joachim:Coutandin; Jochen:Herrmann-Schoenherr; Otto:Osan; Frank	Alzey, DE:Frankfurt, DE:Langenlonsheim, DE:Bensheim, DE:Kelkheim, DE	February 14, 1994	September 3, 1996
	5,551,994	Non-chromated oxide coating for aluminum substrates	5,551,994	Yes CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is related to application Ser. No. 07/525,800(patent application #1), filed May 17, 1990, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,298,092 issued Mar. 29, 1994, and that patent is incorporated herein by reference. This application is a continuation-in-part of copending application Ser. No. 08/173,591, filed Dec. 23, 1993, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,487,949 and that application is incorporated herein by reference. Application Ser. No. 08/173,591 is a divisional of the above application Ser. No. 07/525,800 (patent application #1), filed May 17, 1990, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,298,092 issued Mar. 29, 1994. This application is a continuation-in-part of copending application Ser. No. 08/173,593, also filed Dec. 23, 1993, and that application is incorporated herein by reference. Application Ser. No. 08/173,593 is also a divisional of the above application Ser. No. 07/525,800 (patent application #1), filed May 17, 1990, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,298,092 issued Mar. 29, 1994. This application is also a continuation-in-part of copending application Ser. No. 08/212,654, filed Mar. 11, 1994, and that application is incorporated herein by reference. Application Ser. No. 08/212,654 is a continuation of Ser. No. 07/621,132 (patent application #2), which was filed Nov. 30, 1990, and is now abandoned. This application is also a continuation-in-part of copending application Ser. No. 08/058,655, filed May 6, 1993, and that application is incorporated herein by reference. Application Ser. No. 08/058,655 is a continuation of Ser. No. 07/732,568 (patent application #3), that was filed Jul. 19, 1991, and is now abandoned. This application is also a continuation-in-part of copending application Ser. No. 07/903,853 (patent application #4), filed Jun. 25, 1992, and that application is incorporated herein by reference.	The Boeing Company	Seattle, WA	Schriever; Matthias P.	Kent, WA	August 9, 1994	September 3, 1996
	5,547,121	Brazing of diamond film to tungsten carbide	5,547,121	Yes This is a Divisional application under 37 CFR 1.60, of pending prior application Ser. No. 08/283,311 filed on Jul. 29, 1994.	Saint-Gobain/Norton Industrial Ceramics Corp.	Worcester, MA	Kapoor; Rakesh R.:Nagy; Bela G.:Bigelow; Louis K.	Shrewsbury, MA:Acton, MA:Boylston, MA	June 1, 1995	August 20, 1996
	5,523,877	Reduced near-infrared radiation transmitting ultraviolet protected, safety protected, electrochromic vehicular glazing	5,523,877	Yes This application is a continuation of prior pending application Ser. No. 08/082,882, filed Jun. 25, 1993, now issued as U.S. Pat. No. 5,355,245, which is a continuation of prior pending application Ser. No. 07/732,572, filed Jul. 18, 1991, now issued as U.S. Pat. No. 5,239,406, which is a continuation-in-part of prior pending application Ser. No. 07/464,888, filed Jan. 16, 1990, now issued as U.S. Pat. No. 5,115,346, which is a continuation-in-part of prior pending application Ser. No. 07/155,256, filed Feb. 12, 1988, now abandoned.	Donnelly Corporation	Holland, MI	Lynam; Niall R.	Holland, MI	August 19, 1994	June 4, 1996
	5,523,159	Brazing of diamond film to tungsten carbide	5,523,159	Yes This is a divisional of application Ser. No. 08/283,311 filed on Jul. 29, 1994 allowed.	St. Gobain/Norton Industrial Ceramics Corp.	Worcester, MA	Kapoor; Rakesh R.:Nagy; Bela G.:Bigelow; Louis K.	Shrewsbury, MA:Acton, MA:Boylston, MA	June 1, 1995	June 4, 1996
	5,523,158	Brazing of diamond film to tungsten carbide	5,523,158	No	Saint Gobain/Norton Industrial Ceramics Corp.	Worcester, MA	Kapoor; Rakesh R.:Nagy; Bela G.:Bigelow; Louis K.	Shrewsbury, MA:Acton, MA:Boylston, MA	July 29, 1994	June 4, 1996
	5,491,002	Multilayer CVD diamond films	5,491,002	Yes This is a continuation of Ser. No. 08/128,042 filed on Sep.27, 1993 which is a continuation of Ser. No. 07/855,391 filed on Mar. 20, 1992 both of them now abandoned.	General Electric Company	Worthington, OH	Slutz; David E.	Columbus, OH	March 8, 1995	February 13, 1996
	5,467,882	Signal line structure for a TFT-LCD and method for fabricating the same	5,467,882	No	Goldstar Co., Ltd.	Seoul, KR	Ahn; Byung C.	Kyungki-do, KR	October 29, 1993	November 21, 1995
	5,453,659	Anode plate for flat panel display having integrated getter	5,453,659	No	Texas Instruments Incorporated	Dallas, TX	Wallace; Robert M.:Gnade; Bruce E.:Shen; Chi-Cheong:Levine; Jules D.:Taylor; Robert H.	Dallas, TX:Dallas, TX:Richardson, TX:Dallas, TX:Richardson, TX	June 10, 1994	September 26, 1995
	5,451,366	Product of a halogen containing Ti-Al system intermetallic compound having a superior oxidation and wear resistance	5,451,366	No	Sumitomo Light Metal Industries, Ltd.	JP	Kumagai; Masaki:Shibue; Kazuhisa:Kim; Mok-soon:Furuyama; Tsutomu	Nagoya, JP:Nagoya, JP:Nagoya, JP:Nagoya, JP	July 13, 1993	September 19, 1995
	5,442,478	Electrochromic device using mercaptans and organothiolate compounds	5,442,478	Yes This is a continuation-in-part of co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 606,063 which was filed on Oct. 30, 1990 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,142,406, issued Aug. 25, 1992, and is incorporated herein by reference.	The Regents, University of California	Berkeley, CA	Lampert; Carl M.:Ma; Yan-ping:Doeff; Marca M.:Visco; Steven	El Sobrante, CA:Berkeley, CA:Hayward, CA:Berkeley, CA	April 23, 1992	August 15, 1995
	5,439,785	Photographic elements comprising antistatic layers of vanadium pentoxide, epoxy-silane, and sulfopolymer	5,439,785	Yes This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/048,941 filed Apr. 20, 1993, now abandoned.	Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company	St. Paul, MN	Boston; David R.:Kausch; William L.:Martino; Elio:Morrison; Eric D.:Valsecchi; Alberto	Woodbury, MN:Cottage Grove, MN:Carcare, IT:West St. Paul, MN:Vado Ligure, IT	July 19, 1994	August 8, 1995
	5,424,246	Method of manufacturing semiconductor metal wiring layer by reduction of metal oxide	5,424,246	No	Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba	Kawasaki, JP	Matsuo; Mie:Okano; Haruo:Hayasaka; Nobuo:Suguro; Kyoichi:Miyajima; Hideshi:Wada; Jun-ichi	Yokohama, JP:Tokyo, JP:Yokosuko, JP:Yokohama, JP:Tokyo, JP:Yokohama, JP	July 30, 1993	June 13, 1995
	5,403,772	Method for manufacturing semiconductor device	5,403,772	No	Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.	Kanagawa, JP	Zhang; Hongyong:Uochi; Hideki:Takayama; Toru:Fukunaga; Takeshi:Takemura; Yasuhiko	Kanagawa, JP:Kanagawa, JP:Kanagawa, JP:Kanagawa, JP:Kanagawa, JP	December 3, 1993	April 4, 1995
	5,401,981	Threshold switching device	5,401,981	Yes This is a divisional of application Ser. No. 08/082,112 filed on Jun. 28, 1993, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,348,773, which is a divisional of 07/694,721 filed May 2, 1991, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,312,684.	Dow Corning Corporation	Midland, MI	Michael; Keith W.:Pernisz; Udo C.	Midland, MI:Midland, MI	June 6, 1994	March 28, 1995
	5,363,821	Thermoset polymer/solid lubricant coating system	5,363,821	No	Ford Motor Company	Dearborn, MI	Rao; V. Durga N.:Kabat; Daniel M.:Lizotte; Brian M.	Bloomfield Hills, MI:Oxford, MI:Howell, MI	July 6, 1993	November 15, 1994
	5,362,710	Process for preparing high Tc superconducting material	5,362,710	Yes This application is a division of application Ser. No. 07/563,687, filed Aug. 3, 1990, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,175,140, which is a continuation of Ser. No. 07/171,359 filed Mar. 21, 1988, now abandoned.	Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.	Osaka, JP	Fujita; Nobuhiko:Kobayashi; Tadakazu:Itozaki; Hideo:Tanaka; Saburo:Yazu; Shuji:Jodai; Tetsuji	Hyogo, JP:Hyogo, JP:Hyogo, JP:Hyogo, JP:Hyogo, JP:Hyogo, JP	December 28, 1992	November 8, 1994
	5,360,765	Method of forming electrodes of semiconductor device	5,360,765	No	Nippondenso Co., Ltd.	Kariya, JP	Kondo; Ichiharu:Yoneyama; Takao:Yamaoka; Masami	Nagoya, JP:Sunomata, JP:Anjo, JP	July 17, 1992	November 1, 1994
	5,349,205	Thin-film transistor array with anodic oxide for use in a liquid crystal display	5,349,205	No	Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.	Osaka, JP	Kobayashi; Ikunori:Nakamura; Kazuyoshi:Matsunaga; Koji:Takeda; Mamoru:Matsuoka; Tomizo	Sakai, JP:Kadoma, JP:Katano, JP:Hirakata, JP:Neyagawa, JP	December 1, 1992	September 20, 1994
	5,348,773	Threshold switching device	5,348,773	Yes This is a divisional of copending application(s) Ser. No. 07/694,721 filed on May 2, 1991, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,312,684 issued May 17, 1994.	Dow Corning Corporation	Midland, MI	Michael; Keith W.:Pernisz; Udo C.	Midland, MI:Midland, MI	June 28, 1993	September 20, 1994
	5,339,211	Variable capacitor	5,339,211	Yes RELATED U.S. PATENT APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation-in-part of prior copending application U.S. Ser. No. 07/915,572, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,283,545 filed Jul. 20, 1992, entitled "Variable Resistors", which is in turn a continuation-in-part of an original parent copending application U.S. Ser. No. 07/694,721 filed May 2, 1991, entitled "Threshold Switching Device". Both of the prior applications are assigned to the same assignee as the present application.	Dow Corning Corporation	Midland, MI	Pernisz; Udo C.:Michael; Keith W.	Midland, MI:Midland, MI	October 26, 1992	August 16, 1994
	5,338,422	Device and method for depositing metal oxide films	5,338,422	No	The BOC Group, Inc.	Murray Hill, NJ	Belkind; Abraham I.:Wamboldt; Leonard:Wolfe; Jesse D.	North Plain Field, NJ:Huntington, MA:San Ramon, CA	September 29, 1992	August 16, 1994
	5,320,689	Surface modified copper alloys	5,320,689	Yes This application is a division of application Ser. No. 07/828,329, filed Jan. 30, 1992 (now U.S. Pat. No. 5,213,638), which in turn is a continuation in part of application Ser. No. 07/563,766, filed Jul. 27, 1990 which is now U.S. Pat. No. 5,096,508.	Olin Corporation	New Haven, CT	Mahulikar; Deepak:Mravic; Brian	Madison, CT:North Haven, CT	March 1, 1993	June 14, 1994
	5,308,792	Method for fabricating semiconductor device	5,308,792	No	NEC Corporation	Tokyo, JP	Okabayashi; Hidekazu:Endo; Shoichi	Tokyo, JP:Kyoto, JP	August 6, 1992	May 3, 1994
	5,288,535	Electrode for electroviscous fluid	5,288,535	Yes This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 515,969, filed Apr. 27, 1990, now abandoned.	Tonen Corporation	Tokyo, JP	Kanbara; Makoto:Hayafune; Masahiko:Tomizawa; Hirotaka:Arai; Katsuya	Ooi, JP:Ooi, JP:Ooi, JP:Ooi, JP	November 25, 1992	February 22, 1994
	5,286,712	High TC superconducting film	5,286,712	Yes This application is a division, of application Ser. No. 07/563,687, filed Aug. 3, 1990, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,175,140, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/171,359 filed Mar. 21, 1988, now abandoned.	Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.	Osaka, JP	Fujita; Nobuhiko:Kobayashi; Tadakazu:Itozaki; Hideo:Tanaka; Saburo:Yazu; Shuji:Jodai; Tetsuji	Hyogo, JP:Hyogo, JP:Hyogo, JP:Hyogo, JP:Hyogo, JP:Hyogo, JP	September 30, 1992	February 15, 1994
	5,283,545	Variable resistors	5,283,545	Yes This is a continuation in part of copending application Ser. No. 07/694,721 filed on May 2, 1991.	Dow Corning Corporation	Midland, MI	Pernisz; Udo C.	Midland, MI	July 20, 1992	February 1, 1994
	5,271,797	Method for patterning metal oxide thin film	5,271,797	No	Rohm Co., Ltd.	Kyoto, JP	Kamisawa; Akira	Kyoto, JP	August 5, 1992	December 21, 1993
	RE34,469	Solid state electrochromic light modulator	RE34,469	N/A
	5,239,406	Near-infrared reflecting, ultraviolet protected, safety protected, electrochromic vehicular glazing	5,239,406	Yes CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation-in-part of prior pending U.S. application Ser. No. 07/464,888 filed Jan. 16, 1990, now issued as U.S. Pat. No. 5,115,346, which is a continuation-in-part of prior pending U.S. application Ser. No. 07/155,256, filed Feb. 12, 1988, now abandoned.	Donnelly Corporation	Holland, MI	Lynam; Niall R.	Holland, MI	July 18, 1991	August 24, 1993
	5,213,638	Surface modified copper alloys	5,213,638	Yes CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This patent application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 563,766, filed Jul. 27, 1990, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,096,508 entitled "Surface Modified Copper Alloys" by John F. Breedis et al, issued Mar. 17, 1992.	Olin Corporation	New Haven, CT	Mahulikar; Deepak:Mravic; Brian	Madison, CT:North Haven, CT	January 30, 1992	May 25, 1993
	5,198,285	Hard and lubricant thin film of iron base metallic material coated with amorphous carbon-hydrogen-silicon	5,198,285	No	Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Chuo Kenkyusho	Aichi, JP	Arai; Tohru:Oguri; Kazuyuki	Aichi, JP:Aichi, JP	December 27, 1990	March 30, 1993
	5,171,411	Rotating cylindrical magnetron structure with self supporting zinc alloy target	5,171,411	No	The BOC Group, Inc.	New Providence, NJ	Hillendahl; James W.:Palmer; J. Glen	Vacaville, CA:Concord, CA	May 21, 1991	December 15, 1992
	5,166,646	Integrated tunable resonators for use in oscillators and filters	5,166,646	No	Motorola, Inc.	Schaumburg, IL	Avanic; Branko:Benenati; Robert L.	Miami, FL:Tamarac, FL	February 7, 1992	November 24, 1992
	5,166,381	Blocking layer for photoreceptors	5,166,381	Yes This is a division of application Ser. No. 07/575,610 filed Aug. 31, 1990.	Xerox Corporation	Stamford, CT	Teuscher; Leon A.:Ziolo; Ronald F.	Webster, NY:Webster, NY	October 17, 1991	November 24, 1992
	5,162,158	Low noise magnetic thin film longitudinal media	5,162,158	No	Magnetic Peripherals Inc.	Minneapolis, MN	Christner; Jodie A.:Ranjan; Rajiv	Minnetonka, MN:Edina, MN	July 24, 1989	November 10, 1992
	5,162,144	Process for metallizing substrates using starved-reaction metal-oxide reduction	5,162,144	No	Motorola, Inc.	Schaumburg, IL	Brown; Vernon L.:Johnson; Julia S.:Magera; Yaroslaw A.	Barrington, IL:Schaumburg, IL:Arlington Heights, IL	August 1, 1991	November 10, 1992
	5,142,406	Electrochromic optical switching device	5,142,406	No	The Regents of the University of California	Oakland, CA	Lampert; Carl M.:Visco; Steven J.	El Sobrante, CA:Berkeley, CA	October 30, 1990	August 25, 1992
	5,112,650	Chemical vapor deposition of metal chalcogenide films	5,112,650	No	Wayne State University	Detroit, MI	Winter; Charles H.:Lewkebandara; T. Suren	Grosse Pointe Park, MI:Detroit, MI	April 10, 1991	May 12, 1992
	5,100,764	Method of making patterned metal oxide films comprising a sol-gel of metal oxide and a photoactive compound	5,100,764	No	Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc.	Ames, IA	Paulson; Bradley A.:Landin; Allen R.	Ames, IA:Ames, IA	December 26, 1989	March 31, 1992
	5,091,278	Blocking layer for photoreceptors	5,091,278	No	Xerox Corporation	Stamford, CT	Teuscher; Leon A.:Ziolo; Ronald F.	Webster, NY:Webster, NY	August 31, 1990	February 25, 1992
	5,069,771	Molten salt electrolysis with non-consumable anode	5,069,771	No	Moltech Invent S.A.	LU	Nguyen; Thinh:Lazouni; Adbelkrim:Doan; Kim S.	Onex, CH:Geneva, CH:Onex, CH	April 28, 1989	December 3, 1991
	4,963,394	Method for producing thin metal films by vapor-deposition	4,963,394	No	Siemens Aktiengesellschaft	Berlin and Munich, DE	Willer; Josef	Oberschleissheim, DE	April 12, 1989	October 16, 1990
	4,938,571	Solid state electrochromic light modulator	4,938,571	Yes This application is a continuing application of U.S. Application Ser. No. 64,069 filed June 18, 1987, of Stuart F. Cogan entitled Light Modulating Device.	n/a	n/a	Cogan; Stuart F.:Rauh; R. David	111 Downey St., Norwood, MA 02062:111 Downey St., Norwood, MA 02062	June 16, 1988	July 3, 1990
	4,913,949	Planar, multilayered, laser-optical recording material	4,913,949	No	BASF Aktiengesellschaft	Ludwigshafen, DE	Steininger; Helmut:Binder; Horst	Worms, DE:Lampertheim, DE	July 8, 1988	April 3, 1990
	4,888,203	Hydrolysis-induced vapor deposition of oxide films	4,888,203	No	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Cambridge, MA	Rothschild; Mordechai:Black; Jerry G.:Ehrlich; Daniel J.	Newton, MA:Lincoln, MA:Lexington, MA	November 13, 1987	December 19, 1989
	4,841,293	Process for displaying information	4,841,293	No	Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.	Kanagawa, JP	Takimoto; Masaaki	Tokyo, JP	March 3, 1987	June 20, 1989
	4,834,834	Laser photochemical etching using surface halogenation	4,834,834	No	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Cambridge, MA	Ehrlich; Daniel J.:Rothschild; Mordecai	Lexington, MA:Newton, MA	November 20, 1987	May 30, 1989
	4,786,570	Layered, flexible electrophotographic imaging member having hole blocking and adhesive layers	4,786,570	No	Xerox Corporation	Stamford, CT	Yu; Robert C. U.:Horgan; Anthony M.:Sullivan; Donald P.:Bergfjord; John A.	Webster, NY:Pittsford, NY:Rochester, NY:Macedon, NY	April 21, 1987	November 22, 1988
	4,737,781	Process for displaying information	4,737,781	No	Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.	Kanagawa, JP	Robillard; Jean J. A.	Limerick, IE	February 27, 1986	April 12, 1988
	4,690,875	High vacuum cast ingots	4,690,875	Yes BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY This application is a continuation-in part of application Ser. No. 747,332, filed June 21, 1985, now abandoned, which was a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 570,176, filed Jan. 12, 1984 now U.S. Pat. No. 4,558,729.	Degussa Electronics Inc., Materials Division	Morgan Hill, CA	Hunt, deceased; Charles d'A.	late of Petaluma, CA	July 2, 1986	September 1, 1987
	RE32,464	Thin film recording and method of making	RE32,464	N/A
	4,677,032	Vertical magnetic recording media with multilayered magnetic film structure	4,677,032	No	International Business Machines Corporation	Armonk, NY	Robinson; Clifford J.	San Jose, CA	September 23, 1985	June 30, 1987
	4,647,947	Optical protuberant bubble recording medium	4,647,947	Yes This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 473,215, filed Mar. 8, 1983, now abandoned.	Tokyo Shibaura Denki Kabushiki Kaisha	Kawasaki, JP	Takeoka; Yoshikatsu:Yasuda; Nobuaki	Kawasaki, JP:Zushi, JP	September 13, 1985	March 3, 1987
	4,574,298	III-V Compound semiconductor device	4,574,298	No	Tokyo Shibaura Denki Kabushiki Kaisha	JP	Yamagishi; Haruo:Kamo; Hisao	Fujisawa, JP:Yokohama, JP	December 23, 1983	March 4, 1986
	4,569,924	Metal carbon catalyst preparation	4,569,924	Yes This application is a continuation of Ser. No. 454,885, filed Dec. 30, 1982 and now abandoned.	n/a	n/a	Ozin; Geoffrey A.:Andrews; Mark P.	63 Gormley Ave., Toronto, Ontario, CA:374 Markham St., Toronto, Ontario, CA	November 30, 1983	February 11, 1986
	4,566,937	Electron beam enhanced surface modification for making highly resolved structures	4,566,937	No	The United States of America as represented by the United States	Washington, DC	Pitts; John R.	Golden, CO	October 10, 1984	January 28, 1986
	4,539,572	Optical recording medium	4,539,572	Yes DESCRIPTION Related Applications This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 234,111, filed Feb. 13, 1981 now U.S. Pat. No. 4,430,659.	Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company	St. Paul, MN	Robbins; William B.:Willson; Richard F.:Freese; Robert P.	Maplewood, MN:Hudson, WI:Lake Elmo, MN	February 15, 1983	September 3, 1985
	4,522,844	Corrosion resistant coating	4,522,844	No	The United States of America as represented by the Administrator,	Washington, DC	Khanna; Satish K.:Thakoor; Anilkumar P.:Williams; Roger M.	Pasadena, CA:Pasadena, CA:Azusa, CA	September 30, 1983	June 11, 1985
	4,504,552	Integrated resistor of niobium oxide passivating ring, gold corrosion barrier, and titanium resistive layer	4,504,552	Yes This is a division, of application Ser. No. 454,911 filed 12/30/82, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,459,321.	International Business Machines Corporation	Armonk, NY	Kim; Kwang K.	Poughkeepsie, NY	March 16, 1984	March 12, 1985
	4,440,841	Photomask and photomask blank	4,440,841	No	Dai Nippon Insatsu Kabushiki Kaisha	JP	Tabuchi; Kazuhiro	Tsurugashima, JP	November 4, 1981	April 3, 1984
	4,411,963	Thin film recording and method of making	4,411,963	Yes RELATED CASES This is a division, of application Ser. No. 736,814, filed Oct. 29, 1976, U.S. Pat. No. 4,277,540 which in-turn was a continuation-in-part of parent application Ser. No. 139,887 filed May 3, 1971, abandoned.	n/a	n/a	Aine; Harry E.	1804 Stierlin Rd., Mountain View, CA 94040	July 6, 1981	October 25, 1983
	4,321,299	Strong thin membrane structure for use as solar sail comprising substrate with reflective coating on one surface and an infra red emissivity increasing coating on the other surface	4,321,299	Yes CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application is a continuation-in-part of copending application Ser. No. 833,636 filed Sept. 15, 1977, now abandoned.	n/a	n/a	Frosch; Robert A. Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space:Frazer; Robert E.	La Canada, CA:La Canada, CA	December 21, 1979	March 23, 1982
	4,297,189	Deposition of ordered crystalline films	4,297,189	No	Rockwell International Corporation	El Segundo, CA	Smith, Jr.; Elroy C.:Yao; Shi K.	La Habra, CA:Anaheim, CA	June 27, 1980	October 27, 1981
	4,277,147	Display device having reduced electrochromic film dissolution	4,277,147	No	General Motors Corporation	Detroit, MI	Arnoldussen; Thomas C.	Birmingham, MI	January 15, 1979	July 7, 1981
	4,181,754	In situ method of preparing modified titanium dioxide photoactive electrodes	4,181,754	No	GTE Laboratories Incorporated	Waltham, MA	McKinzie; Howard:Trickett; Elizabeth A.	Framingham, MA:Acton, MA	June 22, 1978	January 1, 1980
	4,169,911	Porous carbon fiber material with a thin metal film covering each fiber	4,169,911	No	Toray Industries, Inc.	Tokyo, JP	Yoshida; Kazuo:Tada; Shinsaku:Kitamura; Atsushi	Otsu, JP:Otsu, JP:Otsu, JP	April 26, 1978	October 2, 1979
	4,164,604	Leader or trailer tape for a magnetic recording medium	4,164,604	No	Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.	Kanagawa, JP	Tamai; Yasuo:Fujiyama; Masaaki:Amari; Hiroshi	Odawara, JP:Odawara, JP:Odawara, JP	September 8, 1977	August 14, 1979
	4,152,386	Method for the production of superconductors consisting of a polymer of glass matrix with finely dispersed particles	4,152,386	No	Battelle-Institute e.V.	Frankfurt am Main, DE	Winter; Heinrich	Eschborn, DE	April 14, 1977	May 1, 1979
	4,137,481	Electroluminescent phosphor panel	4,137,481	No	The Secretary of State of Defence in Her Britannic Majesty's Government	London, GB	Hilsum; Cyril:Kirton; John:Mears; Adrian L.	Malvern, GB2:Malvern, GB2:Cheltenham, GB2	October 18, 1977	January 30, 1979
	4,132,743	Reduction of metal surface-initiated cracking in dehydrogenation reactors	4,132,743	No	The Dow Chemical Company	Midland, MI	Castor; William M.:Taylor; Barbara S.	Richwood, TX:Lake Jackson, TX	March 13, 1978	January 2, 1979
	4,090,100	Gas discharge display device with protected dielectric	4,090,100	No	Owens-Illinois, Inc.	Toledo, OH	Byrum, Jr.; Bernard W.	Toledo, OH	March 21, 1975	May 16, 1978
	4,078,299	Method of manufacturing flexible superconducting composite compound wires	4,078,299	Yes This is a division of application Ser. No. 395,178 filed Sept. 7, 1973, now U.S. Pat. No. 3,983,521.	The Furukawa Electric Co. Ltd.	Tokyo, JA	Furuto; Yoshio:Suzuki; Takuya:Ikeda; Masaru:Tanaka; Yasuzo:Meguro; Shinichiro:Miura; Takeshi	Oiso, JA:Kawasaki, JA:Tokyo, JA:Yokohama, JA:Kawasaki, JA:Yokohama, JA	April 13, 1976	March 14, 1978
	4,067,836	Environmentally degradable compositions exposed to actinic or ionizing radiation and process	4,067,836	Yes CROSS REFERENCES TO RELATED PATENT APPLICATIONS This patent application is a continuation-in-part of patent application Ser. No. 267,255 filed June 28, 1972 which was a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 184,206, filed Sept. 27, 1971, said application Ser. No. 184,206 being now abandoned, and said application Ser. No. 267,255 having issued as U.S. Pat. No. 3,935,141.	Union Carbide Corporation	New York, NY	Potts; James Edward:Cornell; Stephen Watson:Sracic; Albert Martin	Bernards Township, NJ:Naperville, IL:Gladstone, NJ	August 20, 1975	January 10, 1978
	3,935,141	Environmentally degradable ethylene polymeric compositions	3,935,141	Yes This application is a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 184,206, filed Sept. 27, 1971 now abandoned.	Union Carbide Corporation	New York, NY	Potts; James Edward:Cornell; Stephen Watson:Sracic; Albert Martin	Bernards Township, NJ:Dunellen, NJ:Gladstone, NJ	June 28, 1972	January 27, 1976