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Now that you're considering the possibilities of what it means to be a forward-thinking Patent Examiner, why not get even more information on the specific area of interest to you? For details on what it's like to work in a particular discipline or any other information, just consult the list below to find the appropriate contact.

Biotechnology & Organic Chemistry

Technology Center 1600 is comprised of over 530 Patent Examiners divided into six workgroups examining a broad spectrum of technologies in the Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry fields. Specific technology areas include: Organic Compounds: Bio-Affecting and Body Treating compositions, Drug Delivery methods and devices, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs, Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids, Recombinant DNA and RNA, Gene Regulation, Nucleic Acid Amplification, Recombinant and Non-Recombinant Animals and Plants, Combinatorial/Computational Chemistry, Immunology, Receptor/Ligands, Cytokines, Recombinant Hormones, Fermentation, Microbiology, Isolated and Recombinant Proteins/Enzymes, and Plants.

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Chemistry/Chemical or Material Engineering

Technology Center 1700 is comprised of approximately 500 Patent Examiners divided into seven workgroups examining applications related to Chemical and Materials Engineering. Specific technology areas include: Synthetic Resins, Fluid Separation and Agitation, Metal Foundry, Welding, Plastic Modeling Apparatus, Fuels and Related Compositions, Glass and Paper Making, Tobacco, Non-Metallic Molding, Adhesive Bonding, Tires and Coating Apparatus, Metallurgy, Electrochemistry, Cleaning, Disinfecting, Sterilizing, Analytical Chemistry, Wave Energy, Chemical Products and Processes, Solar Cells and Sputtering Apparatuses, Food Technology, Petroleum Processing, Coating and Etching, Stock Materials and Miscellaneous Articles.

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Communications (Electrical Engineering)

Technology Center 2600 is comprised of over 900 Patent Examiners divided into 13 workgroups examining applications related to Communications. Specific technology areas include: Digital Communications, General Communications, Optical Communications, Telephony, Audio, Cellular Telephony, Image Analysis, Radio and Satellite Communications, Cameras, Fax and Printing, Speech (Fax, Disk Drive), Computer Graphics, and Display Systems.

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Computer Architecture, Software & Information Security

Technology Center 2100 is comprised of approximately 500 Patent Examiners divided into nine workgroups examining applications related to Computer Architecture and Software. Specific technology areas include: Computer Architecture, Miscellaneous Computer Applications, Data Bases and File Management, Graphical User Interfaces (GUI), Interprocess Communications and Software Development.

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Computer Networks, Multiplex Communications, Cable and Information Security

Technology Center 2400 is comprised of approximately 750 Patent Examiners divided into eight workgroups examining applications related to Networks, Multiplex, Cable, TV Recording, Video Compression and Information Security. Specific technology area include: Computer Networks; Bandwidth Sharing, Switching and Routing in Telecommunications Networks, Video Distribution Systems; Dynamic Recording or reproducing color television signals; Image Compression (Bandwidth reduction); Encoding, Coding and Decoding; Television Signal Processing; Television Components; Cryptography and Security.

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Design

Technology Center 2900 is comprised of over 100 Design Patent Examiners divided into six workgroups examining applications claiming the visual ornamental characteristics embodied in, or applied to, an article of manufacture. Specific technology areas include Edible Products; Apparel and Haberdashery; Travel Goods and Personal Belongings; Brushware; Textile or Paper Goods and Sheet Material; Furnishings; Equipment for Preparing or Serving Food or Drink; Tools and Hardware; Packages and Containers for Goods; Measuring, Testing, or Signaling Instruments; Jewelry, Symbolic Insignia, and Ornaments; Transportation; Equipment for Production, Distribution, or Transformation of Energy; Recording, Communications, or Information Retrieval Equipment; Machinery; Photography and Optical Equipment; Musical Instruments; Printing and Office Machinery; Office Supplies, Artists’ and Teachers’ Material; Sale and Advertising Equipment; Games, Toys, and Sports Equipment; Arms, Pyrotechnics, Hunting, and Fishing Equipment; Environmental Heating Cooling and Fluid Handling and Sanitary Equipment; Medical and Laboratory Equipment; Building Units and Construction Elements; Lighting; Tobacco and Smokers’ Supplies; Cosmetic Products and Toilet Articles; Equipment for Safety, Protection, and Rescue; Animal Husbandry; Washing, Cleaning, or Drying Machinery; Material or Article Handling Equipment; and a miscellaneous class of articles.

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Mechanical, Manufacturing, and Biomedical Engineering; Electromechanical Devices

Technology Center 3700 is comprised of approximately 600 Patent Examiners divided into eight workgroups examining applications related to Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products. Specific technology areas include: Amusement and Education Devices, Packages and Containers, Textile Manufacturing and Apparel, Manufacturing Devices and Processes, Machine Tools and Hand Tools, Surgery and Surgical Supplies, Dentistry, Prosthetics, Medical Instruments, Diagnostic Equipment and Treatment Devices, Body Treatment, Kinestherapy and Exercising, Thermal and Combustion Technology, Motive and Fluid Power Systems, Refrigeration and Heat Exchange, Heating Systems, Ventilation, Fluid Handling and Dispensing.

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Mechanical, Transportation, Construction, Agricultural Engineering & Electronic Commerce

Technology Center 3600 is comprised of approximately 600 Patent Examiners divided into nine workgroups examining applications related to Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce (Business Methods), Agriculture, National Security and Licensing & Review. Specific technology areas include: Surface Transportation, Data Processing: Financial Business Practice, Management or Cost/Price Determination, Static Structures, Supports, Closures, Furniture, Aeronautics, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, Conveyors, Elevators, Hoists, Dispensing Apparatus, Material Sorting and Separating, Wells, Earth Boring/Moving/Working, Excavating, Mining, Harvesters, Bridges, Roads, Petroleum Engineering, Connections, Locks and Latches, Beds, Machine Elements, and Power Transmissions.

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System Components, Physics, Optics, Electrical Engineering, Semiconductors

Technology Center 2800 is comprised of approximately 900 Patent Examiners divided into four workgroups examining applications related to Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components. Specific technology areas include: Semiconductors, Electrical Circuits, Static Memory, Digital Logic, Power Generation and Distribution, Music, Electrical Components, Control Circuits, Photocopying, Recorders, Measuring and Testing, Printing, Liquid Crystals, Optical Elements, Optical Systems, Fiber Optics, Lasers, Electric Lamps, Registers, Optics Measuring and Radiant Energy.

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