5.    U.S. Patent Application Serial Number: (to be assigned), filed February 9,
      2004, titled 'CATALYTIC CLEAVAGE OF PHOSPHATE ESTER
      BONDS BY BORON CHELATES" Inventor: Dr. David A. Atwood. The
      present invention provides novel chemical compounds having the general
      formula L {YXm)n, wherein X is selected from the Group 13 elements, Y is
      a halide, and L is a chelating ligand containing at least one binding atom
      contacting the Group 13 element, the atom being selected from the group
      consisting of C, N, 0, and S, and m and n are integers having a value of at
      least 1. L may be a Schiff base type ligand, such as a salen ligand. The
      compositions of the present invention may be bidentate, quadridentate, or
      greater. The compositions may be used in dealkylation of phosphate esters
      or ethers. Advantageously, the methods of the present invention may be
      rendered catalytic.

6.    U.S. Patent Application Number: (to be assigned), filed March 4, 2004,
      titled "SYSTEM AND DEVICE FOR CHARACTERIZING SHAPE
      MEMORY ALLOY WIRES" Inventors: Dr. R. Ryan Vallance, Dr. Bruce
      L. Walcott, Dr. James E. Lumpp, Dr. Sumanth Chikkamaranahalli, Dr.
      Osamah A. Rawashdeh and Dr. Eric Wolsing. The present invention
      provides instruments and methods for measuring a property of a shape
      memory alloy. The instrument includes a base plate, a noncontact movable
      mass, a force gauge, an actuator, a biasing spring, a heater for heating the
      shape memory alloy, and a non-contact displacement detector. The biasing
      spring and the shape memory alloy are disposed whereby a force is
      applied substantially through a center of stiffness of the movable mass.
      The displacement detector measures a displacement of the movable mass
      in a colinear direction with a direction of movement of the movable mass
      and with a direction of the force applied by the biasing spring and the
      shape memory alloy. The linear motion stage comprises a housing and at
      least one guide bar, and wherein a calculated axial expansion of the guide
      bar is substantially equal to a calculated axial expansion of the base plate.

7.    U.S. Patent Application Number: (to be assigned), filed March 4, 2004,
      titled "IN- VITRO CULTIVATION OF WOLBACHIA BACTERIA BY
      SHELL VIAL TECHNIQUE" Inventors: Dr. Stephen L. Dobson and Dr.
      Eric J. Marsland. The present invention provides a method for in-vitro
      cultivating of Wolbachia bacteria from filarial parasites. The method
      includes the steps of infecting an insect cell line with Wolbachia bacteria
      from a filarial parasite and providing a cell growth medium for the insect
      cell line.

8.    U.S. Patent Application Serial Number: (to be assigned), filed March 5,
      2004, titled "BIOACTIVE PEPTIDE-BASED PROBES" Inventors: Dr.
      Clair L. Hicks and Dr. Peter Crooks. The present invention provides a
      method for preparing a site-specific peptide probe, wherein the peptide is
      specific to a receptor, includes modifying a marker to include a tether