The USPTO has issued eight new classifications orders since Oct. 1, 2007, an unusually large number for a three-month period. Classes affected include:

711 – Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory
714 – Error detection/correction and fault detection/recovery
715 – Data processing: presentation processing of document, operator interface processing, and screen saver display processing
506 – Combinatorial chemistry technology: method, library, apparatus
435 – Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology
374 – Thermal measuring and testing
365 – Static information storage and retrieval
360 – Dynamic magnetic information storage or retrieval
318 – Electricity: motive power systems