APPLICATION DIVISION

Application  Division.Patents.  The  part  of  the  U.S.  Patent  and  Trademark  Office  that  is

responsible  for  accepting  patent applications, assigning  them  serial numbers,  checking  them  for

completeness and formalities, placing them in file wrappers, and assigning them to appropriate art

groups based on class and subclass of technology. [Blacks Law 8th]