Did you notice the date? Guess they had nothing better to do that day. lol. MUCIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS Patent Application Pub Dec 25, 2003. 20030236220 I had to check. <A HREF="http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PG01&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=%2220030236220%22.PGNR.&OS=DN/20030236220&RS=DN/20030236220" target="_new">http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PG01&p=1&u=%2Fn...</A>