Maximal partial spreads and two-weight codes (Q1084669)

It is well-known that the order of a maximal partial spread \(\sum\) of PG(3,9) is either \(q^ 2+1\) (i.e. \(\sum\) is a spread) or \(q + \sqrt{q} < | \sum | < q^ 2 + 1 - \sqrt{q}.\) The upper bound can be reduced in some special cases. The author increases the number of these special cases and finds the upper bound for these new cases.