[Federal Register: December 26, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 248)]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Agricultural Research Service


 
Notice of Federal Invention Available for Licensing and Intent To 
Grant Exclusive License


AGENCY: Agricultural Research Service, USDA.


ACTION: Notice of availability and intent.


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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Federally owned invention 
disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 6245294 ``Method and Apparatus for Surface 
Treatment of Materials'', issued June 12, 2001, is available for 
licensing and that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural 
Research Service, intends to grant to Alkar-RapidPak, Inc. of Lodi, 
Wisconsin, an exclusive license to this invention.


DATES: Comments must be received within 90 calendar days of the date of 
publication of this notice in the Federal Register.


ADDRESSES: Send comments to: USDA, ARS, Office of Technology Transfer, 
5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Room 4-1174, Beltsville, Maryland 20705-5131.


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: June Blalock of the Office of 
Technology Transfer at the Beltsville address given above; telephone: 
301-504-5989.


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Government's patent rights to 
this invention are assigned to the United States of America, as 
represented by the Secretary of Agriculture. It is in the public 
interest to so license this invention as Alkar-RapidPak, Inc. of Lodi, 
Wisconsin has submitted a complete and sufficient application for a 
license. The prospective exclusive license will be royalty-bearing and 
will comply with the terms and conditions of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 
404.7. The prospective exclusive license may be granted unless, within 
90 days from the date of this published notice, the Agricultural 
Research Service receives written evidence and argument which 
establishes that the grant of the license would not be consistent with 
the requirements of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7.


Michael D. Ruff,
Assistant Administrator.
[FR Doc. 02-32506 Filed 12-24-02; 8:45 am]

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