[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 243 (Thursday, December 18, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 66386]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-33070]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation


Prospective Grant of Exclusive Patent Licenses

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice is issued in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(c)(1) 
and 37 CFR 404.7(a)(1)(I). The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) is 
contemplating the granting of an exclusive license in the United States 
to practice the invention embodied in U.S. Patent Number 5,089,141, 
titled ``Chemical Process for Removing Selenium From Water''. The 
exclusive license is to be granted to Rust Environmental & 
Infrastructure Inc., having a place of business in Salt Lake City, 
Utah. The patent rights in this invention has been assigned to the 
United States of America.
    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. 
While the primary purpose of this notice is to announce Reclamation's 
intent to grant an exclusive license to practice the patent listed 
above, it also serves to publish the availability of this patent for 
licensing in accordance with law. The prospective license may be 
granted unless Reclamation receives written evidence and argument which 
establish that the grant of the license would not be consistent with 
the requirements of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7.

DATES: Written evidence and arguments against granting the prospective 
license must be received by March 18, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Inquiries, comments, and other materials relating to the 
contemplated license may be submitted to Donald E. Ralston, Bureau of 
Reclamation, Research and Technology Transfer, MS-7621, 1849 C Street, 
N.W., Washington, D.C. 20240.
    A copy of the above-identified patent may be purchased from the 
NTIS Sales Desk by telephoning 1-800-553-NTIS or by writing NTIS at 
5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA 22161.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donald E. Ralston by telephone at 
(202) 208-5671.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The invention relates to removal techniques 
of selenium from water. The patent addresses a chemical process for 
selectively removing organoselenium compounds and selenate from water 
supplies. The process utilizes a combination of transition metal 
selected from the group consisting of nickel and copper and an 
electropositive metal selected from the group consisting of magnesium 
and aluminum to effectively remove selenium whether present in water as 
organic or inorganic compounds or in ionic or non-ionic form.
    Properly filed competing applications received by Reclamation in 
response to this notice will be considered as objections to the grant 
of the contemplated license.

    Dated: December 1, 1997.
Stanley L. Ponce,
Director, Research and Technology Transfer.
[FR Doc. 97-33070 Filed 12-17-97; 8:45 am]
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