[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 37 (Wednesday, February 25, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 9517]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-4819]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-5970-6]


Government-Owned Inventions: Available for Licensing

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice of availability of inventions for licensing.

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SUMMARY: The inventions listed below are owned by the U.S. Government 
and are available for licensing in the United States in accordance with 
35 U.S.C. 207 and 37 CFR part 404. Pursuant to 37 CFR 404.7, beginning 
three months after the date of this notice, the Government may grant 
exclusive or partially exclusive licenses on any of the inventions 
listed below.
    Copies of the listed patents, the patent application, and 37 CFR 
part 404 can be obtained from Alan Ehrlich, Acting Patent Counsel, at 
the address indicated below. Requests for copies of patents or patent 
applications must include the patent number or patent application 
serial number listed in this notice. Requesters of patent applications 
will be asked to sign a Confidentiality Agreement before the 
application is mailed.
    If a party is interested in obtaining a license, they must apply to 
EPA, including providing the information set forth in 37 CFR 404.8, and 
including the license applicant's plan for development or marketing the 
invention.
    Prior to granting an exclusive or partially exclusive license on 
any of the inventions listed herein, EPA, pursuant to 37 CFR 404.7, 
will publish in the Federal Register an additional notice identifying 
the specific invention and the prospective licensee.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alan Ehrlich, Acting Patent Counsel, 
Office of General Counsel (2377), Environmental Protection Agency, 
Washington, D.C. 20460, telephone (202) 260-7510.

Patents

    U.S. Patent No. 5,476,788: Solid Phase Bioremediation Methods Using 
Lignin-Degrading Fungi; issued December 19, 1995; and U.S. Patent 
Application No. 08/881,312: Solid Phase Bioremediation Methods Using 
Lignin-Degrading Fungi; filed June 24, 1997. These two documents 
comprise one invention for which a patent application was first filed 
June 10, 1993.
    U.S. Patent No. 5,549,087: Combined Cycle Engine; issued August 27, 
1996.
    U.S. Patent No. 5,577,522: Transportable Electronically Controlled 
System for On-Site Decontamination of Solid and Hazardous Waste; issued 
November 26, 1996.
    U.S. Patent No. 5,601,791: Electrostatic Precipitator for 
Collection of Multiple Pollutants; issued February 11, 1997.
    U.S. Patent No. 5,604,348: Measurement of Acid Sulfate Levels in 
Aerosols; issued February 18, 1997.
    U.S. Patent No. 5,619,937: Sorbent Melts for Capture of Metals from 
Combustion Gases; issued April 15, 1997.
    U.S. Patent No. 5,652,485: Fuzzy Logic Integrated Electrical 
Control to Improve Variable Speed Wind Turbine Efficiency and 
Performance; issued July 29, 1997.
    U.S. Patent No. 5,711,020: Method for Remediating Environmental 
Contaminants; issued January 20, 1998; and U.S. Patent Application No. 
08/897,203: Method for Remediating Environmental Contaminants; filed 
July 21, 1997. These two documents comprise one invention for which a 
patent application was first filed April 9, 1993.

Patent Applications

    U.S. Patent Application No. 08/419,948: Elimination of Products of 
Incomplete Combustion; filed April 11, 1995.
    U.S. Patent Application No. 08/440,965: Hydrogel Alginate 
Compositions; filed May 15, 1995.
    U.S. Patent Application No. 08/466,437: Method and Apparatus for 
Altering Ionic Interactions with Chemicals and Chemical Processes Using 
Magnetic Fields; filed June 6, 1995.
    U.S. Patent Application No. 08/535,405: A Method for Improving 
Process Control by Reducing Lag Time of Sensors Using Artificial Neural 
Networks; filed September 28, 1995.
    U.S. Patent Application No. 08/739,842: Remediation of 
Environmental Contaminants Using a Metal and a Sulfur-Containing 
Compound; filed October 30, 1996.
    U.S. Patent Application No. 08/827,310: Adsorbent-Filled Membranes 
for Pervaporation; filed March 26, 1997.
    U.S. Patent Application No. 08.847,507: Thermophilic Methanotrophs 
for High Temperature Oxidations; filed April 25, 1997.
    U.S. Patent Application No. 08/862,308: Recovery of Volatile 
Organic Compounds in Water by Pervaporation; filed May 23, 1997.
    U.S. Patent Application No. 08/933,832: Dual-Service Evaporator 
System for Refrigerators; filed September 19, 1997.
    U.S. Patent Application No. 08/933,946: Rotating Disk Evaporative 
Cooler; filed September 19, 1997.

    Dated: February 17, 1998.
Ray E. Spears,
Associate General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 98-4819 Filed 2-24-98; 8:45 am]
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