[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 39 (Monday, March 1, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 9990]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-4969]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL 6305-5]


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 these inventions.
    Copies of the listed patent applications and 37 CFR part 404 can be 
obtained from Alan Ehrlich, Acting Patent Counsel, at the address 
indicated below. Requests for copies of the patent applications must 
include the patent application serial number listed in this notice. 
Requesters will be asked to sign a Confidentiality Agreement before the 
application is mailed.
    Any party interested in obtaining a license must apply to EPA, 
including providing the information set forth in 37 CFR 404.8, and 
including the license applicant's plan for developing or marketing the 
invention.
    Prior to granting an exclusive or partially exclusive license on 
any of the inventions listed, 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, DC 20460, telephone (202) 260-7510.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Patent Applications

    U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 09/076,204: Membrane-Based 
Sorbent for Heavy Metal Sequestration; filed May 12, 1998. The first 
application for this invention was filed October 31, 1996.
    U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 09/123,492: Method for 
Evaluating and Affecting Male Fertility; filed July 28, 1998. The first 
application for this invention was filed January 29, 1996.
    U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 09/212,375: Novel Pervaporation 
Membrane for Separation and Recovery of Violatile Organic Compounds for 
Wastewater; filed December 16, 1998.
    U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 09/226,920: Real-Time On-Road 
Vehicle Exhaust Gas Modular Flowmeter and Emissions Reporting System; 
filed January 5, 1999. A provisional patent application for this 
invention was filed January 5, 1998.

    Dated: February 17, 1999.
Marla E. Diamond,
Associate General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 99-4969 Filed 2-26-99; 8:45 am]
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