[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 83 (Friday, April 30, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 23284]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-10858]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army


Availability for Non-Exclusive, Exclusive, or Partially Exclusive 
Licensing of U.S. Patent Application Concerning Vaccine Against Gram 
Negative Bacteria

AGENCY: U.S. Army Medical Research and Material Command, DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with 37 CFR 404.6, and 404.7, announcement is 
made of the availability for licensing of U.S. Patent Application 
Serial Number 08/749,592 filed November 15, 1996, and entitled 
``Vaccine Against Gram Negative Bacteria.'' This patent has been 
assigned to the United States Government as represented by the 
Secretary of the Army.

ADDRESSES: Commander, U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, 
ATTN: MCMR-JA, Fort Detrick, Maryland 21702-5012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Charles H. Harris, Patent 
Attorney, (301) 619-2065 or telefax (301) 619-5034.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The invention describes a mucosal vaccine 
and methods of producing a vaccine or vaccines that can be used to 
immunize an individual against meningococcal disease (infections with 
Neisseria) based on native outer membrane vesicles (NOMV) prepared from 
a genetically engineered vaccine strain. In an extended application, 
methods for extending this vaccine approach to other Gram negative 
bacteria such as Shigella, Brucella, Pseudomonas, Excherichia coli, and 
Haemophilus are also described.
Gregory D. Showalter,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-10858 Filed 4-29-99; 8:45 am]
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