[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 233 (Monday, December 6, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68110-68111]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-31467]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Government-Owned Inventions; Availability for Licensing
AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice.
The inventions named in this notice are owned by agencies of the
United States Government and are available for licensing in the United
States (U.S.) in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 207 to achieve expeditious
commercialization of results of federally funded research and
development. Foreign patent applications are filed on selected
inventions to extend market coverage for U.S. companies and may also be
available for licensing.
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ADDRESSES: Licensing information and copies of the U.S. patent
applications listed below may be obtained by writing to Thomas E.
O'Toole, M.P.H., Acting Director, Technology Transfer Office, Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Mailstop E-67, 1600 Clifton
Rd., NE. Atlanta, GA 30333, telephone (404) 639-6270, email
[email protected]. Please note that a signed Confidential Disclosure
Agreement will be required to receive copies of the patent application.
System and Method for Distributed Data Storage and Update in a
Computer Network
The invention discloses a system for distributed storage and
maintenance of records in a network of computer nodes. A computer user
creates a record at a node of the network; this becomes the control
node, or home system. This user specifies a list of recipients
containing the nodes that maintain a current copy of the record. The
user also specifies a mesh, which includes a subset of the
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nodes on the recipient list that the control node authorizes to modify
the record and to distribute the modified record to the nodes on the
recipient list. The user can instruct the control node to exercise
various control powers that the other nodes do not have over the
record.
Inventor: H. Larry Blumen
Application # 09/373,343
Tech I.D. # I-036-98/0
Synthetic Peptides Immunoreactive with Hepatitis A Virus Antibodies
The invention discloses synthetic peptides immunoreactive with
hepatitis A virus (HAV) antibodies. The peptides are useful as
laboratory reagents to detect or quantify HAV antibodies in biological
samples and clinical or research-based assays. They are also useful for
inducing an immune response to HAV when administered to a human or
animal. The peptides contain antigenic epitopes, the major structural
capsid polypeptides, or non-structural polypeptides of HAV. They also
contain one or more molecules of the amino acid glutamine at the
carboxyl end of the peptide, which enhances immunoreactivity and
immunogenicity.
Inventor: Fields et al.
Application # 60/144,412
Tech I.D. # I-015-98/0
Methods and Compositions for Detecting Larval Taenia solium
The invention relates to compositions and methods for diagnosing
cysticercosis. More specifically the invention discloses compositions
and methods for the detection, the diagnosis and treatment of T. solium
infection, commonly referred to as the pork tapeworm. It provides the
nucleotide and amino acid sequences of the antigenic polypeptides TS-
14, TS-18 and TSRS-1. The compositions contain antigenic polypeptides
of larval origin. These polypeptides are useful as research tools for
studying T. solium and as reagents in assays for the detection of T.
solium antibodies in a biological sample.
Inventor: Tsang, et al.
Application # 60/147,318
Tech I.D. # I-035-98/0
Method for Characterization of Rock Strata in Underground Mining
Operations
The invention discloses a method and system for determining the
relative strength and classification of rock strata during drilling
operations for use in underground mines. Neural network technology is
used to classify mine roof strata in specified terms. For example, the
relative strength or strength index of rock strata may be determined as
a roof bolthole is being drilled. Measurements are used to compute the
specific energy input and convert the data to suitably scaled features.
A neural network is then used to classify the strength of the layer.
The neural network can be trained using data of known rock strata
classifications prior to using it to classify new measurements. The
system allows for detection of unsafe conditions and for appropriate
warnings to be issued.
Inventor: Walter Utt
Application # 60/143,777
Tech I.D. # I-017-98/0
Methods and Compositions for Diagnosing Rochalimaea henselae and
Rochalimaea quintana Infection
The invention discloses a method of diagnosing cat scratch disease
and a method of diagnosing bacillary angiomatosis in a subject by
detecting the presence of Rochalimaea henselae in the subject. Also
provided is a vaccine comprising an immunogenic amount of a
nonpathogenic Rochalimaea henselae. The invention allows the diagnosing
Rochalimaea quintana infection in a subject by detecting the presence
of a nucleic acid specific to Rochlimaea quintana in a sample from the
subject. A purified heat shock protein of Rochalimaea is also provided.
Inventor: Anderson, et al.
Application # 08/472,904
Tech I.D. # E-048-92/6
Ore Pass Level and Blockage Locator Device
The invention discloses a method of, and apparatus for, detecting
level and blockages in an ore pass or other near-vertical shaft. The
level and blockage detector includes a flexible metal strip in which a
plurality of strain gages have been located and spaced apart from one
another. A plurality of anchors secure the metal strip to the interior
surface of the shaft such that the metal strip is displaced a fixed
distance from the interior surface. When the ore pass fills up with
bulk material, the bulk material causes the metal strip to deflect
toward the interior surface of the shaft. This causes the resistance of
the strain gage in the region of the deflection to change. A
microcontroller cycles through each strain gage to detect the location
of the blockage. When a change in the output voltage across the bridge
circuit is detected, the location of the strain gage causing the change
in output voltage is an indication of the presence of bulk material
(ore).
Inventor: Todd Ruff
Application # 09/361,828
Tech I.D. # I-006-98/1
Method and Apparatuses for Detecting a Temperature Increase in an
Electrical Insulator
The present invention provides a heat-sensitive warning device and
a related method for visually detecting an increase in the temperature
of the outer surface of an electrical insulator. When the temperature
of the outer surface of the electrical insulator increases to a
preselected temperature, a visual indication of this rise in
temperature will be provided by the ejection of a spool from a heat-
sensitive warning device which has been attached to the outside of the
electrical insulator. The temperature at which this visual indication
of electrical insulator temperature increase occurs is preferably well
below an unsafe temperature for the particular electrical insulator
being used so that the electrical insulator may be replaced prior to
reaching this unsafe temperature.
Inventor: Arthur Hudson
Application # 09/361,008
Tech I.D. # I-016-97/1
Dated: November 29, 1999.
Joseph R. Carter,
Associate Director for Management and Operations, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 99-31467 Filed 12-3-99; 8:45 am]
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