[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 129 (Thursday, July 5, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35412-35413]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-16835]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army


Notice of Prospective Grant of Exclusive Patent License

AGENCY: U.S. Army Soldier and Biological Chemical Command, DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the provisions of 35 U.S.C. 209 (c)(1) and 
37 CFR Part 404.7 (a)(1)(i), SBCCOM hereby gives notice that it is 
contemplating the grant of an exclusive license in the United States to 
practice the invention embodied in U.S. Patent Application 09/662,787, 
``Method and Apparatus for Counting Submicron Sized Particles'', 09/
662,788, ``Method and System for Detecting and Recording Submicron 
Sized Particles'', and U.S. Patent 6,051,189, ``System and Method for 
Detection, Identification and Monitoring of Submicron-Sized Particles'' 
to Virus Detection System Co, LLC, 245 C. Street, Suite 01, P.O. Box 
378, Solomons, MD 20688.
    This technology relates to a system and method for detection, 
identification, and monitoring of submicron sized particles, the method 
includes the steps of collecting a sample, extracting existing 
submicron particles from the collected sample based on density, 
purifying the extracted submicron particles by concentrating the 
extracted submicron particles based on size and, detecting and 
identifying the purified extracted submicron particles based on size 
and density thereby determining submicron particles present in the 
collected sample. The submicron particles detected and identified 
include viruses and virus-like agents such as prions. Thus, virus and 
virus-like agents can be detected and identified based only on their 
physical properties without the use of biochemical reagents or assays. 
A system for carrying out the method of detection and identification of 
these particles is also disclosed.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jeffrey L. Hinte, Technology 
Transfer Office, U.S. Army SBCCOM, ATTN: AMSSB-RAS, 5183 Blackhawk Road 
(Bldg E3330), APG, MD 21010-5423,

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Phone: (410) 436-2901 or E-mail: [email protected]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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. The prospective exclusive license may be 
granted, unless within fifteen days from the date of this published 
Notice, SBCCOM receives written evidence and argument to 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.

Luz D. Ortiz,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-16835 Filed 7-3-01; 8:45 am]
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