[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 15 (Wednesday, January 23, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 3169]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-1644]



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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army


Availability for Non-Exclusive, Exclusive, or Partially Exclusive 
Licensing of U.S. Patent Concerning Method for Production of Plasmodium 
Causing Relapsing Malaria

AGENCY: U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, DOD.

ACTION:  Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with 37 CFR 404.6, announcement is made of the 
availability for licensing of U.S. Patent No. 6,090,614 entitled 
``Method for Production of Plasmodium Causing Relapsing Malaria,'' 
issued 07/18/00. Foreign rights are also available (PCT/US97/13770). 
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: Command Judge Advocate, MCMR-JA, 504 Scott Street, Fort Detrick, 
Frederick, Maryland 21702-5012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For patent issues, Ms. Elizabeth 
Arwine, Patent Attorney, (301) 619-7808. For licensing issues, Dr. Paul 
Mele, Office of Research & Technology Assessment, (301) 619-6664. Both 
at telefax (301) 619-5034.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This invention provides for recycling 
parasites and maintaining long-term cultures of P.vivax and P.ovale. 
Preferred conditions include: (1) The immediate transfer of parasites 
to human reticulocytes during the first and second in vitro culture 
cycles, (2) the use of McCoy's 5A medium modified with L-glutamine 
containing 25 mM HEPES buffer supplemented with 20% human AB serum, (3) 
the continual addition of reticulocytes to the culture every 34-44 
hours after the beginning of a new culture cycle and (4) the use of 
alternate static (growth and differentiation phase) and shaker (invasin 
phase) culture.

Luz D. Ortiz,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-1644 Filed 1-22-02; 8:45 am]
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