[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 224 (Monday, November 22, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67947-67948]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-25851]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

 Antritrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--National Fluid Power Association: Cooperative 
Network for Research in Motion Control Through Fluid Power

    Notice is hereby given that, on September 21, 2004, pursuant to 
section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 
1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), National Fluid Power 
Association: Cooperative Network for Research in Motion Control Through 
Fluid Power (``CNR'') has filed written notifications simultaneously 
with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission disclosing 
(1) the identities of the parties and (2) the nature and objectives of 
the venture. The notifications were filed for the purpose of invoking 
the Act's provisions limiting the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to 
actual damages under specified circumstances.
    Pursuant to section 6(b) of the Act, the identifies of the parties 
are National Fluid Power Association, Milwaukee, WI; Ace Controls, 
Inc., Farmington Hills, MI; Balluff, Inc., Florence, KY; Bimba 
Manufacturing Company, Monee, IL; Enfield Technologies, Trumbull, CT; 
Bosch Rexroth Corporation, Hoffman Estates, IL; Caterpillar Inc., 
Joliet, IL; Eaton Corporation, Eden Prairie, MN; Festo Corporation, 
Hauppauge, NY; Gates Corporation, Denver, CO; Hoerbiger-Origa 
Corporation, Glendale Heights, IL; HUSCO International, Inc., Waukesha, 
WI; Moog Inc., East Aurora, NY; Parker Hannifin Corporation, Cleveland, 
OH; Ross Controls, Troy, MI; Quality Control Corporation, Chicago, IL; 
Sauer-Danfoss, Ames, IA; Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; 
Milwaukee School of Engineering, Milwaukee, WI; and University of 
Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN. The nature and objectives of CNR's planned 
activities are to strengthen ties between researchers and the fluid 
power industry, stimulate interest in fluid power at research 
universities, attract highly qualified students to the study of fluid 
power, to provide and make accessible quality university research and 
development on motion control issues facing the fluid power industry as 
a whole, and to advance the promotion of, provide support for, and 
encourage participation in, research, development, and education 
relevant to the fluid power industry in general. CNR's initial research 
projects include the

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development of: (i) A numerical model (and associated computer program) 
of a generalized reciprocating hydraulic rod seal, including mixed 
lubrication and surface roughness; (ii) a unique and complete 
integration of fabrication and design optimization leading to the 
creation of hydraulic or pneumatic components that derive their light 
weight and high stiffness from engineered small-scale internal 
structures; and (iii) integrated PTQ (pressure, temperature and flow 
rate) sensing for fluid power systems.
    These three projects will be conducted by the Georgia Institute of 
Technology, Milwaukee School of Engineering, and the University of 
Minnesota respectively.

Dorothy B. Fountain,
Deputy Director of Operations, Antritrust Division.
[FR Doc. 04-25851 Filed 11-19-04; 8:45 am]
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