[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 163 (Wednesday, August 24, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49705-49706]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-4616]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Office of Research and Development; Government Owned Invention 
Available for Licensing

AGENCY: Office of Research and Development, Department of Veterans 
Affairs.

ACTION: Notice of Government Owned Invention Available for Licensing.

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SUMMARY: The invention listed below is owned by the U.S. Government as 
represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and is available for 
licensing in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 207 and 37 CFR part 404 and/or 
CRADA Collaboration under 15 U.S.C. 3710a to achieve expeditious 
commercialization of results of federally funded research and 
development. Foreign patents are filed on selected inventions to extend 
market coverage for U.S. companies and may also be available for 
licensing.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Technical and licensing information on 
the invention may be obtained by writing to: Saleem J. Sheredos, 
Department of Veterans Affairs, Acting Director Technology Transfer 
Program, Office of Research and Development, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20420; fax: 410-962-

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2141; e-mail at: [email protected]. Any request for information should 
include the Number and Title for the relevant invention as indicated 
below. Issued patents may be obtained from the Commissioner of Patents, 
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Washington, DC 20231.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The invention available for licensing is:

U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/672,062 ``Improvement in 
Endoscope Design to Facilitate Placement and Patient Comfort.''

    Dated: August 10, 2005.
Gordon H. Mansfield,
Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. E5-4616 Filed 8-23-05; 8:45 am]
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