[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 12 (Thursday, January 17, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 3241]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-813]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army


Availability for Non-Exclusive, Exclusive, or Partially Exclusive 
Licensing of U.S. Patent Application Concerning Arthropod Repellent 
Pharmacophore Models, Compounds Identified as Fitting the Pharmacophore 
Models, and Methods of Marking and Using Thereof

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with 37 CFR 404.6 and 404.7, announcement is 
made of the availability for licensing of U.S. Patent Application No. 
10/701,565 entitled ``Arthropod Repellent Pharmacophore Models, 
Compounds Identified as Fitting the Pharmacophore Models, and Methods 
of Marking and Using Thereof,'' filed November 6, 2003. Foreign rights 
are also available (PCT/US03/35424). The United States Government, as 
represented by the Secretary of the Army, has rights in this invention.

ADDRESSES: Commander, U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, 
ATTN: Command Judge Advocate, MCMR-ZA-J, 504 Scott Street, Fort 
Detrick, Frederick, MD 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: Disclosed herein is a pharmacophore model 
for arthropod repellent activity and methods of making and using 
thereof. The pharmacophore comprises two hydrophobic aliphatic 
functions, one aromatic function and one hydrogen bond acceptor 
function. The pharmacophore model was made using a test set of 
arthropod repellent compounds. Also disclosed are arthropod repellent 
compounds identified by screening databases with the pharmacophore 
model. Also disclosed are methods of repelling arthropods from a 
surface or area. Compositions and formulations comprising the compounds 
of the present invention as well as objects having the compounds of the 
present invention are disclosed.

Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-813 Filed 1-16-08; 8:45 am]
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