[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 125 (Friday, June 27, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36492-36493]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-14635]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


Notice of Invention Available for Licensing

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of Invention Available for Licensing.

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SUMMARY: The invention listed below is owned in whole by the U.S. 
Government, as represented by the Secretary of Commerce. The U.S. 
Government's interest in this invention is available for licensing in 
accordance with 35 U.S.C. 207 and 37 CFR 404 to achieve expeditious 
commercialization of results of federally funded research and 
development.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Technical and licensing information on 
this invention may be obtained by writing to: National Institute of 
Standards and Technology, Office of Technology Partnerships, Attn: Mary 
Clague, Building 222, Room A240, Gaithersburg, MD 20899. Information is 
also available via telephone: 301-975-4188, fax 301-975-3482, or e-
mail: [email protected]. Any request for information should include 
the NIST Docket number and title for the invention as indicated below.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NIST may enter into a Cooperative Research 
and

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Development Agreement (``CRADA'') with the licensee to perform further 
research on the invention for purposes of commercialization. The 
invention available for licensing is:
    [NIST Docket Number: 06-011]
    Title: Gradient Elution Moving Boundary Electrophoresis (GEMBE).
    Abstract: GEMBE is a method for performing electrophoretic 
separation and/or purification of compounds in a mixture. The essence 
of the invention is the use of a variable bulk flow in electrophoresis. 
The method uses the electrophoretic migration of chemical species in 
solution in combination with variable hydrodynamic bulk flow of the 
solution through a separation capillary or microfluidic channel. GEMBE 
can be used with the bulk flow solution flow in either direction with 
respect to the electrophoretic driving force. Continuous sample 
introduction eliminates the need for a sample injection mechanism, 
allowing for significant miniaturization.

    Dated: June 18, 2008.
Richard F. Kayser,
Chief Scientist.
 [FR Doc. E8-14635 Filed 6-26-08; 8:45 am]
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