[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 4 (Friday, January 6, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 784]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-21]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army


Notice of Availability for Exclusive, Non-Exclusive, or 
Partially-Exclusive Licensing of an Invention Concerning Extraction and 
Detection of Pathogens Using Carbohydrate-Functionalized Biosensors

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The invention provides extraction and detection of pathogens 
using carbohydrate-functionalized biosensors. Specific analyte can be 
achieved with an analyte probe having a detection moiety and a binding 
pair member specific to the target analyte of interest. Announcement is 
made of the availability for licensing of the invention set forth in 
U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61/528,892, entitled 
``Extraction and Detection of Pathogens Using Carbohydrate-
Functionalized Biosensors,'' filed on August 30, 2011. The United 
States Government, as represented by the Secretary of the Army, has 
rights to this invention. U.S. and selected foreign rights are 
available.

ADDRESSES: Commander, U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, 
ATTN: Command Judge Advocate, MCMR-JA, 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 and Technology Applications (ORTA), (301) 619-
6664, both at telefax (301) 619-5034.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The invention relates to a method for 
detecting the presence of a target analyte, a kit for binding a target 
analyte and a target analyte complex. Various refinements and 
extensions of the foregoing methods, kits and target analyte complex 
are possible.

Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-21 Filed 1-5-12; 8:45 am]
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