[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 17 (Thursday, January 26, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 4025]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-1657]


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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 the Use of 
Magnetism To Inactivate, Kill and/or Remove Malaria Parasites From 
Transfused Blood and Apparatus and Kits for Accomplishing the Same

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The invention relates to preventing and/or reducing the 
incidence of transfusion-related malaria, and the use of magnetism to 
accomplish this. Announcement is made of the availability for licensing 
of the invention set forth in U.S. Provisional Patent Application 
Serial No. 61/584,977, entitled ``Use of Magnetism to Inactivate, Kill 
and/or Remove Malaria Parasites from Transfused Blood and Apparatus and 
Kits for Accomplishing the same,'' filed on January 10, 2012. The 
United States Government, as represented by the Secretary of the Army, 
has rights to this invention.

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 methods of 
preventing or reducing the incidence of transfusion-related malaria, 
and, in particular, to inactivating, killing and/or removing malaria 
parasites from blood supplies such as whole blood, platelets, plasma or 
other components of blood.

Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-1657 Filed 1-25-12; 8:45 am]
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