[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 102 (Friday, May 25, 2012)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-12767]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers


Notice of Intent To Grant Partially Exclusive License of the 
United States Patent No. 7,824,569 B2, Issued November 2, 2010 
Entitled: Soluble Salt Produced From a Biopolymer and a Process for 
Producing the Salt

AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DOD.

ACTION: Notice of Intent.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with 37 CFR 404.7(a)(1)(i), announcement is made 
of a prospective partially exclusive license of the following U.S. 
Patent Application 12/243,084 Filed October 01, 2008 to Green and Grow, 
LLC for use of the biopolymer product as a natural soil amendment and 
seed coating that promotes more efficient growth of crops and 
vegetation.

DATES: Written objections must be filed not later than 15 days 
following publication of this announcement.

ADDRESSES: United States Army Engineer Research and Development Center, 
Attn: CEERD-OT (Ms. Bea Shahin), 2902 Newmark Drive, Champaign, IL 
61822-1076.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Bea Shahin (217) 373-7234, FAX 
(217) 373-7210, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This patent application claims a method by 
which a biologically-natural material can be produced in bioreactors 
and transformed for use as a dry solid. The resulting biopolymer 
material can be used in place of synthetic, petroleum-based polymers 
for soil amendment applications to achieve increased soil strength, 
reduced air transport, and decreased soil erosion. During processing, 
the biopolymer also can be functionalized to improve its adsorption of 
heavy metals.

Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-12767 Filed 5-24-12; 8:45 am]
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