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Notices Federal Register

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Vol. 66, No. 83

Monday, April 30, 2001

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Research Service

Notice of Federal Invention Available

for Licensing and Intent To Grant

Exclusive License

AGENCY: Agricultural Research Service,

USDA.

ACTION: Notice of availability and intent.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

the table grape variety designated

‘‘Princess’’ is available for licensing and

that the U.S. Department of Agriculture,

Agricultural Research Service, intends

to grant to the California Table Grape

Commission of Fresno, California, an

exclusive license to this variety in

selected countries outside the United

States where breeder’s rights are

available.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before July 30, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to: USDA,

ARS, Office of Technology Transfer,

5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Rm. 4–1158,

Beltsville, Maryland 20705–5131.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: June

Blalock of the Office of Technology

Transfer at the Beltsville address given

above; telephone: 301–504–5257.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Federal Government’s intellectual

property rights to this invention are

assigned to the United States of

America, as represented by the

Secretary of Agriculture. It is in the

public interest to so license this

invention as the California Table Grape

Commission has submitted a complete

and sufficient application for a license.

The prospective exclusive license will

be royalty-bearing and will comply with

the terms and conditions of 35 U.S.C.

209 and 37 CFR 404.7. The prospective

exclusive license may be granted unless,

within ninety (90) days from the date of

this published Notice, the Agricultural

Research Service receives written

evidence and argument which

establishes that the grant of the license

would not be consistent with the

requirements of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37

CFR 404.7.

Michael D. Ruff,

Assistant Administrator.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Research Service

Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive

License

AGENCY: Agricultural Research Service,

USDA.

ACTION: Notice of intent.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

the U.S. Department of Agriculture,

Agricultural Research Service, intends

to grant to Circle One Global, Inc., of

Cuthbert, Georgia, an exclusive license

to the inventions disclosed in U.S.

Patent No. 5,292,661 issued on March 8,

1994, entitled ‘‘Non-Aflatoxigenic

Aspergillus Parasiticus Strains and

Their Use in Controlling Aflatoxin

Contamination;’’ U.S. Patent No.

6,027,724 issued on February 22, 2000,

entitled ‘‘Biological Control of Aflatoxin

and Cyclopiazonic Acid Contamination

of Crops Using a Nontoxigenic Strain of

Aspergillus Flavus;’’ and U.S. Patent

Application Serial No. 09/621,466 filed

on July 21, 2000, entitled ‘‘Biological

Control Formulations Containing Spores

of Non-Toxigenic Strains of Fungi for

Toxin Control of Foods.’’ Notice of

Availability for U.S. Patent No.

5,292,661 was published in the Federal

Register on December 17, 1991, Notice

of Availability for U.S. Patent No.

6,027,724 was published in the Federal

Register on November 3, 1999, and

Notice of Availability for U.S. Patent

Application Serial No. 09/621,466 was

published in the Federal Register on

March 13, 2001.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before June 29, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to: USDA,

ARS, Office of Technology Transfer,

5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Rm. 4–1158,

Beltsville, Maryland 20705–5131.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: June

Blalock of the Office of Technology

Transfer at the Beltsville address given

above; telephone: 301–504–5989.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Federal Government’s patent rights in

this invention are assigned to the United

States of America, as represented by the

Secretary of Agriculture. It is in the

public interest to so license the U.S.

Government’s rights in this invention as

Circle One Global, Inc., has submitted a

complete and sufficient application for

a license. The prospective exclusive

license will be royalty-bearing and will

comply with the terms and conditions

of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7. The

prospective exclusive license may be

granted unless, within sixty (60) days

from the date of this published Notice,

the Agricultural Research Service

receives written evidence and argument

which establishes that the grant of the

license would not be consistent with the

requirements of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37

CFR 404.7.

Michael D. Ruff,

Assistant Administrator.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Research Service

Notice of Federal Invention Available

for Licensing and Intent To Grant

Coexclusive Licenses

AGENCY: Agricultural Research Service,

USDA.

ACTION: Notice of availability and intent.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

U.S. Patent No. 6,061,875 entitled

‘‘Powered Roll Gin Stand,’’ issued May

16, 2000, is available for licensing and

that the U.S. Department of Agriculture,

Agricultural Research Service, intends

to grant to J&F Saw and Gin Machinery,

Inc. and to Scott Gin Machinery, Inc.,

both of Lubbock, Texas, coexclusive

licenses to this invention.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before July 30, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to: USDA,

ARS, Office of Technology Transfer,

5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Rm. 4–1158,

Beltsville, Maryland 20705–5131.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: June

Blalock of the Office of Technology

Transfer at the Beltsville address given

above; telephone: 301–504–5257.