[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 96 (Thursday, May 17, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27493-27494]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-12490]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army


Availability of U.S. Patent Application for Non-Exclusive, 
Exclusive, or Partially Exclusive Licensing

AGENCY: U.S. Army Soldier and Biological Chemical Command, DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR Part 404 
announcement is made of the availability for licensing of the following 
U.S. Patent applications for non-exclusive, exclusive, or partially 
exclusive licensing. The patent applications listed below have been 
assigned to the United States Government as represented by the 
Secretary of the Army, Washington, DC.
    Title: ``Method and Apparatus for Counting Submicron Sized 
Particles.''
    Description: A system for detecting the presence of different size 
groups of submicron sized particles in a fluid sample collected from 
the environment. The system includes a collecting apparatus for 
collecting a fluid sample containing the submicron size particles which 
include virus and virus-like agents. After the sample is collected, the 
sample is directed to a means for detecting the submicron size 
particles wherein the detection apparatus includes an electrospray 
assembly having an electrospray capillary, a differential mobility 
analyzer which receives the output from the capillary, and a 
condensation particle counter for counting and identifying the 
submicron size particles in the sample.
    Patent Application Number: 09/662,787.
    Filing Date: September 15, 2000.


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    Title: ``Method and System for Detecting and Recording Submicron 
Sized Particles.''
    Description: A system and method for detecting the presence of 
submicron sized particles in a sample taken from the environment which 
includes a means for collecting a sample from the environment and a 
means for purifying and concentrating the submicron particles in a 
sample by purifying and concentrating the particles based on size. The 
purified and concentrated particles are detected with an apparatus 
which includes an electrospray assembly having an electrospray 
capillary, a differential mobility analyzer which received the output 
from the capillary, and a condensation particle device for counting the 
number of particles that pass through the differential mobility 
analyzer. The system is intended to collect a sample containing 
submicron size particles having a size from about 10 to about 350 
nanometers and include submicron size particles selected form the group 
consisting of viruses, prions, macromolecules, protein satellites, and 
virus fragments. Automated controls can be utilized to control the flow 
of the sample through the system.
    Patent Application Number: 09/662,788.
    Filed: September 15, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. John Biffoni, Intellectual 
Property Attorney, U.S. Army SBCCOM, ATTN: AMSSB-CC (Bldg E4435), APG, 
MD 21010-5424, Phone: (410) 436-1158; FAX: 410-436-2534 or E-
mail:John.Biffoni@ sbccom.apgea.army.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: None.

Luz D. Ortiz,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-12490 Filed 5-16-01; 8:45 am]
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