94-26774. Availability of Non-Exclusive, Exclusive, or Partially Exclusive Licensing of U.S. Patent Application Concerning a CS6 Antigen for Use in Vaccines

[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 208 (Friday, October 28, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-26774]


[Federal Register: October 28, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Availability of Non-Exclusive, Exclusive, or Partially Exclusive 
Licensing of U.S. Patent Application Concerning a CS6 Antigen for Use 
in Vaccines

AGENCY: U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, DOD.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with 37 CFR 404.7(a)(1)(i), announcement is made 
of the availability of U.S. Patent Application SN 08/243,482, entitled 
``Transformed Bacteria Producing CS6 Antigens as Vaccines'', and filed 
May 13, 1994, for licensing. This patent has been assigned to the 
United States Government as represented by the Secretary of the Army.

ADDRESSES: Commander, U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, 
ATTN: Staff Judge Advocate, Fort Detrick, Frederick, Maryland 21702-
5012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. John F. Moran, Patent Attorney, 
[phone] or telefax [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This invention relates to the definition of 
structural proteins which will act as antigens to stimulate protective 
immunity against enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli. Particularly 
significant are the proteins having the antigenic properties of the 
proteins encoded by the cssA and cssB genes. Constructs may be prepared 
with encode either one or both of the proteins. cssA and cssB encode 
the structural proteins of CS6. The invention further describes 
composition of matter and methods wherein a bacteria transformed with a 
plasmid which contains the genes cssA and cssB.
Kenneth L. Denton,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 94-26774 Filed 10-27-94; 8:45 am]
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