95-30635. Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993Diode Laser Welding Consortium

[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 242 (Monday, December 18, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65068-65069]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-30635]



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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--Diode Laser Welding Consortium

    Notice is hereby given that, on November 1, 1995, pursuant to 
Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 
1993, 15 U.S.C. Sec. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), parties to a joint 
venture collectively referred to as the ``Diode Laser Welding 
Consortium'' filed notifications simultaneously with the Attorney 
General and the Federal Trade Commission disclosing (1) the identities 
of the parties to the joint venture and (2) the nature and objectives 
of the joint venture. The notifications were filed for the purpose of 
invoking the Act's provisions limiting the recovery of antitrust 
plaintiffs to actual damages under specified circumstances. Pursuant to 
Section 6(b) of the Act, the identities of the parties are: SDL, Inc., 
San Jose, CA; Teledyne Brown Engineering, Huntsville, AL; and Utilase 
Systems, Detroit, MI. The objective of the joint venture is the 
development of a fiber-coupled direct diode laser system for the 
cutting and welding of steel and aluminum parts in the automotive 
industry.
Constance K. Robinson,
Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 95-30635 Filed 12-15-95; 8:45 am]
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