97-33069. Prospective Grant of Exclusive Patent Licenses
[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 243 (Thursday, December 18, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 66386]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-33069]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
Prospective Grant of Exclusive Patent Licenses
AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice is issued in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(c)(1)
and 37 CFR 404.7(a)(1)(I). The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) is
contemplating the granting of an exclusive license in the United States
to practice the invention embodied in U.S. Patent Number 4,806.264,
titled ``Method of Selectively Removing Selenium Ions From an Aqueous
Solution''. The exclusive license is to be granted to Rust
Environmental & Infrastructure Inc., having a place of business in Salt
Lake City, Utah. The patent rights in this invention has been assigned
to the United States of America.
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.
While the primary purpose of this notice is to announce Reclamation's
intent to grant an exclusive license to practice the patent listed
above, it also serves to publish the availability of this patent for
licensing in accordance with law. The prospectus license may be granted
unless Reclamation receives written evidence and argument which
establish that the grant of the license would not be consistent with
the requirements of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7.
DATES: Written evidence and arguments against granting the prospective
license must be received by March 18, 1998.
ADDRESSES: Inquiries, comments, and other materials relating to the
contemplated license may be submitted to Donald E. Ralston, Bureau of
Reclamation, Research and Technology Transfer, MS-7621, 1849 C Street,
NW., Washington, DC 20240.
A copy of the above-identified patent may be purchased from the
NTIS Sales Desk by telephoning 1-800-553-NTIS or by writing NTIS at
5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA 22161.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Donald E. Ralston by telephone at (202) 208-5671.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The invention relates to removal techniques
of selenium from water. The patent, a method of selectivity removing
selenium ions from an aqueous solution containing selenium ions,
comprises contacting the solution with an amount of ferrous ion
effective to reduce the selenium ions to elemental selenium. The
contacting is preferably conducted at a pH of about 9 and the ferrous
ions are preferably provided in situ in the form of ferrous hydroxide.
The method may further comprise removing ferric oxides to which the
ferrous ions are oxidized, these ferric oxides containing the elemental
selenium produced by the reduction of the selenium ions, and separating
the ferric oxides from the elemental selenium by adding a strong acid
thereto.
Properly filed competing applications received by Reclamation in
response to this notice will be considered as objections to the grant
of the contemplated license.
Dated: December 1, 1997.
Stanley L. Ponce,
Director, Research and Technology Transfer.
[FR Doc. 97-33069 Filed 12-17-97; 8:45 am]
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Document Information
- Published:
- 12/18/1997
- Department:
- Reclamation Bureau
- Entry Type:
- Notice
- Action:
- Notice.
- Document Number:
- 97-33069
- Dates:
- Written evidence and arguments against granting the prospective license must be received by March 18, 1998.
- Pages:
- 66386-66386 (1 pages)
- PDF File:
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97-33069.pdf