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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.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Department of 
Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, intends to grant to Shrieve 
Chemical Co. of Woodlands, Texas, an exclusive license to U.S. Patent 
No. 5,676,994, ``Non-Separable Starch-Oil Compositions,'' issued on 
October 4, 1997 and to U.S. Patent No. 5,882,713, ``Non-Separable 
Compositions of Starch and Water-Immiscible Organic Materials,'' issued 
on March 16, 1999, for all uses in the field of oil drilling 
applications including, but not limited to, drilling muds and drilling 
lubricants.
    U.S. Patent No. 5,676,994 is a continuation of U.S. Patent 
Application Serial No. 08/233,173, ``Non-Separable Starch-Oil 
Compositions,'' and U.S. Patent No. 5,882,713 is a continuation-in-part 
of U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 08/233,173. Notice of 
Availability for U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 08/233,173 was 
published in the Federal Register on October 24, 1994.

DATES: Comments must be received within thirty (30) calendar days of 
the date of publication of this Notice in the Federal Register.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to: USDA, ARS, Office of Technology Transfer, 
5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Rm. 4-1174, 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 this invention as Shrieve Chemical Co. 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 thirty (30) 
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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