[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 52 (Wednesday, March 18, 1998)] [Notices] [Page 13162] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 98-6924] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Agricultural Research Service Notice of Availability and Intent To Grant of Exclusive Patent License AGENCY: Agricultural Research Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice of availability and intent. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, intends to grant to Cook Industrial Electric Co., Inc., of Cordele, Georgia, an exclusive license to Serial No. 08/915,687, filed on October 21, 1997, entitled ``Automatic Sampling Apparatus for the Farmer Stock Peanut Pneumatic Sampler.'' DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 18, 1998. ADDRESSES: Send comments to: USDA, ARS, Office of Technology Transfer, 10300 Baltimore Boulevard, Room 401, Building 005, BARC-W, Beltsville, Maryland 20705-2350. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Willard J. Phelps, of the Office of Technology Transfer at the Beltsville address given above; telephone: 301/504-6532. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Government's patent rights to 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 Cook Industrial Electric Co., Inc., has submitted a complete and sufficient application for a license, promising therein to bring the benefits of said invention to the U.S. public. 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 sixty (60) calendar 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. Richard M. Parry, Jr., Assistant Administrator. [FR Doc. 98-6924 Filed 3-17-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-03-P