U.S. Department of Agriculture to License Exclusive Patent Rights to Eka Chemicals for Food Pathogen Reduction

Summary

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service has announced that it is making U.S. Patent Numbers 6,475,527 and 6,761,911, related to the use of chlorate ion or preparations for reducing food-borne pathogens, available for licensing, with an intent to grant an exclusive license to Eka Chemicals, Inc. of Marietta, Georgia.