Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 03/12/2002

Intent to Grant an Exclusive Patent License

Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. 207 and 37 CFR Part 404, EPA hereby gives notice of its intent to grant an exclusive, royalty-bearing, revocable license to practice the inventions described and claimed in the patents listed below, all corresponding patents issued throughout the world, and all reexamined patents and reissued patents granted in connection with such patents, to BHA Group, Inc., Kansas City, Missouri. The patents are: U.S. Patent No. 5,217,511 ('511 patent), entitled "Enhancement of Electrostatic Precipitation with Electrostatically Augmented Fabric Filtration," issued June 8, 1993. U.S. Patent No. 6,152,988 ('988 patent), entitled "Enhancement of Electrostatic Precipitation with Precharged Particles and Electrostatically Augmented Fabric Filtration," issued November 28, 2000. The '511 patent was announced as being available for licensing in the March 9, 1992 issue of the Federal Register (57 FR 8330) as U.S. Patent Application No. 07/826,302, filed January 24, 1992. The '988 patent has not been previously announced as being available for licensing. However, EPA has the authority under 37 CFR 404.7(a)(1) to proceed without a notice of availability when expeditious granting of th