Notice of Federal Invention Available for Licensing and Intent To Grant Exclusive License

Resumen

Notice is hereby given that the Federally owned invention disclosed in U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 09/758,663, "Process for Increasing the Rate of Hydration of Food Crop Seeds," filed January 11, 2001, is available for licensing and that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, intends to grant to SunWest Foods, Inc. of Davis, California, an exclusive license for all applications to grains, but excluding applications to beans.