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          WHEREAS, TIHE DOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THIE UNIVERSITY OF

KENTUCKY is the sole and exclusive owner, by assignment, of the

following application for Letters Patent of the United States and

the invention represented thereby;

          Title: APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING TISSUE

          Inventor: Robert A. Lodder, Ph.D. and Lisa A. Cassis, Ph.D.

          S.N.:

          Filed:                                            and

          WHEREAS, THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY RESEARCH FOUNDA-

TION, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the

Commonwealth of Kentucky and having a place of business in

Lexington, Kentucky, is desirous of acquiring the entire right,

title and interest in and to the aforesaid application and inven-

tion thereof, and in, to and under any and all Letters Patent

which may be granted on or as a result thereof in any and all

countries;

           NOW THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the sum of

One Dollar ($1.00) and other good and valuable consideration, *the

receipt of which is hereby acknowleged, the said BOARD OF

TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY has sold, assigned, trans-

ferred and set over, and by these presents does hereby sell,

assign, transfer and set over to said UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY

RESEARCH FOUNDATION the entire right, title and interest in and

to the aforesaid application and the invention thereof, and in,

to and under any and all Letters Patent which may be granted on

or as a result thereof in any and all countries, the same to be

held and enjoyed by said UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY RESEARCH FOUNDA-

TION, its successors, assigns and legal representatives, to the

full end of the term or terms for which said Letters Patent may

be granted, reissued or extended as fully as the same would have

been held and enjoyed by said BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY

OF KENTUCKY had this assignment, sale and transfer not been made;

and said BOARD OF TRUS'rEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KENT' UCKY hereby

authorizes and requeost3 thu Coinini2:jioncr of Patentj of the United



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