Exhibit (10)(d)
ASSIGNMENT
AGREEMENT made and entered into this 13th day of March, 2002, by and
between XXXXXX X. XXXXXXX (hereinafter referred to as "Assignor") residing at
000 XxxXxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 and XXXXXX UNITED DEVELOPMENT CORP.
(hereinafter referred to as "Assignee") with an address of x/x Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx,
X.X. Xxx 000, Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000.
WHEREAS, Assignor is the sole owner of all right, title, and interest
in and to A METHOD OF TREATING FLUE GASES WITH A FLUE GAS SCRUBBING REAGENT
(hereinafter referred to as "METHOD OF TREATING"), which is the subject, in
part, of a pending U.S. Provisional Patent Application entitled FLUE GAS
SCRUBBING REAGENT AND PROCESS EMPLOYING THE SAME filed under application serial
no. 60/313,087 on August 17, 2001.
WHEREAS, Assignor wishes to assign his entire right, title, and
interest in and to the invention and the portion of said provisional patent
application directed to and covering said "METHOD OF TREATING"); and
WHEREAS, Assignee is desirous of acquiring the exclusive worldwide
rights to said METHOD OF TREATING and the portion of said provisional patent
application pertaining thereto.
THEREFORE, in consideration of the sum of ONE DOLLAR paid to Assignor
and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which
are hereby acknowledged, Assignor hereby sells, assigns, transfers and conveys
unto Assignee the entire right, title and interest for the United States and the
territories thereof, and for all foreign countries including the rights to claim
priority under the laws of all countries or under the International Convention
or other present or future conventions between or among countries, in and to the
invention relating to said METHOD OF TREATING and to the provisional patent
application serial no. 60/313,087 filed August 17, 2002 as it pertains solely to
said METHOD OF TREATING and in and to any patent which may issue on said
application, and to any other application filed in the United States or
elsewhere, including divisions, continuations, and patents of importation, and
any patents resulting therefrom, aimed to cover said inventions relating to said
METHOD OF TREATING as disclosed in said applications, and any reissue, extension
or renewal thereof.
Assignor hereby authorizes and requests the Patent Office Officials in
the United States and any and all foreign countries to issue any and all of said
Letters patent, when granted, to Assignee for the use and enjoyment of the
Assignee, its successors and assigns.
And Assignor hereby binds himself, his heirs, legal representatives,
administrators and assigns to communicate any facts and provide evidence to said
Assignee, or his representatives known to him respecting said invention and
testify in any legal proceeding, sign all prepares, execute all necessary
assignment papers to cause any and all of said Letters patent to be issued to
Assignee, make all oaths, petitions, or execute other papers and instruments and
generally do everything which in the opinion of counsel for said Assignee, its
successors and assigns, may be required or necessary to obtain and enforce
protection for said invention or inventions in the United States and in any and
all foreign countries, and to carry into full force and effect the sale,
assignment and transfer hereby made or agreed to be made.
/s/ XXXXXX X. XXXXXXX
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XXXXXX X. XXXXXXX
