ALEXANDRIA , Va. , Jan. 9 -- United States Patent no. 7,862,685 , issued on Jan. 4 , was assigned to Kemira Chemicals Inc. ( Marietta , Ga. ) .
The sentence is a factual statement about a patent being assigned to a company. It does not contain any positive or negative words or phrases that would indicate a positive or negative sentiment. The sentence is simply stating a fact and does not express any opinion or emotion.
Analyze the sentence and determine if the sentiment of the sentence is neutral, positive or negative.

ALEXANDRIA , Va. , Jan. 9 -- United States Patent no. 7,862,685 , issued on Jan. 4 , was assigned to Kemira Chemicals Inc. ( Marietta , Ga. ) .
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The sentence is a factual statement about a patent being assigned to a company. It does not contain any positive or negative words or phrases that would indicate a positive or negative sentiment. The sentence is simply stating a fact and does not express any opinion or emotion. Therefore, the sentiment of the sentence is neutral.
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