[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 213 (Thursday, November 2, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 65838]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-28199]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


Notice of Government Owned Inventions Available for Leasing

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of government owned inventions available for licensing.

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SUMMARY: The inventions listed below are owned in whole or in part by 
the U.S. Government, as represented by the Department of Commerce. The 
Department of Commerce's interest in the inventions is available for 
licensing in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 207 and 37 CFR Part 404 to 
achieve expeditious commercialization of results of federally funded 
research and development.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Technical and licensing information on 
these inventions may be obtained by writing to: National Institute of 
Standards and Technology, Office of Technology Partnerships, Building 
820, Room 213, Gaithersburg, MD 20899; Fax 301-869-2751. Any request 
for information should include the NIST Docket No. and Title for the 
relevant invention as indicated below.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NIST may enter into a Cooperative Research 
and Development Agreement (``CRADA'') with the licensee to perform 
further research on the inventions for purposes of commercialization. 
The inventions available for licensing are:
    NIST Docket Number: 98-032US.
    Title: Method of Manufacture of Convective Accelerometers
    Abstract: This invention is jointly owned by the Department of 
Commerce and RF Microsystems. The Department's interest in the 
invention is available for licensing. A gamma radiation sensing device 
is described which can be used to create a detailed three dimensional 
intensity distribution of a high radiation zone and to map the 
radiation intensity as a registered color contour field of a three 
dimensional geometric model of the radiation zone. The device consists 
of two mated hemispheres fabricated from material with high-gamma 
blocking capability. The hemispheres contain an offset mating surface 
that precludes the mating surface functioning as a radiation channel to 
the center of the mated sphere. A small-bore linear collimation channel 
is machined into each hemisphere to create a single, narrow bore 
viewing path to a central radiation sensing means located at the core 
of the sphere. The sensing element (an ionization probe, scintillator, 
or similar radiation sensitive means) is positioned so that it is at 
the terminus of the radiation channel. A circuitous path means machined 
into the hemisphere mating surfaces carries the signal (through the use 
of a flexible cable means--either coaxial or fiber optic) from the 
sensor to a remote electronic diagnostic and data logging means located 
well outside the high radiation environment. The circuitous path serves 
to restrict direct radiation entry to the sensor from all sources 
except those in line-of-sight with the collimated radiation channel.

    Dated: October 23, 2000.
Karen H. Brown,
Deputy Director.
[FR Doc. 00-28199 Filed 11-01-00; 8:45 am]
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