[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 8 (Monday, January 13, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1738-1739]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-708]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Corps of Engineers


Patents Available for Licensing

AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 
announces the general availability of exclusive, or partially exclusive 
licenses under the following patents. Any license granted shall comply 
with 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 C.F.R. Part 404.

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  Patent No.                      Title                      Issue date 
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5,472,215.....  Rotating High Vacuum Mercury Seal........  12/05/95     
5,474,837.....  Laminated Paper Glass Camouflage.........  12/12/95     
5,483,836.....  Device for Measuring Lateral Deformation   1/16/96      
                 in Material Test Specimens.                            
5,483,862.....  Apparatus and Method for Homogenizing      1/16/96      
                 Plastic.                                               
5,487,311.....  Air Velocity Averaging Rotor.............  1/30/96      
5,517,465.....  Multiple Sensor Fish Surrogate for         5/14/96      
                 Acoustic and Hydraulic Data Collection.                

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5,528,142.....  Resonant Eddy Analysis--A Contactless,     6/18/96      
                 Inductive Method for Deriving Quantative               
                 Information About the Conductivity and                 
                 Permeability of a Test Sample.                         
5,528,935.....  Stress and Velocity Gauge................  6/25/96      
5,531,824.....  Method of Increasing Density and Strength  7/2/96       
                 of Highly Siliceous Cement-Based                       
                 Materials.                                             
5,548,115.....  Probe Device for Detecting Contaminants    8/20/96      
                 in Subsurface Media.                                   
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ADDRESSES: Humphreys Engineer Center Support Activity, Office of 
Counsel, 7701 Telegraph Road, Alexandria, Virginia 22315-3860.

DATES: Applications for an exclusive or partially exclusive license may 
be submitted at any time from the date of this notice. However, no 
exclusive or partially exclusive license shall be granted until April 
14, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia L. Howland (703) 428-6672 or 
Alease J. Berry, (703) 428-8160.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: USP 5,472,215 is a seal which allows the 
transmission of high vacuum from a vacuum pump to rotating machinery 
such as a centrifuge. The seal can accommodate unlimited rotation with 
minimal frictional resistance.
    USP 5,474,837 is a method and means of producing low cost 
camouflage materials whose physical and spectral characteristics can be 
adapted to the camouflage environment. Also, the invention provides for 
construction materials for shelters and decoys with camouflaging 
features incorporated therein.
    USP 5,483,836 is a device which is capable of accurately measuring 
the lateral response of material specimens subjected to a wide range of 
stresses and strains, and which is capable of surviving uncontrolled 
specimen failures.
    USP 5,483,864 is a hand operated machine which transforms blocks of 
explosive material into a soft, homogeneous sheets which can then be 
easily compacted into a molded charge.
    USP 5,487,311 is an improved device for measuring the average air 
flow velocity within a conduit and providing that data in digital 
format.
    USP 5,517,465 is a device which emulates the sensory organs of a 
fish and is used to record the environment of areas that are 
consistently avoided by fish to establish acoustic parameters for 
diverting fish away from areas of danger.
    USP 5,528,142 provides a method for quantifying the conductivity or 
permeability of a test sample throughout a range of AC frequencies of 
between several Kilo Hertz to around 100 Mega Hertz.
    USP 5,528,935 combines a stress gauge and velocity gauge in a 
single package. The invention can measure both normal stress and 
material velocity at the same location in a material which assists in 
understanding material behavior and the wave state in the material, in 
identifying the presence, location, and type of material boundaries 
near the measurement, and in quantifying the energy in the material at 
the point of the measurement.
    USP 5,531,824 is a method of increasing the hardness and 
compressive strength of concrete and other cement-based products, and 
also decreasing their permeability to water which would be useful in 
such applications as chemical-resistant floors and hazardous waste 
storage.
    USP 5,548,115 is a device for in-situ detection of contaminants 
such as petroleum products in a subsurface media such as soil. Among 
other things, the invention utilizes source and receiver filtering to 
improve sensitivity, and provides for an active or passive calibration 
source, separate from the excitation source and interior, to provide 
accurate calibration of analysis equipment.
    Applications for an exclusive or partially exclusive license should 
contain the information set forth in 37 C.F.R. 404.8. Applications will 
be evaluated utilizing the following criteria: (1) Ability to 
manufacture and market the technology; (2) manufacturing and marketing 
capability; (3) Time required to bring technology to market and 
production rate; (4) Royalties; (5) Technical capabilities; and, (6) 
Small Business status.
Gregory D. Showalter,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 97-708 Filed 1-10-97; 8:45 am]
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