[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 208 (Friday, October 28, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-26741]


[Federal Register: October 28, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Government Owned Inventions Available for Licensing

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 by the U.S. Government, 
as represented by the Department of Commerce, and are 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: Marcia Salkeld, 
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Office of Technology 
Commercialization, Physics Building, Room B-256, 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: The inventions available for licensing are:

NIST Docket No. 90-031

    Title: Detecting Polymer Solidification During Injection Molding.
    Description: New NIST technology makes it possible to determine the 
optimum time for opening a mold during an injection molding process. 
The invention indicates the solidification of a polymer through changes 
in the fluorescence radiation from a dye which has been doped into the 
polymer.

NIST Docket No. 92-058

    Title: Perflourinated Ionomer Membrane Invention.
    Description: This NIST invention describes a perflourinated ionomer 
membrane having improved transport characteristics. A surfactant 
species is added to a polymer mixture prior to film casting. The 
resulting membranes have a measurably altered membrane microstructure 
and improved transport characteristics over prior art membranes. This 
NIST invention describes the method of producing the improved 
membranes. The membranes of this NIST invention are useful in a number 
of separation processes, including the separation of NH3 from 
gaseous and liquid mixtures, in the production of NaOH and Cl2 gas 
from the electrolytic dissolution of NaCl, in the separation of toxic 
and radioactive metals from aqueous streams, and in solid polymer 
electrolyte H2O2 fuel cells.
NIST Docket No. 94-028
    Title: Cable Arrangement and Platform for Stabilized Load Lifting.
    Description: NIST researchers have designed a cable arrangement and 
platform that completely stabilizes a load during lifting. The 
invention is attachable to both boom and tower cranes, and is useful 
for tasks such as loading cargo onto ships and moving materials at 
construction sites.

    Dated: October 24, 1994.
Samuel Kramer,
Associate Director.
[FR Doc. 94-26741 Filed 10-27-94; 8:45 am]
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