[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 6 (Tuesday, January 10, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2575-2576]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-478]



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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army


Notice of Availability for Exclusive or Partially Exclusive 
Licensing of U.S. Patents

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DOD.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with 37 CFR 404.7(a)(1)(i), announcement is made 
of the following U.S. Patents for licensing. These patents are assigned 
to the United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the 
Army, Washington, DC. Any license granted shall comply with 35 U.S.C. 
209 and 37 CFR Part 404.

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     Patent No.                      Title                  Issue date  
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5,316,412...........  Remote Controlled Underwater Joint        05/31/94
                       and Crack Sealing.                               
5,317,914...........  Hardened Data Acquisition System..        06/07/94
5,139,959...........  Air Lubricated Penetrometer Rod           06/14/94
                       System.                                          
5,323,681...........  Shaping Apparatus for an Explosive        06/28/94
                       Charge.                                          
5,327,734...........  Passive-Active Thermosyphon.......        07/12/94
5,328,150...........  Digital Damper Actuator...........        07/12/94
5,335,298...........  Automated Extraction of Airport           08/02/94
                       Runway Patterns from Radar                       
                       Imagery.                                         
5,339,893...........  Apparatus for Containing Toxic            08/23/94
                       Spills Employing Hybrid                          
                       Thermosyphons.                                   
5,346,547...........  Method of Making Concrete                 09/12/94
                       Electrically Conductive for                      
                       Eletromagnetic Shielding Purposes.               
5,351,529...........  Apparatus for Bench Testing a             10/14/94
                       Governor.                                        
5,358,057...........  Modular Device for Collecting             10/25/94
                       Multiple Fluid Samples From Soil                 
                       Using a Cone Penetrometer.                       
5,361,550...........  Moveable Hardened Air Form Dome-          11/08/94
                       Shaped Structure for Containing                  
                       Hazardous, Toxic, or Radioactive                 
                       Airborne Releases.                               
5,361,642...........  Column-Based Stress Gauge.........        11/08/94
5,366,547...........  Settling Control for Alkali-              11/22/94
                       Activated Silicate Binders.                      
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ADDRESSES: Humphreys Engineer Center Support Activity, Office of 
Counsel, 7701 Telegraph Road, Alexandria, VA 22315-3860.

DATES: Proposals for an exclusive or partially exclusive license must 
be submitted on or before May 10, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Patricia L. Howland or Alease J. Berry, (703) 355-2160.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: UPS 5,316,412 is an apparatus which can 
inspect underwater structures such as dams, spillways, stilling basins, 
and other hydraulic structures, utilizing an underwater light and 
television camera, locate leaking cracks and joints, clean the work 
location, and inject a sealant to close the crack or joint.
    USP 5,317,914 is a self contained autonomous data recording device 
which can record and store shock level data in high blast level 
situations in the neighborhood of 100,000 g's.
    USP 5,319,959 is an apparatus which uses air to lubricate a cone 
penetrometer push rod allowing for deeper penetration of the 
penetrometer into the soil without adversely affecting instrument 
readings.
    USP 5,323,681 is an apparatus for shaping an explosive charge to be 
used with an Explosively Formed Penetrator. The apparatus can be hand 
packed with explosive material without the necessity of pre-weighing; 
thereafter the molded explosive charge can be easily extracted.
    USP 5,327,734 is a thermosyphon which can operate in a passive mode 
when the ambient air temperature is below that of the soil, or in an 
active mode with mechanical refrigeration assistance, but without the 
need for buried refrigeration circulation lines.
    USP 5,328,150 is an apparatus for controlling a damper in an air 
duct of an HVAC system by directly utilizing the digital output of the 
HVAC microprocessor controller to energize/de-energize magnetic coils.
    USP 5,335,298 is a systematic procedure comprising a number of 
image processing steps which allow automated extraction of airport 
runway data from an original radar image of an airfield. In general, 
the invention is directed towards a method of extracting terrain 
features from an image formed by an array of pixels.
    USP 5,339,893 is a hybrid thermosyphon which may be rapidly 
deployed to create a frozen soil barrier for containing toxic spills. 
The thermosyphon operates in the passive mode without the assistance of 
mechanical refrigeration or in the active mode with such assistance and 
provides a means for sensing the ambient air and soil temperatures for 
selectively operating the active refrigeration stage.
    USP 5,346,547 is a method, apparatus, and article of manufacture 
for making [[Page 2576]] electrically conductive concrete articles used 
for electromagnetic shielding.
    USP 5,351,529 is an apparatus for testing an electronic engine 
speed control governor separate from an engine and a connected load.
    USP 5,358,057 an improved cone penetrometer for taking multiple 
samples of soil gas and ground water in such a way that the samples can 
not be contaminated with fluids, gasses, or soils carried by the 
penetrometer as it penetrates the soil.
    USP 5,361,550 is an apparatus and method which provides a safe and 
secure environment for workers at a hazardous, toxic, or radioactive 
work site, provides for continuous operations at such a site regardless 
of weather conditions, and also, can act as a secondary containment 
structure preventing airborne release of hazardous, toxic, or 
radioactive particles.
    USP 5,361,642 is a field-free stress gauge capable of dynamic or 
static response measurements in geological rock and soil formations, 
concrete, asphalt, or other materials. The gauge can also be 
incorporated and measure static stresses in building, bridges, and 
roads.
    USP 5,366,547 provides a means for extending and controlling the 
settling time for alkali-activated silicate glass cements.
Kenneth L. Denton,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 95-478 Filed 1-9-95; 8:45 am]
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