[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 138 (Wednesday, July 17, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 37251]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-18108]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Fonet, Inc;. Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive Patent License

AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of the General Counsel.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of an intent to grant to Fonet, Inc. of 
Clearwater, Florida, an exclusive license to practice the invention 
described in U.S. Patent No. 5,205,624, entitled ``Material Isolation 
Enclosure.'' The invention is owned by the United States of America, as 
represented by the Department of Energy (DOE).

DATES: Written comments or nonexclusive license applications are to be 
received at the address listed below no later than September 16, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Office of Assistant General Counsel for Technology Transfer 
and Intellectual Property, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence 
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert J. Marchick, Office of the 
Assistant General Counsel for Technology Transfer and Intellectual 
Property, U.S. Department of Energy, Forrestal Building, Room 6F-067, 
1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585; Telephone (202) 
586-4792.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 35 U.S.C. 209(c) provides the Department 
with authority to grant exclusive licenses in Department-owned 
inventions, where a determination can be made, among other things, that 
the desired practical application of the invention has not been 
achieved, or is not likely expeditiously to be achieved, under a 
nonexclusive license. The statute and implementing regulations (37 CFR 
part 404) require that the necessary determinations be made after 
public notice and opportunity for filing written objections.
    Fonet, Inc., of Clearwater, Florida, has applied for an exclusive 
license to practice the invention embodied in U.S. Patent No. 
5,205,624, and has a plan for commercialization of the invention. The 
patent is entitled ``Material Isolation Enclosure,'' useful for 
isolating hazardous materials, including toxic substances and certain 
biological materials. The patent relates to an enclosure similar to a 
glovebox for isolating materials from the atmosphere, yet allowing a 
technician to manipulate the materials located inside the enclosure.
    The exclusive license will be subject to a license and other rights 
retained by the U.S. Government, and other terms and conditions to be 
negotiated. DOE intends to grant the license, upon a final 
determination in accordance with 35 U.S.C. Sec. 209(c), unless, within 
60 days of this notice, the Assistant General Counsel for Technology 
Transfer and Intellectual Property, Department of Energy, Washington, 
DC 20585, receives in writing any of the following, together with 
supporting documents.
    (i) A statement from any person setting forth reasons why it would 
not be in the best interests of the United States to grant the proposed 
license; or
    (ii) An application for a nonexclusive license to the invention, in 
which applicant states that he has already brought the invention to 
practical application or is likely to bring the invention to practical 
application expeditiously.
    The Department will review all timely written responses to this 
notice, and will grant the license if, after consideration of written 
responses to this notice, a determination is made that the license 
grant is in the public interest.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on July 10, 1996.
Agnes P. Dover,
Deputy General Counsel for Technology Transfer and Procurement.
[FR Doc. 96-18108 Filed 7-16-96; 8:45 am]
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