[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 154 (Thursday, August 8, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41385-41387]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-20238]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Navy


Notice of Government-Owned Inventions; Availability for Licensing

SUMMARY: The inventions listed below are assigned to the United States 
Government as represented by the Secretary of the Navy and are made 
available for licensing by the Department of the Navy. Copies of 
patents cited are available from the Commissioner of Patents and 
Trademarks, Washington, DC 20231, for $3.00 each. Requests for copies 
of patents must include the patent number. Copies of patent 
applications cited are available from the National Technical 
Information Service (NTIS), Springfield, Virginia 22161 for $6.95 each 
($10.95 outside North American Continent). Requests for copies of 
patent applications must include the patent application serial number. 
Claims are deleted from the copies of patent applications sold to avoid 
premature disclosure. The following patents are available for 
Licensing: Patent 5,459,099: METHOD OF FABRICATING SUB-HALF-MICRON 
TRENCHES AND HOLES; filed 17 November 1994; patented 17 October 1995.// 
Patent 5,459,332: SEMICONDUCTOR PHOTODETECTOR DEVICE; filed 31 March 
1994; patented 17 October 1995.// Patent 5,459,745: TM:YALO, 1.94-
MICRON, SOLID STATE LASER; filed 28 April 1993; patented 17 October 
1995.// Patent 5,460,866: VIBRATION DAMPING STRUCTURAL LAMINATE; filed 
4 September 1990; patented 24 October 1995.// Patent 5,461,648: 
SUPERCRITICAL WATER OXIDATION REACTOR WITH A CORROSION-RESISTANT 
LINING; filed 27 October 1994; patented 24 October 1995.// Patent 
5,463,523: ZERO FIELD DEGAUSSING SYSTEM AND METHOD; filed 1 September 
1993; patented 31 October 1995.// Patent 5,464,926: SYNTHESIS AND 
POLYMERIZATION OF OLIGOMERIC MULTIPLE AROMATIC ETHER-CONTAINING 
PHTHALONITRILES; filed 27 July 1994; patented 7 November 1995./Patent 
5,465,274: DIGITAL CIRCUIT FOR DECODING ENCODED DOPPLER DATA; filed 7 
April 1995; patented 7 November 1995.// Patent 5,466,467: LIPOSOMES 
CONTAINING POLYMERIZED LIPIDS FOR NON-COVALENT IMMOBILIZATION OF 
PROTEINS AND ENZYMES; filed 30 March 1994; patented 14 November 1995.// 
Patent 5,466,578: SURFACTANT-ENHANCED LIGHT EMISSION-OR ABSORBANCE-
BASED BINDING ASSAYS FOR POLYNUCLEIC ACIDS; filed 26 July 1994; 
patented 14 November 1995.// Patent 5,467,814: GRAPHITE/EPOXY HEAT 
SINK/MOUNTING FOR COMMON PRESSURE VESSEL; filed 24 February 1995; 
patented 21 November 1995.// Patent 5,468,356: LARGE SCALE PURIFICATION 
OF CONTAMINATED AIR; filed 23 August 1991; patented 21 November 1995.// 
Patent 5,468,570: LIGHTWEIGHT ZINC ELECTRODE; filed 26 January 1995; 
patented 21 November 1995.// Patent 5,468,597: SELECTIVE METALLIZATION 
PROCESS; filed 20 August 1993; patented 21 November 1995.// Patent 
5,469,369: SMART SENSOR SYSTEM AND METHOD USING A SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVE 
VAPOR SENSOR ARRAY AND PATTERN RECOGNITION FOR SELECTIVE TRACE ORGANIC 
VAPOR DETECTION; filed 2 November 1992; patented 21 November 1995.// 
Patent 5,470,373: OXIDATION RESISTANT COPPER; filed 15 November 1993; 
patented 28 November 1995.// Patent 5,471,072: PLATINUM AND PLATINUM 
SILICIDE CONTACTS ON B-SILICON CARBIDE; filed 13 December 1993; 
patented 28 November 1995.// Patent 5,473,694: SYNCHRONIZATION OF 
NONAUTONOMOUS CHAOTIC SYSTEMS; filed 29 June 1994; patented 5 December 
1995.// Patent 5,474,059: AEROSOL DISPENSING APPARATUS FOR DISPENSING A 
MEDICATED VAPOR INTO THE LUNGS OF A PATIENT; filed 8 April 1995; 
patented 12 December 1995.// Patent 5,474,625: DESENSITIZED SOLID 
ROCKET PROPELLANT FORMULATION; filed 16 December 1993; patented 12 
December l995.// Patent 5,475,304: MAGNETORESISTIVE LINEAR DISPLACEMENT 
SENSOR, ANGULAR DISPLACEMENT SENSOR, AND

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VARIABLE RESISTOR USING A MOVING DOMAIN WALL; filed 1 October 1993; 
patented 12 December 1995.// Patent 5,477,482: ULTRA HIGH DENSITY, NON-
VOLATILE FERROMAGNETIC RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY; filed 1 October 1993; 
patented 19 December 1995.// Patent 5,478,532: LARGE SCALE PURIFICATION 
OF CONTAMINATED AIR; filed 10 May 1995; patented 26 December 1995.// 
Patent 5,479,094: POLARIZATION INSENSITIVE CURRENT AND MAGNETIC FIELD 
OPTIC SENSOR; filed 24 April 1995; patented 26 December 1995.// Patent 
5,481,189: ELECTRON TUNNELING MAGNETIC FIELD SENSOR WITH CONSTANT 
TUNNELING CURRENT MAINTAINED BETWEEN TUNNELING TIP AND ROTATABLE 
MAGNET; filed 7 February 1994; patented 2 January 1996.// Patent 
5,481,492: FLOATING GATE INJECTION VOLTAGE REGULATOR; filed 14 December 
1994; patented 2 January 1996.// Patent 5,481,904: OIL SPILLAGE 
DETECTOR; filed 28 September 1994; patented 9 January 1996.// Patent 
5,482,574: METHOD OF MAKING COMPOSITE STRUCTURE HAVING A POROUS SHAPE-
MEMORY COMPONENT; filed 4 October 1994; patented 9 January 1996.// 
Patent 5,483,017: HIGH TEMPERATURE THERMOSETS AND CERAMICS DERIVED FROM 
LINEAR CARBORANE-(SILOXANE OR SILANE)-ACETYLENE COPOLYMERS; filed 7 
November 1994; patented 9 January 1996.// Patent 5,483,410: ADVANCED 
DEGAUSSING COIL SYSTEM; filed 25 March 1994; patented 9 January 1996.// 
Patent 5,483,953: AEROSOL DISPENSING APPARATUS FOR DISPENSING A 
MEDICATED VAPOR INTO THE LUNGS OF A PATIENT; filed 22 June 1995; 
patented 16 January 1996.// Patent 5,485,363: WARM-UP TIME DELAY SYSTEM 
FOR RELAY CONTROLLED ELECTRICAL POWER SUPPLY; filed 25 June 1993; 
patented 16 January 1996.// Patent 5,485,786: ELECTRONIC PRIMER 
IGNITION SYSTEM; filed 2 May 1995; patented 23 January 1996.// Patent 
5,485,972: CABLE RECOVERY WINDER; filed 19 November 1993; patented 23 
January 1996.// Patent 5,486,495: GERMANATE GLASS CERAMIC; filed 23 
December 1994; patented 23 January 1996.// Patent 5,486,811: FIRE 
DETECTION AND EXTINGUISHMENT SYSTEM; filed 9 February 1994; patented 23 
January 1996.// Patent 5,487,079: CONTINUOUSLY TUNABLE UV CE:LISAF 
SOLID STATE LASER; filed 5 January 1995; patented 23 January 1996.// 
Patent 5,487,981: APPARATUS FOR AND METHOD OF DETECTING/IDENTIFYING 
MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION IN ULTRA-PURE WATER SYSTEMS; filed 30 July 
1993; patented 30 January 1996.// Patent 5,488,076: WATER ABLATIVE 
COATING FOR DRAG REDUCTION APPLICATIONS; filed 8 August 1973; patented 
30 January 1996.// Patent 5,488,278: LOAD LIMIT SYSTEM FOR MECHANICAL 
LINEAR ACTUATOR; filed 23 September 1994; patented 30 January 1996.// 
Patent 5,488,475: ACTIVE FIBER CAVITY STRAIN SENSOR WITH TEMPERATURE 
INDEPENDENCE; filed 31 March 1994; patented 30 January 1996.// Patent 
5,488,919: CANTED RUDDER SYSTEM FOR PITCH ROLL AND STEERING CONTROL; 
filed 20 June 1995; patented 6 February 1996.// Patent 5,489,132: 
SAFETY LATCH; filed 30 September 1994; patented 6 February 1996.// 
Patent 5,489,200: COMPRESS/MELT PROCESSOR FOR CONTAMINATED PLASTIC 
WASTE; filed 29 November 1994; patented 6 February 1996.// Patent 
5,490,517: OCCUPANT REACH AND MOBILITY APPARATUS; filed 12 April 1994; 
patented 13 February 1996.// Patent 5,490,973: PULSED CORONA REACTOR 
SYSTEM FOR ABATEMENT OF POLLUTION BY HAZARDOUS AGENTS; filed 23 May 
1994; patented 13 February 1996.// Patent 5,491,185: EPOXY SELF-PRIMING 
TOPCOATS; filed 7 March 1994; patented 13 February 1996.// Patent 
5,491,335: FIBER OPTIC TRANSDUCER WITH FLUID COUPLING MEANS BETWEEN 
OPTICAL FIBER AND TRANSDUCTION MATERIAL; filed 31 August 1994; patented 
13 February 1996.// Patent 5,491,487: SLAVED GRAM SCHMIDT ADAPTIVE 
NOISE CANCELLATION METHOD AND APPARATUS; filed 30 May 1991; patented 13 
February 1996.// Patent 5,491,579: BROADBAND THERMAL OPTICAL LIMITER 
FOR THE PROTECTION OF EYES AND SENSORS; filed 31 May 1994; patented 13 
February 1996.// Patent 5,491,716: WEIGHT-VALUE CONTROLLED ADAPTIVE 
PROCESSOR FOR SPREAD SPECTRUM RECEIVER; filed 18 June 1990; patented 13 
February 1996.// Patent 5,493,273: SYSTEM FOR DETECTING PERTURBATIONS 
IN AN ENVIRONMENT USING TEMPORAL SENSOR DATA; filed 28 September 1993; 
patented 20 February 1996.// Patent 5,493,445: LASER TEXTURED SURFACE 
ABSORBER AND EMITTER; filed 13 July 1994; patented 20 February 1996.// 
Patent 5,493,540: SYSTEM FOR ESTIMATING FAR-FIELD ACOUSTIC TONALS; 
filed 30 June 1994; patented 20 February 1996.// Patent 5,493,993: 
DECOY; filed 23 January 1995; patented 27 February 1996.// Patent 
5,494,240: VEHICLE RECOVERY DEVICE FOR USE BY HELICOPTER; filed 7 
October 1994; patented 27 February 1996.// Patent 5,494,468: FLIPPER 
ENERGY SOURCE; filed 25 January 1995; patented 27 February 1996.// 
Patent 5,494,469: INFLATABLE LIFE VEST; filed 30 September 1994; 
patented 27 February 1996.// Patent 5,494,617: METHOD OF INDUCING 
PIEZOELECTRIC PROPERTIES IN POLYMERS; filed 16 May 1994; patented 27 
February 1996.// Patent 5,494,634: MODIFIED CARBON FOR IMPROVED 
CORROSION RESISTANCE; filed 15 January 1993; patented 27 February 
1996.// Patent 5,495,106: DETECTION OF SUBSURFACE FISSIONABLE NUCLEAR 
CONTAMINATION THROUGH THE APPLICATION OF PHOTONUCLEAR TECHNIQUES; filed 
6 October 1994; patented 27 February 1996.// Patent 5,495,366: 
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ELIMINATING POLARIZATION SENSITIVITY IN 
TRANSDUCERS; filed 3 May 1993; patented 27 February 1996.// Patent 
5,495,416: AUDIO INFORMATION APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING POSITION 
INFORMATION; filed 7 November 1994; patented 27 February 1996.// Patent 
5,495,496: METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPRESSING LINEAR AMPLITUDE 
INTERFERENCE FROM BANDSPREAD COMMUNICATION SIGNALS; filed 26 September 
1991; patented 27 February 1996.// Patent 5,495,497: METHOD AND 
APPARATUS FOR SUPPRESSING INTERFERENCE FROM BANDSPREAD COMMUNICATION 
SIGNALS; filed 25 September 1991; patented 27 February 1996.// Patent 
5,496,700: OPTICAL IMMUNOASSAY FOR MICROBIAL ANALYTES USING NON-
SPECIFIC DYES; filed 6 August 1993; patented 5 March 1996.// Patent 
5,497,000: METHOD OF ELECTROCHEMICAL DETECTION/IDENTIFICATION OF SINGLE 
ORGANIC MOLECULES USING SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY; filed 27 January 
1994; patented 5 March 1996.// Patent 5,497,053: MICRO-ELECTRON 
DEFLECTOR; filed 15 November 1993; patented 5 March 1996.// Patent 
5,497,487: MERGE, COMMIT RECOVERY PROTOCOL FOR REAL-TIME DATABASE 
MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; filed 28 April 1994; patented 5 March 1996.// 
Patent 5,497,614: EXTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE HAVING AN ASYMMETRICAL CAM 
AND METHOD OF OPERATION; filed 30 November 1994; patented 12 March 
1996.// Patent 5,499,255: COAXIAL

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HYBRID WIGGLER; filed 12 July 1994; patented 12 March 1996.// Patent 
5,499,314: SHOCK RESISTANT OPTIC FIBER ROTARY SPLICE HOLDING DEVICE; 
filed 22 November 1994; patented 12 March 1996.// Patent 5,499,399: 
TWO-DIMENSIONAL KERNEL ADAPTIVE INTERFERENCE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM; filed 
29 May 1991; patented 12 March 1996.// Patent 5,499,919: AIRCRAFT 
CONTROL LEVER SIMULATOR; filed 4 October 1993; patented 19 March 1996./
/ Patent 5,502,345: UNITARY TRANSDUCER WITH VARIABLE RESISTIVITY; filed 
29 August 1994; patented 26 March 1996.// Patent 5,502,448: METHOD AND 
MEANS FOR SHORT PULSE INTERFERENCE REJECTION; filed 30 August 1977; 
patented 26 March 1996.// Patent 5,502,449: GROUND UNIT FOR THE 
DETECTION, IDENTIFICATION, AND DIRECTION DETERMINATION OF A MARKER 
BEACON; filed 23 March 1994; patented 26 March 1996.// Patent 
5,504,770: LIQUID METAL CONFINEMENT CYLINDER FOR OPTICAL DISCHARGE 
DEVICES; filed 27 December 1993; patented 2 April 1996.// Patent 
5,506,415: METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COUNTING PHOTONS IN A SINGLE-MODE, 
COHERENT MICROWAVE FIELD; filed 20 December 1994; patented 9 April 
1996.// Patent 5,506,812: TOROIDAL VOLUME SEARCH SONAR; filed 30 June 
1993; patented 9 April 1996.// Patent 5,506,817: ENHANCED ADAPTIVE 
STATISTICAL FILTER PROVIDING SPARSE DATA STOCHASTIC MENSURATION FOR 
RESIDUAL ERRORS TO IMPROVE PERFORMANCE FOR TARGET MOTION ANALYSIS NOISE 
DISCRIMINATION; filed 25 May 1995; patented 9 April 1996.// Patent 
5,508,116: METAL MATRIX COMPOSITE REINFORCED WITH SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY; 
filed 28 April 1995; patented 16 April 1996.// Patent 5,509,294: 
APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING AMOUNT OF GASES DISSOLVED IN LIQUIDS; filed 4 
April 1995; patented 23 April 1996.// Patent 5,509,459: PRESSURE CAST 
ALUMINA TILE REINFORCED ALUMINUM ALLOY ARMOR AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING 
THE SAME; filed 28 September 1994; patented 23 April 1996.// Patent 
5,509,621: MECHANISM FOR HIGH SPEED LINEAR PAYOUT OF MONO-FILAMENT 
STRAND; filed 16 March 1993; patented 23 April 1996.// Patent 
5,513,032: ACTIVELY PUMPED FARADAY OPTICAL FILTER; filed 3 May 1995; 
patented 30 April 1996.// Patent application 08/491,693: ORTHOGONAL 
SHEAR STRESS MEASUREMENT PROBE ASSEMBLY FOR BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; filed 
19 June 1995.// Patent application 08/497,708: FREEZE DRIED RED BLOOD 
CELLS AND PLATELETS; filed 30 June 1995.// Patent application 08/
499,244: PROCESS FOR TREATING BY PRODUCTS OF LITHIUM/SULFUR 
HEXAFLUORIDE; filed 7 July 1993.// Patent application 08/511,341: DUAL 
WAVELENGTH SURGICAL LASER SYSTEM; filed 4 August 1995.// Patent 
application 08/511,494: FIBER OPTIC HOLDER; filed 11 July 1995.// 
Patent application 08/514,570: COMBINATION PIN FOR ATTACHING TRIGGER 
ASSEMBLY AND SAFING SMALL ARM; filed 14 August 1995.// Patent 
application 08/514,576: SINGLE SPRING BOLT LOCK AND CARTRIDGE EJECTOR; 
filed 14 August 1995.// Patent application 08/514,884: BREECH BOLT AND 
LOCK ASSEMBLY; filed 14 August 1995.// Patent application 08/523,528: 
HIGH TEMPERATURE EPOXY-PHTHALONITRILE BLENDS; filed 1 September 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. R. J. Erickson, Staff Patent 
Attorney, Office of Naval Research (Code OOCC), Arlington, Virginia 
22217-5660, Telephone (703) 696-4001.

    Dated: July 30, 1996.
M.A. Waters,
LCDR, JAGC, USN, Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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