[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 210 (Tuesday, October 29, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 55791]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-27682]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

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Inventions Available for License

AGENCY: Office of General Counsel, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy announces that the following 
inventions are available for license in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 207-
209:
    U.S. Patent No. 5,473,953, ``Device for Inspecting Vessel 
Surfaces;''
    U.S. Patent No. 5,433,236, ``Apparatus for Moving a Pipe Inspection 
Probe through Piping;''
    U.S. Patent No. 5,398,560 ``Apparatus for Inspecting Piping.''
    A copy of the patents may be obtained, for a modest fee, from the 
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Washington, D.C. 20231.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Robert J. Marchick, Office of the Assistant 
General Counsel for Technology Transfer and Intellectual Property, U.S. 
Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 
20585; Telephone (202) 586-2802.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 35 U.S.C. 207 authorizes licensing of 
Government-owned inventions. Implementing regulations are contained in 
37 CFR Part 404. 37 CFR 404.7(a)(1) authorizes exclusive licensing of 
Government-owned inventions under certain circumstances, provided that 
notice of the invention's availability for license has been announced 
in the Federal Register.

    Issued in Washington, D.C., on October 23, 1996.
Eric J. Fygi,
Deputy General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 96-27682 Filed 10-28-96; 8:45 am]
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