[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 83 (Wednesday, April 30, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 23436]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-11114]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army


Availability of Non-Exclusive, Exclusive, or Partially Exclusive 
Licensing of U.S. Patent #5,448,842 Entitled Enclosure Sign Device

AGENCY: U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with 37 CFR 404.6, Section 11(a)(2) of the 
Federal Technology Transfer Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-502) and section 
207 of title 35, United States Code announcement is made of the 
availability of the U.S. Patent No. 5,448,842 entitled, ``Enclosure 
Sign Device'' for licensing. The Department of the Army as represented 
by the Communications-Electronics Command wishes to license the 
technology described below in a non-exclusive, exclusive or partially 
exclusive manner to any party interested in manufacturing, using, and/
or selling devices or processes covered by this U.S. Patent. This U.S. 
Patent has been assigned to the United States of America as represented 
by the Secretary of the Army, Washington, D.C.

ADDRESSES: U.S. Army CECOM RDE Night Vision & Electronic Sensors 
Directorate, ATTN: AMSEL-RD-NV-OPS, 10221 Burbeck Road, STE 430, Fort 
Belvoir, VA 22060-5806.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ms. Karen Gordon, Technology Transfer Manager, 703-704-2279, FAX 703-
704-1215.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The above mentioned patent describes and 
claims a safety measure at the entrance to a laboratory/room where 
access must be limited due to safety reasons. A box is placed around 
the doorknob at the entrance to the laboratory/room. A hatch door at 
the front of the box allows access to the doorknob. The hatch door can 
be left open when equipment is not operating, allowing normal access to 
the room. However, when a piece of equipment (i.e. laser) is operating, 
the hatch door (marked on the front with an unmistakable warning) is 
closed. A latch on the hatch door allows access to the doorknob, but 
only after unavoidable recognition of the warning. No one can open the 
door and enter the room without noticing this warning. The device is 
especially useful when standard procedures prohibit locking the door 
(i.e. when lasers are operating and only one person is within the 
room). In an improvement to the current patent, a buzzer sounds 
whenever the lid is opened while the ``danger'' sign above the door is 
illuminated.
Gregory D. Showalter,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 97-11114 Filed 4-29-97; 8:45 am]
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