[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 203 (Tuesday, October 21, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54614-54615]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-27799]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


Owned Invention Available for Licensing

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology Commerce; 
Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of a jointly owned invention available for licensing.

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SUMMARY: The invention listed below is jointly owned by the U.S. 
Government, as represented by the Department of Commerce and X-Ray 
Optical. The Department of Commerce's ownership interest in this 
invention is available for non-exclusive licensing in accordance with 
35 U.S.C. 207 and 37 CFR part 404 to achieve expeditious 
commercialization of results of federally funded research and 
development.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Technical and licensing information on this invention may be obtained 
by writing to: National Institute of Standards and Technology, 
Industrial Partnerships Program, Building 820, Room 213, Gaithersburg, 
MD 20899; FAX 301-869-2751. Any request for information should include 
the NIST Docket No. and Title for the relevant invention as indicated 
below.
    The invention available for non-exclusive licensing is:
    NIST Docket No: 96-034.
    Title: Microcalorimeter X-Ray Detectors With X-Ray Lens.
    Description: The invention uses an x-ray polycapillary lens to 
collect x-rays from a point source over a large solid angle and focus 
them onto an x-ray microcalorimeter detector. The x-ray lens enhances 
the capabilities of present detectors and allows for the detector to be 
placed farther from the source.


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    Dated: October 15, 1997.
Elaine Bunten-Mines,
Director, Program Office.
[FR Doc. 97-27799 Filed 10-20-97; 8:45 am]
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