[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 223 (Wednesday, November 19, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61809-61810]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-30293]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army


Availability of U.S. Patents for Non-Exclusive, Exclusive, or 
Partially-Exclusive Licensing

AGENCY: U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Adelphi, Maryland.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with 37 CFR 404.6, announcement is made of the 
availability of the following U.S. patents for non-exclusive, partially 
exclusive or exclusive licensing. All of the listed patents have been 
assigned to the United States of America as represented by the 
Secretary of the Army, Washington, DC.
    These patents cover a wide variety of technical arts including: A 
new type kinetic energy projectile; a new ceramic nanocomposite; a 
device to locate the position of impact of a projectile on a

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target and an impact absorbing sole for parachutists.
    Under the authority of Section 11(a)(2) of the Federal Technology 
Transfer Act of 1986 (Pub. L. 99-502) and Section 207 of Title 35, 
United States Code, the Department of the Army as represented by the 
U.S. Army Research Laboratory wish to license the U.S. patents listed 
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 these patents.

    Title: Kinetic Energy Projectile with Fin Leading Edge Protection 
mechanisms.
    Inventor: Ameer G. Mikhail.
    Patent Number: 5,668,347.
    Issue Date: September 16, 1997.

    Title: Device for Locating the Position of Impact of a Projectile.
    Inventors: George M. Thomson, Thomas W. Kottke and Paul R. Berning.
    Patent Number: 5,669,608.
    Issue Date: September 23, 1997.

    Title: Sion Low Dielectric Constant Ceramic Nanocomposite.
    Inventors: Gary Gilde, Parimal Patel, Clifford Hubbard, Brain 
Pothier, Thomas Hynes, William Croft and Joe Wells.
    Patent Number: 5,677,252.
    Issue Date: October 14, 1997.

    Title: Impact Absorbing Soles for Parachutist.
    Inventors: Jim Faughn and Harrison P. Crowell, III.
    Patent Number: 5,675,915.
    Issue Date: October 14, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Michael Rausa, Technology Transfer Office, AMSRL-CS-TT/Bldg 434, 
U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland 21005-
5425, tel: (410) 278-5028; fax: (410) 278-5820.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: None.
Mary V. Yonts,
Alternate Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 97-30293 Filed 11-18-97; 8:45 am]
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