[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 91 (Tuesday, May 12, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 26162]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-12501]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Navy


Notice of Availability of Inventions for Non-Exclusive, Partially 
Exclusive or Exclusive Licensing

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DOD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Patent Application entitled ``Fluidtight Door Gasket'', 
Patent Number 5,553,871, is assigned to the United States Government 
and is available for licensing from the Department of the Navy.

DATES: A briefing by the inventors describing the capabilities created 
by this technology will be given at Carderock on July 15, 1998 at 10:00 
am. The briefing will also cover the technology transfer and licensing 
process. Any organization interested in attending this briefing should 
provide notice of intent to attend by July 1, 1998.

ADDRESSES: The briefing will be held at the Naval Surface Warfare 
Center, Carderock Division, 9500 MacArthur Blvd., Bethesda, MD 20817-
5700.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Richard Bloomquist, Technology 
Transfer Manager, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, 
Code 0117, 9500 MacArthur Blvd., Bethesda, MD 20817-5700, telephone 
(301) 227-4299, fax (301) 227-2138 or email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This gasket invention is uniquely 
proportioned to improve its sealing properties for use with fluidtight 
doors and hatches. The gasket is particularly long lived and resists 
high temperature damage, a significant safety feature. Because the 
gasket resists hardening and cracking, it requires far less replacement 
maintenance. The gasket, made of silicone rubber, is softer and 
therefore easier to install, providing a substantial cost saving over 
traditional neoprene gaskets. The invention covers a variety of 
fluidtight door gasket technologies and technical arts as well as other 
applications, including watertight electrical enclosures.

    Authority: 35 U.S.C. 209, 37 CFR Part 404.

    Dated: May 1, 1998.
Michael I. Quinn,
Commander, Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Navy, Federal Register 
Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-12501 Filed 5-11-98; 8:45 am]
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