[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 150 (Wednesday, August 5, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41808-41809]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-20862]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers


Grant of Exclusive License

AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 
announces the general availability of exclusive, or partially exclusive 
licenses under the following patents. Any license granted shall comply 
with 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR Part 404.

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            Patent No.                      Title           Issue date  
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5,567,078.........................  Method for Forming a        10/22/96
                                     Sloped Face Ice                    
                                     Control Surface.                   
5,567,950.........................  Bispectral Lane             10/22/96
                                     Marker.                            
5,585,799.........................  Microwave Doppler           12/17/96
                                     Radar System For                   
                                     Detection and                      
                                     Kinematic                          
                                     Measurements of                    
                                     River Ice.                         
5,588,783.........................  Soil Reinforcement          12/31/96
                                     With Adhesive-                     
                                     Coated Fibers.                     
5,595,561.........................  Low-Temperature              1/21/97
                                     Method for                         
                                     Containing                         
                                     Thermally                          
                                     Degradable                         
                                     Hazardous Wastes.                  
5,601,906.........................  Geosynthetic Barrier         2/11/97
                                     to Prevent Access                  
                                     to Contaminated                    
                                     Sediments.                         
5,605,570.........................  Alkali-Activated             2/25/97
                                     Glassy Silicate                    
                                     Foamed Concrete.                   
5,605,744.........................  Laminated Paper              2/25/97
                                     Glass Camouflage.                  
5,609,418.........................  Clapeyron                    3/11/97
                                     Thermometer.                       
5,614,659.........................  Pore-Air Pressure            3/25/97
                                     Measurement Device                 
                                     For Use in High                    
                                     Shock Environments.                
5,614,893.........................  Ground Condition             3/25/97
                                     Monitor.                           
5,624,492.........................  Heat Treatment in            4/29/97
                                     The Control of The                 
                                     Setting of Cement.                 
5,634,742.........................  Bulkhead For And              6/3/97
                                     Method For Dry                     
                                     Isolation of Dam                   
                                     Gates.                             
5,635,710.........................  Subsurface                    6/3/97
                                     Penetrometer                       
                                     Radiation Sensor                   
                                     Probe And System.                  
5,639,195.........................  Helical Panel                6/17/97
                                     Fasteners.                         
5,644,314.........................  Portable Geophysical          7/1/97
                                     System Using an                    
                                     Inverse Collocation-               
                                     Type Methodology.                  
5,647,927.........................  Central Tire                 7/15/97
                                     Inflation                          
                                     Controller.                        
5,648,724.........................  Metallic Time-Domain         7/15/97
                                     Reflectrometry Roof                
                                     Moisture Sensor.                   
5,651,200.........................  Debris Exclusion             7/29/97
                                     Devices For an                     
                                     Augerhead Type                     
                                     Hydraulic Dredge                   
                                     System.                            
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ADDRESSES: Humphreys Engineer Center Support Activity, Office of 
Counsel, 7701 Telegraph Road, Alexandria, Virginia 22315-3860.

DATES: Applications for an exclusive or partially exclusive license may 
be submitted at any time from the date of this notice. However, no 
exclusive or partially exclusive license shall be granted until 
November 3, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia L. Howland (703) 428-6672 or 
Alease J. Berry, (703) 428-8160.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: USP 5,567,078 is a method of controlling a 
breakup ice run without interfering with the natural river flow, thus 
reducing the possibility of flooding caused by the break up of river 
ice.
    USP 5,567,950 is a passive, rigid, durable, and inexpensive lane 
marker device that allows for remote observations of visual and 
infrared electromagnetic signatures.
    USP 5,585,799 is a system, unaffected by darkness or low visibility 
conditions, for detecting river ice motions and determining river ice 
kinematic measurements without the need for a human observer.
    USP 5,588,783 is an improved method of soil stabilization utilizing 
a variety of natural or synthetic fibers and adhesive coating for use 
in such things as berms or embankments.
    USP 5,595,561 is a method of producing a concrete wasteform with an 
aggregate comprised of pellets formed from a waste-polymer mixture 
which are treated with an epoxy coating and a silicate-based powder.
    USP 5,601,906 is a method and apparatus to prevent wildlife from 
ingesting contaminated sediments in wetlands and other areas where 
sediment forms part of the natural setting for the wildlife, avoiding 
the destruction or alteration of the natural habitat, or the 
construction of landfill liners or caps.
    USP 5,605,570 is a composition and method of utilizing blast-
furnace slag waste products or other matallurgical slags, sodium 
peroxide, and water to produce a foamed concrete that is strong, 
lightweight, and which hardens and gains strength rapidly.
    USP 5,605,744 is a material and method of composing rigid composite 
laminates of paper and fibrous glass layers for use in camouflage, 
concealment and deception.
    USP 5,609,418 is a high resolution solid/liquid, pressure 
responsive thermometer which measures the large pressure changes which 
result when a mixture of a liquid and its solid are subjected to a 
temperature change below the equilibrium melting temperature of the 
bulk material.
    USP 5,614,659 is a device for accurately and repeatedly measuring 
pore-air pressure in the vicinity of an explosive blast through the use 
of a shock resistant housing containing a plurality of pressure sensing 
ports, with a filter mounted in each port and a sensor within the 
housing for sensing the air pressure at each of the ports.
    USP 5,614,893 is a device for obtaining collecting, and 
transmitting data indicative of the electromagnetic properties of the 
surrounding earth which can be used to monitor the structural integrity 
of earthen works, such as levees, to determine the movement of 
contaminants through a

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ground area, to determine contaminants in landfills, dredge materials, 
or groundwater, or to detect the movement of heavy equipment over the 
ground.
    USP 5,624,492 is a method of slowing down the hardening of cement 
without using chemical retarders by heat treating the cement to form an 
amorphous, glassy shell on the outside of the cement particles.
    USP 5,634,742 is a new type of bulkhead for use in the repair and 
maintenance of dam gates which can easily be assembled and floated into 
position adjacent to a dam gate.
    USP 5,635,710 is an improved device for measuring radiation in 
subsurface formations by utilizing a detachable sleeve to strengthen 
and protect the sensor probe, and once the probe has been inserted into 
the subsurface, the detachable sleeve allows for more accurate 
measurement of radiation levels.
    USP 5,639,195 is a novel fastener which can be used either to 
fasten parallel spaced panels together and maintaining a predetermined 
spacing between panels, or to fasten panels parallel to walls while 
maintaining a predetermined space between the panel and the wall.
    USP 5,644,314 is a portable ground penetrating high resolution 
radar system that can perform target and media identification in real-
time utilizing a digitally controlled phase shifter.
    USP 5,647,927 is an automated system which adjusts the air pressure 
in the tires of a vehicle to optimize fuel consumption, tire wear, and 
road deterioration.
    USP 5,648,724 is an apparatus for detecting the presence, location, 
and extent of moisture in a roof by transmitting an electrical pulse 
through a transmission line embedded in the roof and using a signal 
analyzer to interpret the transmitted pulses.
    USP 5,651,200 is an improved small augerhead type dredge system 
which reduces clogging of the system's pump impeller intake eye by 
utilizing a cutter/grate device to prevent ingestion of debris into the 
system's pump by cutting up vegetation and excluding debris prior to 
entry into the pump's impeller eye, and, by utilizing a transition box 
structure behind the augerhead that has a back-flush and a manual 
clean-out box.
    Applications for an exclusive or partially exclusive license should 
contain the information set forth in 37 CFR 404.8. Applications will be 
evaluated utilizing the following criteria:
    (1) Ability to manufacture and market the technology; (2) 
Manufacturing and marketing capability; (3) Time required to bring 
technology to market and production rate; (4) Royalties; (5) Technical 
capabilities; and, (6) Small Business status.
Gregory D. Showalter,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer
[FR Doc. 98-20862 Filed 8-4-98; 8:45 am]
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