[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 236 (Wednesday, December 9, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 67860]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-32691]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


Notice of Government Owned Inventions Available for Licensing

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of government owned inventions available for licensing.

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SUMMARY: The inventions listed below are owned in while or in part by 
the U.S. Government, as represented by the Department of Commerce. The 
Department of Commerce's ownership interest in the invention is 
available for 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, Office 
of Technology Partnerships, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 2200, Gaithersburg, 
MD 20899-2200; Fax 301-869-2751. Any request for information should 
include the NIST Docket No. and Title for the relevant invention as 
indicated below.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NIST may enter into a Cooperative Research 
and Development Agreement (``CRADA'') with the licensee to perform 
further research on the invention for purposes of commercialization. 
The inventions available for licensing are:
    NIST Docket Number: 96-002US.
    Title: True Time Delay Generation Utilizing Broadband Light Source 
With Fiber Chirp Grating Array and Acousto-Optic Beam Steering And 2-D 
Architecture.
    Abstract: System and method for rapidly reconfigurable two-
dimensional true time delay generation for phased array antennas is 
described. The system utilizes a broadband light source, an array of 
fiber chirp gratings in a single fiber, and an acousto-optic 
spectrometer to generate a time-delayed linear grating. The grating is 
subsequently rotated to the desired angle utilizing an acousto-optic 
device having no moving parts.
    NIST Docket Number: 97-049US.
    Title: Method And Apparatus For Compression Of A Polarized Gas.
    Abstract: A polarized 3He gas source has been developed which is 
capable of producing one standard liter of 10-15% polarized 3He gas in 
2-3 hours. The gas source comprises an apparatus which compresses 3He 
gas produced by metastability-exchange optical pumping (at a pressure 
of a few mbar) to an output pressure of about 1 bar with up to 70% 
preservation of the polarization. By cooling the storage cell to liquid 
nitrogen temperature during filling by the compressor, a final room 
temperature pressure of 4 bar has been obtained. The invention is a 
compact and relatively inexpensive device which is the result of 
extensive modifications to a standard diaphragm pump and appears to be 
ideally suited for use in a clinical setting where space is at a 
premium. The use of the polarized gas allows MRI studies of lungs and 
other air spaces, using conventional MRI systems or much smaller 
magnetic field levels.
Robert E. Hebner,
Acting Deputy Director.
[FR Doc. 98-32691 Filed 12-8-98; 8:45 am]
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