[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 144 (Thursday, July 26, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 39027]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-18589]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army


Availability for Non-Exclusive, Exclusive, or Partially Exclusive 
Licensing of U.S. Patent Concerning System and Method for Predicting 
Human Cognitive Performance Using Data From an Actigraph

AGENCY: U.S. Army Medical Research and Material Command, DOD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with 37 CFR 404.6, announcement is made of the 
availability for licensing of U.S. Patent No. 6,241,686 entitled 
``System and Method for Predicting Human Cognitive Performance Using 
Data From an Actigraph'' and issued June 5, 2001. Foreign rights are 
also available (PCT/US99/20104). This patent has been assigned to the 
United States Government as represented by the Secretary of the Army.

ADDRESSES: Commander, U.S. Army Medical Research and Material Command, 
ATTN: Command Judge Advocate, MCMR-JA, 504 Scott Street, Fort Detrick, 
Frederick, Maryland 21702-5012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For patent issues, Ms. Elizabeth 
Arwine, Patent Attorney, (301) 619-7808. For licensing issues, Dr. Paul 
Mele, Office of Research & Technology Assessment, (301) 619-6664. Both 
at telefax (301) 619-5034.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A system and a method for providing a 
determination of predicted cognitive performance of an individual based 
on the time of day and on factors including sleep history based on 
activity data from an actigraph. The system and the method provide a 
numerical representation of the predicted cognitive performance. Both 
may be used to optimize the work schedule of the actigraph wearer to 
maximize the cognitive capacity during working hours.

Elizabeth Arwine,
Patent Attorney.
[FR Doc. 01-18589 Filed 7-25-01; 8:45 am]
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