[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 193 (Thursday, October 4, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50626-50627]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-24787]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Navy


Notice of Availability of Invention for Licensing; Government-
Owned Invention

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DOD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Navy hereby gives notice of the general 
availability of exclusive or partially exclusive licenses under the 
following

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pending patent. Any license granted shall comply with 35 U.S.C. 209 and 
37 CFR part 404. Applications will be evaluated utilizing the following 
criteria: (1) Ability to manufacture and market the technology; (2) 
manufacturing and marketing ability; (3) time required to bring 
technology to market and production rate; (4) royalties; (5) technical 
capabilities; and (6) small business status.
    Patent application Serial Number 60/318827 entitled ``A Device to 
Mix and Administer a Mixture of Nitrogen and Oxygen to Create a 
Continuously Variable Gas Mixture'' filed September 14, 2001. The 
present invention includes a non-rebreathing circuit coupled with 
computer-controlled gas adjustments. Ambient air is diluted with 
nitrogen on a breath-by-breath basis to provide precise control over 
the inspired concentration of oxygen/nitrogen mixture of simulated 
altitude air on an almost instantaneous basis. Carbon dioxide and water 
vapor exhaled by the subject are released into the environment, and 
absorption is not necessary. In addition, the mixed gas can be 
administered through a standard aviator's oxygen mask, increasing the 
realism of the simulation and removing obvious external cues on the 
nature of the experiment. Maintenance on the mixing loop is lower 
compared to rebreathing units, since no consumable items are necessary 
to absorb water vapor or carbon dioxide. A mixing device provides a 
homogenized mixture of nitrogen/oxygen fluid to the user.

DATES: Applications for an exclusive or partially exclusive license may 
be submitted at any time from the date of this notice.

ADDRESSES: Submit applications to the Office of Technology Transfer, 
Naval Medical Research Center, 503 Robert Grant Ave., Silver Spring, MD 
20910-7500, telephone (301) 319-7428.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Charles Schlagel, Director, Office 
of Technology Transfer, Naval Medical Research Center, 503 Robert Grant 
Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20910-7500, telephone (301) 319-7428 or E-Mail 
at [email protected].

    Dated: September 26, 2001.
T.J. Welsh,
Lieutenant Commander, Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Navy, 
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-24787 Filed 10-3-01; 8:45 am]
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