[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 192 (Thursday, October 3, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62039-62042]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-25181]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers


Grant of Exclusive or Partially Exclusive Licenses

AGENCY: Department of the 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 for the pending patents listed under SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION. Any license granted shall comply with 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 
CFR part 404.

ADDRESSES: Humphreys Engineer Center Support Activity, Office of 
Counsel, 7701 Telegraph Road, Alexandria, VA 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 January 
2, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia L. Howland (703) 428-6672.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    1. Title: Method and Device for Securing a Knot. A device for 
securing a knot in a tight condition in a cord includes a generally 
tubular member defining a longitudinal hole therethrough. The Tubular 
member includes a score line for dividing it into two sections by 
applying a bending or torsional force on the ends thereof. The tubular 
member further includes a longitudinal slit extending substantially 
through the thickness thereof. A pre-stretched elastomeric band is 
disposed around the tubular member.
    Serial No.: 09/645,517.
    Date: 8/25/2000.

    2. Title: System and Method for Visually Calculating and Displaying 
the Status of an Account. A graphical user interface (GUI) is provided 
a user to facilitate entry and maintenance of accounting information. 
It requires little or no apriori knowledge of accounting principles and 
thus is amenable for use by unskilled personnel. The system 
incorporates a ``put and take'' methodology. By entering an amount in a 
cell, i.e., ``putting,'' a user establishes a balance within that cell. 
The balance may be reduced by associated amounts with arrows from that 
cell to another, i.e., ``taking,'' to indicate a transfer of all or 
part of that balance. Each cell may be color coded to enable a user to 
readily ascertain the status of various cells within the GUI 
representing accounting information of interest. Although money is a 
common commodity tracked via accounting, any commodity that needs to be 
tracked, including commercial goods, fungible items, or data 
representing scientific results.
    Serial No.: 09/662,460.
    Date: 9/15/2000.

    3. Title: Intelligent Amplifier System. Provided is a system and 
method for concurrently adjusting parameters of a system incorporating 
separate devices. In a preferred embodiment, a series of amplifiers 
used in an instrumentation system are able to be adjusted and

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calibrated concurrently via a simple operation of an unskilled 
operator. One option provides for this adjustment to occur remotely 
from the devices.
    Serial No.: 09/730,566.
    Date: 12/07/2000.

    4. Title: Survey Flag Positioning Method and Apparatus. A device 
for placing survey flags, and similar devices having stems, is operated 
so that the stem is locked or otherwise held to an elongated shaft or 
similar aligning device. Pressure on the shaft or aligning device 
forces a portion of the flag stem into the soil or other sound 
substrate. Then, an operator can carry out an operation to separate the 
placing device from the stem.
    Serial No.: 09/779,051.
    Date: 12/08/2001.

    5. Title: Durable System for Controlling the Disposition of 
Expended Munitions Fired at a Target Positioned Close to the Shooter. 
To reduce ricochet and backsplash of material impacted by expended 
munitions at close range, behind a single target is placed a screen of 
durable internal elements that are much longer than they are wide. The 
long dimension of each of these internal elements is terminated on at 
least one of its ends in a tapered configuration. With the tapered 
configuration facing the shooter, the elements are stacked between 
durable strong blocks so as to support them. The stacking configuration 
and shape of the elements provide spaces between each element for 
debris and projectiles to be directed away from the shooter to a 
backstop located behind the screen. In a preferred embodiment the 
screen comprises a 2.4 m by 2.4 m by 1.2 m deep structure incorporating 
replaceable internal elements of concrete logs of about 15 cm diameter 
and 1.2 m length with a conical end section of length 30 cm.
    Serial No.: 09/801,175.
    Date: 3/05/2001.

    6. Title: Device for Removing Sludge From The Bottom of a Lagoon. A 
device for removing sludge from a lagoon, includes an elongated frame 
including first and second end portions. The frame includes first and 
second laterally spaced runners defining a recess there between. A 
scoop is positioned in the recess and includes an inclined bottom. One 
of the first and second end portions includes an opening, which is in 
fluid communication with the scoop for allowing the sludge to flow 
therein. A pump is operably connected to the scoop for pumping the 
sludge collected in the scoop to a remote location.
    Serial No.: 09/875,988.
    Date: 06/08/2001.

    7. Title: Scour Sensor Assembly. A system for efficiently and cost 
effectively monitoring the status of the interface between two 
dissimilar media is provided. The system uses principles applied from 
the theory of time domain reflectometry (TDR), together with novel 
circuitry and low cost narrow band telemetry, to provide real time 
monitoring on a continuous basis, as needed. The circuitry involved 
permits operation of the system without relying on relative values of 
signal amplitude and a novel feedback function that sets the pulse 
repetition frequency instantaneously to permit an optimum data 
collection rate as well as a separate measure of the status based on 
the system operating parameters. It has particular application to real 
time monitoring and alerting to the effect of scour events in.
    Serial No.: 09/879,001.
    Date: 6/13/2001.

    8. Title: Ultra-wide Band Soil/Tire Interaction Radar. A radar 
system for vehicle tire testing and analysis may be mounted within the 
casing of a vehicle tire to measure the location of the inner casing of 
the tire (tire footprint). The radar system of the present invention 
may also be used to determine soil characteristics by analyzing the 
reflected signals. The present invention may have particular use in 
testing tires for use with on or off-road surfaces. However, the 
present invention may also be used to monitor tire deformation, 
traction, footprint, and soil characteristics.
    Serial No.: 09/882,408.
    Date: 6/15/2001.

    9. Title: Device, and Method of its use, for Concurrent Real Time 
Alerting to Accumulation of Material Upon Multiple Areas of a Surface. 
A system is provided for detecting accumulation of material 
concurrently on multiple areas of a surface in real time. In one 
embodiment, it is used for detecting icing of airframes while in use or 
on the ground while awaiting use. It may use either Time domain 
Reflectometry (TDR) or Frequency Modulated Continuous Ware (FM-CW) 
sources to provide a known energizing signal to a transmission line 
sensor. The system ascertains the signals round trip travel time in the 
transmission line. As material accumulates around the transmission line 
sensor, the medium through which the signal propagates is indicated by 
the change in time for the signal to propagate in relation to 
propagation in a reference medium, e.g., air. By employing pre-
specified spectral analysis algorithms and referencing to the 
dielectric constant of media of interest, a determination of the 
occurrence, located and the rate, and type of material accumulation can 
be made.
    Serial No.: 10/015,784.
    Date: 12/17/2001.

    10. Title: Material, and Method of Producing it, for Immobilizing 
Heavy Metals Later Entrained Therein. Provided are an improved 
structural material for bullet traps and the like, a method of 
producing it, and a structure comprising it. The material is suitable 
for entraining and immobilizing projectiles and fine particles in a 
stick gel. It is prepared by mixing cement with a thickener to form a 
dry mixture. Water is mixed with a fine aggregate in a mixer. The dry 
mixture is combined with the aqueous mixture in the mixer to form a 
slurry. Calcium phosphate and an aluminum compound are added, mixing 
each separately until homogeneous. The density of the mixture is 
measured and an aqueous foam is added to adjust the density to a pre-
specified level. Fibers are mixed into the adjusted mixture to form a 
homogeneous slurry that may be poured into a mold or in place at a 
construction site. Upon curing, the material may be used as a 
structural component.
    Serial No.: 10/067,909.
    Date: 02/08/2002.

    11. Title: Nested Tapered Bags. Tapered bags are dispensed singly 
form a nested configuration. They may be made of plastic, paper, 
aluminum foil, or aluminum foil laminated with plastic. The bags are 
connected at the top by a strip that has a row of perforations between 
the strip and the top of each bag, the strips in turn attached to each 
other by conventional fasteners such as staples. The taper may be 
formed by folding the bags so that a dispensed bag may be unfolded to 
have a bottom as wide as the top. A row of closely spaced perforations 
along the connecting portion between any two bags allows a single 
outermost bag to be separated by pulling and tearing along the row of 
perforations.
    Serial No.: 10/086,702.
    Date: 3/04/2002.

    12. Title: Modular Barrier System for Satisfying Needs Unique to a 
Specific User. Provided are components, a system, and method of 
implementing the system, for controlling access and egress. In a 
preferred embodiment, the user's requirements are considered in 
providing a properly scaled barrier for such varied uses as security, 
safety, order, privacy, and discipline. In one embodiment, pre-
manufactured panels and connectors are delivered to a site that has 
been properly prepared for

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installation of the system. Local materials may be used for the panels 
in some cases. The panels and connectors may be assembled quickly by 
unskilled labor and, in some embodiments, the barrier just as quickly 
dismantled or repaired as necessary. One embodiment may be used as a 
temporary or emergency solution to access control. Another embodiment 
may be used in a residential setting, providing storage in some 
installations. In all embodiments, accessories for enhancing 
effectiveness may be installed on or within the barrier.
    Serial No.: 01/096,922.
    Date: 03/14/2002.

    13. Title: System and Method for Bioremediating Wastestreams 
Containing Energetics. A bioremediation system converts a waste stream, 
at least part of which is a fluid containing energetics, to carbon 
dioxide (CO2), water and environmentally benign end products. It uses 
gas-enhanced sequencing-batch-reactors 9SBRs), treating the waste 
stream in three SBRs seriatim. The first SBR uses a nitrogen purge, the 
second a hydrogen gas supplement, and the third an oxygen gas or forced 
air supplement. Each reactor may be supplemented with additives to 
optimize conditions such as pH, dissolve oxygen, and nutrient level. 
The system may be implemented under manual control, semi-automated, or 
fully automated, as needed. A waste stream of consideration is the pink 
water resultant from munitions fabrication and handling.
    Serial No: 10/096,659.
    Date: 3/14/2002.

    14. Title: Process and System for Treating Waste From the 
Production of Energetics. A waste stream from energetics processing is 
treated using a pre-filter having media, preferably sand, and a metal 
that has a reducing potential, preferably elemental iron (Fe\0\). The 
pre-filter is connected to a zero-valent metal column reactor. The 
waste stream is pumped through the pre-filter to trap solids and 
deoxygenate it, then enters the reactor and is subjected to a reducing 
process. Most of the Fe\2\ is transformed to the ferrous ion 
(Fe+\2\), added to the resultant products, and fed to a 
continuous stirred tank reactor (CSTR) in which Fenton oxidation 
occurs. This product is then sent to a sedimentation tank and pH-
neutralized using a strong base such as sodium hydroxide 
(NaOH). The aquesous portion is drawn off and the sludge 
pumped from the sedimentation tank. Both tanks are monitored and 
controlled to optimize required additives, while monitoring of pressure 
drop across the pre-filter and column reactor establishes replacement 
requirements.
    Serial No.: 10/097,089.
    Date: 3/14/2002.

    15. Title: Reactive Geocomposite for Remediating Contaminated 
Sediments. In one application for remediating sediments, employing a 
geocomposite sheet eliminates the need for a thick cap or removal and 
subsequent ex situ treatment of the sediment. A geocomposite with at 
least one layer of reactive material is placed over the area to be 
remediated. A layer of available surcharge materials such as sand, 
gravel, or riprap covers the geocomposite. The weight of the surcharge 
materials causes pore water to flow from the sediment through the 
reactive layer or layers of the geocomposite. Contaminants may be 
trapped in this reactive layer or layers. A top or bottom layer, or 
both a top and bottom layer, may be provided to inhibit incursion from 
outside the sediment layer, while permitting appropriate flow direction 
or pore water into the reactive layer or layers.
    Serial No.: 10/115,088.
    Date: 4/04/2002.

    16. Title: System and Method for Determining Status of an Object by 
Insonification. A flexible piezoelectric-based transducer, mounted on a 
circumference of a rotating object senses acoustical energy traversing 
portions of the object. In a preferred embodiment, the transducer is 
affixed, using a suitable adhesive, within the enclosed portion of a 
wheel/tire assembly. The transducer sense acoustical energy, e.g., 
ultrasonic transmissions, generated by the tire contracting the road 
surface at its contact patch and, without need of external power, 
translates it to an electrical current and communicates it for further 
processing. Because the acoustical impedance of the tire casing changes 
with temperature, hot spots within the tire, as well as other 
characteristics of the tire's operation, can be detected. Further, any 
Doppler shift, which occurs due to the rotating medium may be 
compensated for since the rate of tire rotation may be made known via a 
speed sensor. A position sensor may also be employed to indicate the 
position of the hot spot.
    Serial No.: 10/118,001.
    Date: 4/09/2002.

    17. Title: Apparatus and Methods For Determining Self-Weight 
Consolidation And Other Properties of Media. Provided is a 
consolidometer and methods of its use. In its preferred embodiment, the 
device and methods permit accurate and convenient laboratory sampling 
of the self-weight consolidation of media, such as soft soil and soil 
slurries that may result from dredging operations. One option also 
provides for attaching sensors at locations along the consolidometer 
for taking data on additional characteristics of the media.
    Serial No.: 10/118,012.
    Date: 4/09/2002.

    18. Title: System and Method for Separate Devices Concurrently. 
Within a few seconds, parameters of separate devices within a system 
may be adjusted concurrently. In one embodiment, multiple amplifers 
used in an instrumentation system are able to be biased and calibrated 
concurrently with final stage gain control via a simple operation of an 
unskilled operator. Remote adjustment of devices is also possible.
    Serial No.: 10/139,373.
    Date: 5/07/2002.

    19. Title: Electro-Osmotic Pulse (EOP) System Incorporating a 
Durable Dimensionally Stable Anode and Method of use Therefore. A 
system and method for treating porous material, e.g., concrete, brick, 
or other masonry material, via electroosmosis. One application carries 
dehydration to an extend that it weakens a structure for demolition by 
significantly dehydrating its structural material. A durable, 
dimensionally stable anode is affixed to the structure and attached to 
a wire from a DC power supply. The anode is composed of a value metal 
substrate with a semi-conductive coating of a precious metal, cement or 
ceramic. Connection to a cathode through the power supply completes the 
circuit. A DC voltage is applied to the concrete structure by cycling a 
prespecified pulse train from the power supply. One pulse train 
consists of an initial positive pulse followed by a shorter duration 
negative pulse and ends with a short off period before the pulse train 
is reinitiated. The cycle continues until the porous material has been 
determined to be sufficiently treated.
    Serial No.: 10/140,875.
    Date: 5/09/2002.

    20. Title: Method and Apparatus for Treating Volatile Organic 
Compounds, Odors and Biodegradable Aerosol/Particulates In Air 
Emissions. A biofilter reactor included a housing, an axial pipe 
ratably supported in the housing and including a plurality of 
perforations that open into the interior of the housing for collecting 
a treated fluid. The axial pipe includes an outlet in communication 
with the interior thereof for removing the treated fluid from the 
housing. A porous medium is disposed about the axial pipe and is 
rotatable

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therewith. The porous medium is made of a microbial foam.
    Serial No.: 09/881,188.
    Date: 6/15/2001.

    21. Title: Roll of Tapered Bags Suitable for Dispensing Bags 
Singly. Tapered bags are dispensed singly from a roll. They may be made 
of plastic, paper, aluminum foil, or aluminum foil laminated with 
plastic. The bags are connected on the roll alternately top-to-top and 
bottom-to-bottom. Each bag is tapered towards its bottom such that its 
top-to-top connection with the next bag is wider than the bottom-to-
bottom connection. The taper may be formed by folding the bags so that 
a dispensed bag may be unfolded to have a bottom as wide as the top. 
Each bottom-to-bottom connection separates the bags along a row of 
perforations adjacent to a sealed seam of each bag that defines the bag 
and insures its integrity. A row of closely spaced perforations along 
the connecting portion between any two bags allows a single end bag to 
be separated by pulling and tearing along the row of perforations.
    Serial No.: 10/086,731.
    Date: 3/04/2002.

Richard L. Frenette,
Counsel.
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