[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 85 (Friday, May 2, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 23442]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-10922]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


Notice of Jointly Owned Invention Available for Licensing

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of jointly owned invention available for licensing.

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SUMMARY: The invention listed below is owned in part by the U.S. 
Government, as represented by the Department of Commerce, and Snorkel, 
Inc. The Department of Commerce's 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 
the invention may be obtained by writing to: National Institute of 
Standards and Technology, Technology Partnerships Division, Attn: Mary 
Clague, Building 820, Room 213, Gaithersburg, MD 20899. Information is 
also available via telephone: 301-975-4188, email: [email protected], or 
fax: 301-869-2751. Any request for information should include the NIST 
Docket number and title for the 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 invention available for licensing is:
    Docket No.: 99-012/023US.
    Title: Chain Code Position Detector.
    Abstract: A position detector for sensing the position of a movable 
member which moves along an axis relative to a stationary member. A 
nonrepeating N bit chain code embodied in a scale on the movable member 
runs along the axis. A detector fixed to the stationary member is 
positioned to sense a portion of the chain code. The detector has K 
elements (KN) generating a plurality of signals. 
A controller determines the position of the movable member relative to 
the stationary member as a function of the signals.

    Dated: April 28, 2003.
Karen H. Brown,
Deputy Director.
[FR Doc. 03-10922 Filed 5-1-03; 8:45 am]
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