[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 17 (Tuesday, January 27, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3899-3900]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-1657]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Navy


Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive Patent License; Austin AI, 
LLC

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DOD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Navy hereby gives notice of its intent 
to grant to Austin AI, LLC, a revocable, nonassignable, exclusive 
license to practice in the fields of (1) Environmental Soil 
Characterization, e.g. for the analysis of contaminated soils, 
sediments or sludge for the presence of heavy metals; (2) for Mineral 
Exploration, including use in exploratory, process and recovery mining 
and mineralogy specifically including sub-surface soil characterization 
for mineral exploration and three dimensional profiling/analysis of 
tailings to determine the potential content of reprocessable metals; 
and (3) for use of Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence (EDXRF) for 
Liquid Media Monitoring for (a) the petroleum and petrochemical 
industries specifically including in-tank monitoring of sulfur in oils, 
e.g. for grading of diesel fuels by sulfur content or for determination 
of sulfur levels during fuel blending and for a probe for analysis of 
lead in waste oil tanks, underground tanks of refueling facilities, 
storage tanks at refineries, diesel long-haul truck tanks, (b) for the 
wood treatment industry for use in or on tank monitors for storage, 
mixing or treatment tanks for analysis of copper, chromium, and/or 
arsenic, and (c) in the environmental testing/monitoring industry in 
the United States and certain foreign countries, the Government-owned 
invention described in U.S. Patent No. 6,097,785 entitled ``Cone 
Penetrometer Utilizing an X-Ray Fluorescence Metals Sensor'', Navy Case 
No. 77,638.

DATES: Anyone wishing to object to the grant of this license must file 
written objections along with supporting evidence, if any, not later 
than February 11, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Written objections are to be filed with the Naval Research 
Laboratory, Code 1004, 4555 Overlook

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Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20375-5320.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Jane F. Kuhl,Technology Transfer 
Office, NRL Code 1004, 4555 Overlook Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20375-
5320, telephone (202) 767-7230. Due to U.S. Postal delays, please fax 
(202) 404-7920, E-Mail: [email protected] or use courier delivery to 
expedite response.

(Authority: 35 U.S.C. 207, 37 CFR part 404)


    Dated: January 20, 2004.
J.T. Baltimore,
Lieutenant Commander, Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Navy, 
Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-1657 Filed 1-26-04; 8:45 am]
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