[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 87 (Wednesday, May 5, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 25071]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-10183]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers


Intent To Grant an Exclusive License to Senera Corporation, 
Waltham, MA

AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. Corps of Engineers, DoD.

ACTION: Notice of intent.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with 37 CFR 404.7(a)(1)(i), announcement is made 
of prospective exclusive licenses for use in bridge and dam scour 
monitoring of the following U.S. patents: 5,784,338; 5,790,471; 
6,084,393; 6,100,700; 6,121,894; 6,281,688; 6,526,189; 6,541,985 which 
are more fully described in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

DATES: Written objections must be filed not later than May 20, 2004.

ADDRESSES: United States Army Engineer Research and Development Center, 
Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, 7701 Telegraph Road, 
Kingman Building, Alexandria, VA 22315-3860.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Sharon Borland, ATTN: CEERD-ZA-TT; 
(703) 428-9112, FAX (703) 428-6275; email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTRY INFORMATION:
    Patent No. 5,784,338 entitled ``Time Domain Reflectometry System 
for Real-time Bridge Scour Detection and Monitoring,'' invented by Dr. 
Norbert E. Yankielun and Leonard J. Zabilansky, issued July 21, 1998; 
Patent No. 5,790,471 entitled ``Water/Sediment Interface Monitoring 
System using Frequency-Modulated Continuous Wave,'' invented by Dr. 
Norbert E. Yankielun and Leonard J. Zabilansky, issued August 4, 1998; 
Patent No. 6,084,393 entitled ``Scour Probe Assembly,'' invented by Dr. 
Norbert E. Yankielun, issued July 4, 2000; Patent No. 6,100,700 
entitled ``Bridge Scour Detection and Monitoring Apparatus using Time 
Domain Reflectometry (TDR),'' invented by Dr. Norbert E. Yankielun and 
Leonard J. Zabilansky, issued August 8, 2000; Patent No. 6,121,894 
entitled ``Low Cost Time Domain Reflectometry System for Bridge Scour 
Detection and Monitoring'', invented by Dr. Norbert E. Yankielun and 
Leonard Zabilansky, issued September 19, 2000; Patent No. 6,281,688 
entitled ``Transmission Line Reflectometer using Frequency-Modulated 
Continuous Wave,'' invented by Dr. Norbert E. Yankielun, issued August 
28, 2001; Patent No. 6,526,189 entitled ``Scour Sensor Assembly,'' 
invented by Dr. Norbert E. Yankielun, issued February 25, 2003; Patent 
No. 6,541,985 entitled ``System and Method for Remotely Monitoring an 
Interface Between Dissimilar Materials,'' invented by Dr. Norbert E. 
Yankielun, issued April 1, 2003. The United States of America as 
represented by the Secretary of the Army intends to grant an exclusive 
license for the field of use of bridge and dam scour monitoring, in the 
manufacture, use, and sale of the patented technology in the 
territories and possessions of the U.S.A., to Senera Corporation, 41 
Seyon St. Building 1, Suite 500, Waltham, MA 02453. Pursuant to 37 CFR 
404.7(b)(1)(I), any interested party may file a written objection to 
this prospective partially exclusive license agreement.

Richard L. Frenette,
Counsel.
[FR Doc. 04-10183 Filed 5-4-04; 8:45 am]
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