[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 164 (Wednesday, August 25, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 52233]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-19416]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


Notice of Government Owned Inventions Available for Licensing

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of government owned inventions available for licensing.

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SUMMARY: The inventions listed below are owned in whole by the U.S. 
Government, as represented by the Department of Commerce. The 
inventions are 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 
these inventions may be obtained by writing to: National Institute of 
Standards and Technology, Office of Technology Partnerships, Attn: Mary 
Clague, Building 820, Room 213, Gaithersburg, MD 20899. Information is 
also available via telephone: 301-975-4188, fax 301-869-2751, or e-
mail: [email protected]. 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 inventions available for licensing are:

[NIST Docket Number: 02-011]

    Title: Superconformal Metal Deposition Using Derivitized 
Substrates.
    Abstract: The invention provides a two-step superconformal process 
for depositing seam-free and void-free metal microelectronic 
conductors. The process involves first adsorbing a catalyst on the 
surface of the specimen by immersion in a catalyst-containing solution, 
followed by electrolytic metal deposition in a catalyst-free second 
solution containing supressors.

[NIST Docket Number: 03-012]

    Title: System And Method For Authenticating Users Using Image 
Selection.
    Abstract: The invention is a general-purpose mechanism for 
authenticating users through the selection of a sequence of images from 
a displayed assembly of images. While specifically aimed at hand-held 
devices, the visual log-in technique is suitable for most computing 
platforms that require user authentication. The technique takes the 
image sequences selected by the user and formulates a password that is 
dependent on both the sequence and style of their selection. Moreover, 
the invention allows the same image sequence to be used repeatedly in a 
password change dialogue, yet generate a completely different password 
value each time. The invention also introduces a new way of ``salting'' 
passwords to make them less vulnerable to attack, which can be readily 
incorporated into the password derivation process.

    Dated: August 18, 2004.
Hratch G. Semerjian,
Acting Director.
[FR Doc. 04-19416 Filed 8-24-04; 8:45 am]
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