[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 227 (Friday, November 26, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68888-68890]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-26137]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers


Grant of Partially Exclusive Licenses

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

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 
February 24, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Humphreys Engineer Center Support Activity, Office of 
Counsel, 7701 Telegraph Road, Alexandria, VA 22315-3860.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 1. Title: Corrosion-Resistant Structure 
Incorporating Zinc or Zinc-Alloy Plated Lead or Lead-Alloy Wires and 
Methods of Making Same. Structure incorporating lead is fabricated from 
specially prepared components such that mobility of the lead is impeded 
when the structure is exposed to an unprotected environment such as 
weathering outdoors or saltwater. In a preferred embodiment, a bullet 
or bullet core is swaged from a number of bunched electroplated fine 
lead or lead-alloy wires placed in a die. The lead or lead-alloy wires 
may be fabricated from lead or lead-alloy wool. The lead alloy may 
comprise zinc and antimony. The electroplating process plates zinc on 
the fine wires and may plate a zinc alloy such as zinc-aluminum. The 
plated surface may be coated with a corrosion resistant coating such as 
molybdenum phosphate. In addition to bullets and bullet cores, fishing 
weights, lead shielding, counterweights, ballast, and other lead 
containing structure may be fabricated or treated using methods and 
materials of the present invention.
    Serial No.: 10/462,707.
    Date: 6/17/2003.

    2. Title: Deconvolution Technique Employing Hermite Functions. A 
procedure generates deconvolution algorithms by first solving a general 
convolution integral exactly. Results are transformed, yielding a 
linear relationship between actual (undistorted) and captured 
(distorted) data. Hermite functions and the Fourier-Hermite series 
represent the two data classes. It circumvents the need for solving 
incompatible systems of linear equations derived from ``numerically 
discretizing'' convolution integrals, i.e., the convolution integral is 
not evaluated. It is executed by exploiting a mathematical coincidence 
that the most common Point spread Function (PSF) used to characterize a 
device is a Gaussian function that is also a Fourier-Hermite function 
of zero order. By expanding the undistorted data in a Fourier-Hermiteh 
series, the convolution integral becomes analytically integrable. It 
also avoids an inherent problem of dividing by decimal ``noisy data'' 
values in conventional ``combined deconvolution'' in that division is 
by a function of the PS parameters yielding divisors generally greater 
than one.
    Serial No.: 10/658,285.
    Date: 9/10/2003.

    3. Title: Automated Resource Management System (ARMSTM). 
The Automated Resource Management System (ARMSTM) automates 
collection, integration, analysis, reporting and archiving of data in a 
variety of applications while insuring data accuracy and reliability 
not attainable conventionally. Applications include: environmental, 
safety, security, military, educational, emergency management, land 
use, fish and wildlife management, construction and maintenance of 
highways and waterways, mining, exploration, manufacturing, 
recreational management, urban restoration, and archaeological 
preservation. ARMSTM integrates a number of portable 
devices, employing digital technology and specialized software in these 
portable devices as well as analysis devices, such as PCs and servers. 
ARMSTM increases efficiency and reduces cost, while 
accurately and timely preserving and integrating information. It is 
useful for both post-processing and real-time reporting, analysis, and 
pro-active direction of ongoing investigations.
    Serial No: 10/729,269.
    Date: 12/8/2003.

    4. Title: System Employing Wireless Means for Governing Operation 
of an Apparatus and Methods of use Therefor. A system employing 
principles of the present invention governs operation of an apparatus 
by an operator. An embodiment of the present invention comprises means 
for receiving at least one signal, portable means affixed to the 
operator for transmitting the signal, and means for inactivating or 
interrupting the operation of the apparatus should the operator be 
beyond a pre-specified distance from the controls of the apparatus. The 
means for inactivating communicates with both the means for receiving 
and the apparatus, while the means for transmitting sends the signal to 
the means for receiving during normal operation of the apparatus, e.g., 
with the operator physically present. Without the presence of the 
signal,

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operation of the apparatus is interrupted. One embodiment provides for 
an emergency override of the system to permit operation of the 
apparatus without the presence of the signal. Methods of using 
embodiments of the present invention are also provided.
    Serial No: 10/778,706.
    Date: 2/11/2004.

    5. Title: A Portable Nuclear Detector. A portable nuclear material 
detector generally includes a scintillating fiber radiation sensor, a 
light detector, a conditioning circuit, a frequency shift keying (FSK) 
circuit, a fast Fourier transform (FFT) circuit, an electronic 
controller, an amplitude spectral addition circuit, and an output 
device. A high voltage direct current (HVDC) source is provided to 
excite the light detector, while a separate power supply may be 
provided to power the remaining components. Portability is facilitated 
by locating the components of the detector within a handheld-sized 
housing. When bombarded by gamma particles, the radiation sensor emits 
light, which is detected by the light detector and converted into 
electrical signals. These electrical signals are then conditioned and 
converted to spectral lines. The frequency of a give spectral line is 
associated with a particular radioactive isotope, while the cumulative 
amplitude of all spectral lines having a common frequency is indicative 
of the strength and location of the isotope. All or part of this 
information (identity, strength, direction and distance) may be 
provided on the output device.
    Serial No: 10/795,363.
    Date: 3/9/2004.

    6. Title: Modular Barrier System for Satisfying Needs Unique to a 
Specific User. Components and system for limiting access and egress. A 
properly scaled barrier of the present invention meets varied 
requirements for applications that include: security, safety, order, 
privacy and discipline. In one embodiment, pre-manufactured panels and 
connectors are delivered to a site that has been prepared for 
installation of the system. Local materials may be used for the panels 
in some cases. The panels and connectors can 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 while another may 
employ in-fill material to provide a permanent barrier. 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: 10/795,364.
    Date: 3/9/2004.

    7. Title: Measurement Device and Method. Apparatus for determining 
the thickness of a configuration having flat, parallel surfaces that 
are transparent, or nearly so, to pre-specified types of energy. 
Embodiments comprise a mechanism for illuminating a front surface with 
an energy source and mechanisms for measuring reflections of the 
illumination from a parallel back surface. The energy is contained in a 
spectrum of wavelengths, the energy being refracted in components at 
unique wavelengths, e.g., different colored light bands, and similarly 
reflected from the back surface. The measuring mechanisms, e.g., 
spectrometers, determine the relative lateral displacement between two 
spectral lines in the refracted and reflected beams to enable 
determination of thickness. Other characteristics of the material of 
the configuration may be ascertained, e.g., chemical composition is 
ascertained by measuring the intensity of responses at multiple 
wavelengths and comparing this to responses of known materials.
    Serial No: 10/867,700.
    Date: 6/16/2004.

    8. Title: Knowledged-Based Condition Survey Inspection (KBCSI) 
Framework and Procedure. A knowledge-based condition survey inspection 
(KBSCI) framework and procedure for use with an engineering management 
system (EMS) that tailors types of condition survey inspections (CSIs) 
and inspection intervals to empirically-established life cycles of 
component-sections. Embodiments of the invention facilitate proactive 
life cycle management, scheduling appropriate types of CSIs only when 
needed. The frequency and type of inspection is tailored to items 
important to a facility manager, such as the importance to the 
operation of individual component-sections and their individual life 
cycle, not the overall life cycle of a system or facility. Further, 
additional useful information is available from the data collected to 
maintain embodiments of the KBCSI framework so that meaningful ``What-
If'' analysis may be performed in support of decision makers. By 
tailoring CSIs to needs rather than an arbitrary inspection schedule 
designed to only catch deficiencies, significant life cycle cost 
savings are realized.
    Serial No: 10/886,609.
    Date: 8/24/2004.

    9. Title: Self-Healing Coatings Using Microcapsules. Self-healing 
coatings incorporate microcapsules of about 60-150 microns diameter 
that contain film formers and dust suppression compounds suitable for 
controlling spalling of lead dust, for example. In one embodiment, a 
primer paint is mixed with these microcapsules and applied by brushing 
or rolling. After the coating has cured, any physical compromise of the 
coating results in microcapsules bursting to release liquid that fills 
and seals the compromised volume. The microcapsule contents protect the 
underlying substrate from damage and repair some of the outer coating. 
In one application, embodiments of these self-healing coatings seal 
existing lead-based paint for suppression of lead dust. In another 
embodiment, microcapsules are provided separately to enhance 
commercially available products. For example, if a paint formulation is 
known a priori, specifically configured microcapsules, packaged 
separately from the paint and designed for use with the paint 
formulation, are added to the paint just prior to application.
    Serial No: 10/923,890.
    Date: 8/24/2004.

    10. Title: Perlite Sorbents for Vapor Phase Metals and Metal 
Compounds. Perlite, particularly, perlite in powdered form, is employed 
to adsorb metals and metal compounds from a fluid flow. In select 
embodiments, the perlite is treated to expand its surface area and 
injected into a fluid stream, such as flue gas, held for a specific 
retention period, and removed for subsequent disposal. In other 
embodiments the perlite is provided in a fixed adsorption bed and the 
fluid flow permitted to pass through the bed until the perlite surface 
is exhausted. The perlite in the fixed bed is then replaced, with the 
exhausted perlite disposed of as appropriate. Treatment of perlite by 
boiling with sulfuric acid or suspending in a suspension of sulfur in 
carbon disulfide has been shown to significantly expand the surface 
area of perlite.
    Serial No: 10/931,232.
    Date: 9/1/2004.

    11. Title: Embedded Metal to Fluid Flow. A barrier to fluid passage 
is embedded within, instead of atop, porous material to retain the 
durability of the surface of the porous material. In one embodiment, a 
thin set mortar is applied to a concrete slab. A pleated metal foil is 
pressed into the wet mortar and a bond is established. The mortar is 
allowed to set and a top, or finish, section of concrete is then poured 
over the foil and finished conventionally.

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Provisions are made for sealing expansion joints in concrete slab 
floors and at the juncture of floor and wall. The foil may be provided 
in multiple layers to provide a mechanical bond via the concrete or 
mortar oozing through perforation or along pleats in each of the top 
and bottoms layers of the multi-layer foil, while providing at least 
one solid layer through which a fluid will not pass, at least in one 
direction.
    Serial No: 10/715,430.
    Date: 11/19/2003.

Richard L. Frenette,
Counsel.
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