[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 157 (Tuesday, August 15, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 46926]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-13308]


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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[Notice (06-051)]


Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive License

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

ACTION: Notice of intent to grant exclusive license.

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SUMMARY: This notice is issued in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(c)(1) 
and 37 CFR 404.7(a)(1)(i). NASA hereby gives notice of its intent to 
grant an exclusive, license in the United States to practice the 
invention described and claimed in U.S. patent 5,880,834, titled 
``Convex Diffraction Grating Imaging Spectrometer,'' NASA case number 
NPO-19293 to ASE Optics, Inc., having its principal place of business 
in Rochester, New York. The fields of use may be limited to monitoring 
and control of manufacturing processes. The patent rights in this 
invention have been assigned to the United States of America as 
represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration. The prospective exclusive license will comply with the 
terms and conditions of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7.

DATES: The prospective exclusive license may be granted unless, within 
fifteen (15) days from the date of this published notice, NASA receives 
written objections including evidence and argument that establish that 
the grant of the license would not be consistent with the requirements 
of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7. Competing applications completed and 
received by NASA within fifteen (15) days of the date of this published 
notice will also be treated as objections to the grant of the 
contemplated exclusive license.
    Objections submitted in response to this notice will not be made 
available to the public for inspection and, to the extent permitted by 
law, will not be released under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 
U.S.C. 552.

ADDRESSES: Objections relating to the prospective license may be 
submitted to Patent Counsel, Office of Chief Counsel, NASA Management 
Office, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, M/S 180-200, 
Pasadena, CA 91109.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Homer, Patent Counsel, NASA 
Management Office, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, 
Pasadena, CA 91109, telephone 818-354-7770, fax 818-393-3160. 
Information about other NASA inventions available for licensing can be 
found online at http://techtracs.nasa.gov/.

    Dated: August 7, 2006.
Keith T. Sefton,
Deputy General Counsel, Administration and Management.
 [FR Doc. E6-13308 Filed 8-14-06; 8:45 am]
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