[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 181 (Tuesday, September 19, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 54798]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-15543]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


Notice of Jointly Owned Invention Available for Licensing

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Commerce

SUMMARY: The invention listed below is jointly owned by the U.S. 
Government, as represented by the Department of Commerce, and the U.S. 
Navy. The Department of Commerce's interest in the invention is 
available for non-exclusive 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 
this invention 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 or Patent number and title for the invention as 
indicated below.
    The invention available for licensing is:
[Docket Number 05-009US]
    Title: Method of Stabilization of Functional Nanoscale Pores for 
Device Applications.
    Abstract: The invention comprises a structure comprising a membrane 
of a compound spanning an aperture. The compound comprises a 
hydrophilic head group, an aliphatic tail group, and a polymerizable or 
polymerized functional group.
    The invention further comprises a method of forming a structure 
comprising: providing a solution of a compound and a chamber comprising 
a partition having an aperture; placing a quantity of an aqueous liquid 
into the chamber, such that the liquid does not cover any part of the 
aperture; placing the solution on the top surface of the liquid; and 
raising the solution to a point above the aperture to form a membrane 
of the compound across the aperture. The compound comprises a 
hydrophilic head group and an aliphatic tail group and comprises a 
polymerizable functional group in an organic solvent.

    Dated: September 13, 2006.
James E. Hill,
Acting Deputy Director.
 [FR Doc. E6-15543 Filed 9-18-06; 8:45 am]
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