[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 245 (Thursday, December 21, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 76705]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-21858]


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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[Notice (06-090)]


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 No. 6,027,954, Gas 
Sensing Diode and Method of Manufacturing; U.S. Patent No. 6,291,838, 
Gas Sensing Diode Comprising SiC; and U.S. Patent No. 6,763,699, Gas 
Sensors Using SiC Semiconductors and Method of Fabrication to Makel 
Engineering, Inc., having its principal place of business in Chico, 
California. The patent rights in these inventions 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 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 Glenn 
Research Center, MS 500-118, 21000 Brookpark Rd., Cleveland, OH 44135, 
telephone (216) 433-8878, facsimile (216) 433-6790.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kent Stone, Patent Attorney, Office of 
Chief Counsel, NASA Glenn Research Center, MS 500-118, 21000 Brookpark 
Road, Cleveland, OH 44135, telephone (216) 433-8878, facsimile (216) 
433-6790. Information about other NASA inventions available for 
licensing can be found online at http://techtracs.nasa.gov/.

    Dated: December 18, 2006.
Keith T. Sefton,
Deputy General Counsel, Administration and Management.
[FR Doc. E6-21858 Filed 12-20-06; 8:45 am]
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