[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 139 (Friday, July 20, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 39801]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-3537]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army


Intent To Grant an Exclusive License of a U.S. Government-Owned 
Patent

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.

ACTION: 

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SUMMARY: In accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7(a)(1)(i), 
announcement is made of the intent to grant an exclusive, royalty-
bearing, revocable license within the geographic area of the United 
States of America and its territories and possessions to U.S. Patent 
application 11/229,425, filed September 16, 2005 entitled ``Artillery 
Rocket Trajectory Correction Kit,'' to Diehl BGT Defense GmbH & Co. KG 
with its principal place of business at Massberg Facility Alte 
Nussdorfer Strausse 13 88662 Uberlingen, Germany.

ADDRESSES: Commander, U.S. Army Research Development and Engineering 
Command, ATTN: AMSRD-AMR-AS-PT-TR, Bldg. 5400, Redstone Arsenal, AL 
35898-5000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Russ Alexander, Officer of 
Research & Technology Applications, (256) 876-8743.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Artillery Rocket Trajectory Correction 
Kit (TCK) is a completely self-contained retrofit kit that is 
externally and fixedly mounted as an add-on to the rear (aft of the 
tailfins) of an existing, unguided rocket. The TCK continuously 
measures the pitch and yaw of the rocket during the initial seconds of 
the flight as it is released from the launch tube. A trajectory 
correction is calculated to allow the rocket to stay on a desired path. 
Selected thrusters are then activated to make any necessary flight 
correction. The thrusters are positioned around the circumference of 
the rocket body so as to correctively steer the rocket. Thus, rocket 
accuracy is improved and collateral damage is reduced.

Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 07-3537 Filed 7-19-07; 8:45 am]
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