[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 7 (Monday, January 12, 2009)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-281]


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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[Notice 09-004]


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 
inventions described and claimed in U.S. Patent No. 6,899,275 B1 and 
U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 12/047/686 and NASA Case No. MFS-
32603-1 ``Methods for Identification and Verification Using a Multi-
spectral Alias Pattern Identification Data System (MAPIDS)'' to Quest 
Integrated Inc., having its principal place of business in Kent, 
Washington. 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. NASA has not yet made a determination to 
grant the requested license and may deny the requested license even if 
no objections are submitted within the comment period.

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 Mr. James J. McGroary, Chief Patent Counsel/LS01, Marshall 
Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL 35812, (256) 544-0013.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sammy A. Nabors, Technology Transfer 
Program Office/ED03, Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL 
35812, (256) 544-5226. Information about other NASA inventions 
available for licensing can be found online at http://technology.nasa.gov.

    Dated: December 29, 2008.
Richard W. Sherman,
Acting Deputy General Counsel.
[FR Doc. E9-281 Filed 1-9-09; 8:45 am]
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