[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 248 (Tuesday, December 28, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 81592-81593]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-32584]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


National Energy Technology Laboratory; Notice of Intent To Grant 
Exclusive License

AGENCY: National Energy Technology Laboratory, Department of Energy.

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). NETL hereby gives notice of its intent to 
grant an exclusive license to practice the inventions described and 
claimed in U.S. Patent Application Numbers 61/305,116 and 12/422,346, 
entitled ``Method for designing a reforming and/or combustion catalyst 
system'' and ``Pyrochlore-type catalysts for the reforming of 
hydrocarbon fuels,'' respectively, to Pyrochem Catalyst

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Corporation, having its principal place of business in Durham, NC. The 
inventions are owned by United States of America, as represented by the 
Department of Energy. The prospective exclusive license will comply 
with the terms and conditions of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7.

DATES: Written comments or nonexclusive license applications are to be 
received at the address listed below no later than January 12, 2011. 
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 exclusive license may 
be submitted to the Office of Chief Counsel, National Energy Technology 
Laboratory, 3610 Collins Ferry Rd., P.O. Box 880, Morgantown, WV 26506 
or via facsimile at (412) 386-5949.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jessica Sosenko, Technology Transfer 
Program Manager, U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology 
Laboratory, P.O. Box 10940, Pittsburgh, PA 15236; Telephone (412) 386-
7417; E-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 35 U.S.C. 209(c) provides the DOE with 
authority to grant exclusive or partially exclusive licenses in 
Department-owned inventions, where a determination can be made, among 
other things, that the desired practical application of the invention 
has not been achieved, or is not likely expeditiously to be achieved, 
under a nonexclusive license. The statute and implementing regulations 
(37 CFR part 404) require that the necessary determinations be made 
after public notice and opportunity for filing written objections.
    Pyrochem Catalyst Corporation, a new small business, has applied 
for an exclusive license to practice the inventions and has a plan for 
commercialization of the invention. DOE intends to grant the license, 
upon a final determination in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(c), unless 
within 15 days of publication of this notice the NETL Technology 
Transfer Manager (contact information listed above), receives in 
writing any of the following, together with the supporting documents:
    (i) A statement from any person setting forth reasons why it would 
not be in the best interest of the United States to grant the proposed 
license; or
    (ii) An application for a nonexclusive license to the invention, in 
which applicant states that it already has brought the invention to 
practical application or is likely to bring the invention to practical 
application expeditiously.
    The proposed license will be exclusive, subject to a license and 
other rights retained by the U.S. Government, and subject to a 
negotiated royalty. The Department will review all timely written 
responses to this notice, and will grant the license if, after 
expiration of the 15-day notice period, and after consideration of any 
written responses to this notice, a determination is made, in 
accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(c), that the license grant is in the 
public interest.

    Dated: December 10, 2010.
Anthony V. Cugini,
Director, National Energy Technology Laboratory.
[FR Doc. 2010-32584 Filed 12-27-10; 8:45 am]
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