[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 30 (Tuesday, February 14, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 8223]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-3348]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army


Notice of Availability for Exclusive, Non-Exclusive, or 
Partially-Exclusive Licensing of an Invention Concerning a Computer 
Controlled System for Laser Energy Delivery to the Retina

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The invention provides a computer controlled system for laser 
energy delivery to the retina. Information is received from a user 
interface, wherein the information includes a duration, intensity, and/
or wavelength of treatment. Announcement is made of the availability 
for licensing of the invention set forth in U.S. Patent Application 
Serial No. 13/130,380, entitled ``Computer Controlled System for Laser 
Energy Delivery to the Retina,'' filed on May 20, 2011. The United 
States Government, as represented by the Secretary of the Army, has 
rights to this invention.

ADDRESSES: Commander, U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, 
Attn: Command Judge Advocate, MCMR-JA, 504 Scott Street, Fort Detrick, 
Frederick, MD 21702-5012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For patent issues, Ms. Elizabeth 
Arwine, Patent Attorney, (301) 619-7808. For licensing issues, Dr. Paul 
Mele, Office of Research and Technology Applications (ORTA), (301) 619-
6664, both at telefax (301) 619-5034.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The invention relates to laser retina injury 
hazards in a variety of military settings. Incident reports abound from 
adversarial cockpit illumination to battlefield laser rangefinders and 
target designators as well as episodes of laser injury in government 
laboratories involved with high energy physics research or other 
scientific pursuits.

Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-3348 Filed 2-13-12; 8:45 am]
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