[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 210 (Tuesday, October 30, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65719-65720]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-26574]


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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[Notice 12-082]


Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive Research License

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

ACTION: Notice of intent to grant exclusive research only license.

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SUMMARY: This notice is issued in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(e) and 
37 CFR 404.7(a)(1)(i). NASA hereby gives notice of its intent to grant 
an exclusive, research only license in the United States to practice 
the invention described and claimed in U.S. Patent Nos. 6,967,051 
entitled ``Thermal Insulation Systems'' and 7,781,492 entitled ``Foam-
Aerogel Composite Materials for Thermal and Acoustic Insulation and 
Cryogen Storage,'' to Flexure, LLC, having its principal place of 
business at 4423 Lehigh Road, Suite 235, College Park, Maryland 20740. 
The patent rights in this invention have been assigned to the United 
States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration. The prospective

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exclusive research license will comply with the terms and conditions of 
35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7.

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 Patent Counsel, Office of the Chief Counsel, Mail Code CC-
A, NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899. 
Telephone: 321-867-7214; Facsimile: 321-867-1817.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Randall M. Heald, Patent Counsel, 
Office of the Chief Counsel, Mail Code CC-A, NASA John F. Kennedy Space 
Center, Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899. Telephone: 321-867-7214; 
Facsimile: 321-867-1817. Information about other NASA inventions 
available for licensing can be found online at http://technology.nasa.gov/.

Sumara M. Thompson-King,
Deputy General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2012-26574 Filed 10-29-12; 8:45 am]
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