[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 20 (Friday, January 30, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 5099]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-01785]



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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). The National Energy Technology Laboratory 
(NETL) hereby gives notice of its intent to grant an exclusive license 
to practice the invention described and claimed in U.S. Patent 
Application Number 61/995,405, entitled ``Ionic Solvent for the 
Aluminum Electroplating Process'' to LumiShield Technologies, having 
its principal place of business in Pittsburgh, PA. The invention is 
owned jointly by the United States of America, as represented by the 
Department of Energy, and Carnegie Mellon University. The prospective 
exclusive license complies with the requirements 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 February 17, 2015. 
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: Comments, applications for nonexclusive licenses, or 
objections relating to the prospective exclusive license should be 
submitted to Jessica Sosenko, Technology Transfer Program Manager, U.S. 
Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory, P.O. Box 
10940, Pittsburgh, PA 15236-0940.

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 15236-0940; Telephone (412) 
386-7417; Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 209(c) of title 35 of the United 
States Code gives the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) the 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 to be achieved expeditiously, under a 
nonexclusive license. The statute and implementing regulations (37 CFR 
404) require that the necessary determinations be made after public 
notice and opportunity for filing written comments and objections.
    LumiShield, a small business, has applied for an exclusive license 
to practice the invention 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, NETL's Technology Transfer Manager (contact 
information listed above), receives in writing any of the following, 
together with 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 the 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 United States, and subject to a negotiated 
royalty. DOE 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 is in the public interest.

    Issued: January 12, 2015.
Grace M. Bochenek,
Director, National Energy Technology Laboratory.
[FR Doc. 2015-01785 Filed 1-29-15; 8:45 am]
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