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[FR Doc No: 2016-04494]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers


Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive License of the United States 
Patent No. 7,495,767 Issued February 24, 2009 Entitled: Digital Optical 
Method (DOM\TM\) and System for Determining Opacity

AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DOD.

ACTION: Notice of intent.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with 37 CFR 404.7(a)(1)(i), announcement is made 
of a prospective exclusive license of the following U.S. Patent 
Application 11/407,216 Filed April 20, 2006 to Byung J. Kim for use of 
the Digital Optical Method (DOM\TM\) to quantify the opacity of fluids 
from digital photos.

DATES: Written objections must be filed not later than 15 days 
following publication of this announcement.

ADDRESSES: United States Army Engineer Research and Development Center, 
ATTN: CEERD-ZBT-O (Dr. Phoebe Lenear), 2902 Newmark Drive, Champaign, 
IL 61822-1076.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Phoebe Lenear, (217) 373-7234, FAX 
(217) 373-6740, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This patent claims a method for obtaining an 
accurate quantitative measure of the opacity of a fluid, comprising: 
Providing at least one image receiving device incorporating at least 
one light sensitive device; calibrating said image receiving devices, 
wherein said calibrating yields at least one response curve for each 
said image receiving devices, said response curve empirically based on 
a ratio of received radiances; employing at least one said image 
receiving device for taking images of said fluid, said images to 
include at least one background associated with said fluid; providing 
at least one algorithm based on a ratio of received radiances, said 
algorithm implemented in software on a computer readable medium; 
providing at least one processor for at least running said software; 
receiving and processing said image on at least one said processor; and 
analyzing said image using said algorithm and said software to obtain 
said measure of opacity, wherein said opacity may be measured under 
various ambient conditions, including measurement at night, and wherein 
said opacity may be measured under various ambient conditions without 
operator interpretation.

Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-04494 Filed 3-1-16; 8:45 am]
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