[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 109 (Tuesday, June 7, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 36599]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-13429]


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NATIONAL AERONAUTUICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[Notice (16-039)]


Notice of Intent To Grant an Exclusive License

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

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(e) and 
37 CFR 404.7(a)(l)(i). NASA hereby gives notice of its intent to grant 
an exclusive license in the United States to practice the invention 
described and claimed in U.S. Non-Provisional Patent Application, 
Serial No. 13/573920, titled ``System and Method for Air Launch from a 
Towed Aircraft,'' NASA Case No. DRC-012-011, and Provisional Patent 
Application, Serial No. 15/046789, titled ``System and Method for Air 
Launch from a Towed Aircraft'' NASA Case No. DRC-012-011B and any 
issued patents or continuations in part resulting therefrom, to Kelly 
Space & Technology Inc., having its principal place of business in San 
Bernardino, California. Certain 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 exclusive 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, NASA Management Office, Jet Propulsion 
Laboratory, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, M/S 180-800C, Pasadena, CA 91109, 
(818) 854-7770 (phone), 818-393-2607 (fax).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Homer, Patent Counsel, NASA 
Management Office, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, M/S 
180-800C, Pasadena, CA 91109, (818) 854-7770 (phone), 818-393-2607 
(fax). Information about other NASA inventions available for licensing 
can be found online at http://technology.nasa.gov.

Mark P. Dvorscak,
Agency Counsel for Intellectual Property.
[FR Doc. 2016-13429 Filed 6-6-16; 8:45 am]
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