[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 239 (Thursday, December 14, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 58820]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-26959]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

 Geological Survey

[GX17AE6000C1000]


Intent To Grant Exclusive Patent License to Montana Emergent 
Technologies

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey, Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice of intent to grant exclusive patent license; request for 
comments.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Department of the Interior, 
is contemplating the grant of an exclusive license in the United States 
of America, its territories, possessions and commonwealths, to USGS's 
interest in the invention embodied in U.S. Provisional Application No. 
62/333,616, titled ``Subsurface Environment Sampler,'' to Montana 
Emergent Technologies (MET). USGS requests public comments on or 
objections to the proposed grant.

DATES: Comments or objections must be received by December 29, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Written comments or objections relating to the prospective 
license may be submitted by U.S. mail, facsimile, or email to James 
Mitchell, Patent and Licensing Manager, Office of Policy and Analysis, 
USGS, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 153, Reston, VA 20192, (703) 648-
4688 (fax); [email protected]. Information relating to the 
prospective license will be available at this address during regular 
business hours, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. 
Information about other USGS inventions available for licensing can be 
found online at https://www2.usgs.gov/tech-transfer/available_patents.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Mitchell, Patent and Licensing 
Manager, Office of Policy and Analysis, USGS, 12201 Sunrise Valley 
Drive, MS 153, Reston, VA 20192, (703) 648-4344 (phone), (703) 648-4688 
(fax); [email protected]. Persons who use a telecommunications device 
for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-
877-8339 to contact the above individual during normal business hours. 
The Service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a 
message or question with the above individual. You will receive a reply 
during normal business hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The prospective exclusive license will be 
royalty bearing and will comply with the terms and conditions of 35 
U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7. The prospective exclusive license may be 
granted unless, within fifteen (15) days from the date of this 
published Notice, USGS receives written evidence and argument which 
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. The Provisional 
Patent Application was filed on March 9, 2016 and describes product 
sampler and methods for testing subsurface environment.
    Before including your address, phone number, email address, or 
other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be 
aware that your entire comment--including your personal identifying 
information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can 
ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying 
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be 
able to do so.

    Authority:  35 U.S.C. 209.

Katherine McCulloch,
Deputy Associate Director for the Office for Administration.
[FR Doc. 2017-26959 Filed 12-13-17; 8:45 am]
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