[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 84 (Tuesday, May 1, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19115-19116]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-09128]


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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[Notice: (18-036)]


Notice of Intent To Grant Partially Exclusive Patent License

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

ACTION: Notice of intent to grant partially exclusive patent license.

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SUMMARY: NASA hereby gives notice of its intent to grant a partially 
exclusive patent license in the United States to practice the invention 
described and claimed in U.S. Patent Application Number 15/149,451 
entitled, ``Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B) System 
with Radar for Ownship and Traffic Situational Awareness'', DRC-011-
012, to Vigilant Aerospace Systems, Inc., having its principal place of 
business in Oklahoma City, OK. The fields of use may be limited to 
Civil Aviation, Civil Aviation support, and related non-military use.

DATES: The prospective partially exclusive patent license may be 
granted unless NASA receives written objections, including evidence and 
argument no later than May 16, 2018 that establish that the grant of 
the license would not be consistent with the requirements regarding the 
licensing of

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federally owned inventions as set forth in the Bayh-Dole Act and 
implementing regulations. Competing applications completed and received 
by NASA no later May 16, 2018 will also be treated as objections to the 
grant of the contemplated partially 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.

ADDRESSES: Objections relating to the prospective license may be 
submitted to Patent Counsel, NASA Management Office of Chief Counsel, 
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, M/S 180-800C Pasadena, 
CA 91109. Phone (818) 854-7770. Facsimile (818) 393-2607.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Homer, Patent Counsel, NASA 
Management Office of Chief Counsel, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 4800 Oak 
Grove Drive, M/S 180-800C Pasadena, CA 91109. Phone (818) 854-7770. 
Facsimile (818) 393-2607.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice of intent to grant a partially 
exclusive patent license is issued in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209e 
and 37 CFR 404.7(a)(1)(i). The patent rights in these inventions have 
been assigned to the United States of America as represented by the 
Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The 
prospective partially exclusive patent license will comply with the 
requirements of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7.
    Information about other NASA inventions available for licensing can 
be found online at http://technology.nasa.gov.

Mark Dvorscak,
Agency Counsel for Intellectual Property.
[FR Doc. 2018-09128 Filed 4-30-18; 8:45 am]
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