[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 124 (Wednesday, June 27, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 30116]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-13821]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


Prospective Grant of Exclusive Patent License

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of 
Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), 
U.S. Department of Commerce, is contemplating the grant of an exclusive 
license in the United States of America, its territories, possessions 
and commonwealths, to NIST's interest in the invention embodied in U.S. 
Patent 9,726,553 B2, titled ``Optical Temperature Sensor and Use of 
Same'' (NIST Docket 13-006) to Fluke Corporation, a subsidiary of 
Fortive, Inc. The grant of the license would be for manufacture of 
optical thermometers in all fields.

DATES: The prospective exclusive license may be granted unless NIST 
receives, by July 12, 2018, 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.

ADDRESSES: Information related to this license may be submitted to 
NIST, Technology Partnerships Office, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 2200, 
Gaithersburg, MD 20899, or emailed to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donald G. Archer, National Institute 
of Standards and Technology, Technology Partnerships Office, 100 Bureau 
Drive, Stop 2200, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, (301) 975-2522, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a notice in accordance with 35 
U.S.C. 209(e) and 37 CFR 404.7(a)(1)(i) that NIST is contemplating the 
grant of an exclusive license in the United States of America, its 
territories, possessions and commonwealths, to NIST's interest in the 
invention embodied in 9,726,553 B2, titled ``Optical Temperature Sensor 
and Use of Same'' (NIST Docket 13-006) to Fluke Corporation, a 
subsidiary of Fortive, Inc. The grant of the license would be for 
manufacture of optical thermometers in all fields.
    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, NIST 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 Patent was filed on June 11, 2014, issued on August 8, 
2017, and describes an optical resonator thermometer.

Kevin A. Kimball,
Chief of Staff.
[FR Doc. 2018-13821 Filed 6-26-18; 8:45 am]
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