[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 199 (Monday, October 15, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51929-51930]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-22362]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army


Notice of Intent to Grant Exclusive Patent License to Dilatant, 
LLC; Kansas City, MO

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.

ACTION: Notice of intent.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Army hereby gives notice of its intent 
to grant to Dilatant, LLC; a company having its principle place of 
business at 1111 West 46th Street #45, Kansas City, MO 64112, an 
exclusive license.

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

ADDRESSES: Send written objections to U.S. Army Research Laboratory 
Technology Transfer and Outreach Office, RDRL-DPT/Annmarie Martin, 
Building 321 Room 113, 6375 Johnson Rd., Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 
21005-5425.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Annmarie Martin, (410) 278-9106, 
email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of the Army plans to grant an 
exclusive license to Dilatant, LLC in the field of use related to head 
and body resistant systems incorporating rate-actuated tethers for use 
in automotive racing applications relative to the following--
     ``Rate-Responsive, Stretchable Devices'', US Patent No. 
9,303,717, Filing Date June 26, 2013, Issue Date April 5, 2016.
     ``Rate-Responsive, Stretchable Devices (Further 
Improvements)'', US Patent No. 9,958,023, Filing Date March 1, 2016, 
Issue Date May 1, 2018.
     ``Head Restraint System Having a Rate Sensitive Device'', 
US Patent Application No. 15/366,578, Filed December 1, 2016.
    The prospective exclusive license may be granted unless within 
fifteen (15) days from the date of this published notice, the U.S. Army 
Research Laboratory 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(e) and 37 CFR 
404.7(a)(1)(i). Competing applications completed and received by the 
U.S. Army Research Laboratory within fifteen (15) days from 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

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extent permitted by law, will not be released under the Freedom of 
Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552.

Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-22362 Filed 10-12-18; 8:45 am]
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