[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 170 (Tuesday, September 3, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46050-46051]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-18909]


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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[Notice (19-048)]


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 Number 7,381,186 B2, titled 
``Method and Apparatus to Assess Compartment Syndrome,'' NASA Case 
Number LAR-16854-1, to Aspire MedTech Inc. having its principal place 
of business in Tampa Bay, Florida. The fields of use may be limited to 
devices to assess compartment syndrome and/or similar field(s) of use 
thereto. NASA has not yet made a determination to grant the requested 
license and may deny the requested license even if no objections are 
submitted within the comment period.

DATES: The prospective partially exclusive patent license may be 
granted unless NASA receives written objections, including evidence and 
argument, no later than September 18, 2019 that establish that the 
grant of the license would not be consistent with the requirements 
regarding the licensing of federally owned inventions as set forth in 
the Bayh-Dohl Act and implementing regulations. Competing applications

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completed and received by NASA no later than September 18, 2019 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, Office of Chief Counsel, NASA Langley 
Research Center, MS 30, Hampton, Virginia 23681. Phone (757) 864-3221. 
Facsimile (757) 864-9190.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robin W. Edwards, Patent Counsel, 
Office of Chief Counsel, NASA Langley Research Center, MS 30, Hampton, 
Virginia 23681. Phone (757) 864-3221. Facsimile (757) 864-9190.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice of intent to grant a partially 
exclusive patent license is issued in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(e) 
and 37 CFR 404.7(a)(1)(i). The patent rights in these invention(s) have 
been partially assigned to the United States of America as represented 
by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration. The prospective partially exclusive 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.

William T. McMurry,
Deputy General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2019-18909 Filed 8-30-19; 8:45 am]
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