[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 52 (Tuesday, March 17, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15230-15231]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-05383]


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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[Notice (20-030)]


Notice of Intent To Grant an Exclusive Patent License

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

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

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SUMMARY: NASA hereby gives notice of its intent to grant an exclusive 
patent

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license in the United States to practice the invention described and 
claimed in U.S. Patent Application entitled, ``Composite Powder 
Particles'', NASA Case Number KSC-12631, to Gafco Inc. having its 
principal place of business in Lakewood Ranch, Florida. The patent 
rights in this invention, a new type of corrosion prevention, have been 
assigned to the United States of America as represented by the 
Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. 
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 license may be granted 
unless NASA receives written objections, including evidence and 
argument no later than April 1, 2020 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-Dole 
Act and implementing regulations. Competing applications completed and 
received by NASA no later than April 1, 2020 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 Mark Homer, Patent Counsel, Office of the Chief Counsel, 
NASA Kennedy Space Center, Mail Code CC, Kennedy Space Center, FL 
32899. Email: [email protected]. Telephone: 321-867-
2076; Facsimile: 321-867-1817.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jonathan Leahy, Patent Attorney, 
Office of the Chief Counsel, NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Mail 
Code CC, Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899. Telephone: 321-867-6553; 
Facsimile: 321-867-1817.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice of intent to grant an 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 this invention have been assigned 
to the United States of America as represented by the Administrator of 
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The prospective 
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.

Helen M. Galus,
Agency Counsel for Intellectual Property.
[FR Doc. 2020-05383 Filed 3-16-20; 8:45 am]
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