[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 94 (Tuesday, May 18, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 26945]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-10423]


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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[Notice [21-030]]


Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive 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 Serial Number 17/
119,632 entitled, ``Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) Tubular Structure,'' LEW-
20196-1, to SMART Tire Company, Inc. having its principal place of 
business in Los Angeles, CA. The fields of use may be limited to 
powered bicycles with two wheels; electric-powered two-wheeled bicycles 
with pedal assist and a maximum speed of 20 miles per hour (MPH); and 
electric-powered kick scooters with a maximum speed of 20 MPH.

DATES: The prospective partially exclusive license may be granted 
unless, within fifteen (15) days from the date of this published 
notice, NASA receives written objections including evidence and 
argument 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 within 
fifteen (15) days of 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 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 at the NASA Glenn Research Center Office of 
General Counsel, via email at [email protected], with cc to 
[email protected]. Phone (216) 433-3663.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Earp, Patent Counsel at the 
NASA Glenn Research Center Office of General Counsel via email at 
[email protected]. Phone (216) 433-3663.
    This notice of intent to grant a partially exclusive patent license 
is issued in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(c)(1) and 37 CFR 
404.7(a)(1)(i). The patent rights in this invention has been 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.

Helen Galus,
Agency Counsel for Intellectual Property.
[FR Doc. 2021-10423 Filed 5-17-21; 8:45 am]
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