[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 114 (Wednesday, June 16, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32028-32029]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-12692]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Air Force


Notice of Intent To Grant a Partially Exclusive Patent License

AGENCY: Department of the Air Force, Department of Defense.

ACTION: Notice of intent.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Bayh-Dole Act and implementing regulations, 
the United States Air Force (Air Force) is issuing this notice of 
intent to grant a partially exclusive patent license agreement with 
respect to the field of smart locked devices in wireless networks to 
Parcell Company, a C-Corporation duly organized, validly existing, and 
in good standing in the State of Ohio, having a place of business at 50 
Dakota Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43222.

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DATES: Written objections must be filed no later than fifteen (15) 
calendar days after the date of publication of this Notice.

ADDRESSES: Submit written objections to Jeffrey V. Bamber, Air Force 
Materiel Command Law Office, AFMCLO/JAZ, 2240 B Street, Rm 258, Wright-
Patterson AFB, OH 45433-7109; Facsimile: (937) 255-3733; Email: 
[email protected]. Include Docket No. AIT-210504A-PL in the 
subject line of the message.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeffrey V. Bamber, Air Force Materiel 
Command Law Office, AFMCLO/JAZ, 2240 B Street, Rm 258, Wright-Patterson 
AFB, OH 45433-7109; Telephone (937) 904-5564; Facsimile: (937) 255-
3733; or Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of the Air Force intends to 
grant the partially exclusive patent license agreement for the 
invention described in: U.S. Patent No. 10,111,094, entitled, 
``Wireless Intrusion Detection and Device Fingerprinting Through 
Preamble Manipulation,'' filed August 14, 2015, and issued October 23, 
2018.

Abstract of Patent

    A method of establishing a hardware identity of a coordinating 
device in a wireless network is provided. A standard PHY preamble is 
modified to a preamble that can be received by the coordinating device 
having an expected hardware configuration. The modified PHY preamble is 
transmitted with an association request by a joining device. In 
response to not receiving a reply containing an association response 
from the coordinating device by the joining device, determining the 
hardware configuration of the coordinating device is not the expected 
hardware configuration. A further method of characterizing a hardware 
identity of a device in a wireless network is also provided. A request 
with a modified PHY preamble is transmitted to a device. If a reply is 
received from the device, characterizing the device as a first hardware 
type. And, if a reply is not received, characterizing the device as not 
the first hardware type.
    The Department of the Air Force may grant the prospective license 
unless a timely objection is received that sufficiently shows the grant 
of the license would be inconsistent with the Bayh-Dole Act or 
implementing regulations. A competing application for a patent license 
agreement, completed in compliance with 37 CFR 404.8 and received by 
the Air Force within the period for timely objections, will be treated 
as an objection and may be considered as an alternative to the proposed 
license.

Adriane Paris,
Acting Air Force Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-12692 Filed 6-15-21; 8:45 am]
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