[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 222 (Friday, November 18, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 69258]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-25122]


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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 Department of the Air Force hereby gives notice of its intent to 
grant a partially exclusive patent license to UES Inc., a small 
business, having a place of business at 4401 Dayton-Xenia Road, Dayton, 
OH 45432-1894. Such license is partially exclusive as it is limited to 
the field of electronics.

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 James F. McBride, Air Force 
Materiel Command Law Office, AFMCLO/JAZ, 2240 B Street, Area B, 
Building 11, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-7109; Facsimile: (937) 255-
9318; or Email: [email protected]. Include Docket ARX-210727A-
PL in the subject line of the message.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James F. McBride, Air Force Materiel 
Command Law Office, AFMCLO/JAZ, 2240 B Street, Area B, Building 11, 
Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-7109; Telephone: (937) 713-0229; 
Facsimile: (937) 255-9318; or Email: [email protected].

Abstract of Patents and Patent Application(s)

    I. Articles comprising a resistor comprising core shell liquid 
metal encapsulates and methods of detecting an impact on an article 
using a resistor comprising core shell liquid metal encapsulates are 
disclosed. Such core shell liquid metal encapsulates enable simple but 
robust impact sensors as such encapsulates comprise a highly 
electrically resistant metal oxide shell that prevents such 
encapsulates from coalescing. Yet when such shell is ruptured, the 
highly conductive bulk liquid metal is released. Such liquid metal 
changes electrical properties of a sensor comprising core shell liquid 
metal encapsulates which in turn is evidence of the aforementioned 
impact.

Intellectual Property

    U.S. Patent No. 10,900,848 B2, that issued on January 26, 2021, and 
entitled ``Articles comprising a resistor comprising core shell liquid 
metal encapsulates and method of detecting an impact.''
    II. The present invention relates to core shell liquid metal 
encapsulates comprising multi-functional ligands, networks comprising 
such encapsulates and processes of making and using such encapsulates 
and networks. When subjected to strain, such network's conductivity is 
enhanced, thus allowing the network to serve as a healing agent that 
restores at least a portion of the conductivity in an adjacent 
conductor.

Intellectual Property

    U.S. Patent No. 11,100,223 B2, that issued on August 24, 2021, and 
U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 17/376,644, that was filed on July 
15, 2021. Such patent and patent application being entitled ``Core 
shell liquid metal encapsulates comprising multi-functional ligands and 
networks comprising same''
    III. The present invention relates to articles comprising core 
shell liquid metal encapsulate networks and methods of using core shell 
liquid metal encapsulate networks to control AC signals and power. Such 
method permits the skilled artisan to control the radiation, 
transmission, reflection and modulation of an AC signal and power. As a 
result, AC system properties such as operation frequency, polarization, 
gain, directionality, insertion loss, return loss, and impedance can be 
controlled under strain.

Intellectual Property

    U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 16/580,652, that was filed on 
September 24, 2019, and entitled ``Articles comprising core shell 
liquid metal encapsulate networks and method to control alternating 
current signals and power''.
    IV. The present invention relates to substrates comprising a 
network comprising core shell liquid metal encapsulates comprising 
multi-functional ligands and processes of making and using such 
substrates. The core shell liquid metal particles are linked via 
ligands to form such network. Such networks volumetric conductivity 
increases under strain which maintains a substrate's resistance under 
strain. The constant resistance results in consistent thermal heating 
via resistive heating. Thus allowing a substrate that comprises such 
network to serve as an effective heat provider.

Intellectual Property

    U.S. Patent No. 11,102,883 B2, that issued on August 24, 2021, and 
U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 17/386,807, that was filed on July 
28, 2021. Such patent and patent application being entitled 
``Substrates comprising a network comprising core shell liquid metal 
encapsulates comprising multi-functional ligands''
    V. The present invention relates to architected liquid metal 
networks and processes of making and using same. The predetermined 
template design technology of such architected liquid metal networks 
provides the desired spatial control of electrical, electromagnetic, 
and thermal properties as a function of strain. Thus, resulting in 
improved overall performance including process ability.

Intellectual Property

    U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 16/671,750, that was filed on 
November 1, 2019, and entitled ``Architected liquid metal networks and 
processes of making and using same''.
    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,
Air Force Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-25122 Filed 11-17-22; 8:45 am]
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