[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 50 (Wednesday, March 15, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15994-15995]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-05008]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Air Force

[ARY-220824A-JA]


Notice of Intent To Grant Joint Ownership With Exclusive License 
Agreement

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 
enter into a joint ownership with exclusive license agreement in the 
field of infrared electromagnetic radiation detection and/or novel 
photoconductive infrared detectors made with novel donor-acceptor 
conjugated polymers, where the polymer is attached/coated and applied 
to electrical circuits to The University of Southern Mississippi, a 
nonprofit having a place of business at 118 College Drive, Hattiesburg, 
MS 39406-0001.

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 Robert Barnes, AFRL/RYO, 2241 
Avionics Cir., Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433; or Email: 
[email protected]. Include Docket No. ARY-220824A-JA in the 
subject line of the message.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Barnes, AFRL/RYO, 2241 Avionics 
Cir., Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433; 937-713-8511 or Email: 
[email protected].

Abstract of Patent Application

    A photoconductive infrared detector comprising a substrate, an 
electrode geometry, and a layer of intrinsically conductive or 
photoconductive donor-acceptor conjugated polymer.

Intellectual Property

    U.S. Application Serial No. 17/390,277, filed July 30, 2021 and PCT 
Application No. PCTUS2021-043986 by Jason D. Azoulay et al. and 
entitled Infrared Detection with Intrinsically Conductive Conjugated 
Polymers.
    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

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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.
    Authority: 35 U.S.C. 209; 37 CFR 404.

Tommy W. Lee,
Acting Air Force Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-05008 Filed 3-14-23; 8:45 am]
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