[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 85 (Wednesday, May 3, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27868-27869]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-09343]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Air Force

[ARX-220921A-PL]


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 (in the fields of commercial 
and defense composite manufacturing using structural bonding; load 
bearing bonding; and electrical bonding) to Unmanned Systems 
Incorporated--DBA Albers Aerospace, a C Corporation duly organized, 
validly existing, and in good standing in the State of Nevada, having a 
place of business at 1476 Industrial Blvd., McKinney TX.

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

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ADDRESSES: Submit written objections to Jeremy Gratsch, AFRL/RXOP, 2977 
Hobson Way, Building 653, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433; Phone: 937-
255-0017; or Email: [email protected]. Include Docket No. ARX-
220921A-PL in the subject line of the message.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeremy Gratsch, AFRL/RXOP, 2977 Hobson 
Way, Building 653, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433; Phone: 937-255-0017; 
or Email: [email protected].

Abstract of Patent Application(s)

    The present invention discloses cured composites having improved 
surfaces and processes of making and methods of using same. Such 
processes use ultra-short pulse lasers, for example, a femto-second 
laser to ablate material without the detrimental heat affected zones of 
other laser processes. Such process can not only increases surface 
roughness and clean contaminates, but can also selectively remove the 
matrix material and expose the surface fibers of cured composites. The 
treated cured composites have improved thermal and electrical pathways 
that can dissipate unwanted heat and electricity when two or more 
prepregs and/or cured composites are bonded or cured to form a single 
article.

Intellectual Property

    U.S. Application Publication No. 2022/0274369, published on 1 
September 2022, and entitled PREPREGS AND CURED COMPOSITES HAVING 
IMPROVED SURFACES AND PROCESSES OF MAKING AND METHODS OF 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.
    Authority: 35 U.S.C. 209; 37 CFR 404.

Mia Day,
Acting Air Force Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-09343 Filed 5-2-23; 8:45 am]
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