[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 167 (Wednesday, August 30, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59878-59879]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-18678]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Air Force

[Docket No. ARH-221221A-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 (the field to include outdoor recreation) 
patent license agreement to Bowerbags, LLC, a corporation of the State 
of Ohio, having a place of business at 601 East 3rd St., Dayton, Ohio 
45402.

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 Jaclyn Lauren Williams, 
Technology Business Specialist, 2510 Fifth Street, Bldg. 840, Room 
413.30, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433; Phone: (702) 715-4402; or 
Email: [email protected]. Include Docket No. ARH-221221A-PL 
in the subject line of the message.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jaclyn Lauren Williams, Technology 
Business Specialist, 2510 Fifth Street, Bldg. 840, Room 413.30, Wright-
Patterson AFB, OH 45433; Phone: (702) 715-4402; 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. 8,857,681 B2, entitled, ``Load 
Carriage Connector and System,'' filed March 8, 2013, and issued 
October 14, 2014.

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Abstract of Patent

    A load carriage connector and system for rapid mounting and 
demounting of a user-carried load. The connector utilizes two mating 
halves comprising a male connector half and a female connector half. 
The connector is configured to allow mating under various angles of 
approach, allowing the user to reliably couple the system even under 
conditions in which the user is unable to view the orientation of the 
connectors. Additionally, the configuration of the connector system 
allows the user to quickly and efficiently decouple the connector 
halves, even while under tensile or shear load.
    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.

Tommy W. Lee,
Acting Air Force Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-18678 Filed 8-29-23; 8:45 am]
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