[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 245 (Friday, December 22, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 88591-88592]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-28208]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Air Force

[ARW-231206A-PL]


Notice of Intent To Grant an 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 an exclusive patent license to ValorTrac Inc. having a place of 
business at 9213 Bolero Ave., Bakersfield, CA, 93312.

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 the Air Force Materiel Command 
Law Office, AFMCLO/JAZ, 2240 B Street, Room 260, Wright-Patterson AFB, 
OH 45433-7109; Facsimile: (937) 255-3733; or Email: 
[email protected]. Include Docket No. ARW-231206A-P in the 
subject line of the message.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Loux, AFRL/RWSP, 101 W Eglin 
Blvd., Eglin AFB, FL 32542-6810; Phone: 850-882-3920; or Email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Abstract of Patent Application(s)

    A touch-based tracking method comprises starting a GUI which 
displays an environment; observing at least one of the presence or 
absence of one or more targets in relation to features in the 
environment; when an observation is made, reporting the observation 
through the GUI to form an input; reporting the observation in the GUI 
with a hand gesture; applying an algorithm to convert the input into a 
probability distribution; and updating a target state estimate and 
alters the environment display. The environment may be an area or a 
map, and the map may include a plurality of features, e.g. roads, 
building structures, forest, and water. The observation indicates the 
presence or non-presence of the one or more targets. The hand gesture 
is made on the map, such as a swiping motion with one or more fingers 
on the GUI, wherein the hand gesture indicates the strength of the 
observation.

Intellectual Property

    CURTIS et al., U.S. Patent no. 11,429,273 B1 issued 30 August 2022 
and entitled ``Touch-Based Tracking system and Method.''
    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.


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

Tommy W. Lee,
Acting Air Force Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-28208 Filed 12-21-23; 8:45 am]
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