[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 181 (Monday, September 19, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 58047]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-23895]


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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[Notice 11-080]


Notice of Intent to Grant Exclusive License

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

ACTION: Notice of intent to grant partially exclusive license.

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SUMMARY: This notice is issued in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(e) and 
37 CFR 404.7(a)(1)(i). NASA hereby gives notice of its intent to grant 
a partially exclusive license in the United States to practice the 
inventions described and claimed in US Patent Application Serial Number 
12/757,657, Method and Apparatus for Microwave Tissue Welding For Wound 
Closure, NASA Case No. MSC-24238-1 to Meridian Health Systems, P.C., 
having its principal place of business in Los Angeles, California. The 
patent rights in this invention have been assigned to the United States 
of America as represented by the Administrator of the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration. The prospective partially 
exclusive license will comply with the terms and conditions of 35 
U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7.

DATES: The prospective partially exclusive license may be granted 
unless within fifteen (15) days from the date of this published notice, 
NASA receives written objections including evidence and argument that 
establish that the grant of the license would not be consistent with 
the requirements of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7. Competing 
applications completed and received by NASA within fifteen (15) days of 
the date of this published notice will also be treated as objections to 
the grant of the contemplated partially exclusive license.
    Objections submitted in response to this notice will not be made 
available to the public for inspection and, to the extent permitted by 
law, will not be released under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 
U.S.C. 552.

ADDRESSES: Objections relating to the prospective license may be 
submitted to Patent Counsel, Office of Chief Counsel, NASA Johnson 
Space Center, 2101 NASA Parkway, Houston, Texas 77058, Mail Code AL; 
Phone (281) 483-3021; Fax (281) 483-6936.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ted Ro, Intellectual Property 
Attorney, Office of Chief Counsel, NASA Johnson Space Center, 2101 NASA 
Parkway, Houston, Texas 77058, Mail Code AL; Phone (281) 244-7148; Fax 
(281) 483-6936. Information about other NASA inventions available for 
licensing can be found online at http://technology.nasa.gov/.

    Dated: September 12, 2011.
Richard W. Sherman,
Deputy General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2011-23895 Filed 9-16-11; 8:45 am]
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