[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 37 (Monday, February 25, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 12799]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-04186]


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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[Notice 13-005]


Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive License

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

ACTION: Notice of Intent to Grant 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 
an exclusive license in the United States to practice the invention 
described and claimed in U.S. Patent Application Serial No. US 13/
534,804, Alpha-Stream Convertor, LEW 18802-1; and U.S. Provisional 
Patent Application Serial No. US 61/677,116, Magnetostrictive 
Alternator--Low Cost, No Moving Part, High Efficiency, Oscillating 
Acoustic Pressure Wave to Electric Power Transducer, LEW 18939-1, to 
Nirvana Energy Systems, having its principal place of business in 
Portolo Valley, California. The fields of use may be limited to power 
systems for residential, commercial and transportation industries. The 
patent rights in these inventions as applicable have been assigned to 
the United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The prospective 
exclusive license will comply with the terms and conditions of 35 
U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7.

DATES: The prospective 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 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 Intellectual Property Counsel, Office of Chief Counsel, MS 
21-14, NASA Glenn Research Center, 21000 Brookpark Rd, Cleveland OH 
44135. Phone (216) 433-5754. Facsimile (216) 433-6790.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kaprice Harris, Intellectual Property 
Counsel, Office of Chief Counsel, Office of Chief Counsel, MS 21-14, 
NASA Glenn Research Center, 21000 Brookpark Rd, Cleveland OH 44135. 
Phone (216) 433-5754. Facsimile (216) 433-6790. Information about other 
NASA inventions available for licensing can be found online at https://technology.grc.nasa.gov.

Sumara M. Thompson-King,
Deputy General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2013-04186 Filed 2-22-13; 8:45 am]
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