[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 64 (Tuesday, April 3, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 14297]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-06717]


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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[Notice (18-028)]


Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive Term License

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

ACTION: Notice of intent to grant exclusive patent license.

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SUMMARY: NASA hereby gives notice of its intent to grant an exclusive 
patent license in the United States to practice the invention described 
and claimed in USPN 9,483,674, entitled ``RFID Torque-Sensing Tag 
System for Fasteners'', MSC-25626-1, to Solon Manufacturing, Inc., 
having its principal place of business in Chardon, Ohio.

DATES: The prospective exclusive license may be granted unless NASA 
receives written objections, including evidence and argument no later 
than April 18, 2018 that establish that the grant of the license would 
not be consistent with the requirements regarding the licensing of 
federally owned inventions as set forth in the Bayh-Dole Act and 
implementing regulations. Competing applications completed and received 
by NASA no later than April 18, 2018 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.

ADDRESSES: Objections relating to the prospective license may be 
submitted to Patent Counsel, Office of Chief Counsel, MS AL, NASA 
Johnson Space Center, 2101 NASA Parkway, Houston, TX 770585. Phone 
(281) 483-4871. Facsimile (281) 483-6936.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Walter Ugalde, Technology Transfer 
and Commercialization Office/XT1, Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX 
77058, (281) 483-8615.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice of intent to grant an exclusive 
patent license is issued in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(e) and 37 CFR 
404.7(a)(1)(i). The patent rights in these inventions 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 requirements of 35 
U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7.
    Information about other NASA inventions available for licensing can 
be found online at http://technology.nasa.gov.

Mark Dvorscak,
Agency Counsel for Intellectual Property.
[FR Doc. 2018-06717 Filed 4-2-18; 8:45 am]
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