[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 71 (Tuesday, April 14, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18182-18183]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-9849]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Notice of Government Owned Inventions Available for Licensing
AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of government owned inventions available for licensing.
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SUMMARY: The inventions listed below are owned in whole or in part by
the U.S. Government, as represented by the Department of Commerce. The
Department of Commerce's ownership interest in the inventions is
available for licensing in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 207 and 37 CFR
Part 404 to achieve expeditious commercialization of results of
Federally funded research and development.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Technical and licensing information on
these inventions may be obtained by writing to: National Institute of
Standards and Technology, Industrial Partnerships Program, Building
820, Room 213, Gaithersburg, MD 20899; Fax 301-869-2751. Any request
for information should include the NIST Docket No. and Title for the
relevant invention as indicated below.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NIST may enter into a Cooperative Research
and Development Agreement (``CRADA'') with the licensee to perform
further research on the inventions for purposes of commercialization.
The inventions available for licensing are:
NIST Docket Number: 95-046.
Title: Portable Fourier Transform Microwave Spectrometer with
Cryogenic Receiver for Trace Gas Analysis.
Abstract: This compact, portable, pulsed-molecular-beam Fabry-Perot
cavity Fourier transform microwave spectrometer, which incorporates a
cryogenically cooled, low-noise amplifier in the receiving system,
provides real-time trace-gas analysis in the parts-per-billion by
volume (ppbv) range. Design improvements dramatically increase the
instrument's sensitivity and simplify its electronics while the user-
friendly software allows mouse-driven control with a standard personal
computer.
NIST Docket Number: 96-004.
Title: A Josephson Junction Digital To Analog Converter For
Accurate AC Waveform Synthesis.
Abstract: This invention is jointly owned by the U.S. Government,
as represented by the Secretary of Commerce, and Westinghouse Electric
Company. The invention describes a new generation Josephson array that
replaces the traditional superconductor-insulator-superconductor (SIS)
junctions with superconductor-normal metal-superconductor (SNS)
junctions. These new arrays generate inherently stable voltages and
respond to broadband inputs that can be programmed to generate
metrologically accurate ac waveforms. The development of the invention
should increase the clock frequency and metrologically practical
voltages of a few volts.
NIST Docket Number: 96-014.
Title: Chromatographic Separation Apparatus.
Abstract: This invention is jointly owned by the U.S. Government,
as represented by the Secretary of Commerce, and the University of
Kentucky Research Foundation. An
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apparatus for the monitoring of a column chromatography separation
process includes a segmented column with a seal positioned at the joint
defined by the segments of the column. A connector is provided for
connecting the segments of the column together. The apparatus further
includes a sensor for monitoring an analyte in an eluant within a
separation zone of the column. The senor includes a mesh grid made of
optical fibers of metal wires which is placed so as to extend through
the separation zone of the column. The metal wires of optical fibers
extend through the seal of the joint in the segmented column and
connect to signal processing and data analysis equipment for purposes
of monitoring the movements and concentration of an analyte in an
eluant at various locations within the column. Certain segments of the
optical fibers or metal wires which make up the mesh grid are coded so
as to be desensitized and other segments are uncoded for sensing the
analyte. This provides an effective apparatus to monitor in detail the
cross-section of a column chromatography process in-situ.
NIST Docket Number: 96-020.
Title: Spatial Ram For High Precision Data Acquisition Systems.
Abstract: For data acquisition in any high-precision instrument,
such as a scanning tunneling microscope (STM), the Spatial RAM uses the
concept of spatial, not temporal, clocking to match sensor readings
along the scanning path with values preloaded into a simple RAM
circuit. A data latching pulse sent to the data acquisition system at
each match minimizes data latency. The device improves accuracy and
cost.
NIST Docket Number: 97-030.
Title: Lead-Based Solders For High Temperature Applications.
Abstract: This invention is jointly owned by the U.S. Government,
as represented by the Secretary of Commerce, and Indium Corporation of
America. A high lead solder exhibiting improved wettability to metal
substrates, an advantageously controlled melting range, and excellent
thermal fatigue properties. It comprises about 98-100% lead and a minor
amount, typically about 0.0005-0.1 wt%, based on the weight of the
solder composition, of an alkali metal selected from the group
consisting of Na,K, and Li. Additional embodiments additionally
comprised an amount of a grain-size controlling additive, e.g., 0.0001-
0.5 wt% (based on the total weight of all the components in the solder
composition) selected from the group consisting of Ce, Ba, La, Pr, Nd,
Sm, Eu, Gd, Th, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Y, Lu, Sc, Mg, Na, Se, Te, oxides
thereof and mixtures thereof, in amount effective to control the Pb
grain size; and 0-1 wt% of an element selected from the group
consisting of Sn, In, Bi, Sb, Ag, Au, and Ga, and mixtures thereof.
Dated: April 10, 1998.
Robert E. Hebner,
Acting Deputy Director.
[FR Doc. 98-9849 Filed 4-13-98; 8:45 am]
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