[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 158 (Monday, August 17, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43913-43914]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-22019]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


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 United States 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 Title 35 of 
the United States Code, Section 207 and Title 37 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations, part 404 to achieve expeditious commercialization of 
results of Federally funded research and development.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Technical and licensing information on 
the 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 Number and the 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: 93-059US.
    Title: Adjustable Rigid Strut Joint For Precision Structures.
    Abstract: An adjustable rigid strut joint for precision structures 
solves the generic problem of positioning one extended structure 
relative to another with accuracy, stability and economy. A highly 
rigid structure is provided using six struts connected at three upper 
and three lower nodes to upper and lower support structures. The joint 
assemblies are formed by half-spherical balls attached to the ends of 
each of the struts, and retained within cylindrical

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apertures, such that the center lines of the struts intersect at the 
nodes. Bending loads on the struts are thus eliminated, while the 
design and construction of the structure is substantially simplified. 
This design is easily scalable for small or large structures and can be 
used for systems that support optical components, which may include a 
variety of devices including lasers, optical microscopes or 
microlithography machines.

    NIST Docket Number: 97-027/98-002US.
    Title: Method of Forming Metallic and Ceramic Thin Film Structures 
Using Metal Halides and Alkali Metals.
    Abstract: A new low temperature method for nanostructured metal and 
ceramic thin film growth by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) involves 
the use of a low pressure co-flow diffusion flame reactor to react 
alkali metal vapor and metal halide vapor to deposit metal, alloy and 
ceramic films.

    Dated: August 10, 1998.
Robert E. Hebner,
Acting Deputy Director.
[FR Doc. 98-22019 Filed 8-14-98; 8:45 am]
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