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SAMDAILY.US - ISSUE OF AUGUST 19, 2026 SAM #9032
SPECIAL NOTICE

99 -- Prospective Grant of Exclusive Patent License -

Notice Date

8/17/2026 12:00:00 AM
 

Notice Type

Special Notice
 

Contracting Office

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY US
 

ZIP Code

00000
 

Solicitation Number

NIST-OAAM-AMD-TPO-SN-26-11
 

Response Due

9/1/2026 1:00:00 PM
 

Archive Date

09/16/2026
 

Point of Contact

Robert Singman, Phone: 3019756388
 

E-Mail Address

robert.singman@nist.gov
(robert.singman@nist.gov)
 

Description

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Institute of Standards and Technology Prospective Grant of Exclusive Patent License AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce ACTION: Notice; prospective grant of exclusive patent license. SUMMARY: This is a notice in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(e) and 37 CFR 404.7(a)(1)(i) that the National Institute of Standards and Technology (�NIST�), U.S. Department of Commerce, is contemplating the grant to EMode Photonix LLC, of Boulder, Colorado, of an exclusive license to NIST's interest in the inventions embodied in the following patents and patent applications: a. United States Provisional Patent Application Serial No. 62/877,932, filed July 24, 2019, and entitled, �APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EFFICIENT DETECTION OF INFRARED LIGHT FROM INTERSUBBAND TRANSITIONS IN A SEMICONDUCTOR� [NIST Reference no. 19-042P1]; and b. United States Patent No. 11,271,023 B2, issued March 8, 2022, and entitled, �QUANTUM WAVEGUIDE INFRARED PHOTODETECTOR� [NIST Reference no. 19-042US1]. The prospective exclusive license territory may be worldwide, and the field of use may be limited to the following: �The development, manufacture, use, and sale of Licensed Products or for the practice of Licensed Processes.� FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Patrick McCue, Patenting and Licensing Manager, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Technology Partnerships Office, at patrick.mccue@nist.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The prospective exclusive license will be royalty bearing and will comply with the terms and conditions of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7. The prospective exclusive license may be granted unless, within fifteen (15) days from the date of this published Notice, NIST receives written evidence and argument which 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. Dates: Only written comments or applications for a license (or both) which are received by the NIST Technology Partnerships Office on or before September 1, 2026, will be considered. Berthany Loftin, Director, Technology Partnerships Office
 

Web Link

SAM.gov Permalink
(https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/8b5dfd2abfc8486d9eb1998403390d20/view)
 

Place of Performance

Address: Gaithersburg, MD 20899, USA

Zip Code: 20899

Country: USA
 

Record

SN07929854-F 20260819/260817230042 (samdaily.us)
 

Source

SAM.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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