PROSPECTIVE GRANT OF NON-EXCLUSIVE PATENT LICENSE

Notice Date

April 5, 2001

Contracting Office

FAA, William J. Hughes Technical Center, Technology Transfer Program Office, AAR-400, Atlantic City International Airport, Atlantic City, NJ 08405

ZIP Code

08405

E-Mail Address

www.faa.tc.gov (jennelle.derrickson@faa.gov (609)485-5096)

Description

Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Prospective Grant of Non-Exclusive Patent License AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, Transportation ACTION: Notice This notice is issued in accordance with 35 USC. 209(c)(1) and 37 CFR 404.7(a)(1) (I). The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is contemplating the granting of a maximum of two non-exclusive licenses in the United States to practice the invention embodied in U.S. Patent No. 5,981,290 titled "Microscale Combustion Calorimeter". The patent right in this invention has been assigned to the United States of America by one of the co-inventors. The prospective non-exclusive licenses will be royalty-bearing and will comply with the terms and conditions of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7. While the primary purpose is to announce FAA's intent to grant non-exclusive licenses to practice the invention listed above, it also serves to publish the availability of this invention for licensing in accordance with law. The prospective licenses (2) may be granted unless the FAA receives written evidence and argument which establish that the grant of the license would not be consistent with the requirements of 35 USC. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7. DATES: Written evidence and arguments against granting the prospective licenses must be received by April 20, 2001. Proposals should be received at the FAA Technology Transfer Program Office (Federal Aviation Administration, Technology Transfer Program Office, AAR-400, FAA WJH Technical Center, Atlantic City International Airport, NJ 08405) by April 20, 2001, and include at a minimum the company's: business plan, marketing plan, commercialization plan, proposed up-front fees and proposed royalty stream. ADDRESSES: Inquiries, comments, and other materials relating to the contemplated license may be submitted to jennelle Derrickson, Federal Aviation Administration, Technology Transfer Program Office, AAR-400, FAA WJH Technical Center, Atlantic City International Airport, NJ 08405. A copy of the above-identified patent may be purchased from NTIS Sales Desk by telephoning 1-800-553-NTIS or by writing NTIS at 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA 22161. It may also be viewed on the USPTO web site by going to www.uspto.gov, clicking on "Searchable Databases, clicking on "Patent and Published Full -Text Databases with Full-Page Images", clicking on "Patent Number Searching" in the left box, typing the patent number (with commas) in the box, clicking on "Search", then on the next screen clicking on the patent number or title. The drawings may be viewed as well by clicking on the "Images" box at the top of this latter screen. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: jennelle Derrickson by telephone at (609) 485-5096. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The present invention describes a calorimeter designed to measure the flammability parameters of materials using only milligram sample quantities. The thermochemical and thermophysical processes associated with the flaming combustion of solids are reproduced in the device through rapid anaerobic pyrolysis in a thermogravimetric analyzer. The invention has particular application to the analysis of flame retardation of polymeric materials, heat release and mass loss due to combustion. Proposals should be received at the FAA Technology Transfer Office by April 20, 2001. Dated: April 5, 2001 jennelle Derrickson Manager, FAA Technology Transfer

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010409/SPMSC006.HTM (W-095 SN50I4E6)