[Federal Register: December 30, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 250)]
[Notices]               
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


Department of the Army


 
Intention To Grant Exclusive Patent License on a Federally Owned 
Invention


AGENCY: Department of the Army, DOD.


ACTION: Notice.


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SUMMARY: In accordance with 37 CFR 404.7, announcement is made of the 
intention to grant an exclusive patent license for U.S. Patent Number 
5,665,970, entitled, ``Directional Radiation Detector and Imager,'' 
that was issued to Kronenberg et al. on September 9, 1997. The United 
States Government, as represented by the Secretary of the Army, has 
rights in this invention. Accordingly, under the authority of Section 
11(a)(2) of the Federal Technology Transfer Act of 1986 (Pub. L. 99-
502) and sections 207 and 209 of Title 35, United States Code, the 
Department of the Army, as represented by the U.S. Army Communications-
Electronics Command, Fort Monmouth, NJ, intends to grant an exclusive 
patent license for U.S. Patent Number 5,665,970 to Canberra Industries 
Inc.


ADDRESSES: Commander, U.S. Army, Communications-Electronics Command, 
ATTN: AMSEL-LG-L (Mr. George B. Tereschuk), Fort Monmouth, New Jersey 
07703-5010.


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. George B. Tereschuk, Patent 
Attorney, U.S. Army (732) 532-9795.


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: U.S. Patent Number 5,665,970, filed on July 
3, 1996, entitled, ``Directional Radiation Detector and Imager,'' was 
issued to Kronenberg et al. on September 9, 1997. This U.S. Patent was 
assigned to the United States of America, as represented by the 
Secretary of the Army, and provides a new type of radiation sensor and 
radiation imager that is formed by sandwiching two materials having 
different atomic numbers (Z) around a radiation detector, such as 
scintillator or Geiger-Mueller type radiation counters, or solid state 
radiation detectors, such as those made of silicon. Pursuant to 35 
U.S.C. 209(e) any interested party may file written comments or 
objections to


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this intended exclusive patent license at the above address. Written 
comments or objections must be filed within fifteen (15) days from the 
date of the publication of this notice in the Federal Register.


George B. Tereschuk,
Patent Attorney, Intellectual Property Law Division.
[FR Doc. 02-32817 Filed 12-27-02; 8:45 am]

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