[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 139 (Monday, July 20, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43879-43880]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-15641]


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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[Notice (20-054)]


Notice of Intent To Grant an Exclusive Patent License

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

ACTION: Notice of intent to grant an exclusive patent license.

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SUMMARY: NASA hereby gives notice of its intent to grant an exclusive 
patent license in the United States to practice the inventions 
described and claimed in U.S. Patent Nos. 7,790,787 and 9,777,126 
entitled ``Aerogel/Polymer Composite Materials,'' NASA Case Numbers 
KSC-12890 and KSC-12890-2-DIV respectively, to AeroPolymer Holding 
Group, LLC, having its principal place of business in Gulfport, 
Florida. NASA has not yet made a determination to grant the requested 
license and may deny the requested license even if no objections are 
submitted within the comment period.

DATES: The prospective exclusive license may be granted unless NASA 
receives written objections, including

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evidence and argument no later than August 4, 2020 that establish that 
the grant of the license would not be consistent with the requirements 
regarding the licensing of federally owned inventions as set forth in 
the Bayh-Dole Act and implementing regulations. Competing applications 
completed and received by NASA no later than August 4, 2020 will also 
be treated as objections to the grant of the contemplated partially 
exclusive license. Objections submitted in response to this notice will 
not be made available to the public for inspection and, to the extent 
permitted by law, will not be released under the Freedom of Information 
Act.

ADDRESSES: Objections relating to the prospective license may be 
submitted to Mark Homer, Patent Counsel, Office of the Chief Counsel, 
NASA Kennedy Space Center, Mail Code CC, Kennedy Space Center, FL 
32899. Email: [email protected]. Telephone: 321-867-
2076; Facsimile: 321-867-1817.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jonathan Leahy, Patent Attorney, 
Office of the Chief Counsel, NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Mail 
Code CC, Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899. Telephone: 321-867-6553; 
Facsimile: 321-867-1817.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice of intent to grant an exclusive 
patent license is issued in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(e) and 37 CFR 
404.7(a)(1)(i). The patent rights in this invention have been assigned 
to the United States of America as represented by the Administrator of 
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The prospective 
exclusive patent license will comply with the requirements of 35 U.S.C. 
209 and 37 CFR. 404.7.
    Information about other NASA inventions available for licensing can 
be found online at http://technology.nasa.gov.

Helen M. Galus,
Agency Counsel for Intellectual Property.
[FR Doc. 2020-15641 Filed 7-17-20; 8:45 am]
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