Notice of Government Owned Inventions Available for Licensing, 61605 [05-21286]

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• DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
• National Institute of Standards and Technology

[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 205 (Tuesday, October 25, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 61605]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-21286]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


Notice of Government Owned Inventions Available for Licensing

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Commerce.

SUMMARY: The inventions listed below are owned in whole by the U.S. 
Government, as represented by the Department of Commerce. The 
inventions are available for licensing in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 207 
and 37 CFR part 404 to achieve expeditious commercialization of results 
of federally funded research and development.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Technical and licensing information on 
these inventions may be obtained by writing to: National Institute of 
Standards and Technology, Office of Technology Partnerships, Attn: Mary 
Clague, Building 820, Room 213, Gaithersburg, MD 20899. Information is 
also available via telephone: 301-975-4188 , fax 301-869-2751, or e-
mail: mary.clague@nist.gov. Any request for information should include 
the NIST Docket number and title for the 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 invention for purposes of commercialization. 
The inventions available for licensing are:

[NIST Docket Number: 02-008D]

    Title: Method for Selective Electroless Attachment of Contacts to 
Electrochemically-active Molecules.
    Abstract: A solution-based method for attaching metal contacts to 
molecular films is described. The metal contacts are attached to 
functional groups on individual molecules in the molecular film. The 
chemical state of the functional group is controlled to induce 
electroless metal deposition preferentially at the functional group 
site. The functionalized molecules may also be patterned on a surface 
to give spatial control over the location of the metal contacts in a 
more complex structure. Spatial control is limited only by the ability 
to pattern the molecular film. To demonstrate the feasibility of this 
concept, self-assembled monolayers of model, molecular-electronic 
compounds have been prepared on gold surfaces, and these surfaces were 
subsequently exposed to electroless deposition plating baths. These 
samples exhibited selective metal contact attachment, even on patterned 
surfaces.

[NIST Docket Number: 04-018US]

    Title: Portable LED-illuminated Radiance Source.
    Abstract: With the development of light-emitting diodes (LED) at 
many different wavelengths, compact, quasi-monochromatic sources can be 
developed for radiometric uses. Temporally stable, spatially uniform 
and radiometically calibrated sources are needed in many different 
applications. Instead of using large integrating sphere sources, such 
radiance sources can also be used to measure the size-of-source effect 
(SSE) in radiation thermometers. These compact sources can be used for 
both initial characterizations and for periodic measurements to 
determine that the SSE has not changed. This invention provides the 
design, construction, and characterization of a LED-based radiance 
source (LRS). The performance of the LRS including spatial uniformity, 
temporal stability, spectral stability, and radiance are addressed. 
Different diffuser materials are assessed for spatial and angular 
uniformity.

    Dated: October 19, 2005.
William Jeffrey,
Director.
[FR Doc. 05-21286 Filed 10-24-05; 8:45 am]
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