Gtherm, Inc.; Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive Patent License, 4418 [E9-1561]
Download as PDF
<![CDATA[
4418
Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 15 / Monday, January 26, 2009 / Notices
Issued in Washington, DC, on January 16,
2009.
Anthony J. Como,
Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of
Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability.
[FR Doc. E9–1559 Filed 1–23–09; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6450–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Gtherm, Inc.; Notice of Intent To Grant
Exclusive Patent License
AGENCY: Office of the General Counsel,
Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of intent to grant
exclusive patent license.
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given with
an intent to grant to Gtherm, Inc. of
Weston, Connecticut, an exclusive
license to practice the inventions
described in U.S. Patent No. 6,251,179,
entitled ‘‘Thermally Conductive
Cementitious Grout for Geothermal Heat
Pump Systems.’’ The inventions are
owned by the United States of America,
as represented by the U.S. Department
of Energy (DOE).
DATE: Written comments or
nonexclusive license applications are to
be received at the address listed below
no later than February 10, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Office of the Assistant
General Counsel for Technology
Transfer and Intellectual Property, U.S.
Department of Energy, 1000
Independence Ave., SW., Washington,
DC 20585.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Annette R. Reimers, Office of the
Assistant General Counsel for
Technology Transfer and Intellectual
Property, U.S. Department of Energy,
Forrestal Building, Room 6F–067, 1000
Independence Ave., SW., Washington,
DC 20585; Telephone (202) 586–3815.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 35 U.S.C.
209 provides federal agencies with
authority to grant exclusive licenses in
federally-owned inventions, if, among
other things, the agency finds that the
public will be served by the granting of
the license. The statute requires that no
exclusive license may be granted unless
public notice of the intent to grant the
license has been provided, and the
agency has considered all comments
received in response to that public
notice before the end of the comment
period.
Gtherm, Inc. of Weston, Connecticut
has applied for an exclusive license to
practice the inventions embodied in
U.S. Patent No. 6,251,179 and has plans
for commercialization of the inventions.
The exclusive license will be subject to
a license and other rights retained by
VerDate Nov<24>2008
17:20 Jan 23, 2009
Jkt 217001
the U.S. Government and other terms
and conditions to be negotiated. DOE
intends to negotiate to grant the license,
unless, within 15 days of this notice, the
Assistant General Counsel for
Technology Transfer and Intellectual
Property, Department of Energy,
Washington, DC 20585, receives in
writing any of the following, together
with supporting documents:
(i) A statement from any person
setting forth reason why it would not be
in the best interests of the United States
to grant the proposed license; or
(ii) An application for a nonexclusive
license to the invention in which
applicant states that it already has
brought the invention to practical
application or is likely to bring the
invention to practical application
expeditiously.
The Department will review all timely
written responses to this notice and will
proceed with negotiating the license if,
after consideration of written responses
to this notice, a finding is made that the
license is in the public interest.
Issued in Washington, DC on January 12,
2009.
Paul A. Gottlieb,
Assistant General Counsel for Technology
Transfer and Intellectual Property.
[FR Doc. E9–1561 Filed 1–23–09; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6450–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Questions Concerning Technology
Transfer Practices at Department of
Energy (DOE) Laboratories
Department of Energy.
Notice of extension of comment
AGENCY:
ACTION:
period.
SUMMARY: The DOE published on
November 26, 2008, in the Federal
Register, a notice of inquiry concerning
technology practices at DOE
laboratories. The DOE invited comments
to published questions concerning
technology transfer practices at DOE
laboratories. The comment period was
to continue for 60 days from the date of
the publication of the Federal Register
notice (till January 26, 2009). This
Federal Register notice extends the
comment period till March 26, 2009, to
allow additional time for the public to
respond to the questions raised in the
Notice of Inquiry.
DATES: The comment period has been
extended to March 26, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be
submitted electronically at: GC62@hq.doe.gov; or by mail at: Office of
the Assistant General Counsel for
Technology Transfer and Intellectual
PO 00000
Frm 00051
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
Property, U.S. Department of Energy,
1000 Independence Ave., SW.,
Washington, DC 20585. ATTN:
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
QUESTIONS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul
A. Gottlieb, Assistant General Counsel
for Technology Transfer and Intellectual
Property, U.S. Department of Energy,
Forrestal Building, Room 6F–067, 1000
Independence Ave., SW., Washington,
DC 20585; Telephone: (202) 586–3439.
Issued in Washington, DC, on January 16,
2009.
Devon Streit,
Office of Science.
[FR Doc. E9–1562 Filed 1–23–09; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6450–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket Nos. IC09–65–001, IC09–65A–001,
IC09–65B–001]
Commission Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request;
Submitted for OMB Review
January 15, 2009.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, DOE.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: In compliance with the
requirements of section 3507 of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44
U.S.C. 3507, the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (Commission)
has submitted the information
collections described below to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review of these information
collection requirements. Any interested
person may file comments directly with
OMB and should address a copy of
those comments to the Commission as
explained below. The Commission
received no comments in response to
earlier Federal Register notices 1 and
has made this notation in its
submissions to OMB.
DATES: Comments on the collections of
information are due by February 19,
2009.
ADDRESSES: Address comments on the
collections of information to the Office
of Management and Budget, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory
1 Notices for: FERC–65 (in Docket No. IC09–65),
October 16, 2008, 73 FR 61414; FERC–65A (in
Docket No. IC09–65A), October 15, 2008, 73 FR
61103; and FERC–65B (in Docket No. IC09–65B),
October 16, 2008, 73 FR 61415.
E:\FR\FM\26JAN1.SGM
26JAN1
]]>Agencies
[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 15 (Monday, January 26, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 4418]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-1561]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Gtherm, Inc.; Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive Patent License
AGENCY: Office of the General Counsel, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of intent to grant exclusive patent license.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given with an intent to grant to Gtherm, Inc.
of Weston, Connecticut, an exclusive license to practice the inventions
described in U.S. Patent No. 6,251,179, entitled ``Thermally Conductive
Cementitious Grout for Geothermal Heat Pump Systems.'' The inventions
are owned by the United States of America, as represented by the U.S.
Department of Energy (DOE).
DATE: Written comments or nonexclusive license applications are to be
received at the address listed below no later than February 10, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Office of the Assistant General Counsel for Technology
Transfer and Intellectual Property, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000
Independence Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20585.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Annette R. Reimers, Office of the
Assistant General Counsel for Technology Transfer and Intellectual
Property, U.S. Department of Energy, Forrestal Building, Room 6F-067,
1000 Independence Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20585; Telephone (202) 586-
3815.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 35 U.S.C. 209 provides federal agencies with
authority to grant exclusive licenses in federally-owned inventions,
if, among other things, the agency finds that the public will be served
by the granting of the license. The statute requires that no exclusive
license may be granted unless public notice of the intent to grant the
license has been provided, and the agency has considered all comments
received in response to that public notice before the end of the
comment period.
Gtherm, Inc. of Weston, Connecticut has applied for an exclusive
license to practice the inventions embodied in U.S. Patent No.
6,251,179 and has plans for commercialization of the inventions. The
exclusive license will be subject to a license and other rights
retained by the U.S. Government and other terms and conditions to be
negotiated. DOE intends to negotiate to grant the license, unless,
within 15 days of this notice, the Assistant General Counsel for
Technology Transfer and Intellectual Property, Department of Energy,
Washington, DC 20585, receives in writing any of the following,
together with supporting documents:
(i) A statement from any person setting forth reason why it would
not be in the best interests of the United States to grant the proposed
license; or
(ii) An application for a nonexclusive license to the invention in
which applicant states that it already has brought the invention to
practical application or is likely to bring the invention to practical
application expeditiously.
The Department will review all timely written responses to this
notice and will proceed with negotiating the license if, after
consideration of written responses to this notice, a finding is made
that the license is in the public interest.
Issued in Washington, DC on January 12, 2009.
Paul A. Gottlieb,
Assistant General Counsel for Technology Transfer and Intellectual
Property.
[FR Doc. E9-1561 Filed 1-23-09; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6450-01-P
