Prospective Grant of Exclusive License: Terahertz Scanning Systems for Cancer Pathology, 59941-59942 [2012-24022]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 190 / Monday, October 1, 2012 / Notices Place: National Institutes of Health, Two Democracy Plaza, 6707 Democracy Boulevard, Bethesda, MD 20892, (Telephone Conference Call). Contact Person: Xiaodu Guo, MD, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Review Branch, DEA, NIDDK, National Institutes of Health, Room 761, 6707 Democracy Boulevard, Bethesda, MD 20892–5452, (301) 594–4719, guox@extra.niddk.nih.gov. (Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Nos. 93.847, Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolic Research; 93.848, Digestive Diseases and Nutrition Research; 93.849, Kidney Diseases, Urology and Hematology Research, National Institutes of Health, HHS) amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is hereby given of the following meeting. The meeting will be closed to the public in accordance with the provisions set forth in sections 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., as amended. 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This is notice, in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(c)(1) and 37 CFR 404.7(a)(1)(i), that the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is contemplating the grant of a worldwide exclusive evaluation option license, to practice the inventions embodied in: SUMMARY: HHS REF. NO. E–243–2010/0 ‘‘TETRAHERTZ SPATIAL LIGHT MODULATOR FOR COMPUTER-CONTROLLED ADAPTIVE NEAR FIELD IMAGING OF BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS’’ Territory Filing date 61/425,007 ............................................................... PCT/US2011/65734 ................................................. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Patent application No. US .................................. Int’l .................................. December 20, 2010 ................................................ December 19, 2011 ................................................ to Transformatix Technologies, Inc., a company incorporated under the laws of the State of California having its headquarters in Davis, California. The United States of America is the assignee of the rights of the above inventions. The contemplated exclusive license may be granted in a field of use limited to terahertz scanning systems for cancer pathology. Upon the expiration or termination of the exclusive evaluation option license, Transformatix will have the right to execute an exclusive patent commercialization license which will supersede and replace the exclusive evaluation option license with no greater field of use and territory than granted in the evaluation license. Only written comments and/or applications for a license received by the NIH Office of Technology Transfer on or before October 16, 2012 will be considered. DATES: Requests for a copy of the patent application, inquiries, comments ADDRESSES: VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:48 Sep 28, 2012 Jkt 226001 and other materials relating to the contemplated license should be directed to: Michael A. Shmilovich, Esq., CLP, Office of Technology Transfer, National Institutes of Health, 6011 Executive Boulevard, Suite 325, Rockville, MD 20852–3804; Telephone: (301) 435– 5019; Facsimile: (301) 402–0220; Email: shmilovm@mail.nih.gov. A signed confidentiality nondisclosure agreement will be required to receive copies of any patent applications that have not been published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office or the World Intellectual Property Organization. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The patent applications (including any patents issuing therefrom or claiming priority thereto) intended for licensure describe and claim a terahertz (THz) imaging system that may overcome the limitations of existing systems by using the near-field effect at THz frequencies to provide micron-scale spatial resolution. Additionally, the THz imaging system describes a sensor head PO 00000 Frm 00054 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Status Expired. Pending. geometry that eliminates the requirement to mechanically scan samples, and also allows automatic adjustment of image resolution and transmitted power. The claimed system has no moving components and is therefore potentially suitable for medical applications such as cancer diagnosis of living subjects in hospital settings. In one application, such as ‘‘one-cut’’ surgery, the compact sensor head of the system may have the capability of distinguishing healthy cells from cancerous cells with micronscale spatial resolution by identifying a skin cancer margin without the need for laboratory work or the possibility of additional surgery. The prospective exclusive license will be royalty bearing and will comply with the terms and conditions of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7. The prospective exclusive license may be granted unless, within fifteen (15) days from the date of this published notice, NIH receives written evidence and argument that E:\FR\FM\01OCN1.SGM 01OCN1 59942 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 190 / Monday, October 1, 2012 / Notices establishes that the grant of the license would not be consistent with the requirements of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7. Properly filed competing applications for a license filed in response to this notice will be treated as objections to the contemplated license. Comments and objections submitted in response to this notice will not be made available for public inspection, and, to the extent permitted by law, will not be released under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552. Dated: September 25, 2012. Richard Rodriguez, Director, Division of Technology Development and Transfer, Office of Technology Transfer, National Institutes of Health. [FR Doc. 2012–24022 Filed 9–28–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4140–01–P Dated: September 25, 2012. Francis S. Collins, Director, National Institutes of Health. [FR Doc. 2012–24150 Filed 9–28–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4140–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY [DHS Docket No. ICEB–2012–0004] RIN 1653–ZA01 Extension of Employment Authorization for Haitian F–1 Nonimmigrant Students Experiencing Severe Economic Hardship as a Direct Result of the January 12, 2010 Earthquake in Haiti U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), DHS. ACTION: Notice. 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The Secretary of Homeland Security is exercising her authority under 8 CFR 214.2(f)(9) to extend the suspension of the applicability of certain requirements governing on-campus and off-campus employment for F–1 nonimmigrant students whose country of citizenship is Haiti and who are experiencing severe economic hardship as a direct result of the January 12, 2010 earthquake in Haiti. See 75 FR 56120, September 15, 2010. The original notice was effective from September 15, 2010 until July 22, 2011, with a subsequent notice providing for an 18-month extension from July 22, 2011 until January 22, 2013. See 76 FR 28997, May 19, 2011. Effective with this publication, PO 00000 Frm 00055 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 suspension of the requirements is extended for an additional 18 months, through July 22, 2014. F–1 nonimmigrant students granted employment authorization through the notice will continue to be deemed to be engaged in a ‘‘full course of study’’ for the duration of their employment authorization, provided they satisfy the minimum course load requirement described in 75 FR 56120. See 8 CFR 214.2(f)(6)(i)(F). Who is covered under this action? This notice applies exclusively to F– 1 nonimmigrant students whose country of citizenship is Haiti and who were lawfully present in the United States in F–1 nonimmigrant status on January 12, 2010 under section 101(a)(15)(F)(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(F)(i), and (1) are enrolled in an institution that is Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP)-certified for enrollment of F–1 students, (2) are currently maintaining F–1 status, and (3) are experiencing severe economic hardship as a direct result of the January 12, 2010 earthquake in Haiti. 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It enabled these F–1 students to obtain employment authorization, work an increased number of hours while school was in session, and reduce their course load, while continuing to maintain their F–1 student status. Haiti continues to struggle, with many people still displaced as a result of the earthquake. As Haiti rebuilds, the country continues to experience significant difficulties in recovering. F– 1 nonimmigrant students whose country of citizenship is Haiti may depend on E:\FR\FM\01OCN1.SGM 01OCN1

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Prospective Grant of Exclusive License: Terahertz Scanning 
Systems for Cancer Pathology

AGENCY: National Institutes of Health, Public Health Service, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This is notice, in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(c)(1) and 37 
CFR 404.7(a)(1)(i), that the National Institutes of Health (NIH), 
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is contemplating the 
grant of a worldwide exclusive evaluation option license, to practice 
the inventions embodied in:

   HHS Ref. No. E-243-2010/0 ``Tetrahertz Spatial Light Modulator for Computer-Controlled Adaptive Near Field
                                         Imaging of Biological Systems''
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        Patent application No.                 Territory                Filing date                Status
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61/425,007...........................  US......................  December 20, 2010.......  Expired.
PCT/US2011/65734.....................  Int'l...................  December 19, 2011.......  Pending.
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to Transformatix Technologies, Inc., a company incorporated under the 
laws of the State of California having its headquarters in Davis, 
California. The United States of America is the assignee of the rights 
of the above inventions. The contemplated exclusive license may be 
granted in a field of use limited to terahertz scanning systems for 
cancer pathology. Upon the expiration or termination of the exclusive 
evaluation option license, Transformatix will have the right to execute 
an exclusive patent commercialization license which will supersede and 
replace the exclusive evaluation option license with no greater field 
of use and territory than granted in the evaluation license.

DATES: Only written comments and/or applications for a license received 
by the NIH Office of Technology Transfer on or before October 16, 2012 
will be considered.

ADDRESSES: Requests for a copy of the patent application, inquiries, 
comments and other materials relating to the contemplated license 
should be directed to: Michael A. Shmilovich, Esq., CLP, Office of 
Technology Transfer, National Institutes of Health, 6011 Executive 
Boulevard, Suite 325, Rockville, MD 20852-3804; Telephone: (301) 435-
5019; Facsimile: (301) 402-0220; Email: shmilovm@mail.nih.gov. A signed 
confidentiality nondisclosure agreement will be required to receive 
copies of any patent applications that have not been published by the 
United States Patent and Trademark Office or the World Intellectual 
Property Organization.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The patent applications (including any 
patents issuing therefrom or claiming priority thereto) intended for 
licensure describe and claim a terahertz (THz) imaging system that may 
overcome the limitations of existing systems by using the near-field 
effect at THz frequencies to provide micron-scale spatial resolution. 
Additionally, the THz imaging system describes a sensor head geometry 
that eliminates the requirement to mechanically scan samples, and also 
allows automatic adjustment of image resolution and transmitted power. 
The claimed system has no moving components and is therefore 
potentially suitable for medical applications such as cancer diagnosis 
of living subjects in hospital settings. In one application, such as 
``one-cut'' surgery, the compact sensor head of the system may have the 
capability of distinguishing healthy cells from cancerous cells with 
micron-scale spatial resolution by identifying a skin cancer margin 
without the need for laboratory work or the possibility of additional 
surgery.
    The prospective exclusive license will be royalty bearing and will 
comply with the terms and conditions of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7. 
The prospective exclusive license may be granted unless, within fifteen 
(15) days from the date of this published notice, NIH receives written 
evidence and argument that

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establishes that the grant of the license would not be consistent with 
the requirements of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7.
    Properly filed competing applications for a license filed in 
response to this notice will be treated as objections to the 
contemplated license. Comments and objections submitted in response to 
this notice will not be made available for public inspection, and, to 
the extent permitted by law, will not be released under the Freedom of 
Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552.

    Dated: September 25, 2012.
Richard Rodriguez,
Director, Division of Technology Development and Transfer, Office of 
Technology Transfer, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2012-24022 Filed 9-28-12; 8:45 am]
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