Navy Department August 20, 2008 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Department of the Navy herby gives notice of its intent to grant to Pinon Technologies, Inc., a revocable, nonassignable, partially exclusive license in the United States to practice the Government-Owned invention(s) described in U.S. Patent Number 5,962,863 entitled ``Laterally Disposed Nanostructures of Silicone on Insulating Substrate'', issue date October 4, 1999.

The Department of the Navy is amending its certifications and exemptions under the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (72 COLREGS), to reflect that the Deputy Assistant Judge Advocate General of the Navy (Admiralty and Maritime Law) has determined that USS MAKIN ISLAND (LHD 8) is a vessel of the Navy which, due to its special construction and purpose, cannot fully comply with certain provisions of the 72 COLREGS without interfering with its special functions as a naval ship. The intended effect of this rule is to warn mariners in waters where 72 COLREGS apply.