Federal Tech Transfer Opportunities

During the past week, the following agencies have listed inventions available for licensing.

• Department of the Navy (3 inventions)
• NASA (3 inventions)

DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
The inventions listed below are assigned to the United States Government as represented by the Secretary of the Navy and are available for licensing by the Department of the Navy.

ADDRESSES: Requests for copies of the patent applications cited below should be directed to the Naval Research Laboratory, Code 1008.2, 4555 Overlook Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20375-5320, and must include the Navy Case number.

• U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 09/566,237 entitled ``Low Drive Voltage LiNbO3 Intensity Modulator With Reduced Electrode Loss'' (Navy Case No. 79,893).
• U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 09/566,238 entitled ``Low Loss Coplanar Waveguide Horn For Low Drive Voltage LiNbO3 Modulators'' (Navy Case No. 79,925).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Catherine M. Cotell, Ph.D., Head, Technology Transfer Office, NRL Code 1004, 4555 Overlook Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20375-5320, telephone (202) 767-7230.

ADDRESS: Request for copies of the patent application cited below should be directed to the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Laboratory, Code CD222, 17320 Dahlgen Road, Building 183, Room 015, Dahlgren, VA 22448-5100, and must include the Navy Case number. Interested parties will be required to sign a confidentiality, Non-Disclosure and Non-Use Agreement before receiving copies of requested patent applications.

• U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 09/631,121 entitled, ``Guallium Arsenide Semiconductor Devices Fabricated with Insulator Layer,'' filing date: August 2, 2000, Navy Case No. 82528.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James B. Bechtel, Patent Counsel, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Laboratory, Code CD222, 17320 Dahlgren Road, Building 183, Room 015, Dahlgren, VA 22448-5100, telephone (540) 653-8016.

NASA
The inventions listed below are assigned to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, have been filed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and are available for licensing.

• NASA Case No. ARC_14254_1SB: Waterproofing of Low Density Aerogels;
• NASA Case No. ARC_14418_1GE: En Route Spacing System and Method;
• NASA Case No. ARC_14494_1GE: Characterization of Bioelectric Potentials.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert M. Padilla, Patent Counsel, Ames Research Center, Mail Code 202A-3, Moffett Field, CA 94035; telephone (650) 604-5104; fax (650) 604-1592.

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