99-674. Notice of Government Owned Invention Available for Licensing

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 7 (Tuesday, January 12, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 1794]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-674]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


Notice of Government Owned Invention Available for Licensing

SUMMARY: The inventions listed below are owned in whole or in part by 
the U.S. Government, as represented by the Department of Commerce. The 
Department of Commerce's ownership interest in the inventions is 
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, 100 Bureau 
Drive, Stop 2200, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-2200; Fax [phone]. Any 
request for information should include the NIST Docket No. and Title 
for the relevant 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 purpose of commercialization. The 
inventions available for licensing are:
    NIST Docket Number: 91-029US.
    Title: X-ray Moire Microscope.
    Abstract: An x-ray microscope having an incident x-ray beam from an 
x-ray source, a first crystal element extending at an angle (Beta) 
across the path of the incident x-ray beam, a second crystal element 
extending parallel to the first crystal element and in spaced 
relationship thereto, a sample in spaced relationship to the second 
crystal element and downstream thereof relative to the incident x-ray 
beam, the first and second crystal elements being movable relative to 
each other and to the incident x-ray beam so that the orientation of 
atoms in the second crystal element do not match the orientation of 
atoms in the first crystal element to produce a forward incident x-ray 
beam in the direction of the original beam and a diffracted x-ray beam 
at an angle relative to the incident x-ray beam, the forward and 
diffracted beams being directed onto the sample, a forward transmitted 
detector for receiving the forward transmitted incident x-ray beam and 
a transmitted diffracted x-ray detector for receiving the diffracted x-
ray beam. Aperture elements may be provided in front of the detectors 
for controlling the forward and diffracted beams incident on the 
detectors.

    NIST Docket Number: 96-023US.
    Title: Process for Destroying Halogenated Compounds.
    Abstract: This invention is available for licensing only on a non-
exclusive basis. A method of destroying Halogenated compounds by a 
vapor phase chemical reaction using an alkali metal vapor, alkaline 
earth metal vapor, or a combination of the two, in a heated reactor to 
produce mineralized or solid products. The production of solid 
products, such as halide salts and particulate carbon, yields numerous 
advantages in the collection and disposal of the resulting products. 
The invention is especially useful for the destruction of 
chlorofluorocarbons.
Robert E. Hebner,
Acting Deputy Director.
[FR Doc. 99-674 Filed 1-11-99; 8:45 am]
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