00-1824. Availability of U.S. Patents for Non-Exclusive, Exclusive, or Partially-Exclusive Licensing

AGENCY:

U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Adelphi, Maryland, DOD.

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

In accordance with 37 CFR 404.6, announcement is made of the availability of the following U.S. patent for non-exclusive, partially exclusive or exclusive licensing. The listed patent has been assigned to the United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army, Washington, D.C.

This patent covers a wide variety of technical arts including: A multifunction strain-temperature gauge and A Quantum Key Distribution System for encryption and authentication.

Under the authority of Section 11(a)(2) of the Federal Technology Transfer Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-502) and Section 207 of Title 35, United States Code, the Department of the Army as represented by the U.S. Army Research Laboratory wish to license the U.S. patent listed below in a non-exclusive, exclusive or partially exclusive manner to any party interested in manufacturing, using, and/or selling devices or processes covered by this patent.

Title: Microfabricated Multifunction Strain-Temperature Gauge.

Inventors: Jih-Fen Lei, Gustave C. Fralick and Michael J. Krasowski.

Patent Number: 5,979,243.

Issued Date: November 9, 1999.

Title: Positive-Operator-Valued-Measure Receiver For Quantum Cryptography.

Inventors: Howard E. Brandt and John M. Myers.

Patent Number: 5,999,285.

Issued Date: December 7, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Norma Cammaratta, Technology Transfer Office, AMSRL-CS-TT, U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Adelphi, MD 20783-1197 tel: [phone]; fax: [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

None.

Gregory D. Showalter,

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.