[Federal Register: November 26, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 227)]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers
Grant of Partially Exclusive Licenses
AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
announces the general availability of partially exclusive licenses
under the following pending patents listed under SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION. Any license granted shall comply with 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37
CFR part 404.
DATES: Applications for an exclusive or partially exclusive license may
be submitted at any time from the date of this notice. However, no
exclusive or partially exclusive license shall be granted until
February 24, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Humphreys Engineer Center Support Activity, Office of
Counsel, 7701 Telegraph Road, Alexandria, VA 22315-3860.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia L. Howland (703) 428-6672.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 1. Title: Corrosion-Resistant Structure
Incorporating Zinc or Zinc-Alloy Plated Lead or Lead-Alloy Wires and
Methods of Making Same. Structure incorporating lead is fabricated from
specially prepared components such that mobility of the lead is impeded
when the structure is exposed to an unprotected environment such as
weathering outdoors or saltwater. In a preferred embodiment, a bullet
or bullet core is swaged from a number of bunched electroplated fine
lead or lead-alloy wires placed in a die. The lead or lead-alloy wires
may be fabricated from lead or lead-alloy wool. The lead alloy may
comprise zinc and antimony. The electroplating process plates zinc on
the fine wires and may plate a zinc alloy such as zinc-aluminum. The
plated surface may be coated with a corrosion resistant coating such as
molybdenum phosphate. In addition to bullets and bullet cores, fishing
weights, lead shielding, counterweights, ballast, and other lead
containing structure may be fabricated or treated using methods and
materials of the present invention.
Serial No.: 10/462,707.
Date: 6/17/2003.
2. Title: Deconvolution Technique Employing Hermite Functions. A
procedure generates deconvolution algorithms by first solving a general
convolution integral exactly. Results are transformed, yielding a
linear relationship between actual (undistorted) and captured
(distorted) data. Hermite functions and the Fourier-Hermite series
represent the two data classes. It circumvents the need for solving
incompatible systems of linear equations derived from ``numerically
discretizing'' convolution integrals, i.e., the convolution integral is
not evaluated. It is executed by exploiting a mathematical coincidence
that the most common Point spread Function (PSF) used to characterize a
device is a Gaussian function that is also a Fourier-Hermite function
of zero order. By expanding the undistorted data in a Fourier-Hermiteh
series, the convolution integral becomes analytically integrable. It
also avoids an inherent problem of dividing by decimal ``noisy data''
values in conventional ``combined deconvolution'' in that division is
by a function of the PS parameters yielding divisors generally greater
than one.
Serial No.: 10/658,285.
Date: 9/10/2003.
3. Title: Automated Resource Management System (ARMSTM).
The Automated Resource Management System (ARMSTM) automates
collection, integration, analysis, reporting and archiving of data in a
variety of applications while insuring data accuracy and reliability
not attainable conventionally. Applications include: environmental,
safety, security, military, educational, emergency management, land
use, fish and wildlife management, construction and maintenance of
highways and waterways, mining, exploration, manufacturing,
recreational management, urban restoration, and archaeological
preservation. ARMSTM integrates a number of portable
devices, employing digital technology and specialized software in these
portable devices as well as analysis devices, such as PCs and servers.
ARMSTM increases efficiency and reduces cost, while
accurately and timely preserving and integrating information. It is
useful for both post-processing and real-time reporting, analysis, and
pro-active direction of ongoing investigations.
Serial No: 10/729,269.
Date: 12/8/2003.
4. Title: System Employing Wireless Means for Governing Operation
of an Apparatus and Methods of use Therefor. A system employing
principles of the present invention governs operation of an apparatus
by an operator. An embodiment of the present invention comprises means
for receiving at least one signal, portable means affixed to the
operator for transmitting the signal, and means for inactivating or
interrupting the operation of the apparatus should the operator be
beyond a pre-specified distance from the controls of the apparatus. The
means for inactivating communicates with both the means for receiving
and the apparatus, while the means for transmitting sends the signal to
the means for receiving during normal operation of the apparatus, e.g.,
with the operator physically present. Without the presence of the
signal,
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operation of the apparatus is interrupted. One embodiment provides for
an emergency override of the system to permit operation of the
apparatus without the presence of the signal. Methods of using
embodiments of the present invention are also provided.
Serial No: 10/778,706.
Date: 2/11/2004.
5. Title: A Portable Nuclear Detector. A portable nuclear material
detector generally includes a scintillating fiber radiation sensor, a
light detector, a conditioning circuit, a frequency shift keying (FSK)
circuit, a fast Fourier transform (FFT) circuit, an electronic
controller, an amplitude spectral addition circuit, and an output
device. A high voltage direct current (HVDC) source is provided to
excite the light detector, while a separate power supply may be
provided to power the remaining components. Portability is facilitated
by locating the components of the detector within a handheld-sized
housing. When bombarded by gamma particles, the radiation sensor emits
light, which is detected by the light detector and converted into
electrical signals. These electrical signals are then conditioned and
converted to spectral lines. The frequency of a give spectral line is
associated with a particular radioactive isotope, while the cumulative
amplitude of all spectral lines having a common frequency is indicative
of the strength and location of the isotope. All or part of this
information (identity, strength, direction and distance) may be
provided on the output device.
Serial No: 10/795,363.
Date: 3/9/2004.
6. Title: Modular Barrier System for Satisfying Needs Unique to a
Specific User. Components and system for limiting access and egress. A
properly scaled barrier of the present invention meets varied
requirements for applications that include: security, safety, order,
privacy and discipline. In one embodiment, pre-manufactured panels and
connectors are delivered to a site that has been prepared for
installation of the system. Local materials may be used for the panels
in some cases. The panels and connectors can be assembled quickly by
unskilled labor and, in some embodiments, the barrier just as quickly
dismantled or repaired as necessary. One embodiment may be used as a
temporary or emergency solution to access control while another may
employ in-fill material to provide a permanent barrier. Another
embodiment may be used in a residential setting, providing storage in
some installations. In all embodiments, accessories for enhancing
effectiveness may be installed on or within the barrier.
Serial No: 10/795,364.
Date: 3/9/2004.
7. Title: Measurement Device and Method. Apparatus for determining
the thickness of a configuration having flat, parallel surfaces that
are transparent, or nearly so, to pre-specified types of energy.
Embodiments comprise a mechanism for illuminating a front surface with
an energy source and mechanisms for measuring reflections of the
illumination from a parallel back surface. The energy is contained in a
spectrum of wavelengths, the energy being refracted in components at
unique wavelengths, e.g., different colored light bands, and similarly
reflected from the back surface. The measuring mechanisms, e.g.,
spectrometers, determine the relative lateral displacement between two
spectral lines in the refracted and reflected beams to enable
determination of thickness. Other characteristics of the material of
the configuration may be ascertained, e.g., chemical composition is
ascertained by measuring the intensity of responses at multiple
wavelengths and comparing this to responses of known materials.
Serial No: 10/867,700.
Date: 6/16/2004.
8. Title: Knowledged-Based Condition Survey Inspection (KBCSI)
Framework and Procedure. A knowledge-based condition survey inspection
(KBSCI) framework and procedure for use with an engineering management
system (EMS) that tailors types of condition survey inspections (CSIs)
and inspection intervals to empirically-established life cycles of
component-sections. Embodiments of the invention facilitate proactive
life cycle management, scheduling appropriate types of CSIs only when
needed. The frequency and type of inspection is tailored to items
important to a facility manager, such as the importance to the
operation of individual component-sections and their individual life
cycle, not the overall life cycle of a system or facility. Further,
additional useful information is available from the data collected to
maintain embodiments of the KBCSI framework so that meaningful ``What-
If'' analysis may be performed in support of decision makers. By
tailoring CSIs to needs rather than an arbitrary inspection schedule
designed to only catch deficiencies, significant life cycle cost
savings are realized.
Serial No: 10/886,609.
Date: 8/24/2004.
9. Title: Self-Healing Coatings Using Microcapsules. Self-healing
coatings incorporate microcapsules of about 60-150 microns diameter
that contain film formers and dust suppression compounds suitable for
controlling spalling of lead dust, for example. In one embodiment, a
primer paint is mixed with these microcapsules and applied by brushing
or rolling. After the coating has cured, any physical compromise of the
coating results in microcapsules bursting to release liquid that fills
and seals the compromised volume. The microcapsule contents protect the
underlying substrate from damage and repair some of the outer coating.
In one application, embodiments of these self-healing coatings seal
existing lead-based paint for suppression of lead dust. In another
embodiment, microcapsules are provided separately to enhance
commercially available products. For example, if a paint formulation is
known a priori, specifically configured microcapsules, packaged
separately from the paint and designed for use with the paint
formulation, are added to the paint just prior to application.
Serial No: 10/923,890.
Date: 8/24/2004.
10. Title: Perlite Sorbents for Vapor Phase Metals and Metal
Compounds. Perlite, particularly, perlite in powdered form, is employed
to adsorb metals and metal compounds from a fluid flow. In select
embodiments, the perlite is treated to expand its surface area and
injected into a fluid stream, such as flue gas, held for a specific
retention period, and removed for subsequent disposal. In other
embodiments the perlite is provided in a fixed adsorption bed and the
fluid flow permitted to pass through the bed until the perlite surface
is exhausted. The perlite in the fixed bed is then replaced, with the
exhausted perlite disposed of as appropriate. Treatment of perlite by
boiling with sulfuric acid or suspending in a suspension of sulfur in
carbon disulfide has been shown to significantly expand the surface
area of perlite.
Serial No: 10/931,232.
Date: 9/1/2004.
11. Title: Embedded Metal to Fluid Flow. A barrier to fluid passage
is embedded within, instead of atop, porous material to retain the
durability of the surface of the porous material. In one embodiment, a
thin set mortar is applied to a concrete slab. A pleated metal foil is
pressed into the wet mortar and a bond is established. The mortar is
allowed to set and a top, or finish, section of concrete is then poured
over the foil and finished conventionally.
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Provisions are made for sealing expansion joints in concrete slab
floors and at the juncture of floor and wall. The foil may be provided
in multiple layers to provide a mechanical bond via the concrete or
mortar oozing through perforation or along pleats in each of the top
and bottoms layers of the multi-layer foil, while providing at least
one solid layer through which a fluid will not pass, at least in one
direction.
Serial No: 10/715,430.
Date: 11/19/2003.
Richard L. Frenette,
Counsel.
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