[Federal Register: October 19, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 201)]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers
Grant of Partially Exclusive or 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.
ADDRESSES: Humphreys Engineer Center Support Activity, Office of
Counsel, 7701 Telegraph Road, Alexandria, VA 22315-3860.
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 January
17, 2006.
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: 06/17/2003.
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 execute by exploiting a mathematical coincidence
that the most common Point spread Function (PSF) used to characterize a
device is a Gaussian functions that is also a Fourier-Hermite functions
of zero order. By expanding the undistorted data in a Fourier-Hermite
series, the convolution integral becomes analytically integrable. It
also avoids an inherent problem or 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.
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Date: 09/10/2003.
3. Title: Automated Resource Management System (ARMS\TM\). The
Automated Resource Management System (ARMS\TM\) 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. ARMS\TM\ 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. ARMS\TM\ 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, 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: 10778,706.
Date: 02/11/2004.
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
devise. 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, director and distance) may be provided
on the output device.
Serial No: 10/795,363.
Date: 03/9/2004.
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: 03/9/2004.
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: 06/16/2004.
8. Title: Condition Survey Inspection (KBCSI). 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: 08/24/2004.
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
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for suppression of lead dust. In another embodiment, microcapsules are
provided separately to enhance commercially available products. For
example, if a paint formulation is know 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: 08/24/2004.
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: 09/1/2004.
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. 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.
12. Title: 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 compromise 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: 08/24/2004.
13. Title: Perlite, particularly, perlite in powdered form, is
employed to absorb 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: 09/01/2004.
14. Title: An apparatus for non-destructively testing the response
of a specimen to temperature change. An embodiment temperature cycles a
specimen, such as a wet mortar beam dynamically measuring change in
dimension and the temperature of the specimen during the cycle. Among
other elements, the apparatus employs an accelerometer, a thermistor, a
thermocouple, a temperature control, linear variable differential
transducer (LVDTs), an FET device, a data logger and a hat tape
controller. A typically cycle involves using liquid nitrogen to reduce
the temperature in an insulated test chamber from ambient to less than
-60[deg] C and returning to ambient by dispersing the nitrogen with a
source of ambient air. Further, in select embodiments, the apparatus
measures fundamental frequencies induced by a micro-hammer as measured
traversely along a dimension of a specimen during the cooling-warming
cycle. Also provided is a method for testing specimens using devices
representative of embodiments of the present invention.
Serial No.: 10/941,958.
Date: 09/16/2004.
15. Title: A backstop for decelerating and trapping projectiles
generally includes a support structure having an inclined surface and a
projectile trapping medium disposed on the inclined surface. The
projectile trapping medium may be either a resilient granular ballistic
medium or a combination of a ballistic medium with a hydrated super
absorbent polymer (SAP) gel. Preferably, the support structure is made
of a shock absorbing, foamed, fiber-reinforced concrete, such as
SACON[supreg]. In embodiments, the support structure also includes an
enclosure. Additives may also be mixed into the projectile trapping
medium to control alkalinity and prevent leaching of heavy metals.
Serial No.: 10/979,834.
Date: 11/03/2004.
16. Title: An unobtrusive on-grade barrier is provided. One
embodiment comprises a concrete-lined trench over which a biased hinged
plate is affixed to an end wall of the trench. The biased hinge holds
the free end of the plate against a tab affixed to the other end wall,
assuring the plate does not rise above grade. The plate is supported
for vehicle passage by a sliding mechanism energized by an actuator
controlled by a controller that may be automated or operated by
security personnel. The barrier may be configured so that vehicles may
approach from either end. Upon authorizing access to the driver, the
vehicle is permitted to pass over the supported plate. If the driver is
not authorized access, the support is slid out of the way and any
vehicle attempting to pass slides into the trench. Means for clearing
the trench of a trapped vehicle are provided in select embodiments.
Serial No.: 10/979,852.
Date: 11/03/2004.
17. Title: A dynamic pressure testing or calibration system
packaged as a portable unit for characterizing pressure sensors, such
as transducers. Embodiments are packaged for carry on the body, are
batter operated, compatible with existing transducer mounts, and
quickly learned and easily used by a single operator. The system
supplies a pre-specified impulse (pressure pulse) of fluid, preferably
a benign gas, such as air, or an inert gas such as helium, or nitrogen.
In select embodiments, the gas pulse has a fast
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rise time and its amplitude may be varied over a pre-specified dynamic
range. For example, the rise time may emulate that of an impulse
created during an explosion by a resultant pressure wave, i.e., less
than 100 microseconds. Embodiments also incorporate a data acquisition
capability that accurately captures and records both the supplied
impulse and the response of the sensor under test.
Serial No.: 10/991,219.
Date: 11/18/2004.
18. Title: 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. 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 perforations or along pleats in each
of the top and bottom 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.
19. Title: A method, and a compound for facilitating it, that
enchances night vision by dispersing a luminescent to provide low-
intensity area illumination. Luminescents may include naturally
occurring bioluminescents (visible spectrum) or man-made, preferably
non-toxic, chemical-based luminescents (also termed chemiluminescents),
the latter available for use in either the visible or IR spectrum. It
may be applied locally to a surface or remotely by means of a delivery
system. Preferably, select luminescents are dispersed as an aerosal to
contact targeted surfaces. These luminescents may be used in spaces
otherwise difficult to image with night vision equipment. Specifically
provided is a method for viewing a target under low ambient light
conditions comprising dispersing a luminescent material on surfaces in
a dark space to provide a low-level, spatially broad, source of
supplemental scene illumination, and viewing the target with image
enhancing devices that are otherwise marginally useful without the
presence of the luminescent material.
Serial No.: 11/086,311.
Date: 03/23/2005.
20. Title: An ``implant and forget'' device for interacting with
biota after a pre-established time period. Preferably, the biota are
fauna and more particularly fish. In select embodiments, the device
comprises packaging enclosing means for timing interaction via opening
the packaging. In select embodiments of the present invention, the
device is a sealed capsule inserted in fish. Embodiments of the present
invention are implanted in triploid grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon
idella) to facilitate control of aquatic weeds in bodies of water. When
the carp have been in the water for a pre-established approximate
period of time, toxins in the device are dispensed via long-term
bioerosion of the sealed opening in the packaging. Otherwise, the carp
may destroy all vegetation and harm the aquatic environment for other
aquatic life. Several alternative bioerodible seal configurations are
provided as embodiments.
Serial No.: 10/179,541.
Date: 07/13/2005.
Richard L. Frenette,
Counsel.
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