[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 32, Volume 6]
[Revised as of July 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 32CFR841.4]

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                        TITLE 32-NATIONAL DEFENSE
 
                CHAPTER VII--DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
 
PART 841_LICENSING GOVERNMENT-OWNED INVENTIONS IN THE CUSTODY OF THE 
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart A_General Information
 
Sec. 841.4  Definitions.

    (a) Air Force invention means an invention, plant, or design which 
is covered by a patent or patent application in the United States, or a 
patent, patent application, plant variety protection, or other form of 
protection in a foreign country, title to which has been assigned to or 
otherwise vested in the United States Government and in the custody of 
the Department of the Air Force.

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    (b) Small business firm means a small business concern as defined in 
section 2 of Pub. L. 85-536 (15 U.S.C. 632) and implementing regulations 
of the Administrator of the Small Business Administration.
    (c) Practical Application means to manufacture in the case of a 
composition or product, to practice in the case of a process or method, 
or to operate in the case of a machine or system; and in each case, 
under such conditions as to establish that the invention is being 
utilized and that its benefits are to the extent permitted by law or 
Government regulations available to the public on reasonable terms.
    (d) United States means the United States of America, its 
territories and possessions, the District of Columbia, and the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.