Notice of Intent to Grant Partially Exclusive License; Sigma Technologies International

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title: "Notice of Intent to Grant Partially Exclusive License; Sigma Technologies International"
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section_name: "Notice of Intent to Grant Partially Exclusive License; Sigma Technologies International"
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publication_date: "2009-01-23"
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#  Notice of Intent to Grant Partially Exclusive License; Sigma Technologies International

**AGENCY:**

Department of the Navy, DoD.

**ACTION:**

Notice.

**SUMMARY:**

The Department of the Navy gives notice of its intent to grant Sigma Technologies International a revocable, nonassignable, partially exclusive license, with exclusive field of use in passivation of aluminum flake pigments that have a flake thickness of 5 nm to 2 micron and an area of 10 nm to 500 microns in diameter, in the United States to practice the Government-owned invention, U.S. Patent 7,193,649 entitled “Passivation Layer on Aluminum Surface and Method Thereof.”

**DATES:**

Anyone wishing to object to the grant of this license must file written objections along with supporting evidence, if any, not later than February 20, 2009.

**ADDRESSES:**

Written objections are to be filed with Indian Head Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Code CAB, Suite 107, 1st floor, 3824 Strauss Avenue, Indian Head, MD 20640-5152.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**

Dr. J. Scott Deiter, Head, Technology Transfer Office, Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division, Code CAB, 3824 Strauss Avenue, Indian Head, MD 20640-5035, telephone: 301-744-6111.

Dated: January 15, 2009.

A.M. Vallandingham,

Lieutenant Commander,  Judge Advocate General's Corps,  U.S. Navy,  Federal Register Liaison Officer.