Notice2026-08598
Notice of Intent To Grant a Joint Ownership Agreement With an Exclusive Patent License
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Published
May 4, 2026
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Defense DepartmentAir Force Department
Abstract
Pursuant to the Bayh-Dole Act and implementing regulations, the Department of the Air Force hereby gives notice of its intent to grant a joint ownership agreement with an exclusive (the field to include all fields) patent license to Board of Regents, of The University of Texas System having a place of business at 701 S Nedderman. Box 19145. Arlington, Texas 76019-0145.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 85 (Monday, May 4, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23977-23978]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-08598]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Air Force
Notice of Intent To Grant a Joint Ownership Agreement With an
Exclusive Patent License
AGENCY: Department of the Air Force, Department of Defense.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Bayh-Dole Act and implementing regulations,
the Department of the Air Force hereby gives notice of its intent to
grant a joint ownership agreement with an exclusive (the field to
include all fields) patent license to Board of Regents, of The
University of Texas System having a place of business at 701 S
Nedderman. Box 19145. Arlington, Texas 76019-0145.
DATES: Written objections must be filed no later than fifteen (15)
calendar days after the date of publication of this Notice.
ADDRESSES: Submit objections to John DePinto, AFRL/RXOP, 2977 Hobson
Way, Wright Patterson AFB, OH 45433; Phone: (937) 255-2179; or Email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5812373036761c3d2831362c37182d2b76393e76353134"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="72381d1a1c5c3617021b1c061d3207015c13145c1f1b1e">[email protected]</span></a>. Include Docket No. 25-0005922-AFRL/RX in the
subject line of the message.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John DePinto, AFRL/RXOP, 2977 Hobson
Way, Wright Patterson AFB, OH 45433; Phone: (937) 255-2179; or Email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#377d585f59197352475e594358774244195651195a5e5b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e6ac898e88c8a283968f889289a69395c88780c88b8f8a">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Abstract of Patent Application(s)
Methods for manufacture and preventive maintenance of material
solid objects which are potentially-susceptible to cracking and crack-
induced-fracture. For manufacturing, embodiments of the invention
optimize design of the material solid object to minimize the occurrence
and growth of cracking; and for maintenance, embodiments of the
invention predict the timing and location of future growth of an
existing cracking in the material solid object. A Finite Element Model
is constructed and analyzed, wherein an advanced extended Finite
Element Model features twin nodes and element twinning to allow
arbitrary interacting cracks to be efficiently modeled and analyzed for
crack growth.
Intellectual Property
U.S. Application No. 63/745,757, filed on January 15, 2025, and
entitled Solid Object Processing with Advanced Crack Modeling.
The Department of the Air Force may grant the prospective license
unless a timely objection is received that sufficiently shows the grant
of the license would be inconsistent with the Bayh-Dole Act or
implementing regulations. A competing application for a patent license
agreement, completed in compliance with 37 CFR 404.8 and received by
the Air Force within the period for timely objections, will be treated
as an objection and may be considered as an alternative to the proposed
license.
(Authority: 35 U.S.C. 209; 37 CFR 404.)
Crystle C. Poge,
Air Force Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2026-08598 Filed 5-1-26; 8:45 am]
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