Notice of Intent To Grant a Joint Ownership Agreement With an Exclusive Patent License
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 exclus...
Department of the Air Force, Department of Defense.
ACTION:
Notice of intent.
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 the University of Kansas Center for Technology Commercialization having a place of business at 2029 Becker Drive, Suite 142. Lawrence, Kansas 66047.
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 Robert Barnes, AFRL/RFYP, 2241 Avionics Way, Wright Patterson AFB, OH 45433-7304; Phone: (312) 713-8511; or Email:
Robert.Barnes.36.ctr@us.af.mil.
Include Docket No. 26-0006229-AFRL/RY in the subject line of the message.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robert Barnes, AFRL/RFYP, 2241 Avionics Way, Wright Patterson AFB, OH 45433-7304; Phone: (312) 713-8511; or Email:
Robert.Barnes.36.ctr@us.af.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Abstract of Patent Application(s)
Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for generating and utilizing radar signals with embedded data are disclosed. Data is encoded onto a CPM waveform, which is then combined with a base radar waveform to produce a radar-embedded communication (REC) waveform. Both the CPM waveform and the base radar waveform may have a continuous phase and constant envelope, resulting in the REC waveform having a continuous phase and constant envelope. The changing (
e.g.,
on a pulse-to-pulse basis) nature of the REC waveform causes RSM of clutter which may result in residual clutter after clutter cancellation, decreasing target detection performance of the radar system. In an aspect, various parameters may be utilized to dynamically adjust the performance of the radar system for a particular operating scenario, such as to enhance radar signal processing or enhance data communication capabilities.
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Intellectual Property
U.S. Patent No. 12,625,246 issued on May 12, 2026, and entitled
Continuous-Phase Modulation Based Power-Efficient Tunable Joint Radar/Communications System,
and U.S. Continuation Patent Application No. 17/761,326 filed on March 17, 2022, and entitled
Continuous-Phase Modulation Based Power-Efficient Tunable Joint Radar/Communications System.
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.
Use this for formal legal and research references to the published document.
91 FR 48091
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“Notice of Intent To Grant a Joint Ownership Agreement With an Exclusive Patent License,” thefederalregister.org (July 30, 2026), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2026-15351/notice-of-intent-to-grant-a-joint-ownership-agreement-with-an-exclusive-patent-license.