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Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive Patent License to Zyltech Engineering, LLC; Houston, TX
The Department of the Army hereby gives notice of its intent to grant to Zyltech Engineering LLC, a company having its principal place of business at 283 Lockhaven Drive, Suite ...
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Department of the Army plans to grant a partially exclusive license to Zyltech Engineering, LLC for the licensed fields of use as it relates to the manufacture, use and sales of the covered dual material and/or multi-material filaments for 3D printing purposes, including the following materials:
—Styrenic polymers and copolymers, related blends and composites: this mainly covers ABS and ASA.
—Polycarbonate and its derivatives, related blends and composites.
—Nylon and its derivatives, related blends and composites.
—Thermoplastic elastomer, including TPE, TPU, PEBA and related elastomeric thermoplastics.
relative to the following;
—“Process for creating a filament”, ARL 15-22CIP, US Patent No. 10,968,539, Issue Date: 04/06/2021. US Patent Application No. 15/630,175, Filing Date: 06/22/2017.
—“Process for creating a polymer filament suitable for use in three-dimensional printing”, ARL 15-22, US Patent No. 11,001,945, Issue Date: 05/11/2021. US Patent Application No. 15/081,048, Filing Date: 03/25/2016.
—“High strength 3D-printed polymer structures and methods of formation”, ARL 19-32, US Patent No. 11,566,349, Issue Date: 01/31/2022. US Patent Application No. 16/990,164, Filing Date: 08/11/2020.
—“Multi-material polymer filament for three-dimensional printing”, ARL 15-CIP2, US Publication No. 2022/0033998, Publication Date: 02/03/2022. US Patent Application No. 16/814,353, Filing Date: 03/10/2020.
—“Method of additive manufacturing and dual material elastomeric filament”, ARL 24-13, US Publication No. 2025/028952, Publication Date: 09/11/2025. US Patent Application No. 19/072,806, Filing Date: 03/06/2025.
The prospective exclusive license may be granted unless within fifteen (15) days from the date of this published notice, the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Army Research Laboratory receives written objections including evidence and argument that establish that the grant of the license would not be consistent with the requirements of 
35 U.S.C. 209(e) and 
37 CFR 404.7(a)(1)(i). Competing applications completed and received by the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Army Research Laboratory within fifteen (15) days from the date of this published notice will also be treated as objections to the grant of the contemplated exclusive license.
Objections submitted in response to this notice will not be made available to the public for inspection and, to the extent permitted by law, will not be released under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552.
James W. Satterwhite Jr.,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.