Notice of Government-Owned Inventions; Availability for Licensing

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 100 (Friday, May 23, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28452-28455]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-13640]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Navy


Notice of Government-Owned Inventions; Availability for Licensing

SUMMARY: The inventions listed below are assigned to the United States 
Government as represented by the Secretary of the Navy and are made 
available for licensing by the Department of the Navy.
    Copies of patents cited are available from the Commissioner of 
Patents and Trademarks, Washington, D.C. 20231, for $3.00 each. 
Requests for copies of patents must include the patent number.
    Copies of patent applications cited are available from the National 
Technical Information Service (NTIS), Springfield, Virginia 22161 for 
$6.95 each ($10.95 outside North American Continent). Requests for 
copies of patent applications must include the patent application 
serial number. Claims are deleted from the copies of patent 
applications sold to avoid premature disclosure.
    The following patents and patent applications are available for 
licensing:
    Patent 5,459,754: SERIAL BIT PATTERN RECOGNIZER SYSTEM; filed 2l 
September 1994; patented 17 October 1995.//Patent 5,479,094: 
POLARIZATION INSENSITIVE CURRENT AND MAGNETIC FIELD OPTIC SENSOR; filed 
24 April 1995; patented 26 December 1995.//Patent 5,528,611: 
REPETITIVELY Q-SWITCHED LASER PUMPED BY LASER DIODES AND Q-SWITCHED 
WITH AN INTRACAVITY VARIABLE SPEED MOVING APERTURE; filed 16 February 
1995; patented 18 June 1996.//Patent 5,528,612: LASER WITH MULTIPLE 
GAIN ELEMENTS; filed 19 November 1993; patented 18 June 1996.//Patent 
5,530,711: LOW THRESHOLD DIODE-PUMPED TUNABLE DYE LASER; filed 1 
September 1994; patented 25 June 1996.//Patent 5,530,778: DIRECTION 
FINDING APPARATUS USING TUNABLE FIBER
OPTIC DELAY LINE; filed 23 February 1995; patented 25 June 1996.//
Patent 5,532,589: SUBSURFACE EXAMINATION OF NON-FERROUS MATERIAL FOR 
DETECTING CORROSION BY MEASURING MAGNETIC TRACTION; filed 24 May 1995; 
patented 2 July 1996.//Patent 5,532,700: PREPROCESSOR AND ADAPTIVE 
BEAMFORMER FOR ACTIVE SIGNALS OF ARBITRARY WAVEFORM; filed 16 March 
1995; patented 2 July 1996.//Patent 5,537,624: DATA REPACKING CIRCUIT 
HAVING TOGGLE BUFFER FOR TRANSFERRING DIGITAL DATA FROM P1Q1 BUS WIDTH 
TO P2Q2 BUS WIDTH; filed 12 February 1991; patented 16 July 1996.//
Patent 5,537,646: APPARATUS INITIALIZED FOR SELECTED DEVICE BASED UPON 
TIMING, INTERRUPT, AND DMA CONTROL COMMANDS WITHIN CONFIGURATION DATA 
PASSED FROM PROCESSOR TO TRANSFER DATA TO SELECTED DEVICE; filed 19 
November 1992; patented 16 July 1996.//Patent 5,538,925: SI3N4 
REINFORCED MONOCLINIC BAO.AL2O3.2SIO2 AND SRO.AL2032SIO2 CERAMIC 
COMPOSITES; filed 14 August 1995; patented 23 July 1996.//Patent 
5,539,411: MULTISTATIC RADAR SIGNATURE MEASUREMENT APPARATUS; filed 17 
November 1995; patented 23 July 1996.//Patent 5,539,786: DIGITAL 
CIRCUIT FOR
GENERATING A CLOCK SIGNAL; filed 31 July 1995; patented 23 July 1996.//
Patent 5,539,960: CYLINDRICAL CONVEX DOORKNOB TERMINATION; filed 22 
December 1987; patented 30 July 1996.//Patent 5,540,218: RESPIRATORY 
SYSTEM PARTICULARLY SUITED FOR AIRCREW USE; filed 5 December 1994; 
patented 30 July 1996.//Patent 5,541,946: LASER WITH MULTIPLE GAIN 
ELEMENTS PUMPED BY A SINGLE EXCITATION SOURCE; filed 31 October 1994; 
patented 30 July 1996.//Patent 5,543,204: BI-DIRECTIONALLY CORRUGATED 
SANDWICH CONSTRUCTION; filed 5 January 1995; patented 6 August 1996.//
Patent 5,543,910: PASSIVE SUBMARINE RANGE FINDING DEVICE AND METHOD; 
filed 19 December 1994; patented 6 August 1996.//Patent 5,544,199: NON-
ADAPTIVE PHASE-DIFFERENCE INTERFERENCE FILTER; filed 11 June 1991; 
patented 6 August 1996.//Patent 5,544,524: APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR 
PREDICTING FLOW CHARACTERISTICS; filed 20 July 1995; patented 13 August 
1996.//Patent 5,545,517: SELECTIVE METAL ION DETECTION USING A
PHOTOLUMINESCENT INDICATOR BINDING TO A MACROMOLECULE-METAL ION 
COMPLEX; filed 15 March 1994; patented 13 August 1996.//Patent 
5,546,241: PROJECTOR SLIDES FOR NIGHT VISION TRAINING; filed 25 August 
1994; patented 13 August 1996.//Patent 5,549,065: WATER VEHICLE AND A 
DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DEVICE THEREFOR; filed 27 March 1995; patented 27 
August 1996.//Patent 5,549,991: ALUMINUM PERMANGANATE BATTERY; filed 30 
November 1993; patented 27 August 1996.//Patent 5,550,425: NEGATIVE 
ELECTRON AFFINITY SPARK PLUG; filed 27 January 1995; patented 27 August 
1996.//Patent 5,550,759: ADAPTIVE PARAMETER KERNEL PROCESSOR; filed 7 
August 1995; patented 27 August 1996.//Patent 5,550,789: WATER 
TURBULENCE DETECTOR; filed 17 September 1971; patented 27 August 1996./
/Patent 5,550,791: COMPOSITE HYDROPHONE ARRAY ASSEMBLY AND SHADING; 
filed 2 August 1995; patented 27 August 1996.//Patent 5,550,951: 
METRICS FOR SPECIFYING AND/OR TESTING NEURAL NETWORKS; filed 18 March 
1993; patented 27 August 1996.//Patent 5,551,349: INTERNAL CONDUIT 
VEHICLE; filed 29 June 1995; patented 3 September 1996.//Patent 
5,551,363:
UNDERWATER VEHICLE AND A COMBINATION DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND CABLE 
INTERCONNECT MEANS; filed 27 March 1995; patented 3 September 1996.//
Patent 5,551,364: UNDERWATER VEHICLE AND COMBINATION DIRECTIONAL 
CONTROL AND CABLE INTERCONNECT DEVICE; filed 27 March 1995; patented 3 
September 1996.//Patent 5,551,365: WATER VEHICLE AND A DIRECTIONAL 
CONTROL MEANS THEREFOR; filed 27 March 1995; patented 3 September 
1996.//Patent 5,551,369: DUALCAVITATING HYDROFOIL STRUCTURES; filed 31 
March 1995; patented 3 September 1996.//Patent 5,551,641: NON-PULPABLES 
COLLECTION CHAMBER WITH REMOVABLE BASKET FOR SOLID WASTE PULPERS; filed 
30 September 1994; patented 3 September 1996.//Patent 5,551,875: LAND 
BASED SUBMARINE WEAPONS SYSTEM SIMULATOR WITH CONTROL PANEL TESTER AND 
TRAINER; filed 3 October 1994; patented 3 September 1996.//

[[Page 28453]]

 Patent 5,552,456: DRAG REDUCING RAPID SOLVATING SLURRY CONCENTRATE AND 
PREPARATION; filed 26 August 1974; patented 3 September 1996.//Patent 
5,552,505:
HIGH TEMPERATURE COPOLYMERS FROM INORGANIC-ORGANIC HYBRID POLYMERS AND 
MULTI-ETHYNYLBENZENES; filed 3 March 1995; patented 3 September 1996.//
Patent 5,552,787: MEASUREMENT OF TOPOGRAPHY USING POLARIMETRIC 
SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR (SAR); filed 10 October 1995; patented 3 
September 1996.//Patent 5,552,993: AUDIO INFORMATION APPARATUS FOR 
PROVIDING POSITION INFORMATION; filed 5 December 1994; patented 3 
September 1996.//Patent 5,553,176: SINGLE IN-LINE FIBER-OPTIC ROTARY 
JOINT; filed 14 July 1995; patented 3 September 1996.//Patent 
5,553,280: METHOD FOR PROVIDING CRITICAL TIME REACTIVE MANAGEMENT OF 
DATABASE TRANSACTIONS FOR SYSTEMS PROCESS; filed 17 August 1994; 
patented 3 September 1996.//Patent 5,553,871: FLUIDTIGHT DOOR GASKET; 
filed 12 May 1994; patented 10 September 1996.//Patent 5,554,214: WATER 
ABLATIVE COATING FOR VEHICLE DRAG REDUCTION; filed 3 September 1976; 
patented 10 September 1996.//Patent 5,555,532: METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR 
TARGET IMAGING WITH SIDELOOKING SONAR; filed 23 May 1984; patented 10 
September 1996.//Patent 5,557,556: POWER PLANT SIMULATION FOR 
WATERBORNE VESSEL COMPUTER-ASSISTED DESIGN AND EVALUATION; filed 30 
September 1994; patented 17 September 1996.//Patent 5,559,480: 
STRIPLINE-TO-WAVEGUIDE TRANSITION; filed 22 August 1983; patented 24 
September 1996.//Patent 5,559,754: SEDIMENT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM; 
filed 14 April 1994; patented 24 September 1996.//Patent 5,560,960: 
POLYMERIZED PHOSPHOLIPID MEMBRANE MEDIATED SYNTHESIS OF METAL 
NANOPARTICLES; filed 4 November 1994; patented 1 October 1996.//Patent 
5,561,276: TWO-PHASE-
FLOW MUFFLER IN A ROTATING SHAFT; filed 30 October 1995; patented 1 
October 1996.//Patent 5,561,418: LEAK DETECTOR FOR CONDUCTIVE LIQUID 
BOILER; filed 22 September 1994; patented 1 October 1996.//Patent 
5,561,546: METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVING THE SENSITIVITY OF 
OPTICAL MODULATORS; filed 17 March 1995; patented 1 October 1996.//
Patent 5,561,640: MULTI-SECTION SONAR ARRAY CABLE; filed 22 May 1995; 
patented1 October 1996.//Patent 5,561,667: SYSTOLIC MULTIPLE CHANNEL 
BAND-PARTITIONED NOISE CANCELLER; filed 21 June 1991; patented 1 
October 1996.//Patent 5,561,794: EARLY COMMIT OPTIMISTIC PROJECTION-
BASED COMPUTER DATABASE PROTOCOL; filed 28 April 1994; patented 1 
October 1996.//Patent 5,562,065: ELASTOMERIC PUMP; filed 11 August 
1995; patented 8 October 1996.//Patent 5,563,181: SILOXANE UNSATURATED 
HYDROCARBON BASED THERMOSETTING POLYMERS; filed 9 May 1995; patented 8 
October 1996.//Patent 5,563,845: SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACOUSTICALLY 
IMAGING AN UNDERGROUND TANK; filed 7 November 1995; patented 8 October 
1996.//Patent 5,565,133: HIGH CONCENTRATION SLURRY FORMULATION AND 
APPLICATION; filed 16 February 1973; patented 15 October 1996.//Patent 
5,565,360: BIOLUMINESCENT BIOASSAY
SYSTEM; filed 11 October 1994; patented 15 October 1996.//Patent 
5,565,716: VARIABLE RESISTANCE, LIQUID-COOLED LOAD BANK; filed 1 March 
1995; patented 15 October 1996.//Patent 5,566,132: ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCER; 
filed 11 December 1995; patented 15 October 1996.//Patent 5,566,135: 
DIGITAL TRANSDUCER; filed 11 July 1995; patented 15 October 1996.//
Patent 5,566,908: AIR-LAUNCHABLE GLIDING SONOBUOY; filed 30 January 
1995; patented 22 October 1996.//Patent 5,567,551: METHOD FOR 
PREPARATION OF MASK FOR ION BEAM LITHOGRAPHY; filed 4 April 1994; 
patented 22 October 1996.// Patent 5,568,049: FIBER OPTIC FARADAY FLUX 
TRANSFORMER SENSOR AND SYSTEM; filed 22 October 1993; patented 22 
October 1996.//Patent 5,568,130: FIRE DETECTOR; filed 30 September 
1994; patented 22 October 1996.//Patent 5,568,447: INTERFACE MODULE FOR 
A TOWED ARRAY; filed 8 December 1995; patented 22 October 1996.//Patent 
5,568,450: SYSTEM AND PROCESSOR FOR REAL-TIME EXTRACTION OF OCEAN 
BOTTOM PROPERTIES; filed 18 October 1994; patented 22 October 1996.//
Patent 5,568,496: LASER OPTICS PROTECTIVE DEVICE; filed 30 November 
1994; patented 22 October 1996.//Patent 5,568,578: GRADIENT INDEX ROD 
COLLIMATION LENS DEVICES FOR ENHANCING OPTICAL FIBER LINE PERFORMANCE 
WHERE
THE BEAM THEREOF CROSSES A GAP IN THE LINE; filed 14 December 1994; 
patented 22 October 1996.//Patent 5,568,781: INDUCED FLOW UNDERSEA 
VEHICLE MOTOR COOLING JACKET; filed 17 February 1995; patented 29 
October 1996.//Patent 5,568,782: BI-MODAL ELASTOMERIC
EJECTOR; filed 31 July 1995; patented 29 October 1996.//Patent 
5,569,111: PERMANENT MAGNET TORQUE/FORCE TRANSFER APPARATUS; filed 11 
October 1994; patented 29 October 1996.//Patent 5,569,432: METHOD FOR 
MAKING A VIBRATION DAMPENER OF AN ELECTRORHEOLOGICAL MATERIAL; filed 14 
April 1995; patented 29 October 1996.//Patent 5,571,314: FORMULATION 
AND PREPARATION OF A GEL SYSTEM FOR THE PROMOTION OF RAPID SOLVATION IN 
AQUEOUS SYSTEMS; filed 24 August 1973; patented 5 November 1996.//
Patent 5,571,759: CRB2-NBB2 CERAMICS MATERIALS; filed 31 October 1995; 
patented 5 November 1996.//Patent 5,572,320: FLUID SAMPLER UTILIZING 
OPTICAL NEAR-FIELD IMAGING; filed 17 November 1994; patented 5 November 
1996.//Patent 5,572,487: HIGH PRESSURE, HIGH FREQUENCY RECIPROCAL 
TRANSDUCER; filed 24 January 1995; patented 5 November 1996.//Patent 
5,573,344: HIGH DAMPING COMPOSITE JOINT FOR MECHANICAL VIBRATION AND 
ACOUSTIC ENERGY DISSIPATION; filed 17 October 1994; patented 12 
November 1996.//Patent 5,573,986: ELECTROMAGNETIC WINDOW; filed 13 
March 1996; patented 12 November 1996.//Patent 5,574,125: ENERGETIC 
NITRO PREPOLYMER; filed 23 May 1985; patented 12 November 1996.//Patent 
5,574,126: ENERGETIC FLUORONITRO PREPOLYMER; filed 23 May 1985; 
patented 12 November 1996.//Patent 5,574,248: ENERGETIC
COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING NO-VOLATILE SOLVENTS; filed 28 March 1996; 
patented 12 November 1996.//Patent 5,574,699: FIBER OPTIC LEVER TOWED 
ARRAY; filed 31 October 1983; patented 12 November 1996.//Patent 
5,574,739: POLARIZATION-STABLE PULSED LASER; filed 12 May 1995; 
patented 12 November 1996.//Patent 5,574,820: RADIATION HARDENING OF 
PURE SILICA CORE OPTICAL FIBERS AND THEIR METHOD OF MAKING BY ULTRA-
HIGH-DOSE GAMMA RAY PRE-IRRADIATION; filed 30 June 1995; patented 12 
November 1996.// Patent 5,574,961: PHASE-SEPARATED MATERIAL; filed 16 
January 1985; patented 12 November 1996.//Patent 5,575,442: GUIDED WING 
FOR AIRCRAFT FLYING AT HIGH ANGLES OF ATTACK; filed 19 January 1995; 
patented 19 November 1996.//Patent 5,577,942: STATION KEEPING BUOY 
SYSTEM; filed 28 July 1995; patented 26 November 1996.//Patent

[[Page 28454]]

5,578,351: LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOSITION AND ALIGNMENT LAYER; filed 20 
January 1995; patented 26 November 1996.//Patent 5,578,534: METHOD OF 
PRODUCING SL3N4 REINFORCED MONOCLINIC BAO-AL203-2S102 AND SRO-AL203-
2S102 CERAMIC COMPOSITES; filed 29 March 1996; patented 26 November 
1996.//Patent 5,578,751: OCEANOGRAPHIC SENSOR SUITE WET WELL SYSTEM; 
filed 8 December 1995; patented 26 November 1996.//Patent 5,580,125: 
CINEMA BOOSTER SEAT/REFRESHMENT CENTER; filed 15 August 1995; patented 
3 December 1996.//Patent 5,581,154: RESISTIVE-
WALL KLYSTRON AMPLIFIER; filed 10 April 1995; patented 3 December 
1996.//Patent 5,581,258: PORTABLE ANTENNA CONTROLLER; filed 7 June 
1995; patented 3 December 1996.//Patent 5,581,490: CONTACT
MANAGEMENT MODEL ASSESSMENT SYSTEM FOR CONTACT TRACKING IN THE PRESENCE 
OF MODEL UNCERTAINTY AND NOISE; filed 9 December 1994; patented 3 
December 1996.//Patent 5,581,516: LOW POWER TRANSMITTER PROVIDING 
SELECTABLE WAVEFORM GENERATION; filed 7 July 1995; patented 3 December 
1996.//Patent 5,582,124: HYBRID FRAMING SYSTEM FOR VESSELS; filed 26 
July 1995; patented 10 December 1996.//Patent 5,584,740: THIN-FILM EDGE 
FIELD EMITTER DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREFOR; filed 11 
October 1994; patented 17 December 1996.//Patent 5,585,640: GLASS 
MATRIX DOPED WITH ACTIVATED LUMINESCENT NANOCRYSTALLINE PARTICLES; 
filed 11 January 1995; patented 17 December 1996.//Patent 5,585,800: 
LOCATION-CORRECTOR FOR REMOVING SUN-INDUCED EFFECTS IN THE GLOBAL 
POSITIONING SYSTEM; filed 2 June 1995; patented 17 December 1996.//
Patent 5,586,824: METHOD OF MEASURING THE THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF 
MICROSCOPIC GRAPHITE FIBERS; filed 14 June 1994; patented 24 December 
1996.//Patent 5,587,210: GROWING AND RELEASING DIAMONDS; filed 28 June 
1994; patented 24 December 1996.//Patent 5,587,829: METHOD AND 
APPARATUS FOR SIGNAL FILTERING; filed 29 August 1994; patented 24 
December 1996.//Patent 5,588,188: SWAGED
CABLE SWIVEL HOOK ASSEMBLY
AND SWIVEL HOOK THEREFOR; filed 20 November 1995; patented 31 December 
1996.//Patent 5,590,281: ASYNCHRONOUS BIDIRECTIONAL APPLICATION PROGRAM 
PROCESSES INTERFACE FOR A DISTRIBUTED HETEROGENEOUS MULTIPROCESSOR 
SYSTEM; filed 28 October 1991; patented 31 December 1996.//Patent 
application 06/181,303: DUAL MODE WARHEAD; filed 25 August 1980.//
Patent application 06/186,888: SHOCK SENSING DUAL MODE WARHEAD; filed 
27 August 1980.//Patent application 08/492,270: COHERENT RF PULSE WIDTH 
MODIFICATION DEVICE USING ACOUSTO-OPTIC TECHNOLOGY; filed 3 June 1995./
/Patent application 08/504,233: REMOVABLE AIR MANDREL; filed 19 July 
1995.//Patent application 08/521,742: SMART ACTUATOR FOR
ACTIVE SURFACE CONTROL; filed 31 August 1995.//Patent application 08/
540,378: IN-SITU MONITORING AND FEEDBACK CONTROL OF METALORGANIC 
PRECURSOR DELIVERY; filed 6 October 1995.//Patent application 08/
591,182: CONFIGURABLE PORT ASSEMBLY; filed 16 January 1996.//Patent 
application 08/594,559: ERBIUM-
DOPED LOW PHONON HOSTS AS SOURCES OF FLUORESCENT EMISSION; filed 30 
January 1996.//Patent application 08/624,734: DASHPOT FOR POWER 
CYLINDER; filed 26 March 1996.//Patent application 08/627,764: 
HIERARCHICAL TARGET INTERCEPT FUZZY CONTROLLER WITH FORBIDDEN ZONE; 
filed 1 April 1996.//Patent application 08/635,417: SITE AND WORKSPACES
LAYOUT PROCESS EMPLOYING MDS AND A PDI FORMULA IN WHICH DENSITY IS 
BASED ON AREA OF CIRCUMSCRIBING-CONVEX-HULLS; filed 28 March 1996.//
Patent application 08/635,418: SITE AND WORKPLACE LAYOUT PROCESS 
EMPLOYING MDS AND A PDI FORMULA IN WHICH DENSITY IS CALCULATED USING 
MEASURED SPAN OF CIRCUMSCRIBING-CONVEX HULLS; filed 28 March 1996.//
Patent application 08/635,419: SITE AND WORKSPACE LAYOUT PROCESS 
EMPLOYING MDS AND A PDI FORMULA IN WHICH DENSITY IS CALCULATED USING A 
UNIT LATTICE SUPERPOSED OVER CIRCUMSCRIBING-CONVEX-HULLS; filed 28 
March 1996.//Patent application 08/636,998: SELF-SEALING MIXING VALVE; 
filed 17 April 1996.//Patent application 08/640,578:
REDUCED NOISE DISK VALVE ASSEMBLY; filed 28 April 1996.//Patent 
application 08/640,579: ACOUSTIC RECEIVER ARRAY ASSEMBLY; filed 28 
April 1996.//Patent application 08/640,580: VARIABLE-SPEED ROTATING 
DRIVE; filed 28 April 1996.//Patent application 08/641,019: METHOD FOR 
DETERMINING THE APPROXIMATE RESONANCE FREQUENCY OF A STRUCTURE 
SURROUNDED BY A COMPRESSIBLE FLUID; filed 14 April 1996.//Patent 
application 08/641,049: METHOD APPARATUS FOR NON-INVASIVE DETECTION AND 
ANALYSIS OF TURBULENT FLOW IN A PATIENT'S BLOOD VESSELS; filed 23 April 
1996.//Patent application 08/641,134: CONTROL FIN ASSEMBLY FOR A WATER 
VEHICLE; filed 22 April 1996.//Patent application 08/641,325:
COOLED FIXTURE FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE ACCELEROMETER MEASUREMENTS; filed 
28 April 1996.//Patent application 08/646,416:
NEURAL NETWORK BASED CONTACT STATE ESTIMATOR; filed 7 May 1996.//Patent 
application 08/649,834: FIN ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE; filed 1 May 1996.//
Patent application 08/649,860: UNDERWATER SENSING DEVICE FOR OCEAN 
FLOOR CONTACT; filed 10 May 1996.//Patent application 08/649,862: 
PASSIVE INTRUSION DETECTION SYSTEM; filed 10 May 1996.//Patent 
application 08/649,971: MARINE PROPULSION SYSTEM FOR UNDERWATER 
VEHICLES; filed 1 May 1996.//Patent application 08/649,972: DIGITAL 
DATA RETRIEVING, ORGANIZING AND DISPLAY SYSTEM; filed 1 May 1996.//
Patent application 08/655,102: SUPPORT BASE FOR SUBMARINE ANTENNA MAST; 
filed 29 May 1996.//Patent application 08/655,103:
PROJECTILE LAUNCHER; filed 29 May 1996.//Patent application 08/655,104: 
OMNIDIRECTIONAL ULTRASONIC MICROPROBE HYDROPHONE; filed 29 May 1996.//
Patent application 08/656,116: ACOUSTIC RECEIVER ASSEMBLY; filed 14 May 
1996.//Patent application 08/668,031: SURFACE LAYER COMPRISING MICRO-
FABRICATED TILES FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC CONTROL OF FLUID TURBULENCE IN SEA 
WATER; filed 14 June 1996.//Patent application 08/668,605: ARTICULATED 
FIN; filed 3 June 1996.//Patent application 08/668,609: SIMULATED 
SUSPENDED MINE RETRIEVAL SYSTEM; filed 20 May 1996.//Patent application 
08/672,771: METHOD FOR PRODUCING CORE/CLAD GLASS OPTICAL FIBER PREFORMS 
USING HOT ISOSTATIC PRESSING; filed 28 June 1996.//Patent application 
08/677,205: METHOD FOR DETECTING ACOUSTIC SIGNALS FROM AN UNDERWATER 
SOURCE; filed 9 July 1996.//Patent application 08/682,876: ROLLER-TYPE 
ELECTRIC MOTOR; filed 3 July 1996.//Patent application 08/682,898: 
ADHESIVE SHEAR STRENGTH TEST APPARATUS; filed 1 July 1996.//Patent 
application 08/682,900: TOWED

[[Page 28455]]

ARRAY ACOUSTIC PROJECTOR SHADING DEVICE; filed 17 June 1996.//Patent 
application 08/687,064: TORPEDO SIGNAL PROCESSOR; filed 8 July 1996.//
Patent application 08/687,880: INORGANIC ARYLACETYLENIC MONOMERS; filed 
26 July 1996.//Patent application 08/695,840: FLUIDIC DEVICE CONTROLLED 
BY REMOTELY LOCATED ACOUSTIC ENERGY SOURCE; filed 5 August 1996.//
Patent application 08/695,842: TRAWLING SONAR SYSTEM; filed 5 August 
1996.//Patent application 08/695,843:
MECHANICAL DEVICES AND EQUIPMENT; filed 5 August 1996.//Patent 
application 08/695,844: RETRACTABLE SENSOR ARRAY SYSTEM; filed 7 August 
1996.//Patent application 08/696,586: FLEXIBLE FERRITE LOADED LOOP 
ANTENNA ASSEMBLY; filed 24 July 1996.//Patent application 08/696,587: 
FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM; filed 24 July 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. R.J. Erickson, Staff Patent 
Attorney, Office of Naval Research (Code OOCC), Arlington, VA 22217-
5660, telephone (703) 696-4001.

    Dated: May 20, 1997.
D.E. Koenig, Jr.,
LCDR, JAGC, USN, Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 97-13640 Filed 5-22-97; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3810-FF-P