The Office of Technology Transfer

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The Office of Technology Transfer The Office of
Patent Counsel Present Patents at a
Picnic June 23, 2004
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1100 Welcome Remarks Norma Lee
Todd 1105 Presentation of Awards Wayne Swann
and Ben Roca 1115 Recognition Program Susan
Furney 1120 Special Presentation
Wayne Swann 1130 OTT Grants Donna
Couturiaux 1140 TEDCO Resources Linda
Saffer 1200 Lunch
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Patents at a Picnic
June 23, 2004
Patent Awards
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Self-Monitoring Controller for Quartz Crystal
Microbalance Sensors
Russell P. Cain Bliss G. Carkhuff O. Manuel Uy
US Patent No. 6,706,977
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Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) Mapping System
US Patent No. 6,711,475
Kevin E. Murphy
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Integrated Navigation and Communication System
for Use in Distributed Spacecraft Systems
U.S. Patent No. 6,721,658
Patrick A. Stadter William S. Devereux
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Weak Signal and Anti-Jamming Global Positioning
System Receiver and Method Using Full Correlation
Grid
U.S. Patent No. 6,724,343
Mark S. Asher Lloyd A. Linstrom Robert L.
Henderson Dennis J. Duven
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Sensor Array System for Object Position Detection
U.S. Patent No. 6,727,511
Richard T. Cusick Robert F. Walsh Dennis K.
Wickenden
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Method for Electroless Gold Plating of Conductive
Traces on Printed Circuit Boards
U.S. Patent No. 6,733,823
David M. Lee Arthur S. Francomacaro Seppo J.
Lehtonen Harry K. Charles, Jr.
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Pulsed Laser Sampling for Mass Spectrometer System
U.S. Patent No. 6,734,423
Wayne A. Bryden
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Integrated Adaptive Antenna Array and Adaptive
Locally-Optimum Detection System
U.S. Patent No. 6,735,427
James H. Higbie
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Method and System for Detecting Small Structures
in Images
U.S. Patent No. 6,738,500
Isaac N. Bankman Lloyd W. Ison
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Recognition Programs
Susan Furney Office of Technology Transfer
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Patent Awards

• 3 events per year
• Patent Plaque awarded to each inventor listed
• Inventors are awarded 200-250 when patent
  application is filed
• Inventors are awarded 250-500 when patent is
  issued

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Invention of the Year

• Annual Event
• Winners in 3 Categories
• Cash Award
• Trophy

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Wave of Contribution

• Significant Contribution to Technology Transfer
• Does not have to be an inventor
• Cash Award
• Trophy

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Special Presentation
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Office of Technology Transfer GRANT
Program Patents and Picnic Seminar June 23,
2004 Presented by Donna Couturiaux
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WHAT is a Technology Transfer Grant and WHY are
they granted?

• Funding provided to APL inventors who have
• an invention disclosed through the Office of
• Patent Counsel.
• Grants are awarded to encourage APL staff to
• aggressively transfer technology.

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Summary of OTT Grants Awarded August 1999 May
2004
Amount
of Grants
Small Tech Transfer 62 309,980
Conferences / Marketing 13 grants Tech
Transfer Prototype 22 943,965 2
TEDCO grants OTT matched funding
Tech Transfer IRD 35
775,496 4 TEDCO grants OTT matched funding
TOTAL 119 2,029,441
TEDCO Funding 6 259,500
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APL Inventors at Work ! as a result of an OTT
Grant
Grants awarded for Conference / Marketing /
Commercialization
Grant awarded to Build a Prototype
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Where do I find the Grant Request forms?
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Where do I find the Grant Request forms?
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Where do I find the Office of Technology Transfer
Web Site?
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• In Summary
• Contact the Technology Manager assigned
• to your technology
• John Bacon 88309
• Kristin Gray 87927
• Heather Prettyman 87262
• Randall Slagle 80383
• Norma Lee Todd 84528
• If you dont know, contact me
• Donna Couturiaux 83541