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& Office of Patent Counsel The Office of Technology Transfer & The Office of Patent Counsel Present Patents at a Picnic June 23, 2004
& Office of Patent Counsel
The Office of Technology Transfer &
The Office of Patent Counsel
Present
Patents at a Picnic
June 23, 2004
& Office of Patent Counsel
11:00 Welcome RemarksNorma Lee Todd
11:05 Presentation of AwardsWayne Swann and Ben Roca
11:15 Recognition ProgramSusan Furney
11:20 Special Presentation Wayne Swann
11:30 OTT GrantsDonna Couturiaux
11:40 TEDCO ResourcesLinda Saffer
12:00 Lunch
& Office of Patent Counsel
Patents at a Picnic
Patent Awards
June 23, 2004
& Office of Patent CounselSelf-Monitoring Controller for Quartz Crystal Microbalance Sensors
Russell P. Cain Bliss G. Carkhuff O. Manuel Uy
US Patent No. 6,706,977
& Office of Patent Counsel
Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) Mapping System
US Patent No. 6,711,475 Kevin E. Murphy
& Office of Patent Counsel
U.S. Patent No. 6,721,658
Patrick A. StadterWilliam S. Devereux
Integrated Navigation and Communication System for Use in Distributed Spacecraft Systems
& Office of Patent Counsel
Weak Signal and Anti-Jamming Global Positioning System Receiver and Method Using Full Correlation Grid
Mark S. Asher Lloyd A. LinstromRobert L. HendersonDennis J. Duven
U.S. Patent No. 6,724,343
& Office of Patent Counsel
Sensor Array System for Object Position Detection
U.S. Patent No. 6,727,511
Richard T. CusickRobert F. WalshDennis K. Wickenden
& Office of Patent Counsel
Method for Electroless Gold Plating of Conductive Traces on Printed Circuit Boards
U.S. Patent No. 6,733,823David M. LeeArthur S. FrancomacaroSeppo J. LehtonenHarry K. Charles, Jr.
& Office of Patent Counsel
Pulsed Laser Sampling for Mass Spectrometer System
U.S. Patent No. 6,734,423
Wayne A. Bryden
& Office of Patent Counsel
Integrated Adaptive Antenna Array and Adaptive Locally-Optimum Detection System
U.S. Patent No. 6,735,427James H. Higbie
& Office of Patent Counsel
Method and System for Detecting Small Structures in Images
U.S. Patent No. 6,738,500Isaac N. BankmanLloyd W. Ison
& Office of Patent Counsel
Recognition Programs
Susan FurneyOffice of Technology Transfer
& Office of Patent Counsel
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
& Office of Patent Counsel
Invention of the Year
• Annual Event• Winners in 3
Categories• Cash Award• Trophy
& Office of Patent Counsel
Wave of Contribution
• Significant Contribution to Technology Transfer
• Does not have to be an inventor
• Cash Award
• Trophy
& Office of Patent Counsel
Special Presentation
& Office of Patent Counsel
Office of Technology TransferGRANT Program
Patents and Picnic Seminar
June 23, 2004
Presented byDonna Couturiaux
& Office of Patent CounselWHAT is a Technology Transfer Grant and WHYare 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.
Small Tech Transfer Grant / Prototype Grant
Grants Funded from Development Fund (NOT research focused) [recoverable expense from licensing income]
IR&D Prototype Grant
Grant Funded from IR&D Fund (research focused)[not a recoverable expense from licensing income]
& Office of Patent Counsel
Summary of OTT Grants Awarded[August 1999 – May 2004]
# of Grants Amount
Small Tech Transfer 62 $ 309,980 [Conferences / Marketing – 13 grants]
Tech Transfer Prototype 22 $ 943,965 [2 TEDCO grants – OTT matched funding]
Tech Transfer IR&D 35 $ 775,496 [4 TEDCO grants – OTT matched funding]
TOTAL 119 $2,029,441
TEDCO Funding 6 $259,500
& Office of Patent Counsel
APL Inventors at Work !as a result of an OTT Grant
Grant awarded to Build a PrototypeGrant awarded to Build a Prototype
Grants awarded for Conference / Marketing / CommercializationGrants awarded for Conference / Marketing / Commercialization
& Office of Patent Counsel
Where do I find the Grant Request forms?
& Office of Patent Counsel
Where do I find the Grant Request forms?
& Office of Patent Counsel
Where do I find the Office of Technology Transfer Web Site?
& Office of Patent Counsel
In Summary
Contact the Technology Manager assignedto your technology
• John Bacon [88309]• Kristin Gray [87927]• Heather Prettyman [87262]• Randall Slagle [80383]• Norma Lee Todd [84528]
If you don’t know, contact me• Donna Couturiaux [83541]
