Notice of Intent to Grant Exclusive Patent License rights to 4D Tech Solutions, Inc.; Fairmont, WV

Name of License: 
Notice of Intent to Grant Exclusive Patent License rights to 4D Tech Solutions, Inc.; Fairmont, WV
By the: 
Army Research Laboratory (ARL)
On: 
Apr 21, 2021
Summary 

The Department of the Army hereby gives notice of its intent to grant to 4D Tech Solutions, Inc.; a company having its principal place of business at 401 10th Street, Fairmont, WV 26554, exclusive patent license rights.

Tech Name: 
LADAR Receiver with Enhanced Signal to Noise Ratio and Method
Action: 
Intent
Dates: 
Written objections must be filed not later than 15 days following publication of this announcement.
Address: 
Send written objections to U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Army Research Laboratory, Strategic Partnerships Office, FCDD-RLD-FS /Annmarie Martin, Building 321 Room 126, 6375 Johnson Rd., Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005-5425 or e-mail to ORTA@arl.army.mil.
For further information contact 

Annmarie Martin, (410) 278-9106, E-Mail: ORTA@arl.army.mil

Supplementary information 

The Department of the Army plans to grant exclusive patent license rights to 4D Tech Solutions, Inc. which will include the fields of use related to;

  • Manned and Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs) for automotive navigation and

off-road construction vehicle autonomous applications.

relative to the following;

  •  “LADAR Receiver with Enhanced Signal to Noise Ratio and Method”, US Patent No.: 10,444,330, Issue Date: October 15, 2019, Filing Date: November 1, 2016.

The prospective exclusive patent license rights 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.