Notice of intent to grant a partially exclusive license

NOTICE OF INTENT TO LICENSE GOVERNMENT-OWNED INVENTIONS UNDER

EXCLUSIVE, CO-EXCLUSIVE, AND PARTIALLY EXCLUSIVE LICENSES

1. AGENCY: Department of the Army, Department of Defense.

1. ACTION: Notice of intent to grant a partially exclusive license.

1. SUMMARY: In compliance with Title 35, United States Code (U.S.C.), Section 209 and Title 37, Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.), Section 404.7, the Department of the Army hereby gives notice of its intent to grant to HydroSmart, LLC, of 4621 Lyman Drive, Hilliard, Ohio 43026, a partially exclusive license to a DEVCOM Soldier Center invention. The invention to be licensed is U.S. Patent No. 11,293,795, issued on April 5, 2022 and titled “Flow Meter.” Anyone wishing to object to the granting of this license has 15 days to file written objections along with supporting evidence, if any.

1. DATES: File written objections by September 26, 2023.

1. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sheri Mennillo, Office of Research and Technology Applications, DEVCOM Soldier Center, 10 General Greene Avenue, Natick, MA 01760, 508-206-3496, sheri.m.mennillo.civ@army.mil.

1. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The prospective partially exclusive license may be granted unless within fifteen (15) days from the date of this published notice, DEVCOM Soldier Center receives written objections including evidence and argument that establish that the grant of the license would not be consistent with the requirements of Title 35, U.S.C., Section 209(e) and Title 37, C.F.R., Section 404.7(a)(1)(i). Competing applications completed and received by DEVCOM Soldier Center within fifteen (15) days from the date of this published notice will also be treated as objections to the grant of the contemplated partially 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, Title 5, U.S.C., Section 552.

Abstract of Patent: A personal flow meter for measuring water consumption of an individual having a housing, inductors attached to the exterior of the housing and a rotatable member disposed within the housing. A front cover and rear cover are attached to the housing. The front cover includes a fluid inlet having an angulated internal fluid channel that causes water to enter the housing at an angle. The rear cover has a fluid outlet to allow egress of water within the housing. The rotatable member includes angulated fins. Water entering the housing via the internal fluid channel perpendicularly strikes the fins to initiate rotation of the rotatable member. Magnets are attached to the rotatable member in an alternating magnetic pole arrangement. Rotation of the rotatable member causes the inductors to generate voltage signals. Electronic circuitry processes the voltage signals and generates signals that represents the individual's water consumption over a period of time.