the office of technology transfer & the office of patent counsel present patents at a picnic

& 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]