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NIST Contemplates Granting Exclusive Patent License to EMode Photonix LLC for Infrared Photodetector Technology

This notice from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announces a potential exclusive patent license grant to EMode Photonix LLC for infrared photodetector technology. - NIST is considering granting EMode Photonix LLC an exclusive, worldwide, royalty-bearing license for two patents: - United States Provisional Patent Application Serial No. 62/877,932 ('APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EFFICIENT DETECTION OF INFRARED LIGHT FROM INTERSUBBAND TRANSITIONS IN A SEMICONDUCTOR') - United States Patent No. 11,271,023 B2 ('QUANTUM WAVEGUIDE INFRARED PHOTODETECTOR') - The license covers development, manufacture, use, and sale of products or processes based on these patents - Opportunity is open for written comments or competing license applications - EMode Photonix LLC is the only vendor mentioned; the technology is NIST-developed - The license must comply with federal regulations and will be royalty bearing - Commercialization of advanced infrared photodetector technology is the focus

Technical Details: - Patents relate to efficient detection of infrared light and quantum waveguide photodetectors - No specific quantities or product part numbers beyond patent numbers

Commercial Opportunity: - Sole source license for patented technology - Potential for competing applications if submitted during the notice period - Intended for commercial development and sales

Requirements: - Compliance with federal licensing regulations - Royalty payments to NIST - Written comments or applications must be submitted within the notice period

Description

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology

Prospective Grant of Exclusive Patent License

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce

ACTION: Notice; prospective grant of exclusive patent license.

SUMMARY:  This is a notice in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(e) and 37 CFR 404.7(a)(1)(i) that the National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”), U.S. Department of Commerce, is contemplating the grant to EMode Photonix LLC, of Boulder, Colorado, of an exclusive license to NIST's interest in the inventions embodied in the following patents and patent applications:           

a.         United States Provisional Patent Application Serial No. 62/877,932, filed July 24, 2019, and entitled, “APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EFFICIENT DETECTION OF INFRARED LIGHT FROM INTERSUBBAND TRANSITIONS IN A SEMICONDUCTOR” [NIST Reference no. 19-042P1]; and

b.         United States Patent No. 11,271,023 B2, issued March 8, 2022, and entitled, “QUANTUM WAVEGUIDE INFRARED PHOTODETECTOR” [NIST Reference no. 19-042US1].

The prospective exclusive license territory may be worldwide, and the field of use may be limited to the following:

“The development, manufacture, use, and sale of Licensed Products or for the practice of Licensed Processes.”

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT:  Patrick McCue, Patenting and Licensing Manager, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Technology Partnerships Office, at patrick.mccue@nist.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  The prospective exclusive license will be royalty bearing and will comply with the terms and conditions of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7. The prospective exclusive license may be granted unless, within fifteen (15) days from the date of this published Notice, NIST receives written evidence and argument which establish that the grant of the license would not be consistent with the requirements of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7.

Dates: Only written comments or applications for a license (or both) which are received by the NIST Technology Partnerships Office on or before September 1, 2026, will be considered.

Berthany Loftin,

Director, Technology Partnerships Office

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