Prospective Grant of Exclusive Patent License -

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Bidders ID: NBD00159226622559684
Due Date: Sep 1, 2026
Posted Date: Aug 17, 2026
Level of Government: Federal
State: Maryland
Agency: COMMERCE, DEPARTMENT OF
Category:
  • V - Transportation, Travel and Relocation Services
Solicitation Number: NIST-OAAM-AMD-TPO-SN-26-11
Source: Members Only
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  • Contract Opportunity Type: Special Notice (Original)
  • Original Published Date: Aug 17, 2026 03:54 pm EDT
  • Original Response Date: Sep 01, 2026 04:00 pm EDT
  • Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date
  • Original Inactive Date: Sep 16, 2026
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    Gaithersburg , MD 20899
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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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  • Aug 17, 2026 03:54 pm EDTSpecial Notice (Original)
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