and three exclusive licenses to American companies to use Agency-owned inventions. Foreign Patent Program Since NASA began its foreign patent program four years ago, it has filed 228 patent applications in the Patent Offices of foreign countries, and 95 patents have been issued to date. During the past six months, NASA negotiated its first royalty-bearing foreign patent license. An exclusive license for the manufacture in Japan of the invention described in Japanese Patent No. 484, 436, "Interconnection of Solar Cells," was granted to Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. In return, Nippon will pay NASA, for deposit in the U.S. Treasury, an initial sum of $2,000 together with a fixed royalty of one per cent of the fair market value of the units covered by the patent claims. The license was negotiated and granted under the authority of the NASA Foreign Patent Licensing Regulations, published in the Federal Register on August 18, 1966. Domestic Licensing Program On September 20, NASA granted an exclusive, irrevocable, royalty-free license to the Hubbard Scientific Company, Northbrook, Illinois, for an invention covered by a patent issued to this Agency. The invention, which was not available on the commercial market, is a flight path simulator developed at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory for visually indicating flight paths of vehicles between Earth, Venus, and Mercury (U.S. Patent No. 3,196,558). Under the license, Hubbard receives the exclusive right to make, use, and sell the invention on the commercial market for a period of five years. In consideration of the license, Hubbard has agreed to spend a minimum of $3,000 during the first year in an attempt to commercialize the invention. Hubbard plans to use the invention as an educational training device for schools and universities. This is the fourth exclusive license granted by NASA for patented inventions resulting from its aeronautical and space activities. Appendix B National Aeronautics and Space Council (July 1-December 31,1968) HUBERT H. HUMPHREY, Chairman DEAN RUSK CLARK M. CLIFFORD Secretary of Defense THOMAS O. PAINE, Acting Administrator National Aeronautics and Space Administration GLENN T. SEABORG, Chairman Atomic Energy Commission Executive Secretary EDWARD C. WELSH Moffett Field, Calif. 94035. Ames Research Center; 415-961-1111.. Dr. H. Julian Allen, Acting Director. Electronics Research Center; 617-494- Mr. James Elms, Director... 575 Technology Square, 2000. Cambridge, Mass. 02139. Flight Research Center; 805-258-3311. Mr. Paul Bikle, Director...... Post Office Box 273, Edwards, Goddard Institute for Space Studies; Dr. Robert Jastrow, Director.. 2880 Broadway, New York, Pasadena, Calif. 91103. Dr. Kurt H. Debus, Director.. Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 32899. John F. Kennedy Space Center; 305- Director. Lewis Research Center; 216-433-4000. Dr. Abe Silverstein, Director.. 21000 Brookpark Rd., Cleveland, Ohio 44135. Manned Spacecraft Center; 713-HU3- Dr. Robert. Gilruth, Director.. Houston, Tex. 77058. 3111. |