Notices. Notice of availability of inventions for licensing

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BILLING CODE 7590-01-P NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION [Notice (02-116)] Government-Owned Inventions, Available for Licensing ACTION: Notice of availability of inventions for licensing. SUMMARY: The inventions listed below are assigned to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, have been filed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and are available for licensing. DATES: September 27, 2002. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rob Padilla, Patent Counsel, Ames Research Center, Mail Code 202A-4, Moffett Field, CA 94035-1000; telephone

(650)604-5104, fax

(650)604-2767. *NASA Case No. ARC-14612-1:* Wire Insulation Defect Detector; *NASA Case No. ARC-14586-1:* A Hybrid Neural Network And Support Vector Machine Method For Optimization; *NASA Case No. ARC-14613-1:* Controlled Patterning And Growth Of Single Wall And Multi-Wall Carbon Nanotubes; *NASA Case No. ARC-14638-1:* Diffraction-Based Optical Switch; *NASA Case No. ARC-14577-1:* Wide Operational Range Thermal Sensor; *NASA Case No. ARC-14606-1:* Method And System For Active Noise Control Of Tiltrotor Aircraft; *NASA Case No. ARC-14682-1:* Ultrafast Laser Beam Switching And Pulse Train Generation By Using Coupled Vertical-Cavity, SurfaceEmitting Lasers (VCSELs); *NASA Case No. ARC-14733-1:* An Environmentally Compatible Method To Purify Carbon Nanotubes. *NASA Case No. ARC-14941-1:* Carbon Nanotubes As A Prototype Interface For Retinal Cell Recording And Stimulation (Vision Chip); *NASA Case No. ARC-14554-1:* Neighboring Optimal Aircraft Guidance In A General Wind Environment. Dated: September 20, 2002. Robert M. Stephens, Deputy General Counsel. [FR Doc. 02-24525 Filed 9-26-02; 8:45 am]