96-480
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96-480 is the public law number for the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980, a U.S. federal law that promotes the transfer of technology from federal laboratories to the private sector.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 96-480 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T488106 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 96-480 Context triple: [Public Law 96-480, publicLawNumber, 96-480]
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BB-48
BB-48 is the hull classification symbol for USS West Virginia, a Colorado-class battleship of the United States Navy that was damaged at Pearl Harbor and later modernized for World War II service.
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N84
N84 is a regional road that serves as a key junction route connecting to the town of Bastogne in Belgium.
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MUR
MUR is the Italian Ministry responsible for national policies on universities, higher education, and scientific and technological research.
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HUP
HUP is a major academic medical center in Philadelphia that serves as the flagship teaching hospital of the University of Pennsylvania's health system.
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HUP
HUP is the commonly used abbreviation for Harvard University Press, a major academic publishing house affiliated with Harvard University.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 96-480 Target entity description: 96-480 is the public law number for the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980, a U.S. federal law that promotes the transfer of technology from federal laboratories to the private sector.
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A.
BB-48
BB-48 is the hull classification symbol for USS West Virginia, a Colorado-class battleship of the United States Navy that was damaged at Pearl Harbor and later modernized for World War II service.
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B.
N84
N84 is a regional road that serves as a key junction route connecting to the town of Bastogne in Belgium.
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C.
MUR
MUR is the Italian Ministry responsible for national policies on universities, higher education, and scientific and technological research.
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D.
HUP
HUP is a major academic medical center in Philadelphia that serves as the flagship teaching hospital of the University of Pennsylvania's health system.
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HUP
HUP is the commonly used abbreviation for Harvard University Press, a major academic publishing house affiliated with Harvard University.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States public law
ⓘ
federal statute ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980
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surface form:
Stevenson–Wydler Act
|
| appliesTo |
federal laboratories
ⓘ
federally funded research and development ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| enactedBy | 96th United States Congress ⓘ |
| encourages |
commercial use of federally developed technology
ⓘ
cooperation between federal laboratories and private industry ⓘ |
| establishes | technology transfer mechanisms between federal laboratories and industry ⓘ |
| hasLegalForm | Act of Congress ⓘ |
| hasNumber |
480
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96 ⓘ |
| hasShortTitle |
Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980
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surface form:
Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act
|
| hasTitle | Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal law of the United States ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalCitationType | public law number ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Senator Adlai Stevenson III
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surface form:
Adlai Stevenson III
John W. Wydler ⓘ
surface form:
Malcolm Wallop Wydler
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| partOf | United States technology transfer legislation ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
encourage commercialization of federally funded research
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promote technology transfer from federal laboratories to the private sector ⓘ |
| publicLawNumber |
Public Law 96-480
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surface form:
Pub.L. 96-480
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| regulates | technology transfer activities of federal laboratories ⓘ |
| sector | science and technology policy ⓘ |
| signedBy | Jimmy Carter ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
innovation policy
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research and development ⓘ technology transfer ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1980 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 96-480 Description of subject: 96-480 is the public law number for the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980, a U.S. federal law that promotes the transfer of technology from federal laboratories to the private sector.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.