Triple
T272343
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Federal Technology Transfer Act of 1986 |
E5660
|
entity |
| Predicate | establishesMechanism |
P986
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Cooperative Research and Development Agreements
Cooperative Research and Development Agreements are formal partnerships between U.S. federal laboratories and non-federal entities that enable joint research, development, and commercialization of government-developed technologies.
|
E5660
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (5 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Cooperative Research and Development Agreements | Statement: [Federal Technology Transfer Act of 1986, establishesMechanism, Cooperative Research and Development Agreements]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cooperative Research and Development Agreements Context triple: [Federal Technology Transfer Act of 1986, establishesMechanism, Cooperative Research and Development Agreements]
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A.
Bayh–Dole Act
The Bayh–Dole Act is a landmark 1980 U.S. law that allows universities, small businesses, and other institutions to retain ownership of inventions developed with federal funding, spurring technology transfer and commercialization.
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B.
Small Business Technology Transfer program
The Small Business Technology Transfer program is a U.S. federal initiative that funds collaborative research and development projects between small businesses and nonprofit research institutions to help commercialize innovative technologies.
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C.
Small Business Innovation Research program
The Small Business Innovation Research program is a U.S. government initiative that provides competitive funding to small businesses for research and development with strong commercialization potential.
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D.
Federal Technology Transfer Act of 1986
The Federal Technology Transfer Act of 1986 is a U.S. law that strengthened and formalized the process for federal laboratories to collaborate with industry and transfer government-developed technologies into the private sector.
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E.
Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980
The Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 is a U.S. federal law designed to promote the transfer of technology from federal laboratories to the private sector and encourage innovation and commercialization of federally funded research.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Cooperative Research and Development Agreements Triple: [Federal Technology Transfer Act of 1986, establishesMechanism, Cooperative Research and Development Agreements]
Generated description
Cooperative Research and Development Agreements are formal partnerships between U.S. federal laboratories and non-federal entities that enable joint research, development, and commercialization of government-developed technologies.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cooperative Research and Development Agreements Target entity description: Cooperative Research and Development Agreements are formal partnerships between U.S. federal laboratories and non-federal entities that enable joint research, development, and commercialization of government-developed technologies.
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A.
Bayh–Dole Act
The Bayh–Dole Act is a landmark 1980 U.S. law that allows universities, small businesses, and other institutions to retain ownership of inventions developed with federal funding, spurring technology transfer and commercialization.
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B.
Small Business Technology Transfer program
The Small Business Technology Transfer program is a U.S. federal initiative that funds collaborative research and development projects between small businesses and nonprofit research institutions to help commercialize innovative technologies.
-
C.
Small Business Innovation Research program
The Small Business Innovation Research program is a U.S. government initiative that provides competitive funding to small businesses for research and development with strong commercialization potential.
-
D.
Federal Technology Transfer Act of 1986
chosen
The Federal Technology Transfer Act of 1986 is a U.S. law that strengthened and formalized the process for federal laboratories to collaborate with industry and transfer government-developed technologies into the private sector.
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E.
Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980
The Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 is a U.S. federal law designed to promote the transfer of technology from federal laboratories to the private sector and encourage innovation and commercialization of federally funded research.
- F. None of above.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: establishesMechanism Context triple: [Federal Technology Transfer Act of 1986, establishesMechanism, Cooperative Research and Development Agreements]
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A.
establishes
chosen
Indicates that one entity initiates, creates, or formally sets up another entity, relationship, or state, often giving it official or recognized status.
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B.
securityMechanism
Indicates a relationship where one entity serves as a means or method to protect another entity from threats, vulnerabilities, or unauthorized actions.
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C.
transitionMechanismUsedWith
Indicates that a particular transition or change from one state to another is carried out using a specified mechanism or method.
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D.
establishedAs
Indicates that one entity is formally created, designated, or recognized in a particular role, status, or identity as another entity.
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E.
removalMechanism
Indicates the method or process by which something is removed, eliminated, or taken away from a system or context.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (6 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69a25853594c8190b05ec3a586ec88bf |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:52 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a25e69a9248190b9e7959b43223baa |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 3:18 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a38f537f1c8190a59ac4669498a3fc |
completed | March 1, 2026, 12:58 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a38fbfac808190b2b551dcbfe6faff |
completed | March 1, 2026, 1 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a3903779e88190a00c44a522e82022 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 1:02 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69a25b721180819080d43c43fcbccf87 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 3:05 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:57 a.m.