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TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER OPPORTUNITY: How to Train Shape Memory Alloys (LEW-TOPS-32)

General Information

  • Contract Opportunity Type: Special Notice (Original)
  • Original Published Date: Oct 20, 2022 03:51 pm EDT
  • Original Response Date: Oct 20, 2023 05:00 pm EDT
  • Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date
  • Original Inactive Date:
  • Initiative:
    • None

Classification

  • Original Set Aside:
  • Product Service Code: 9999 - MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
  • NAICS Code:
    • 927110 - Space Research and Technology
  • Place of Performance:

Description

NASA’s Technology Transfer Program solicits inquiries from companies interested in obtaining license rights to commercialize, manufacture and market the following technology. License rights may be issued on an exclusive or nonexclusive basis and may include specific fields of use. NASA provides no funding in conjunction with these potential licenses.

THE TECHNOLOGY:

Shape memory alloys (SMAs), sometimes known as "smart metals," provide a lightweight, solid-state alternative to conventional actuators and switches, such as hydraulic, pneumatic, or motor-based systems. To function properly, SMAs must be "trained" to return to a previous form when heated, and innovators at NASA's Glenn Research Center have developed a remarkable new method of completing this training at a fraction of the time and cost of conventional training techniques. Glenn's technique uses mechanical cycling, rather than more complicated and time-consuming thermal cycling, to train SMAs before implementation. In addition, this new approach to training allows SMAs to be applied to complex geometric components, so that they may be used in a broader number of applications.

To express interest in this opportunity, please submit a license application through NASA’s Automated Technology Licensing Application System (ATLAS) by visiting https://technology.nasa.gov/patent/LEW-TOPS-32

If you have any questions, please e-mail NASA’s Technology Transfer Program at Agency-Patent-Licensing@mail.nasa.gov with the title of this Technology Transfer Opportunity as listed in this SAM.gov notice and your preferred contact information. For more information about licensing other NASA-developed technologies, please visit the NASA Technology Transfer Portal at https://technology.nasa.gov/

These responses are provided to members of NASA’s Technology Transfer Program for the purpose of promoting public awareness of NASA-developed technology products, and conducting preliminary market research to determine public interest in and potential for future licensing opportunities. No follow-on procurement is expected to result from responses to this Notice.

Contact Information

Contracting Office Address

  • WASHINGTON DC 20546-0001
  • WASHINGTON , DC 20546
  • USA

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History

  • Nov 04, 2023 11:55 pm EDTSpecial Notice (Original)