Aerospace | Technology Licensing

Available Technologies by Category

Two-Phase Thermal Management System for Integrated Motor Cooling For better performance, capabilities, and reduced motor size and weight for electric transportation applications	8280
Heat Dissipation for Microelectronic Systems via Capillary Trap Enables hot-spot chip cooling via thin-film evaporation	6272
Virtual Sensing Integrated for Predictive Reliability (VIPR) A hot-fire test facility and new capabilities for performance prediction and maintenance of solid rocket motors and vehicles	8555
Four-Dimensional Electron Density Mapping of the Ionosphere A novel technique for imaging electron density variations to support more efficient aerospace communications and space weather monitoring	8349
Internet of Space Things Space-based cyber-physical system integrates CubeSats with reconfigurable multiband transceiver and antenna	7957, 7958
Integrated Cascaded Atomic Beam An accurate cascaded atomic beam to aid in gyroscope applications and atomic clocks.	7917
Variable Center of Gravity for Coaxial Aircraft A mechanism for controlling unmanned aerial vehicles by shifting their center of mass	7654
Carbon Nanotube Cold Cathodes Carbon nanotube based ion thrusters with improved electron emission sources	4127
Quad-Wing Flapping Micro Aerial Vehicle with Independent Wing Control A micro aerial vehicle (MAV) with improved mobility and endurance	5426
Frequency-Output Gyroscope A vibrating micro-machined gyroscope that enables direct angular-velocity measurement in frequency domains	4682
Oxyfuel Combustor Arrangements to Reduce Emissions An arrangement to improve combustion systems using controlled gas flows	4897
Ears in the Sky- Airborne Acoustic Testbed An airborne acoustic testbed that consists of a self-contained acoustic sensing payload installed on an Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV)	6985
Aerodynamic Drag Reduction at Low Angles of Attack A synthetic jet actuators positioned downstream of vorticity concentration-producing components	3583
Infrared-Emitting Quantum Dots Stable composition-gradient core/shell quantum dots for absorption of visible light and emission of infrared radiation for applications such as tagging, anti-counterfeiting, sensing, imaging, and IR display	7893
High Strength and High Modulus Carbon Fibers A method for producing high strength, high modulus, and high thermal stability carbon fiber using gel-spinning	6716
Solopulse Radar A signal processing technique that achieves cross-range imaging with a single, solitary radar pulse	7614
Cable-Driven Four-Bar Link Leg Mechanism A cable driven four-bar link mechanism for actuating robotic legs to improve the performance of articulated legs and increase the longevity of the mechanism	7592
Solid-State 3D Printing of Metals at Room Temperature A tool to electrodeposit layers of a metal compound at room temperature for building three-dimensional geometries	7590
Tensegrity Lattices for Structural Applications Tensegrity lattices for meta-materials and structural applications allow for the building of stronger structures that can be severely deformed without losing their load bearing ability	7425
Reconfigurable Antennas for Radar Applications Electronically reconfigurable antennas for communications and radar applications	6357
Small Molecule Solvent Recycling of Adaptable Polymers A method for recycling and repairing carbon fiber reinforced polymer products	7348
Aerodynamically-Adaptive Platforms using Distributed Bleed Flow Control A system for improved control of the aerodynamic and structural loads on flight and ground platforms using distributed active air bleed driven through the aerodynamic surfaces	6238
Submersible Vehicle Design Based on Biomimicry of Batoids A submersible vehicle design suitable for extended underwater missions based on a improved batoid-based design	6019
Fuel-Optimal Flight in Uncertain Wind An algorithm to guarantee the required arrival time and optimize aircraft fuel usage	5878
CNT-Based Devices Using Thin-Film Technologies A thin-film triode design for CNT-based field emission to reduce the size and increase the efficiency of carbon nanotube (CNT)–based field emission devices	5806
Non-Destructive Quality Control of Automated Weld Processes A patented system for nondestructively measuring weld characteristics	5680
Improved Adaptive Control System Using Selectable Parameters Simple adaptive control system design that augments existing control systems	5619
Deployable Gridded Ion Thruster A mechanical method to store a high-performance gridded ion thruster in a small volume spacecraft for efficient storage during launch to orbit	7241
Autonomous Indoor Robotic Blimps An autonomous indoor robotic blimp with the ability to interact with humans	7136