United States - : TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER OPPORTUNITY: Fluid-Filled Frequency-Tunable Mass Damper (MFS-TOPS-91)

Description

Added: Apr 11, 2019 10:19 am

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: 

Innovators at the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) have developed a fluids-based tunable mass damper system that allows for significant distribution of loads while also providing a simple mechanism that allows for the capability to change its frequency of mitigation with negligible impact on the damper system.  For existing fluid filled pipes, ducts, ballast tanks, etc., the fluid can now be leveraged to provide vibration mitigation. This new technology enables structural engineers to set and change the fundamental mitigation attributes of the mass damper system with little to no modification of the fluid container.

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/apply/license/MFS-TOPS-91

If you have any questions, please contact Sammy Nabors, Technology Licensing and Commercialization Manager, Marshall Space Flight Center at sammy.nabors@nasa.gov with the title of this Technology Transfer Opportunity as listed in this FBO 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.

Opportunity closing date

10 April 2020

Value of contract

to be confirmed