NASA's Patent Licensing Program; Commercializing NASA's Advanced Technology. Technology 2001, December 3-5, 1991, San Jose Convention Center, San Jose, California
Washington DC: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1991. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus. Wraps. [2], 2-6, [9], [2] including covers. Appendix: Examples of NASA Patents Currently Available for Licensing. Illustrations. This document opens with " A Message for Admiral Truly to the American Taxpayers'. "NASA, as it develops new technology, must ensure that this technology is transferred into the private sector. The taxpayer's investment in NASA is an investment in the international competitiveness of U.S. Industry." NASA owned over one thousand patents and patent applications which protect inventions in hundreds of different subject matter categories. NASA makes these inventions available to industry through its Patent Licensing Programs, which is administered by the NASA Office of General Counsel, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC. More