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. NASA's Technology Transfer Program ensures that innovations developed for exploration and discovery are broadly available to the public, maximizing the benefit to the Nation. Companies can gain a competitive edge in the marketplace by putting NASA technology to work. Spinoff profiles NASA technologies that have transformed into commercial products and services. About 50 spinoff technologies are featured annually in the publication, demonstrating the benefits of America’s investment in its space program. Spinoff is distributed to the public and to politicians, representatives at the United Nations, economic decision makers, company CEOs, academics, scientists, engineers, professionals in technology transfer, the news media, and many others. NASA has a long history of transferring technology to the private sector. The Technology Transfer Program was formally established in 1964 in response to a congressional mandate to facilitate the process, and the program has functioned under various names ever since, making it NASA’s longest continuously operated mission. Condition: Very good.

Keywords: NASA, Astronautics and Space, Technology Transfer, Patents, Licensing, Patent Applications, Field of Use, Software, Richard Truly, Optical Shutter, Induction-type Metal Detection, Heat Tube Device, Performance Monitoring System, Catalyst for Carbon M

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