TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER OPPORTUNITY: Diamond Pellet Grinding Tool (MFS-TOPS-83)

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: A researcher at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Marshall Space Flight Center has developed a numerically-controlled grinding tool that eliminates undesirable periodic variations in surface contours in optical and other surfaces, such as mid-spatial frequency errors, that result from polishing. It can also be used to eliminate any undesirable irregularities in optical surfaces, either flat, curved or aspheric, as well as other precision surfaces such as orthopedic joint replacements. Because the tool can be integrated with CNC machining, it eliminates the tedious and imprecise hand polishing that has often been relied upon, while avoiding added errors due to over-polishing. 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/MFS-TOPS-83 If you have any questions, please e-mail NASA’s Technology Transfer Program at [email protected] with the title of this Technology Transfer Opportunity as listed in this beta.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.