TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER OPPORTUNITY -- Multi-use Polyimide Foams that insulate for sound, heat and cold: LAR-16615-1,-2

NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, VA 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: Scientists at NASA Langley Research Center have developed multi-use polyimide foams for sound, heat, and cold insulation. The winners of NASA's 2007 Commercial Invention of the Year, these foams are lightweight, fire-resistant and can be formed into a variety of shapes. The foams are the second generation of a material originally developed as a thermal insulator for reusable launch vehicles. The polyimide foams are produced at low densities, ranging from 3.2 to 17 kg/m3 (0.2 to 1.0 pounds per cubic foot) and are inherently fire retardant due to their chemical composition. These materials are cured by microwave, which offers lower cost and faster production than other manufacturing methods for polyimide foams. The foams can be manufactured to be either rigid or flexible. NASA is seeking to license this technology commercially. US Patents 6,956,066 and 7,541,388. To express interest in this opportunity, please respond to [email protected] with the title of this Technology Transfer Opportunity as listed in this FBO notice and your preferred contact information. Please also provide the nature of your interest in the technology along with a brief background of your company. For more information about licensing other NASA-developed technologies, please visit the NASA Technology Transfer Portal at http://technology.nasa.gov/. These responses are provided to members of NASA Langley's Office of Strategic Analysis and Business Development "OSACB" 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. If direct licensing interest results from this posting, OSACB will follow the required formal licensing process of posting in the Federal Register. No follow-on procurement is expected to result from responses to this Notice.