TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER OPPORTUNITY: Multilayered Fire Protection System (LAR-TOPS-212)
ID: T2P-LaRC-00152Type: Special Notice
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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATIONNATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATIONNASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTERHAMPTON, VA, 23681, USA

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    Special Notice: NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION is seeking inquiries from companies interested in obtaining license rights to commercialize, manufacture, and market a Multilayered Fire Protection System. This flexible, lightweight, and portable thermal protection system is designed to handle external temperatures of up to 2000 degrees Fahrenheit. It can be used as a sleeping bag, tent, blanket, vertical barrier, curtain, flexible rollup doorway, or wrap. The system utilizes technology from the space craft flexible heat shield and includes an outer textile layer, an insulated layer, and a non-porous film layer. Interested parties can submit a license application through NASA's Automated Technology Licensing Application System (ATLAS). For more information, visit the NASA Technology Transfer Portal. No follow-on procurement is expected from this notice.

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    NASA’s Technology Transfer Program
    Agency-Patent-Licensing@mail.nasa.gov
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