TECHNOLOGY LICENSING OPPORTUNITY Novel Ablation Chamber Design Enabling Repeat Use
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    Special Notice ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF TECHNOLOGY LICENSING OPPORTUNITY Novel Ablation Chamber Design Enabling Repeat Use

    The Department of Energy is offering a technology licensing opportunity for a novel ablation chamber design that enables repeat use. This new ablation chamber is specifically designed for nuclear samples and addresses the issue of cross-contamination and the need for a new chamber after each use. The chamber allows for multiple samples to be housed simultaneously, without cross-contamination, through a unique chamber design and the use of liners. These liners can be fabricated from inexpensive materials like aluminum and can house up to 6 samples. The chamber is leak-tight and provides shielding for workers. It also includes a small motor to rotate the samples without opening the chamber.

    The benefits of this technology include the ability to work with multiple samples at once without cross-contamination, significant cost-savings due to the use of disposable liners, increased overall throughput three-fold, and the ability to shield samples. The ablation chamber is currently at TRL 4 and has been validated in a laboratory environment.

    The Department of Energy is seeking to license this intellectual property to a company with a demonstrated ability to bring such inventions to the market. Exclusive rights in defined fields of use may be available. Small businesses, start-up companies, and general entrepreneurship opportunities are encouraged to apply. For more information on working with the Department of Energy and the technology transfer process, interested companies can visit the Technology Deployment website.

    Interested companies should contact Andrew Rankin at td@inl.gov for more information on this licensing opportunity.

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