TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER OPPORTUNITY: Cryostat-500 (KSC-TOPS-43)

Notice ID:

T2P-KSC-00036

Department/Ind. Agency:

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

Sub-tier:

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

All Dates/Times are:

(utc-05:00) eastern standard time, new york, usa

Updated Published Date:

(utc-05:00) eastern standard time, new york, usa

Original Published Date:

0000-00-00 00:00:00

Original Response Date:

nov 30, 2021 05:00 pm est

Inactive Policy:

15 days after response date

Original Inactive Date:

dec 15, 2021

Initiative:

• None***--***

Product Service Code:

9999 - miscellaneous items

NAICS Code:

927110 - space research and technology

Original Set Aside:

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: NASA Kennedy Space Center seeks partners interested in the guarded flat plate insulation test cryostat (Cryostat-500), a boil-off calorimeter comprised of a flat bottom test apparatus for measuring the absolute thermal performance of an insulation test specimen. This instrument provides convenient testing of many sizes and shapes of materials, enhanced automation, and a direct route for obtaining reliable thermal performance data. Testing under conditions representative of actual-use environments including large temperature differences is also provided. The test data are presented in terms of effective thermal conductivity and heat flux. In today's world, efficient, low-maintenance, low-temperature refrigeration is taking a more significant role, from the food industry, transportation, and medical applications to commercial buildings, energy, and space exploration. Worldwide, various regulations require that commercially available insulation materials are tested and evaluated by an accepted methodology. The new Cryostat-500 method goes beyond the prior capabilities of consensus technical standards to provide testing for real systems and materials operating below ambient temperature. The Cryostat-500 covers a wide range of test environments including full-temperature differences plus full-range vacuum conditions. 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/KSC-TOPS-43 If you have any questions, please e-mail NASA’s Technology Transfer Program at Agency-Patent-Licensing@mail.nasa.gov 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.

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Primary Point of Contacts:

NASA’s Technology Transfer Program