Access to Existing Technology
The Innovation Valley has numerous programs to help you access technologies patented by our researchers; the easiest way to learn more is to contact one of these folks and let them help clear the way.
The Oak Ridge National Laboratory, University of Tennessee, and Y-12 National Security Complex have established mechanisms for technology transfer—granting of exclusive and non-exclusive use licenses for patents held by those institutions.
These institutions maintain online databases of available technologies, as well as points of contact for licensing, commercialization, and collaborative research opportunities.
ORNL
Roughly 100 patents per year are made available for commercialization by the Oak Ridge National Laboratory Office of Technology Transfer, through an aggressive program to provide technology-based solutions through the licensing of our intellectual property. ORNL currently has over 100 active licenses with organizations ranging from start-ups to Fortune 100 companies to academic institutions.
There are currently more than 100 non-licensed nanotechnologies available. View the list (PDF).
With more than 800 research projects underway at any given time, a wealth of opportunity awaits. For more information, contact Mark Reeves.
Y-12
Specific technology research at Y-12 currently focuses on the development of advanced cutting tools; the creation of super materials, which exhibit significantly increased strength and decreased weight; and the study of the interactions of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) and metal-alloy and ceramic-matrix materials in composite structures, as well as the enhancement of those structures.
| Disclosure ID | Abstract Title | Inventor(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1300002038 | Silicon-based, Metal-doped Silicon and Other Nanostructured Materials and Production of Such | Edward Bolling Ripley, Roland David Seals, Jonathan S. Morrell |
| 1300002029 | Process for Electroplating and/or Electroforming of Nano-materials and Particulates for High Performance | Edward Bolling Ripley, Rayburn Cole Waldrop, Roland David Seals, Jonathan S Morrell |
| 1300002024 | High Volume Production (HVP) Nanostructured Materials including Carbon, Ceramic and Other Materials | Eugene L Bird, Roland David Seals, Gerard M Ludtka, David B Geohegan, Edward Bolling Ripley, Jonathan S Morrell |
Contact Marilyn Giles or visit the Y-12 Office of Technology Management for information on available technologies, collaborative research opportunities, and more.
University of Tennessee
Through the University of Tennessee Research Foundation, discoveries by researchers at the University of Tennessee are made available for licensing and commercialization. Technologies are currently available in the following areas:
- Physical Sciences, Textiles, Software, and Materials
- Natural Sciences (Chemistry, Biology, and Nutrition)
- Agriculture—Plant and Animal Sciences
- Medical Devices
- Medical Sciences
Through the University’s Distinguished Scientist Program, close collaboration between the University and ORNL is yielding rapid advances not only in research, but also in educating the next generation of scientists in the exciting field of technology. For more information, contact Joy Fisher.