BWXT Y-12 honored 22 inventors for their 2006 invention disclosures, patents and copyrights at the third annual BWXT
Y-12 Technology Transfer Awards.
BWXT Y-12 operates the Y-12 National Security Complex for the National Nuclear Security Administration.
One invention allows panels that can be stacked or used as floor or wall panels to become a modular medical system
containing a stretcher with hard floor, oxygen and vacuum piping, electrical connections, and LED lighting.
Another invention removes urethane adhesives or coatings in a matter of hours instead of the days it takes the current solvent.
Another is a new process to minimize metal oxidation during various metalworking operations.
Ceremony highlights included a posthumous award to Larry Dickens, Y-12's commercialization manager, to recognize his dedication, enthusiasm, vision and leadership in technology transfer. The award was accepted by his wife, Dianne.
The Acorn Award, given to recognize inventors for their first issued patent, was presented this year to Lee Bzorgi for the
Rapid Prototype Shelter System, which has been licensed to Mega-Tech Services, a Virginia-based company that will manufacture
and sell the shelters.
A new award this year was presented to recognize authors of registered copyrights.
A sterling silver scroll and quill pin was presented to Marty Beckerman, Frances Butler and Frank Hammitt for the Virus
Propagation Analysis Tool, software that helps predict which viruses might attack a computer network and how the system can defend against them.
