Working with DOE
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- The award winning Overnight Express™ Autoinduction System developed at BNL simplifies protein production in the widely used T7 gene expression system.
- Foam-based decontamination, developed at INL and licensed to Environmental Alternatives, Inc. provides for non-destructive removal and decontamination of radionuclides from concrete and other surfaces.
- Motion to energy power generation system, developed at INL with its licensee M2E Power, Inc., converts the power of motion into electrical generation and battery charging.
- The Multiphase Flow Research Group in the Office of Research and Development at NETL
- Muon Tomography technology developed at LANL to detect nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction will be made available to the Department of Homeland Security to scan cargo and vehicle traffic entering the U.S.
- Inexpensive Fuel Cell Catalysts developed at Sandia and licensed to Compass Metals, Inc., offer much greater control over the shape, size, porosity, composition, stability, and other properties of platinum nanostructures.
- PhyloChip, developed at LBNL, licensed to Second Genome (formerly PhyloTech), provides a rapid, accurate, comprehensive way to detect the presence, quantity, diversity of bacteria in an air, water, soil, or clinical sample.
- Portable radiation detection, developed at LLNL, licensed to AMETEK's Advanced Measurement Technology ORTEC Division provides a low-cost, digital system for real-time identification of specific radiation sources used in nuclear fuels.
- Customized Coating for Enhanced Water Sampling – Functionalized Nanoporous Thin Films (FNTF), developed by PNNL is a low-cost, highly-selective means for detecting heavy metals in aqueous environments.
FEATURED TECH TRANSFER SUCCESSES
The Department of Energy Labs conduct basic and applied research and development across a broad spectrum of sciences, individually and in collaboration with industry and academia, enabling the use of existing knowledge, facilities and capabilities to enhance our energy security, scientific discovery, economic competitiveness, and quality of life.
Licensing DOE Technologies
Many inventions made at the DOE National Labs and facilities are owned by and available through the Laboratory where the invention was created. Other patents are available for licensing directly through the Department of Energy. An advanced search of DOepatents can be used to find only DOE-owned patents, or patents owned by an individual Laboratory.
For more information on licensing of DOE-owned inventions contact:
John Lucas
GC-62
1000 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20585
Voice: (202) 586-2939
FAX: (202) 586-2805
E-mail: John.T.Lucas@hq.doe.gov