SPECIAL NOTICE
99 -- TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER OPPORTUNITY: New Capabilities for Grasp-Assisting Gloves (MSC-TOPS-80)
- Notice Date
- 1/3/2022 7:01:18 AM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 927110
— Space Research and Technology
- Contracting Office
- NASA HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC 20546 USA
- ZIP Code
- 20546
- Solicitation Number
- T2P-JSC-00027
- Response Due
- 12/29/2022 2:00:00 PM
- Point of Contact
- NASA�s Technology Transfer Program
- E-Mail Address
-
Agency-Patent-Licensing@mail.nasa.gov
(Agency-Patent-Licensing@mail.nasa.gov)
- Description
- 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: Researchers at the NASA Johnson Space Center have designed and developed Space Suit gloves with grasping and restorative capabilities to increase both strength and mobility. These new capabilities comprise of components that can be integrated into existing grasping gloves to enhance operation and range of motions. In particular, actuators were designed to have a greater force output, better efficiency, higher reliability and thermal range than commercially-available actuators. Also, position sensors were added to improve the accuracy of the grasping motion, and a built-in restorative force to assist movement back into a relaxed, non-grasping position. A ""Triple Brummel Anchor"" was designed to improve the interaction between the actuator and a human's finger to prevent cinching and avoid high stress concentrations in the line of the ""tendon"" used to maneuver the wearer's hand while performing tasks. The Triple Brummel Anchor can be integrated outside the glove and requires no special tools. Industries such as manufacturing and healthcare can benefit by the application of these components. 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/MSC-TOPS-80 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 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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- Record
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