SPECIAL NOTICE
99 -- TECHNOLOGY/BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY Enhanced Material Shock Using Spatiotemporal Laser Pulse Formatting
- Notice Date
- 2/9/2024 1:03:32 PM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 336412
— Aircraft Engine and Engine Parts Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- LLNS � DOE CONTRACTOR Livermore CA 94551 USA
- ZIP Code
- 94551
- Solicitation Number
- IL-13389
- Response Due
- 3/10/2024 3:00:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 03/25/2024
- Point of Contact
- IPO Support, Phone: 9254226416, Elsie Quaite-Randall, Phone: 9254237302
- E-Mail Address
-
ipo-support@llnl.gov, quaiterandal1@llnl.gov
(ipo-support@llnl.gov, quaiterandal1@llnl.gov)
- Description
- Opportunity: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), operated by the Lawrence Livermore National Security (LLNS), LLC under contract no. DE-AC52-07NA27344 (Contract 44) with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), is offering the opportunity to enter into a collaboration to further develop and commercialize its Enhanced Material Shock Using Spatiotemporal Laser Pulse Formatting technology. Background: Laser shock peening (LSP) is a very important post processing method for improving the reliability, lifetime and safety of critical jet aircraft engine turbine blades. The LSP process is limited to the currently available laser system pulse energy and spot sizes. There is a continuous need for process improvements and optimization. Description: This invention proposes using a pulse laser configured to generate laser pulses and a controller for controlling operation of the pulse laser. The controller is further configured to control the pulse laser to cause the pulse laser to generate at least one of the laser pulses with a spatiotemporally varying laser fluence over a duration of at least one of the laser pulses. The spatiotemporally formatted laser pulse is configured to enable a faster, more effective, laser shot peening process. Advantages/Benefits:� The principal advantages of this invention are: Enables higher efficiency laser shot peening process. Reduces the number of laser shot peening impacts to achieve 100% coverage by an order of magnitude. Results in deeper (several mm) plastic deformation of the material. Potential Applications:� Laser shot peening of aircraft engine turbine blades. Laser shot peening to improve reliability of critical metal components subject to fatigue failure. Development Status:� Current stage of technology development:� TRL 5 LLNL has patent(s) on this invention. U.S. Patent No. 11,638,970 Enhanced Material Shock Using Spatiotemporal Laser Pulse Formatting published 5/2/2023 LLNL is seeking industry partners with a demonstrated ability to bring such inventions to the market. Moving critical technology beyond the Laboratory to the commercial world helps our licensees gain a competitive edge in the marketplace. All licensing activities are conducted under policies relating to the strict nondisclosure of company proprietary information.� Please visit the IPO website at https://ipo.llnl.gov/resources for more information on working with LLNL and the industrial partnering and technology transfer process. Note:� THIS IS NOT A PROCUREMENT.� Companies interested in commercializing LLNL's Enhanced Material Shock Using Spatiotemporal Laser Pulse Formatting technology �should provide an electronic OR written statement of interest, which includes the following: Company Name and address. The name, address, and telephone number of a point of contact. A description of corporate expertise and/or facilities relevant to commercializing this technology. Please provide a complete electronic OR written statement to ensure consideration of your interest in LLNL's Enhanced Material Shock Using Spatiotemporal Laser Pulse Formatting technology. The subject heading in an email response should include the Notice ID and/or the title of LLNL�s Technology/Business Opportunity and directed to the Primary and Secondary Point of Contacts listed below. Written responses should be directed to: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Innovation and Partnerships Office P.O. Box 808, L-779 Livermore, CA� 94551-0808 Attention:�� IL-13389
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Livermore, CA, USA
- Country: USA
- Country: USA
- Record
- SN06961287-F 20240211/240209230050 (samdaily.us)
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