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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF SEPTEMBER 9,1999 PSA#2428

Lockheed Idaho Technologies Company, P.O. Box 1625, Idaho Falls, ID 83415-3521

A -- BORE SPRAY DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM SOL Cbd3299 DUE 110899 POC Paul J. Grahovac WEB: Idaho National Engineering & Environmental Laboratory, http://www.inel.gov/procurement/litco/index.html. E-MAIL: Paul J. Grahovac, pg2@inel.gov. A -- Bore Spray Diagnostic System. This is an opportunity to partner in the technology development and licensing of a Bore Spray Diagnostic System for thermal spray coatings with Lockheed Martin Idaho Technologies Company (LMITCO), the prime operating contractor for the Department of Energy at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (INEEL). LMITCO has developed a prototype nondestructive evaluation (NDE) system to measure the thickness and thickness uniformity of thermal spray coatings. The technology has been developed to measure wear coatings on cylinder linings of aluminum combustion engine blocks after the cylinders have been honed. The prototype system includes an NDE sensor head, data acquisition and analysis software, and associated electronic hardware. In addition, the system may also be used in many other thermal spray applications, such as jet engine turbine blades, where coating thickness and uniformity are critical to product performance, but also where the thermal spray process is difficult to control. The system uses inexpensive equipment, is not sensitive to variations in the microstructure of the coating, does not involve use of radioactive materials, and is easy to use. As evidenced by their participation in the collaborative development of the prototype system, U. S. auto manufacturers are interested in the benefits of this technology. LMITCO is seeking a written indication of interest from industry partners interested in funding a collaborative technology development project and or entering into a license agreement for the purpose of developing and commercializing this technology. We are filing a patent application on this technology soon. License terms will include an up-front licensing fee and a running royalty based on a percentage of sales. This is not an opportunity to provide goods or services to LMITCO or the Department of Energy. This Request for Interest (RFI) will close to response 60 days after publication. Interested parties should send e-mail to pg2@inel.gov (Paul Grahovac, Account Executive, Technology Transfer Office, LMITCO). If you do not have e-mail access, send regular mail to Paul Grahovac, Account Executive, Technology Transfer Office, LMITCO, P. O. Box 1625, Idaho Falls, ID 83415-3805. Posted 09/07/99 (W-SN376904). (0250)

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