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A -- LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY SEEKS INDUSTRIAL PARTNERS TO COMMERCIALIZE AN ERGONOMIC MATERIAL HANDLING DEVICE SOL 00-008 DUE 040300 POC Industrial Partnerships and Commercialization (925) 423-3139 The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), operated by the University of California under contract with the U.S. Department of Energy is seeking industrial partners to commercialize and license a technology that allows a broad consumer market the ability to move heavy objects in a ergonomically correct posture. The new technology provides the design and adjustability of handles that can be adapted to virtually any material handling device. Companies that manufacture material handling devices may benefit because it helps reduce workers' compensation costs and improve productivity. The technology can be used in virtually any industry that moves heavy material such as waste handling, shipping, parcel post, moving and warehouse. It also has non-industrial applications for public and private industry and potential for use in homes. The major benefits to the design are that it: (1) provides a one-size-fits-all device which is both essential and practical for the ergonomics of moving heavy items, (2) optimizes the ergonomic postures of the wrist, shoulder, and back, and (3) assists in avoiding ergonomic-related injuries associated with material handling (the number one expense for workman's compensation in industry). Prototypes of material handling devices incorporating the technology have been built and tested with extremely positive results. Companies interested in working with LLNL to commercialize the technology should provide a written Letter of Interest that includes a description of corporate capability relevant to commercialization of the technology and basic corporate information. Respondents are encouraged to provide ancillary documentation such as annual reports, corporate resumes, and technical publications. THIS IS NOT A PROCUREMENT. All Letters of Interest must be received within 60 days of this announcement. Please send Letters of Interest to Eddie Scott, Business Development Specialist, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Avenue, Mail Stop L795, Livermore CA 94550-9234, Attention: CBD00-008. Posted 02/03/00 (W-SN421619). (0034)

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