SAM #T2P-KSC-00058

This opportunity invites companies to license a new NASA-developed self-cleaning coating technology: - NASA Marshall Space Flight Center is seeking commercial partners to license and commercialize a transparent electrodynamic dust shield (EDS) coating. - Developed at NASA Kennedy Space Center for reducing dust on surfaces, especially for lunar missions and solar cells. - The EDS coating operates at half the voltage and is 90% thinner than previous solutions. - Features innovative electrode patterning and a thin silica protective layer. - Licenses may be exclusive or nonexclusive, with possible field-of-use restrictions. - NASA will not provide funding with the license; this is a technology transfer, not a procurement. - Interested parties must apply via NASA's Automated Technology Licensing Application System (ATLAS). - No follow-on procurement is expected from this notice. - The only OEM is NASA; the product is the EDS coating (KSC-TOPS-99). - Main place of performance/contracting office is NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL.

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:  

Reducing dust accumulation on any surface is key for lunar missions as dust can damage or impair the performance of everything from deployable systems to solar cells on the Moon’s surface. Electrodynamic dust shields (EDSs) are a key method to actively clean surfaces by running high voltages (but low currents) through electrodes on the surface. The forces generated by the voltage efficiently remove built up, electrically charged dust particles. Innovators at the NASA Kennedy Space Center have developed a new transparent EDS for removing dust from space and lunar solar cells among other transparent surfaces. The new coatings operate at half the voltage of existing EDSs while being 90% thinner. These capabilities are enabled by an innovative combination of electrode patterning and a thin silica protective layer. The reduced thickness and lower voltage operation expands possibilities for integrating EDSs onto transparent surfaces across industries. 

To express interest in this licensing opportunity, please submit a license application through NASA’s Automated Technology Licensing Application System (ATLAS) by visiting https://technology.nasa.gov/patent/KSC-TOPS-99  

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.