Federal Register #2026-20785

Army proposes a partially exclusive license for ARL 3D-printing filament technologies

The Department of the Army is considering a partially exclusive license of Army Research Laboratory 3D-printing filament technologies to Zyltech Engineering LLC. - Government buyer: Department of the Army, U.S. Department of Defense — U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Army Research Laboratory (DEVCOM ARL). - Prospective licensee: Zyltech Engineering LLC, based in Houston, Texas. No other vendors or OEMs are named, and no OEM is specifically identified as manufacturing products under the notice. - Technology covered: The proposed license would cover specified fields of use for manufacturing, using, and selling dual-material and/or multi-material 3D-printing filaments made from styrenic polymers and copolymers (including ABS and ASA), polycarbonate and derivatives, nylon and derivatives, and thermoplastic elastomers (including TPE, TPU, and PEBA). - ARL inventions included: - ARL 15-22CIP, “Process for creating a filament” — U.S. Patent No. 10,968,539; Application No. 15/630,175. - ARL 15-22, “Process for creating a polymer filament suitable for use in three-dimensional printing” — U.S. Patent No. 11,001,945; Application No. 15/081,048. - ARL 19-32, “High strength 3D-printed polymer structures and methods of formation” — U.S. Patent No. 11,566,349; Application No. 16/990,164. - ARL 15-CIP2, “Multi-material polymer filament for three-dimensional printing” — U.S. Publication No. 2022/0033998; Application No. 16/814,353. - ARL 24-13, “Method of additive manufacturing and dual material elastomeric filament” — U.S. Publication No. 2025/028952; Application No. 19/072,806. - Not specified: Purchase quantities, commercial product part numbers, license value, or license term. This is a proposed technology license, not a request for specified quantities of filament.

Description

The Department of the Army gives notice of its intent to grant Zyltech Engineering, LLC a partially exclusive license for specified fields of use involving the manufacture, use, and sale of dual-material and/or multi-material filaments for 3D printing. The covered materials include styrenic polymers, polycarbonate, nylon, and thermoplastic elastomers. The license relates to several Army Research Laboratory patents and patent applications concerning polymer filaments and 3D-printed structures. Written objections, including competing applications, must be received within 15 days of publication.

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