TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER OPPORTUNITY: Tunable Multi-Tone, Multi-Band, High-Frequency Synthesizer (LEW-TOPS-95)

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: Innovators at NASA's Glenn Research Center have developed a multi-tone, multi-band, high frequency synthesizer that enables unprecedented satellite communications and atmospheric studies. Because of the increased congestion at currently used frequency bands, it would be game-changing to open other millimeter-wave frequency bands for satellite communications with stations on Earth. When used as part of a CubeSat beacon transmitter, the synthesizer would enable rigorous characterization of atmospheric effects (e.g., rainfall, climate change, hurricane monitoring, cloud cover, and gaseous adsorption). Although the synthesizer can be used on other platforms, the use of the CubeSat allows these studies to be conducted without the huge expense of a larger satellite. The synthesizer can also be used for space-borne active remote sensors such as scatterometers. To express interest in this opportunity, please submit a license application through NASA’s Automated Technology Licensing Application System (ATLAS) by visiting https://technology.nasa.gov/patent/LEW-TOPS-95 If you have any questions, please e-mail NASA’s Technology Transfer Program at [email protected] with the title of this Technology Transfer Opportunity as listed in this beta.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.