TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER OPPORTUNITY: Seal with Integrated Shroud to Protect from Exposure to Extreme Environments (LEW-TOPS-116)

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 designed a superior seal assembly that is durable and highly dependable in extremely harsh environments. This fault-tolerant design features a novel protective shroud that shields its interior seal element(s) from hazardous conditions that can quickly degrade the seal material and cause higher leak rates. The thin and flexible shroud is able to retract to expose the seal element(s) when the shroud comes into contact with the desired mating surface, ensuring a tight, leak-proof interface. When it is time to break the seal, the process reverses itself, and the shroud arms return to their extended position to cover and protect the seal element(s). Sheltering the seal element(s) when they are not in use extends the lifetime of the seal and lessens the need for expensive and inconvenient maintenance and repairs. Originally designed to protect seals from atomic oxygen, ultraviolet radiation, and impacts from debris in space, these seals are an ideal solution for a variety of industrial and chemical applications that operate in hazardous conditions. 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-116 If you have any questions, please contact NASA Glenn's Technology Transfer Office at [email protected] with the title of this Technology Transfer Opportunity as listed in this FBO 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 .