TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER OPPORTUNITY: Signal Combiner for Wideband Communication (LEW-TOPS-113)

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 devised an efficient new method of combining primary and secondary signals with minimal loss and noise. Exploiting non-traditional uses of frequency domain multiplexers and analog-to-digital converters (ADC), Glenn's secondary signal combiner uses a frequency multiplexer in the analog domain and wideband ADC to combine electromagnetic signals (primarily MHz to GHz) with extremely low loss for both signals thereby reducing noise. With its ability to reduce system noise, this novel signal combiner delivers the best opportunity to receive a desired signal not easily distinguished from background noise. While Glenn's new technology will form part of the front-end for a new software-defined radio in ground stations, it is also poised to be an important piece in telecommunications devices, including cell phones, Wi-Fi, hot spots, satellites, and future wireless technologies. 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-113 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 .