SPECIAL NOTICE
44 -- TECHNOLOGY LICENSING OPPORTUNITY Novel Ablation Chamber Design Enabling Repeat Use
- Notice Date
- 9/14/2023 12:09:19 PM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 221113
— Nuclear Electric Power Generation
- Contracting Office
- BATTELLE ENERGY ALLIANCE�DOE CNTR Idaho Falls ID 83415 USA
- ZIP Code
- 83415
- Solicitation Number
- BA-1383
- Response Due
- 9/14/2024 8:00:00 AM
- Archive Date
- 09/29/2024
- Point of Contact
- Andrew Rankin
- E-Mail Address
-
andrew.rankin@inl.gov
(andrew.rankin@inl.gov)
- Description
- TECHNOLOGY LICENSING OPPORTUNITY Novel Ablation Chamber Design Enabling Repeat Use� A new ablation chamber designed for nuclear samples prevents cross-contamination and enables multiple samples to be housed simultaneously.� � Opportunity: � Idaho National Laboratory (INL), managed and operated by Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC (BEA), offers the opportunity to explore a license and/or collaborative research agreement to commercialize this new ablation chamber design. This technology transfer opportunity is part of a dedicated effort to convert government-funded research into job opportunities, businesses, and an improved way of life for the American people. Overview: � � � �Current ablation chambers are not ideal for nuclear-based samples because they cannot perform multi-sample analyses without cross-contaminating the chamber or requiring a new one after each use. Each chamber is expensive, so replacing it after every analysis can be expensive and not ideal.� Description: � �Researchers at Idaho National Lab have designed a new ablation chamber system that allows for multiple samples to be analyzed simultaneously, without cross-contamination and replacing the chamber after each analysis. This is done through a unique chamber design in addition to liners that are placed within the chamber. These can house up to 6 samples and be fabricated from different materials, even cheap and accessible materials like aluminum. The chamber is designed to be leak-tight and shield workers from unwanted contamination and radiation release. The chamber also includes a small motor to rotate the samples without opening the chamber.� Benefits: � � � � � ��� �Ability to work with multiple samples at once without cross-contamination.� ��� �Disposable liner is inexpensive to fabricate and allows the chamber to be used multiple times, providing significant cost-savings.� ��� �A reduced free volume that allows for the fastest current mapping speeds for nuclear samples, increasing overall throughput three-fold.� ��� �Ability to shield samples ��� �Leak-tight design.� Applications: � � ��� �Ablation Chamber designers and manufacturers looking to expand into the nuclear industry.� Development Status: �TRL 4 system has been validated in a laboratory environment.� IP Status: �� �Provisional Patent Application No. 63/481,438, �Ablation Chamber Assemblies, Liners, and Associated Components and Methods,� BEA Docket No. BA-1383.� INL seeks to license the above intellectual property to a company with a demonstrated ability to bring such inventions to the market. Exclusive rights in defined fields of use may be available. Added value is placed on relationships with small businesses, start-up companies, and general entrepreneurship opportunities. Please visit Technology Deployment�s website at https://inl.gov/inl-initiatives/technology-deployment for more information on working with INL and the industrial partnering and technology transfer process.� Companies interested in learning more about this licensing opportunity should contact Andrew Rankin at td@inl.gov.
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Idaho Falls, ID 83415, USA
- Zip Code: 83415
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 83415
- Record
- SN06831261-F 20230916/230914230119 (samdaily.us)
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