FROM MINDS TO MARKETS
transfer arena, TechLink and Leidos,” a private, for-profit defense solutions com- pany based in Reston, Virginia, said Jason Craley, the ARL technology trans- fer specialist who led the project.
Te team began in January 2016 by iden- tifying 40 patents believed to be good candidates for express licensing, notably those approaching their second main- tenance fees at 7½ years. (Maintenance fees are required by the Patent and Trade- mark Office to maintain a valid patent.) Army policy is to not pay second main- tenance fees on patents for technologies that are not being used or have not gar- nered outside interest.
Te team selected half of the 40 pat-
ented technologies, conducted detailed interviews with inventors and gathered marketing materials. TechLink posted the inventions on ARL’s Intellectual Property (IP) Store, which is hosted by
TechLink’s website and is also accessible through ARL’s home page.
ARL’s IP Store currently features 433 patented technologies, of which 30 are available via express licensing. Compa- nies or entrepreneurs can browse these technologies, select a specific opportu- nity, download the patent and published papers, then apply for a license to make, use and sell the technology—all online.
“A few of our patents were sunsetting before the marketplace was ready or before we could adequately advertise them,” said Craley. “Our hope is that by placing ARL’s technologies in the online store and making them conveniently accessible through express licensing, we’ll boost
their exposure and reduce
transaction costs to licensing. Tis is part of our push to reduce obstacles for small business,” he said.
A BOOST FROM NATICK LABS In June 2017,
the U.S. Army Natick
Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center (NSRDEC) began publicly offering express licensing on the TechLink website, which currently features a total of 112 NSRDEC tech- nologies available for licensing.
Entrepreneurs and businesses can shop those patented technologies online, including the Insulated Container for Cold Beverages, a high-tech ice chest that keeps water bottles cool for 56 hours in 100-plus-degree weather—far longer than existing ice chests—resulting in less waste, better hydration and improved Soldier morale.
Te Army’s patented invention is con- structed with Modular Lightweight Load-carrying Equipment webbing for secure storage, addressing concerns about traditional ice chests becoming projectiles
Technology Transfer: The Economic Impacts
• $20.4 billion in total sales of new products and services.
• $3.4 billion in sales of new products to the U.S. military.
• $48.8 billion in total economic output nationwide.
• $1.6 billion in new tax revenues (federal, state and local).
• 182,985 full-time jobs created or retained. • 12,199 full-time jobs per year with an aver- age salary of $71,337.
TECHNOLOGY LAUNCH
Sgt. Justin Carrington, unmanned aircraft system repairer with 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division (2-3 IBCT), prepares an RQ-7 Shadow unmanned aerial vehicle for flight at Evans Army Airfield near Fort Stewart, Georgia, last January. TechLink’s website makes it easier to search for Army technologies that are available for license—by keyword, industry area and laboratory. A search for "UAV," for example, brings up an Army system for collisionless flying. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Efren Rodriguez)
(SOURCE: “National Economic Impacts from DoD License Agreements with U.S. Industry, 2000-2014,”
wp-content/uploads/2017/01/2016-DoD- Licensing-Study-E-Publication.pdf)
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