NASA Patent Abstracts Bibliography: A Continuing Bibliography

摘要

Several thousand inventions result each year from research supported by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA seeks patent protection on inventions to which it has title if the invention has important use in government programs or significant commercial potential. These inventions cover a broad range of technologies and include many that have useful and valuable commercial application. NASA inventions best serve the interests of the United States when their benefits are available to the public. In many instances, the granting of nonexclusive or exclusive licenses for the practice of these inventions may assist in the accomplishment of this objective. This bibliography is published as a service to companies, firms, and individuals seeking new, licensable products for the commercial market. The NASA Patent Abstracts Bibliography is an annual NASA publication containing comprehensive abstracts of NASA-owned inventions covered by U.S. patents. The citations included were originally published in NASA s Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports (STAR). The citations published in this issue cover the period October 2007 through September 2008. The subjects covered include the NASA Scope and Subject Category Guide s 10 broad subject divisions separated further into 76 specific categories. However, not all categories contain citations during the date range of this issue; therefore, the Table of Contents does not include all divisions and categories. Each citation includes an abstract and, when available, a key illustration taken from the patent or application for patent. Also when available, citations include a link to the full-text document online. This report lists NASA patent abstracts announced in the NASA Aeronautics and Space Database over the past 12 months.