TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER OPPORTUNITY: Low Mass Antenna Boosts Tender

• Country: USA
• Summary: TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER OPPORTUNITY: Low Mass Antenna Boosts RFID Device Performance (MSC-TOPS-117)
• UST Ref No: 107514256
• Deadline: 13 Aug 2025
• Financier: Self Financed
• Purchaser Ownership: Government
• Tender Value: Refer Document
• Notice Type: Tender
• Document Ref. No.: T2P-JSC-00054
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• Description:
• Description
  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 Johnson Space Center have developed a quarter-wavelength RFID dual mode antenna that provides polarization diversity and employs dual resonances, but in a form factor that is much smaller than other RFID antennas that provide similar functionality. Typically, antennas designed to provide this performance are on the order of half-wavelength structure which means a larger form factor. Development of this antenna was motivated by the Hyper-Distributed RFID Antenna (HYDRA) system. The HYDRA design seeks a “barely visible” implementation, with a coaxial cable connecting a number of RFID antennas that are not much bigger than the coaxial cable itself. This reduced size should be useful in enclosed vehicles, office spaces, laboratories, etc. Although this RFID dual mode antenna was originally developed for the HYDRA system, this antenna has other applications. For example, small antennas with polarization diversity in handheld RFID readers have long been a challenge. The industry standard is a ceramic half-wavelength puck that is somewhat heavy and leads to ergonomic problems with handheld RFID readers. This innovation could provide a substantial improvement in handheld readers, and similarly with drone-based readers, for applications in which mass is almost always a primary factor.
  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/MSC-TOPS-117
  If you have any questions, please e-mail NASA-s Technology Transfer Pro...
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