Capture NASA AMTPS via Patent Thicket Sovereignty
- Organization
- NASA Langley Research Center Technology Transfer Office
- Sector
- Commercial spaceflight companies (SpaceX, Blue Origin, Virgin Galactic) and aerospace defense contractors
- Location
- United States
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Executive summary
Current state
NASA's Langley Research Center has made AMTPS heat shield formulations patent available for licensing at TRL 5, creating a commercial opportunity for space industry entrants seeking validated thermal protection technology without the R&D overhead.
Market catalyst
NASA holds foundational AMTPS patent but lacks complementary manufacturing process patents, creating a sovereignty gap where a licensee can file secondary patents covering specific extrusion methods, material formulations, and application techniques that NASA didn't protect.
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