Here are a few notable highlights from some recently completed projects.
NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center
The TTO is reporting a marked increase in licensing interest in AFRC technologies, due in large part to Fuentek’s efforts to screen, assess, and market the Armstrong portfolio. We are currently providing negotiation support for several technologies, and the TTO is hopeful they’ll have at least a couple licenses in place in the coming months.
Fuentek also helped Armstrong with an impressive showing at the 2015 Create the Future Design Contest. Out of a record-setting 1,150 entries, AFRC technologies came up with 2 of the top 22 winning entries! The Real-Time Fiber Optic Sensing System won in the Electronics category, and A Proven System for Preventing Ground Collisions of Aircraft was an Honorable Mention in the Aerospace & Defense category.
These entries, along with three other AFRC technologies– sonic boom display, cryogenic fiber optic sensing, and ADS-B-based sense and avoid system— landed in the contest’s Top 100, recognized for receiving the highest overall scores from the judges. Congrats to all the consultants who helped with this project!
Georgia Tech Research Corporation
The Office of Sponsored Projects continues to be thrilled with Fuentek’s website support. We’re also conducting some training for associates in the Industry Engagement group and are helping new staff hone their IP management skills.
University of Vermont
We received very positive feedback on our first set of projects for this new client. In particular, inventors appreciated our analysis and next-step recommendations, which made this client quite happy. We’re looking forward to continuing to work with UVM!
And now for a few Accolades….
“You often nudge me to go places I initially am resistant to pursue; however, once I get there, I am really glad we took that path because the results are amazing.” – David Voracek, NASA Armstrong
“The briefing was highly successful and the follow up led to many inquiries for patent licenses and one executed license… The briefing material and its production were outstanding and worthy of this exceptional rating.” – NASA Johnson Space Center’s contractor performance evaluation
“Love, love the new blog post!” – Kerry Swift, University of Vermont
“I’m really pleased with the entire team’s work.” – Michelle Powell, Georgia Tech
“Thank you for your excellent job and providing it as scheduled.” – Arundhati Banerjee, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute