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Patents

Since 1947 we have earned more than 1,500 U.S. patents. As part of a long-held tradition, patent rights arising from sponsored research at the Institute can be assigned to the client. SwRI generally retains the rights to Institute-funded advancements. We also help clients pursue patents for their sponsored research. If you are interested in licensing SwRI IP, contact our General Counsel’s Office at +1 210 522 5560.

 

Patent Number Date Of Issue Title of Invention Inventors
11,821,682 11/21/2023 Natural Gas Processing Using Supercritical Fluid Power Cycles

Griffin C. Beck; David L. Ransom; Kevin M. Hoopes

11,807,021 11/07/2023 Fluorescent Printing on Fabric for Use as Control Input to Automated Positioning Equipment

Stephen Wiedmann; Victoria Wahlen; Branson Brockschmidt

11,802,496 10/31/2023 Direct-Fired Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Power Cycle that Generates Power and Hydrogen

Grant O. Musgrove; Brian Connolly

11,799,414 10/24/2023 Passively Deployable Solar Panel Array with Truss Backing

Toby J. Harvey; Thomas J. Harvey; Thomas J. Rose; Randy J. Rose

11,788,521 10/17/2023 Centrifugal Compressor with Piston Intensifier

Timothy Charles Allison

11,774,351 10/03/2023 Method and Apparatus for Measuring Engine Oil Consumption Using Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy

Cary Henry; Nolan Wright; Thomas Moore

11,768,128 09/26/2023 Neutronic Engine

Martin L. Wissink; Christopher L. Wray; Scott J. Curran; Ke An; Matthew J. Frost; Yan Chen

11,761,883 09/19/2023 Integrating Cavity of Monolithic Fumed Silica

Thomas Moore; Kurt D. Retherford; Charity Phillips-Lander

11,739,043 08/29/2023 Illudin Analogs, Uses Thereof, and Methods for Synthesizing the Same

Gregory J. Tobin; Shawn T. Blumberg; Andrey D. Malakhov

11,739,084 08/29/2023 Synthetic Route to Scopolamine and/or Antropine

Shawn T. Blumberg; Paul W. Miguel; Daniel A. Hinojosa