Intellectual Property

We recognize the importance of intellectual property whether through a patent, licensing of software, copyright, invention disclosures, trademarks, or trade secrets.

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 may be assigned to the client. SwRI generally retains the rights to Institute-funded advancements. We also help clients pursue patents for their sponsored research. For information on licensing any of the technologies in our intellectual property portfolio, contact the General Counsel’s Office at +1 210 522 5560.

 

Patent Number Date Of Issue Title of Invention Inventors
12,467,393 11/11/2025 Warm Air Recirculation for Exhaust Aftertreatment Warmup of Internal Combustion Engine

Alexander Michlberger; Prathik Meruva; Daniel Christopher Bitsis, Jr.

12,460,921 11/04/2025 Metrology 3D Scanning System and Method

Mingu Kang; Levi Armstrong; Matthew M. Robinson; Marc Alban; Brad Johnson; James Clark

12,459,106 11/04/2025 Autonomous Rail and Tread Self-Driving and Anchoring Assembly

Cody Bressler; Meera M. Towler

12,442,863 10/14/2025 Systems and methods for battery performance monitoring

Jayant Vitthal Sarlashkar; Venkata Rajesh Chundru; Bapiraju Surampudi

12,422,426 09/23/2025 Electrically Insulated Block-on-Rotating-Ring Test Unit and Method

Carlos J. Sanchez; Peter Mark Lee

12,416,301 09/16/2025 Traveling Wave Fluid Energy Machine

Craig R. Nolen, Jr.

12,411,111 09/09/2025 Reference-Free Load-Modulated Longitudinal Rail Stress Measurement using Ultrasonic LCR Waves

Xin Chen; Adam C. Cobb; Douglas R. Earnest; Keith A. Bartels

12,385,673 08/12/2025 High Temperature Industrial Heat Pump with Novel Method to Make Use of Shallow Low-GradeGeothermal Energy

Jordan Nielson; Simon Todd

12,385,673 08/12/2025 High Temperature Industrial Heat Pump With Novel Method To Make Use Of Shallow Low-Grade Geothermal Energy

Jordan Nielson; Simon Todd

12,372,037 07/29/2025 Hydrogen Fuel Pressure Energy Recovery for Hydrogen Engine Vehicles

Edward M. Smith