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
12,258,883 03/25/2025 Charge, Storage, and Discharge Energy System Using Liquid Air and sCO2

Owen M. Pryor; Aaron M. Rimpel

12,247,515 03/11/2025 Power Production Plant Including Liquid Oxygen Storage and Method of Operation of the Power Production Plant

James Jeffrey Moore; Owen Pryor; Jeremy Fetvedt; Ian Cormier

12,247,508 03/11/2025 System and Method for Reduced Nitrous Oxide Emissions Using Predictive Urea Dosing Control

Venkata R. Chundru; Sankar B. Rengarajan; Jayant V. Sarlashkar; Scott Hotz

12,228,422 02/18/2025 Navigation System for Unmanned Aircraft in Unknown Environments

Logan A. Elliott; Anthony J. Wagner; Justin B. Daniel; Stephen A. Geiger

12,134,757 11/05/2024 Apparatus

Jian Ling; Kreg A. Zimmern; Michael C. Milone

12,078,584 09/03/2024 Device for Measuring Three-Dimensional Velocity Size, and/or Shape of Particles

Keith Nowicki; Alex Parker; Alejandro Soto

12,078,563 09/03/2024 Frictional Torque Determination Technique

Greg Hansen; Peter Lee; Carlos Sanchez

12,054,459 08/06/2024 Purification of Bis-Quaternary Pyridinium Oximes

Shawn T. Blumberg; Antonio Menchaca; Christopher Dorsey; Asa Waterman

12,041,381 07/16/2024 Passive Infrared Sensing and Detection

Zachary Balcar: Ayetullah Baha Biten; Sara Ahmed; Samar Dessouky; Jerome Helffrich

12,038,768 07/16/2024 Obstacle Detection and Avoidance System for Autonomous Aircraft and Other Autonomous Vehicles

Omar D. Medjaouri; David J. Anthony; Stephen A. Geiger