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
12,737,878 09/15/2026 Bone Fracture Risk Prediction Using Low-Resolution Clinical Computed Tomography (Ct) Scans

Lance L. Frazer; Daniel P. Nicolella; Nathan Louis

12,732,284 09/08/2026 Low-Amplitude High-Precision Ultrasonic Pulser

Nathan Richter; Jay Fisher

12,709,794 08/18/2026 Variable Hardness Nanocomposite Coating

Jianliang Lin; Peter Mark Lee; Lake Speed, Jr.

12,687,033 07/21/2026 Parallelogram Articulated Lattice Mast - PALM

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

12,546,758 02/10/2026 Electric Vehicle Fluid Test System

Joshua C. Conner; Nolan A. Erickson; J. Matthew Jackson; Terrence F. Alger, II

12,539,515 02/03/2026 Devices for Cell Separation

Jian Ling; Stephen T. Wellinghoff; Carlos Martín Cantú; Angelica Fernandez

12,516,257 01/06/2026 Technologies for Reducing the Viscosity of Crude Oil

James Wood; Sergio Trevino

12,497,698 12/16/2025 Coatings Formed from the Deposition of Plasma-Activated Adducts

Michael A. Miller; Ronghua Wei; Gregory J. Hatton

12,486,790 12/02/2025 Intermediate Pressure Supercritical CO2 Power Cycle

Aaron M. McClung; Klaus Brun

12,475,691 11/18/2025 System and Method for Overcoming Real-World Losses in Machine Learning Applications

Harold A. Garza; David R. Chambers; Douglas A. Brooks