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 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
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