Nasa S Technology Transfer Program Solicits Inquiries From Companies Interested In Obtaining License Rights To Commercialize Manufacture And Market The Following Technology License Rights May Be Issued On An Exclusive Or Nonexclusive Basis And May Include Specific Fields Of Use Nasa Provides No Funding In Conjunction With These Potential Licenses The Technology Nasa Has Invented A Novel Technology For Estimating Algae Growth Stages And Lipid Content Using Light Absorption Or Reflection In Selected Wavelengths This Invention Provides Simultaneous Information About Both Algae Growth And Lipid Content And It Does Not Depend Solely On The Time Of Growth It Implicitly Includes Variables Due To Environmental Parameters Such As Nutrient Deprivation Or Other Stresses This Is Helpful For Subsequent Processing Of The Algae Into Nutraceuticals Pharmaceuticals Animal Feed Fertilizer Or Biofuels This Invention Provides A Method Using Light In Different Wavelength Ranges To Estimate I Algae Growth Stage And Ii Algae Growth Rates In Media E G Fresh Water Or Marine Water Absorption Of Light Is Measured For A Beam Having A Specified Light Intensity In Each Of Two Or More Specified Narrow Wavelength Ranges Optionally Light Absorption Is Corrected For Absorption In The Same Wavelength Range By The Medium Then Absorption Of Light Is Compared With A Reference Set Of Absorption Values For The Algae At Different Growth Stages Algorithm Is Applied To Determine Differences Between Measured Absorption Values And Reference Absorption Values To Estimate Growth Stage Compensation For Light Reflection From A Liquid Absent Algae Is Similar Lipid Content Of The Algae Is Measured At Each Of A Selected Set Of Growth Stages The Estimated Growth Stage Is Correlated With A Time Variable To Estimate Time For Initiation Of Growth Of Algae Under Specified Conditions One Or More Relevant Environmental Parameters Light Intensity Or Wavelength Temperature Or Nutrients Is Varied In The Growth Medium For The Algae And The Time Required For Their Grow This Determined And Related To The System Described Here To Express Interest In This Opportunity Please Submit A License Application Through Nasa S Automated Technology Licensing Application System Atlas By Visiting Https Technology Nasa Gov Patent Top2 227 If You Have Any Questions Please Contact Ames Research Center Arc Techtransfer Mail Nasa Gov With The Title Of This Technology Transfer Opportunity As Listed In This Beta Sam Gov Notice And Your Preferred Contact Information For More Information About Licensing Other Nasa Developed Technologies Please Visit The Nasa Technology Transfer Portal At Https Technology Nasa Gov These Responses Are Provided To Members Of Nasa S Technology Transfer Program For The Purpose Of Promoting Public Awareness Of Nasa Developed Technology Products And Conducting Preliminary Market Research To Determine Public Interest In And Potential For Future Licensing Opportunities No Follow On Procurement Is Expected To Result From Responses To This Notice
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