NASA Grants Patent License for Wire Fault Detection Tech
Published Date: 2/17/2026
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Summary
NASA plans to give Sun City Smart Technology Solutions, Inc. a special patent license for two cool inventions that help detect and fix wire problems. If anyone thinks this isn’t fair or has a better idea, they have until March 4, 2026, to speak up. This could open doors for new tech uses and business opportunities, so keep an eye on the deadline!
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
NASA to License Wire-Fault Patents
NASA intends to grant an exclusive, co-exclusive, or partially exclusive U.S. patent license to Sun City Smart Technology Solutions, Inc. (principal place of business in El Paso, Texas) to practice U.S. Patent No. 8,593,153 (Method of Fault Detection and Rerouting) and U.S. Patent No. 8,810,255 (In-Situ Wire Damage Detection System). The license may have limited fields of use, and NASA has not made a final determination and may deny the requested license even if no objections are filed.
March 4, 2026 Objection Deadline
If you want to object to the contemplated license or submit a competing application, you must send written objections or completed competing applications to NASA by March 4, 2026; competing applications received by that date will be treated as objections. Objections submitted in response to this notice will not be made available for public inspection and, to the extent permitted by law, will not be released under the Freedom of Information Act.
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