# TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER OPPORTUNITY: Cord Tension Measurement Device (C-Gauge) (MSC-TOPS-83)

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/t2pjsc00043

- Solicitation number: T2P-JSC-00043
- Notice type: Special notice
- Status: Closed. Deadline was April 20, 2025 at 5:00 PM EDT
- Department: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Contracting office: NASA Headquarters (80HQTR)
- NAICS: 927110 Space Research and Technology
- Product or service code: 9999 Miscellaneous Items
- First posted: May 14, 2024
- Last posted: May 14, 2024
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/4b3e6ab23e4b4a7299875e7c7bfe9883/view

## Description

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:** Innovators at the NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC) have developed the C-Gauge, a non-invasive tension measurement device for axial loaded cords. Cordage-based flexible structure systems are used by NASA as parachutes and inflatable structures. For engineers to fully design, develop, and test these types of systems, they must understand the tension and loading of the structural components including the load carrying cords.

Traditional in-line load cells require cords to be severed and attached to a metallic interface. The C-Gauge attaches to the cord without any severing of the cord and can measure the structural response without affecting the dynamics of the system, providing engineers a non-invasive way to test cordage-based structures with a small, low-profile, and lightweight device.

The C-Gauge has a variety of potential applications including, but not limited to, parachutes, inflatable structures, hot air balloons, weather balloons, blimps, sails, and parasails.

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/MSC-TOPS-83 If you have any questions, please e-mail NASA’s Technology Transfer Program at Agency-Patent-Licensing@mail.nasa.gov with the title of this Technology Transfer Opportunity as listed in this 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.

## Publications

- May 14, 2024: Special notice, due April 20, 2025 at 5:00 PM EDT. Notice 4b3e6ab23e4b4a7299875e7c7bfe9883. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/4b3e6ab23e4b4a7299875e7c7bfe9883/view

## Points of contact

- NASA’s Technology Transfer Program, Agency-Patent-Licensing@mail.nasa.gov

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