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Goddard
Space Flight Center
1992 Phase II
Rectangular-Area
3D Locking Sprag
Honeybee
Robotics, Ltd.
New York, NY
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INNOVATION
Developed Rectangular
Area Contact 3D Locking Sprag (RACLS) that reduces the contact stress
in conventional 3D sprag-locking mechanisms between the sprag and the
inner and outer race, thus allowing for greater loading capability and/or
lower wear rate of the components.
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Rectangular-Area 3D Locking Sprag
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ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- Reduced the contract stress
in conventional 3D sprag-locking mechanisms between the sprag and
the inner and outer race, thus allowing for greater loading capability
and/or lower wear rate of the components
- This technology could provide
a new generation of brakes, clutches and other locking mechanisms
that can withstand higher loads, thus extending their possible applications.
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COMMERCIALIZATION
- A licensing agreement
has been signed with Spragtech, LLC in order for them to utilize
our Patent #5,518,094 for the Clutch/Brake Having Rectangular-Area-Contact
3D Locking Sprag.
- Spragtech will use this technology
in the development and marketing of three-dimensional sprags for
two specific applications: hand tools and bicycles.
- Discussions are being held with
Avid Technology regarding the utilization of these sprags for their
line of mountain bikes.
- Spragtech is in the process
of concluding marketing agreements with several large hand tool
manufactures
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GOVERNMENT/SCIENCE
APPLICATIONS
- Spragtech is an intellectual
property company established to facilitate the transfer of technology
developed by NASA for commercial use
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