TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER ii From theTechnology Deployment Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Abstract. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Intellectual Property. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Patents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Copyright Assertion Highlights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Open Source Software Release Highlights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Agreements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Cooperative Research & Development Agreement (CRADA) Highlights. . . . 14 Strategic Partnership Project (SPP) Highlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Lab AcceleratorTraining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Energy I-Corps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Licensing Highlights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Royalties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Technology-Based Economic Development Highlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Awards & Recognition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Contents On the Cover: A licensing agreement with Dynexus Technology will commercialize INL technology for forecasting health and safety characteristics of advanced batteries. Editor: Nicole Stricker Writers: Paul Menser, Leslie Wright Graphic Artist: Scott Brown Photographer: Chris Morgan Disclaimer This information was prepared as an account of work sponsored by an agency of the U.S. Government. Neither the U.S. Government nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees, makes any warranty, expressed or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness, of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights. References herein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise, does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the U.S. Government or any agency thereof.The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the U.S. Government or any agency thereof.