Technology Transfer

NSWC Crane’s patent portfolio is a part of Crane’s Technology Transfer (T2) program. T2 seeks to license and collaborate with local individuals, companies and academic institutions for the purpose of transferring government protected innovations for commercialization, ultimately spurring economic development and transfer back into the federal government.

Latest NSWC Crane T2 News

NSWC Crane Technology Transfer bridges the gap between innovation and businesses through licensing Navy technology
April 2, 2024 — An NSWC Crane technology was licensed to industry, through a Government Purpose License, to support... MORE

NSWC Crane assists in creating technology to detect and identify U.S. Navy sailors in emergency situations
December 15, 2023 — As international rules-based order is challenged, our Navy and military prepares to face those... MORE

NSWC Crane is a ‘super-user’ of the NSIN X-Force Fellowship, integrating non-traditional talent to challenging problem
December 7, 2023 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) hosted dozens of students in the... MORE

NSWC Crane's NSIN X-Force Summer 2023 Cohort

NSWC Crane recognizes researchers and inventors for 2023
November 30, 2023 — CRANE, Ind. – Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) held its annual Inventor Recognition Event in conjunction with its In-House Laboratory Independent Research (ILIR) and Independent Applied Research (IAR) Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) Program Review on November 28. Fifty people attended the event that took place at the High-Velocity (HiVe) Innovation Center at NSWC Crane, where 35 inventors were recognized, and 13 ILIR/IAR programs were displayed... MORE

T2 Inventors of the Year Award recipients left to right: Dr. Robert Cooper, Dr. Stuart Barkley, and Dr. Greg Forcherio.

NSWC Crane employee part of collaborative Army, Navy Hypersonic team recognized nationally for transferring technology
June 1, 2023 — An NSWC Crane employee is a member of a multi-agency team that was recognized by the Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC) during its 2023 National Meeting in Cleveland, Ohio on March 28-30. Members from Sandia National Laboratories, Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office, Strategic Systems Programs, and Naval Sea System Program received FLC’s 2023 Interagency Partnership Award for advancing hypersonics technology. Patrick Shaffer, Distinguished Engineer for Hypersonics at NSWC Crane, provided initial team direction and conceived technology transfer workshops held in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Shaffer said it is an honor to be a member of the team that was recognized for this critical effort. “It was a pleasure to work with an immensely talented and dedicated group of people that successfully transitioned a prototype design to a product that was buildable by industry,” he said. ... MORE

NSWC Crane employee Mr. Patrick Shaffer is a member of a multi-agency team that was recognized by the Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC) during its 2023 National Meeting in Cleveland, Ohio on March 28-30. Members from Sandia National Laboratories, Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office, Strategic Systems Programs, and Naval Sea System Program received FLC’s 2023 Interagency Partnership Award for advancing hypersonics technology.