The US Army seeks a partner to license and commercialize the Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy) SERS analytical method that is sensitive enough to identify a molecule using only a single particle. This patented invention can be found on the Army Research Lab (ARL) IP Store that will make it easy for you to gain rights to ARL’s patented Optical Trapping technology.

1. October 25, 2016
Press Release – For Immediate Release
For more information contact:
Brian Metzger, TechLink Technology Manager (406-994-7782),
brian.metzger@montana.edu, Web: http://techlinkcenter.org
US Army Research Laboratory Lists New SERS Analytical Method leveraging Optical
Trapping in their On-Line Technology Store
The US Army seeks a partner to license and commercialize the SERS analytical method that is
sensitive enough to identify a molecule using only a single particle. This patented invention can
be found on the Army Research Lab (ARL) IP Store that will make it easy for you to gain rights to
ARL’s patented Optical Trapping technology.
“The system is non-invasive and non-destructive, does not suffer interference from water and is
insensitive to the excitation wavelength,” notes Dan Swanson, Licensing Leader at TechLink. “By
promoting the patent, which includes a method of particle detection analysis and an approach
for building a library of enhanced particle scattering spectra in an online store, we hope to make
the licensing language and terms straightforward and affordable.”
The “ARL IP Store” is a website that allows users to browse technologies, select a specific
opportunity, download the patent and published papers, and apply for a license to make, use
and sell the technology, all on-line. The store is opening with an inventory of 20 technologies—
from remote sensing devices to advanced materials and semiconductors. This initial inventory
represents only a fraction of ARL’s over 300 active patents, and the store will continually add
new selections.
“We’re hoping that putting some of our patented technologies into an online store will bring
these technologies to the attention of entrepreneurs who can bring them to market,” said
Thomas Mulkern, chief of the ARL Technology Transfer and Outreach Office. “The Army
Research Lab is eager to work with the business community.”
The online store, a first-of-kind licensing portal for the DoD, came about through a team effort
including ARL and two of its key partners in the technology transfer arena, TechLink and Leidos
Corp. The team began working in January 2016 to identify patents that would be good
candidates for the store, especially those approaching a second round of maintenance fees.
About ARL The U.S. Army Research Laboratory is part of the U.S. Army Research, Development
and Engineering Command, which has the mission to ensure decisive overmatch for unified land
operations to empower the Army, the joint warfighter and our nation. RDECOM is a major
subordinate command of the U.S. Army Materiel Command.

2. About TechLink TechLink helps the Department of Defense to establish licensing and other
technology transfer agreements with US industry. These agreements transfer DoD inventions to
industry, enable companies to create new products and services, and stimulate economic
development.
About Leidos Leidos is a global leader in the integration and application of information,
technology, and systems to solve critical customer problems, delivering innovative solutions and
services through the collaboration of diverse and talented employees.