NPS Patents Collection

The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) maintains an extensive intellectual property portfolio of more than 200 issued patents spanning a broad range of scientific and engineering disciplines. All Patent Awards are available in the NPS Institutional Archive, Calhoun.

Browse the full Patents Collection or explore Patent Awards by Year:

2026 Patents | 2025 Patents | 2024 Patents | 2023 Patents  | 2022 Patents | 1973-2021 Patents

Patent License Agreement (PLA)

A PLA is a contract between a Navy laboratory (licensor) and a licensee that defines the terms under which the licensee may make, sell, and use a patented invention. The License Agreement can be non-exclusive, partially exclusive, or exclusive and is individually negotiated between representatives from the respective Navy laboratories and the prospective licensee.

Commercial Licenses are intended for partners to manufacture and sell products in private-sector markets, government markets, or both. Organizations whose intent is to sell products solely to the U.S. Government should consider a Government Purpose License.

• Interested parties are encouraged to review the list of Navy technologies available for licensing at TechLink.
• To pursue a Commercial License, applicants must submit a completed Application for License to Practice a Navy Invention to: research@nps.edu.

Our technology transfer team will review your application and work with you to evaluate technical fit, commercialization potential, and appropriate licensing terms.

For more information about patents and guidelines for NPS, go to the Office of Counsel website.

Memo from the Vice Provost of Research on working with NPS Faculty (Feb. 2023)