tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post242729162768420540..comments2023-08-27T06:53:36.768-06:00Comments on LANL: The Rest of the Story: Frank Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02134775226991383924noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-37237191500808816662007-08-27T08:01:00.000-06:002007-08-27T08:01:00.000-06:00There are ideas from LANL that have yielded signif...There are ideas from LANL that have yielded significant economic growth.<BR/><BR/>I have a list of all of them for the last 30 years.<BR/><BR/>The biggest was radio frequency identification.<BR/><BR/>The simplest summary of these stories is:<BR/><BR/>1. Think of something good.<BR/>2. Leave the Lab.<BR/>3. Make the invention<BR/>4. Learn how to commercialize the invention.<BR/><BR/>In Science (I think) in 1993, there was a quote from a Livermore employee. It went something like this.<BR/><BR/>"Tech Transfer? It is 100% successful here. Everyone who invents a useful technology leaves the lab."<BR/><BR/>Later.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00554125399084826637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-14157704186652111242007-08-26T23:19:00.000-06:002007-08-26T23:19:00.000-06:00A half, eh? Based on the performance of the IP an...A half, eh? Based on the performance of the IP and TT folks, I can bet which half that is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-34347253786397118372007-08-26T23:16:00.000-06:002007-08-26T23:16:00.000-06:0010:52 PM - me too. I couldn't even get the damn l...10:52 PM - me too. I couldn't even get the damn lawyer in Legal to call me back after writing e-mails and leaving several phone messages. We couldn't wait and had to publish. We (me/LANL/LANS) all lost out!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-22643308188308191742007-08-26T22:52:00.000-06:002007-08-26T22:52:00.000-06:00We have, as I was told when I tried to get a paten...We have, as I was told when I tried to get a patent, exactly one and a half patent attorneys. If you have plenty of program money you can contract for patent writing outside, or DOE itself might file for you, as has happened when the lab couldn't afford it. Good luck getting a patent around here if you don't file yourself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-84356563369056513172007-08-26T19:41:00.000-06:002007-08-26T19:41:00.000-06:00It's all show. None of this effort pays for itse...It's all show. None of this effort pays for itself. It just gives LANL management and the local politicians something to crow about and hope than no one ask any tough questions. It would be interesting to know how much the technology spin-off office at LANL costs the lab in terms of operating costs. I suspect it is significant.<BR/><BR/>Are there any ideas that came out of LANL that have resulted in significant economic growth? I'm not aware of any. I believe our sister lab, SNL, does a better job in this area.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-90010661769347328312007-08-26T17:36:00.000-06:002007-08-26T17:36:00.000-06:00Can a value be given to this so-called intellectua...Can a value be given to this so-called intellectual property? Universities like Stanford and MIT will disclose their income from patent licensing. It seems, of course, inappropriate for LANL to conceal these numbers in the name of secrecy. Particularly since the fes come from businesses.<BR/>How much a year does LANL get from licensing the patents that have been the subject of so much self praise? There is a sizable staff writing patents and looking for customers. Do the fees pay for their salaries? To use a popular phrase, "Show me the beef!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com