Understand every term used across SpinOut Uโventures, IP, licensing, personas, credits, and systemsโexplained in plain language.
A temporary, low-cost placeholder patent filed to establish priority while refining claims and system logic. Valid for 12 months and often used for spinouts-in-development.
A curated group of complementary patents, data, and subsystemsโcombined to solve a market signal or form a full-stack venture foundation.
A pre-vetted builder embedded into a studio or SpinOut U campus to lead venture development based on matched IP, problem signals, or systemic scaffolds.
A verified, sellable unit representing 1 ton of COโ permanently removed from the atmosphere. Credits can be generated through pathways like biochar, mineralization, or SmartSort-enabled diversion.
Non-dilutive federal funding mechanisms supporting small businesses commercializing high-impact R&D. Often used to de-risk university spinouts or early IP ventures.
University or federal lab staff responsible for managing patent portfolios, licensing opportunities, and the bridge between lab innovation and commercialization.
A dynamic licensing model that grants rights not just to use IPโbut to evolve, swap, add subsystems, and generate recursive spinouts through a system-level build license.
A full, enforceable patent granted by the USPTO that protects the structure, function, or method of an invention. Typically filed after a provisional to secure long-term rights.
An analysis ensuring that a new product or process does not infringe on any existing active patents. Crucial for de-risking commercialization and licensing pathways.
A novel licensing method that allows sub-licensing, modular remixing, and derivative inventionsโenabling new ventures to be built recursively from prior bundles.
The system-level foundation of a spinout, composed of core patents, bundled subsystems, and commercialization logic. Built to enable rapid, layered venture formation.
The process of converting intellectual property into blockchain-based digital assetsโenabling fractional ownership, licensing automation, and traceable attribution.
A structured venture template composed of bundled IP, matched team roles, legal templates, and a go-to-market roadmapโready for launch with minimal setup friction.
A dynamic system that matches user types (faculty, student, corporate, civic, etc.) to the most relevant actions, bundles, and roles within the SpinOut U ecosystem.
A real-world venture prototyping environment where spinouts can test, validate, and iterate using matched capital, pilot sites, and institutional partners.
An AI-powered tool that assembles compatible IP, data, and market needs into cohesive venture bundlesโoptimized for market signals and downstream deployment.
A system that auto-matches or creates virtual executive roles (CEO, CTO, CSO, CMO, etc.) for spinoutsโaligned by skillsets, venture stage, and vertical expertise.
A behavioral and technological waste-sorting system using color-coded bags/dots, AI matching, and verified tracking to enable high-quality diversion and carbon credit issuance.
A standardized system for quantifying environmental outcomesโsuch as COโ captured, diverted, or sequesteredโenabling credit generation and compliance reporting.
A thermal decomposition process that converts organic waste into biochar and syngas, enabling durable carbon removal and circular material reuse.
A wet thermochemical process that transforms organic waste into hydrochar under pressureโsuitable for high-moisture streams and deep sequestration.
A process where captured COโ reacts with minerals to form stable carbonatesโpermanently locking away carbon in concrete, asphalt, or rock.
The U.S. Department of Energyโs innovation agency funding high-risk, high-reward energy technologies with major decarbonization or system impact potential.
A billion-dollar advance market commitment funding verified carbon removal purchases. Often used to secure demand for novel CDR ventures.
A commercialization strategy where spinouts are purpose-built for acquisition by a known downstream customer (corporation, utility, agency) from day one.
A flexible licensing model offering different price points or rights (e.g. student, studio, enterprise) depending on whoโs building and how IP is deployed.
A mayorโs office, public works team, or municipal department engaging with SpinOut U to pilot, license, or co-deploy carbon-negative civic technologies.
Any studentโfrom high school to PhDโempowered to launch ventures using bundled IP, faculty support, and platform-generated scaffolds via SpinOut U.
An innovation lead, ESG officer, or strategic R&D executive submitting market needs, technical gaps, or vision signals that guide new spinout creation.
A university researcher with existing IP or breakthrough ideas, seeking to commercialize via bundled spinouts or join as a technical co-founder-in-residence.
A foundational invention covering not just one component, but the entire framework, logic, and deployment of an interoperable, scalable innovation system (e.g., SpinOut U, HVACapture, SmartSort).
The complete structure of a digital or physical system, including its data flows, user logic, licensing rules, integration layers, and underlying IP scaffolding.
The system layer that allows different modules, inventions, or APIs to seamlessly work togetherโessential for spinouts using multiple IP sources or tech stacks.
A modular startup framework including bundled IP, system architecture, licensing templates, market fit, founder roles, and funding strategyโready to activate.
The logic layer coordinating technologies, roles, IP, funding, and deployment pathways across a full ecosystem of spinouts or system functions.
A distinct plug-and-play component (e.g., COโ capture, MRV, smart routing) that can be inserted into different system scaffolds or spinouts.
The process of intelligently matching and grouping IP, datasets, and system logic based on meaning, signal alignment, and target deployment needs.
The process of adding new IP, roles, capital, or signal-matching to a live venture to strengthen traction, open new markets, or increase valuation.
SpinOut Uโs unique capability to upgrade existing startups or in-flight pilots by inserting new system logic, licenses, or bundling pathways.
A system designed from the ground up with AI orchestration, autonomous logic, and machine-augmented execution as a core operating principle.
A process where AI tools support but donโt fully automate human decision-makingโsuch as helping build bundles, draft patents, or match founders.
Generating new IP or spinouts based on user input promptsโmatched to existing tech, gaps, or patterns via AI scaffolding models.
The use of blockchain-based tokens to represent access rights, revenue shares, or remixing permissions on patented systems or modules.
Using smart contracts to automate licensing rules, royalties, attribution, and usage trackingโensuring transparency and real-time compliance.
A decentralized finance mechanism allowing users to fund early-stage ventures via staking, liquidity pools, or impact-weighted yield models.
SpinOuts may raise capital through community-driven investment portals or equity-based crowdfunding, democratizing participation and de-risking launch.
A licensing structure where spinouts receive IP access in exchange for equity, reducing up-front cash costs and aligning long-term incentives.
A licensing framework that enables multiple contributors, universities, or inventors to share usage rights and revenues via a shared spinout structure.
A licensing layer ensuring all inventors, contributors, or originators receive recognition and optionally royalties when their work is bundled or deployed.
Think of it like a startup template with everything readyโIP, market, roles, strategy. Just plug in and launch.
Itโs like the operating system for a whole family of productsโnot just one piece, but the rules, structure, and how all the parts work together.
Taking multiple patents, tech, or signalsโand combining them into a single, stronger solution that can actually launch as a business.
A platform that helps people build ventures from untapped IP. It matches ideas, roles, and licenses into ready-to-launch startup scaffolds.