Transform NASA Patents into Business Ideas with OpenAI and Send to Google Sheets & Slack
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Who is this for
Entrepreneurs looking for verified technology to license.
R&D Teams tracking aerospace innovation.
Content Creators covering tech trends.
How it works
Fetch: Gets the latest patents from NASA's Tech Transfer API.
Filter & Loop: Removes empty entries and processes each patent individually.
Analyze: Translates the abstract (DeepL) and uses OpenAI to brainstorm practical business applications.
Archive: Saves the details to Google Sheets.
Notify: Compiles a summary and sends it to Slack.
How to set up
Prepare Google Sheet: Create a new sheet with these exact headers in Row 1:
Date
Title
Abstract_Translated
Business_Idea
Link
Edit Settings: Double-click the Edit Settings node to add your Google Sheet ID, Sheet Name, and Slack Channel ID.
Credentials: Configure credentials for OpenAI, DeepL, Google Sheets, and Slack.
Activate: Run a test execution, then switch the workflow to Active.
Requirements
OpenAI: API Key (gpt-4o or gpt-3.5-turbo)
DeepL: API Key (Free or Pro)
Google Sheets: OAuth2 credentials with Drive/Sheets scopes.
Slack: Bot User OAuth Token with chat:write scope.
How to customize
Change the Prompt: Edit the Generate Business Ideas node to tailor ideas for a specific niche (e.g., "Applications for medical devices").
Adjust Schedule: Change the trigger in the Weekly Schedule node to run daily or monthly.
Different Output: Swap Slack for Microsoft Teams or Email nodes if preferred.
This workflow was created by Takumi Oku and shared publicly on the n8n community template library. n8nFind indexes it for discovery — the workflow remains the property of its original creator.