Title Firm State Center Technology Taxonomy Year 1-Picosecond, High-Impedance, Absolute-Voltage Probe/Pulser with 1-Microvolt Sensitivity Picometrix, Inc. (formerly Picotronix, Inc.) MI GRC Electronic Systems, Space Systems 1992 26 Percent Efficient, Triple Junction Cascade Space PV Solar Cells TecStar, Inc. CA GRC Power/Propulsion, Energy, Space Systems 1994 3-D Chip Stacking to Build Cameras, Computers Irvine Sensors Corporation CA JPL Electronic Circuits, Nanotechnology, Space Systems 1993 3-D Scene Simulation and Vision System Vexcel Corporation CO JPL Software, Optics, Robotics 1991 3-D Visualization system for Robotic Teleoperations Physical Optics Corporation, Information Technolog CA JPL Optics, Software 1997 30-Percent Efficient, Tandem Solar Cells for a Line-Focus, Photovoltaic Array JX Crystals, Inc. WA GRC Power/Propulsion, Space Systems, Chemistry 1992 349-nm Source for Direct Detection Measurement of Winds Q-Peak, Inc. MA GSFC Optics, Power/Propulsion, Sensors 2000 355 nm Laser Design for Atmospheric Measurements Cutting Edge Optronics, Inc. MO GSFC Electronic Systems, Sensors, Space Systems 1997 6H-SiC Pressure Sensors for High Temperature Applications Kulite Semiconductor Products, Inc. NJ GRC Sensors, Aircraft Systems/Subsystems 1991 A 3D Radiative-Transfer Hyperspectral Image Simulator for Algorithm Validation Spectral Sciences, Inc. MA SSC Software 1998 A Capacitive Void Fraction Instrument for Two-Phase Flow in Microgravity Creare, Inc. NH GRC Instrumentation, Space Systems, Test and Measurement 1991 A Collaborative Hypersonic Air-Breathing Vehicle Design Environment Technosoft, Inc. OH LaRC Aerodynamics, Aeronautics, Aerospace, Aircraft Systems/Subsystems, Space Systems 2000 A Distributed Cluster Based Architecture for Constellations WW Technology Group MD GSFC Information Sciences/Data Handling, Software, Space Systems 2001 A Distributed Environment for Onboard Planning and Scheduling Charles River Analytics Inc. MA GSFC Electronic Systems, Software 1997 A Distributed Guidance and Control System for Satellite Constellations Accurate Automation Corporation TN GSFC Space Systems 2001 A High Performance, Gravity Insensitive, Enclosed Aeroponic System for Food Production in Space Aeroponics International (formerly EnviroGen, Inc) CO KSC Biological/Physical Sciences, Biomedical/Medical, Earth/Environmental Sciences 1997 A Hybrid Pyrolysis/Incineration System for Solid Waste Resource Recovery Advanced Fuel Research, Inc. CT ARC Life Sciences 2002 A Light Weight, Low-Cost, Dual Array Horizon Sensor Servo Corporation of America NY GSFC Sensors, Electronic Systems, Optics, Space Systems 1994 A Low Power Dispenser Cathode Assembly for Space Communications e beam, Inc. (formerly FDE, Inc.) OR GRC Communications 1995 A Low-Cost, Compact, Non-Explosive Pin-Puller for Aerospace Applications TiNi Alloy Company CA GRC Materials, Mechanical, Test/Measurement, Aerospace 1992 A Magnetostrictive Water Pump for use in Extra-Vehicular Activity Satcon Technology Corporation MA JSC Power/Propulsion, Robotics, Instrumentation 1992 A Network/Bus Transceiver with Multi-Channel Fiber Optic Interconnects Optical Networks, Inc./Optivision, Inc. CA GSFC Optics, Software, Communications 1994 A Novel Approach to Catalytic Combustion Precision Combustion, Inc. CT GRC Aerospace, Aircraft Systems/Subsystems, Power/Propulsion 1990 A Photon Counting Megapixel Imaging Detector for the Ultraviolet Sensor Sciences, LLC (formerly Siegmund Scientific CA GSFC Instrumentation, Sensors 1995 A Rechargeable Solid-State Battery EIC Laboratories, Inc. MA JSC Manufacturing/Fabrication,Chemistry, Power 1991 A Software Tool to Design Thermal Barrier Coatings Deformation Control Technology, Inc. OH GRC Materials, Software 1993 A Solid Expellant (SOLEX) Plasma Generator SRS Technologies, Inc. AL MSFC Energy, Power/Propulsion, Space Systems 2001 A Switchable Holographic Circle to Point Converter for Use in LIDAR Receivers Scientific Solutions, Inc. MA GSFC Materials, Optics 2001 A Very Low Power, Highly Integrated Multi-Channel Scaler ASRC Aerospace Corporation MD GSFC Electronic Circuits, Instrumentation, Sensors 2000 Accelerated Oxygen Source for Material Degradation Studies Physical Sciences, Inc. MA JPL Test and Measurement 1984 Acoustic Emission Bearing Fault Diagnostics System AI Signal Research, Inc. AL MSFC Acoustics/Vibroacoustics, Machinery/Automation 1996 Adaptive Optics System Based on a Compact Liquid Crystal Wavefront Corrector Physical Optics Corporation CA GSFC Instrumentation, Optics, Test and Measurement 2000 Advanced CFD Methodology for Fast Flow-Transients Encountered in Non-Linear Combustion Instability CFD Research Corporation AL MSFC Aerodynamics, Software 1988 Advanced CFD Tools for Designing Combustion Systems & Material Processing Daat Research Corporation NH GRC Software 1992 Advanced Electrode Materials for Lithium-ion Rechargeable Battery Materials & Electrochemical Research Corporation AZ GRC Energy, Power, Electronic Components 1994 Advanced Flexible Thin Film PV (FTFPV) Ultra Flex Solar Array System ATK Space Systems (formerely AEC-Able Engineering) MD GRC Power/Propulsion 2000 Advanced Heat Pipes for Low/Cryogenic Cooling Applications Thermacore, Inc. PA GSFC Cryogenics, Materials, Sensors 1989 Advanced Instrumentation for Aircraft Icing Research Aerometrics/TSI, Inc. MN GRC Aeronautics, Aircraft Systems/Subsystems, Instrumentation 1987 Advanced MOCVD reactor for producing new material systems Spire Corporation MA JPL Materials, Mechanical, Sensors 1992 Advanced Materials for Electrochmecial Storage/Conversion Devices T/J Technologies, Inc. MI MSFC Materials, Electronic Components, Chemistry 1994 Advanced Monolithic GaAs IF Switch Matrix Microwave Monolithics, Inc. CA GRC Communications, Electronic Circuits 1983 Advanced Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) Systems Technology Qualis Corporation AL MSFC Aeronautics, Power/Propulsion, Transportation 1995 Advanced Simulation Graphics Lincom Corporation TX JSC Software 1984 Advanced Wideband Electromagnetic Sensors Geophex, Ltd. NC SSC Earth/Environmental Sciences, Sensors, Aeronautics 1993 Advanced, Diode-Pumped, Cavity-Dumped Laser for Space-Based Altimetry Fibertek, Inc. VA GSFC Energy, Earth/Environmental, Test/Measurement 1992 Aerogel Technology Advancements Aspen Systems, Inc. MA KSC Cryogenic Sciences, Manufacturing/Fabrication 1998 Affordable Composite Fan Case with Damage Tolerant Braided Fiber Architecture A&P Technology, Inc. OH GRC Aircraft Systems/Subsystems, Aviation, Materials 2001 AgentCommand: A Control Center for Autonomous Distributed Satellite Systems Princeton Satellite Systems, Inc. NJ GSFC Software, Space Systems, Information Sciences/Data Handling 2000 Air Revitalization By A Novel Photocatalyst KSE, Inc. MA JSC Life Sciences, Space Systems, Biological/Physical Sciences 1994 AlGaN UV Solar-Blind Detector Array Superior Vacuum Technology Associates MN GSFC Materials, Optics, Electronic Circuits 1993 Alpha Linear Array Detector Advanced Research & Applications Corporation CA LaRC Biomedical/Medical 1988 Alternator and Suspension for Free Piston Stirling Engines Clever Fellows Innovation Consortium, Inc. NY GRC Cryogenics, Machinery/Automation, Physics 1990 Amtec Energy Conversion Technology Advanced Modular Power Systems, Inc. MI JPL Power/Propulsion 1990 An Advanced Multispectral Imager for Marine and Coastal Remote Sensing Duncan Technologies Inc AZ SSC Optics, Sensors 2000 An Airborne VNIR and SWIR Imaging Spectrometer Flight Landata, Inc. MA GSFC Aircraft Systems/Subsystems, Instrumentation, Optics 2001 An Enhanced Emergency Care Simulator, ECS Medical Education Technologies, Inc. (METI) FL JSC Biological/Physical Sciences, Biomedical/Medical 2001 An all-sky autonomous stellar compass Intelligent Decisions, Inc. CA JPL Software, Space Systems 1991 Analytical Study of Cavity Flow Rose Engineering NV ARC Aerodynamics, Aerospace, Test/Measurement 1989 Anti-Clogging, Flow-Regulating, Joule-Thomson Cryostat General Pneumatics Corporation (GPC) AZ KSC Cryogenics, Sensors, Electronic System 1984 Application of Advanced Tools in Support of NGLT Technologies Combustion Research and Flow Technology, Inc. PA MSFC Cryogenic Sciences, Power/Propulsion, Software 2001 Application of GaS in the Passivation of GaAs and Related Alloys SPRL, LLC (former Gallia, Inc.) MA GRC Materials, Chemistry, Nanotechnology 1993 Application of Intelligent Systems to Complex Processes Engineering Research & Consulting, Inc. TN ARC Software, Electronic Components, Information Sciences 1988 Application of Refrigerant Mixtures for Space Thermal Management Foster-Miller, Inc. MA MSFC Instrumentation, Space Systems, Cryogenic Sciences 1989 Applications of Thin Polyimide Films to X-Ray Optics Luxel Corporation WA GSFC Materials, Optics, Instrumentation 1991 Arc Reduction Procedures for Solar Cells Physical Sciences, Inc. MA GRC Energy, Space Systems,Manufacturing/Fabrication 1987 Arc-Second Stability of Graphite Fiber Reinforced Composition Optical Bench Via Passive Thermal Management Composite Optics, Inc. CA GSFC Optics, Physics, Test/Measurement 1994 Artificial Neural Network Algorithms Charles River Analytics MA ARC Software, Information Sciences 1989 Aspheric Surface Figuring Using Plasma-Assisted Chemical Etching Corning-OCA Applied Optics, Inc. CA MSFC Optics, Materials, Chemistry 1990 Atomic Oxygen Resistant Polymers Triton Systems, Inc. MA LaRC Materials, Chemistry, Space Systems 1994 Aurora Scheduling System Stottler Henke Associates, Inc. CA KSC Information Sciences/Data Handling, Software 1999 Autodesign Structural Analysis Technologies, Inc. CA GRC Aerospace, Software 1987 Automated Learning for Real-Time Expert System in Anomaly Detection Interface & Control Systems, Inc. FL KSC Aeronautics, Sensors, Software 2002 Automated Manifest Planner (AMP) Stottler Henke Associates, Inc. CA KSC Software, Information Sciences/Data Handling 1990 Automated Recertification Training Systems ENSCO, Inc. VA KSC Software, Test/Measurement, Instrumentation 1990 Automated Robotic Assistant for Surgeons Computer Motion, Inc. CA JPL Biomedical/Medical, Life Sciences, Robotics 1993 Automated Seal-Flaw Detector Winzen Engineering, Inc. TX GSFC Optics, Test/Measurement, Instrumentation 1989 Autonomous Drifting Ocean Station (ADOS) Clearwater Instrumentation, Inc. MA GSFC Sensors, Earth Science/Environmental 1996 Autonomous Heat Control Switch for Spacecraft Starsys Research Corporation CO JPL Instrumentation, Materials, Mechanical, Space Systems 1994 Autonomous Leak Detector for Orbiting Spacecraft SI Diamond Technology, Inc. TX GRC Instrumentation, Materials, Space Systems 1988 Autonomous Operation Robotic Vehicle System Omnitech Robotics, Inc. CO JPL Transportation, Sensors, Software 1992 Autonomous Unified Orbit and Attitude Control for Formation Flying using GPS and LQG/LTR Controller Space Products and Applications VA GSFC Software, Space Systems, Information Sciences/Data Handling 1997 Autosolid Cadetron, Inc. GA GRC Software 1985 Avian Development Facility (ADF) Space Hardware Optimization Technology, Inc. IN ARC Software, Space Systems, Biological/Physical Sciences 1992 Aviation Design Software DARcorporation KS LaRC Software, Aviation 1993 Balloon Latitude Trajectory Control System Global Aerospace Corporation CA GSFC Aerodynamics, Aviation 1998 Barrett Hand Barrett Technology, Inc. MA JSC Biomedical/Medical, Machinery/Automation, Robotics 1990 Bearing and Seal-Free Fluid Pump Advanced Bionics, Inc. MN JPL Biomedical/Medical, Mechanical 1999 Bi-Directional Fiberoptic Coupler Duncan Technologies, Inc. CA JSC Optics, Instrumentation, Sensors 1993 Biomass Production System for Education (BPSe) Orbital Technologies Corp. (ORBITEC) WI KSC Biological/Physical Sciences 1994 Blackbody High Temperature Optical Sensor Conax Buffalo Corporation NY GRC Optics, Sensors, Instrumentation 1986 Brazing for Furnace Components Materials Resources International (MRi) PA GSFC Materials, Space Systems, Chemistry 1995 Broadband Terrahertz Frequency Multipliers Virginia Diodes, Inc. VA JPL Electronic Components, Sensors 2001 Built-In Plant Nutrient Boulder Innovative Technologies, Inc. CO KSC Biological/Physical Sciences, Earth/Environmental Sciences, Life Sciences 1993 Carbon Fiber Flywheel for Power Generation and Attitude Control System for the Space Station and Other Applications Satcon Technology Corporation MA GRC Energy, Materials, Power/Propulsion 1989 Carbon Fiedl Emission (CFE) Technology for Display and Microelectronic Applications SI Diamond Technology, Inc. TX JSC Electronic Systems, Materials, Instrumentation 1991 Carbon Grid Materials for Ion Engines Energy Science Laboratories, Inc. CA JPL Power/Propulsion, Chemistry, Energy 1994 Carbon-Carbon (C-C) Composites for Dual-Use Aerospace and Commercial Applications MER Corporation AZ LaRC Materials, Power/Propulsion, Electronic Systems 1994 Catalytic Ignition for Rotary Combustion Engines Precision Combustion, Inc. CT GRC Electronic Systems, Machinery/Automation, Power/Propulsion 1986 Catalytic Methods Using Molecular Oxygen Treatment of PMMS and ECLSS Waste Streams Umpqua Research Company OR MSFC Chemistry, Earth/Environmental Sciences, Space Systems 1988 ChemScan Process Analyzer Applied Spectrometry Associates, Inc. WI KSC Instrumentation, Life Sciences, Software 1990 Cold Isostatic Pressing to Near Net Shaped Rhenium for Stirling Engine Components Rhenium Alloys, Inc. OH GRC Manufacturing/Fabrication, Power/Propulsion 1995 Collimators for X-Ray, Gamma Ray, and Neutron Astronomy Artep, Inc. MD GSFC Aerospace, Manufacturing/Fabrication 1992 Color Hydrogen Flame Imaging System Duncan Technologies, Inc. CA SSC Sensors, Chemistry, Optics 1993 Colorless, Atomic Oxygen Resistant Polymers for Space Applications Triton Systems, Inc. MA MSFC Materials, Chemistry, Space Systems 1994 Com+ Simulation Architecture With Application To Tethers And Formation Flying Star Technologies Corporation VA GSFC Software, Space Systems, Information Sciences/Data Handling 2001 Commercial GIS Extension for Visualization of Large Unstructured Geospatial Data ProLogic, Inc. WV GSFC Information Sciences/Data Handling, Sensors 2002 Compact Cloud Particle Imager For Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) SPEC. Inc. CO JPL Earth/Environmental Sciences, Sensors 1999 Compact High Speed, High Power Laser SDL, Inc. CA JPL Communications, Optics 1994 Compact Low Cost Hazardous Gas Detection System Makel Engineering CA GRC Instrumentation 1996 Compact Near-Infrared Spectrometer Brimrose Corporation of America MD JPL Instrumentation, Nanotechnology 1992 Compact Scalable Navigation and Stabilization System for Spectral Imagers NovaSol (Formerly Innovative Technical Solutions) HI GSFC Aircraft Systems/Subsystems, Information Sciences/Data Handling, Sensors 2000 Compact Terahertz Heterodyne Receivers Virginia Diodes, Inc. VA GSFC Manufacturing/Fabrication 2001 Compact Ultraviolet Spectrometer Optra, Inc. MA JPL Chemistry, Instrumentation, Sensors 1988 Compact Wireless BioMetric Monitoring and Real Time Processing System Zin Technologies, Inc. OH GRC Biomedical/Medical 2004 Compact and Rugged X-Ray Tube Using Carbon Nanotube Cathode Microwave Power Technology CA ARC Electronic Systems, Electronic Components, Instrumentation, Nanotechnology 2002 Compact, Efficient, Visible Laser Lightwave Electronics CA LaRC Electronic Systems, Instrumentation 1988 Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor Image Sensor Photobit Corporation CA JSC Optics, Sensors, Software 1997 Composite Materials for Lightweight EMI Shielding Triton Systems, Inc. MA GRC Materials, Electronic Components, Acoustics/Vibroacoustics 1996 Composite Regeneration for Stirling Engine Energy Science Laboratories, Inc. CA GRC Materials 1989 Composites of Fiber Reinforced Ultra Thin Films For X-Ray Applications Luxel Corporation WA GSFC Instrumentation, Materials, Optics 2000 Computational Fluid Dynamics Package for Massively Parallel Supercomputing Nektonics, Inc. MA GSFC Materials, Software 1992 Computational Method for Aeroelastic Problems in Turbomachinery Continuum Dynamics, Inc. NJ GRC Machinery/Automation, Power/Propulsion, Software 1993 Computational Modeling Software Combustion Research and Flow Technology Inc. PA SSC Power/Propulsion 2006 Computer Code to Model Loop Heat Pipe Transients TTH Research, Inc. MD GSFC Aerodynamics, Aeronautics, Aerospace, Electronic Systems, Energy, Instrumentation 2001 Computer Code to Predict Fluid Flow Stability Of Capillary Pumped Loops TTH Research, Inc. MD GSFC Software, Test/Measurement, Instrumentation 1996 Concurrent probalistic simulation of high temperature composite structural responses Alpha Star Corporation CA GRC Materials, Software 1991 Contaminant Monitor Laser Opotek, Inc. CA LaRC Sensors, Electronic Systems, Optics 1993 Conversation Interface Domains for Rapid Programming of Complex Natural Language I/NET MI JSC Software 2001 Correlator Chip For Radio Astronomy And Atmospheric Chemistry Spaceborne, Inc. CA JPL Sensors, Space Systems 1999 Cr:LiSAF Crystals VLOC/LIGHTNING OPTICAL CORP FL LaRC Materials, Manufacturing/Fabrication, Optics 1993 Crew Activity Analyzer Foster-Miller, Inc. MA ARC Information Sciences/Data Handling, Software 2002 Cryogenic Heat Transport System Cullimore & Ring Technologies, Inc. CO GSFC Cryogenic Sciences, Sensors, Electronic Systems 1992 Custom Correlator Chip for New Generation of Compact Spectrometers Spaceborne, Inc. CA JPL Electronic Circuits, Sensors 1991 Custom Opto-Electronic Crystals Scientific Materials Corporation MT LaRC Electronic Components, Optics, Materials 1987 Damage-Tolerant/Robust Pressure Vessels HyPerComp Engineering UT MSFC Aerospace, Materials 2001 Deformable Mirrors for Space Telescopes Xinetics, Inc. MA JPL Optics 1996 Deployable Collectors for Advanced Space Power and Propulsion Systems ManTech SRS Technologies, Inc. AL GRC Materials, Power/Propulsion, Space Systems 1997 Design Tool for Inflatable Structures L'Garde, Inc. CA JPL Software, Space Systems, Test/Measurements 1992 Design and Manufacture of Lightweight Composite Fan Case WebCore Technologies, Inc. OH GRC Aviation, Materials 2002 Design of Experiments Module AI Ware, Inc. OH GRC Information Sciences/Data Handling, Software 1990 Detecting the Onset of Fire in an Aircraft by Employing Correlation Spectroscopy Intelligent Optical Systems, Inc. CA GRC Sensors, Optics, Electronic Components 1998 Development of Generalized Equations of State and CFD Algorithms for Arbitrary Mixtures of Non-Ideal Fluids Tetra Research Corporation IL MSFC Aerodynamics, Aerospace, Chemistry, Cryogenic Sciences, Power/Propulsion 2005 Development of Synthetic Muscle System for NASA Space Robotics/EVA Applications Environmental Robots, Inc. NM JSC Nanotechnology, Robotics, Sensors 2000 Development of an Automated Wire Delivery System for Robotic Welding Applications Nichols Research Corporation AL MSFC Robotics, Machinery/Automation, Manufacturing/Fabrication 1988 Digital Simulation Computer EAI Simulation Associates, Inc. NJ GSFC Electronic Systems, Software, Instrumentation 1988 Digital Wireless Voice Network Telenexus, Inc. TX KSC Communications, Electronic Circuits, Acoustics/Vibroacoustics 1987 Dimensionally-Stable Articulated Deployable Mast AEC-Able Engineering Company, Inc. CA JPL Space Systems 2000 Distributed, Object-Type Management System for Heterogeneous Environments REI Systems, Inc. VA GSFC Information Sciences/Data Handling, Instrumentation, Software 1989 Disturbance Optics Controls Structures Mide Technology Corporation MA GSFC Aerospace, Optics 2001 Dual-Spray Fuel Nozzle for Low Emissions Gas Turbine Combustors CFD Research Corporation AL GRC Aerodynamics, Acoustics/Vibroacoustics, Aircraft Systems/Subsystems 1990 Durable Interface Coatings for Ceramic Matrix Composites Advanced Ceramics Corporation (ACC) OH GRC Materials 1993 Durable Silver Coating for Large Aperture Optics Surface Optics Corporation CA JPL Biomedical/Medical, Manufacturing/Fabrication, Optics 2003 Dynamic Coherently Coupled Holographic Optical Element Physical Optics Corporation CA JSC Optics, Software, Aircraft Systems/Subsystems 1989 Dynamically Balanced Multiple-Converter Stirling Power System Infinia Corporation WA GRC Instrumentation, Power/Propulsion, Software 1994 Dynamically Reconfigurable Vision Amherst Systems, Inc. NY LaRC Optics, Sensors, Software 1994 Economical Hybrid Anti-Icing System Cox & Company, Inc. NY GRC Aeronautics, Electronic Systems, Mechanical 1995 Electrically Tunable Liquid Crystal Spectral Image Filters Cambridge Research & Instruments, Inc. MA JPL Nanotechnology, Optics 1991 Electrocatalysts for High Efficiency Solid Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell Physical Sciences, Inc. MA GRC Electronic Circuits, Energy, Chemistry 1990 Electrochemical Super Capacitors for Electromechanical Actuators Giner, Inc. MA MSFC Electronic Component, Chemistry, Power 1993 Electrochemical Water Recovery Umpqua Research Company OR JSC Electronic Systems, Biological/Physical Sciences, Chemistry 1989 Electrolytic Water Purification System Eltron Research, Inc. CO JSC Chemistry 1994 Electromagnetic Sensor for Subsurface Exploration Geophex, Ltd. NC JPL Electronic Components, Sensors 2000 Electron Beam Gun for In-Situ Curing of Composite Tape Science Research Laboratory, Inc. MA MSFC Electronic Components, Aircraft Systems/Subsystems, Materials 1997 Electron Cyclotron Resonance, Vacuum-Ultraviolet Light Source Spire Corporation MA GSFC Electronic Systems, Acoustics/Vibroacoustics, Materials 1992 Electronic Portable Information Collection (EPIC) System SENTEL Corporation VA KSC Information Sciences/Data Handling, Software, Electronic Circuits 1992 Electronically Generated, Hydrogen Peroxide Boosted Aqueous Phase Catalytic Oxidation (H202 APCOS) UMPQUA Research Company OR ARC Chemistry, Electronic Systems, Biological/Physical Sciences 1994 Electronically Switchable Bragg Gratings (ESBGs) Foster-Miller, Inc. MA MSFC Electronic Systems, Optics, Chemistry 1993 Electrostatically Clean Solar Array (ESCA) System ATK Space Systems (formerly AEC-Able Engineering) CA GSFC Manufacturing/Fabrication, Space Systems 2002 Energy Conversion Technology Creare, Inc. NH JPL Energy, Machinery 1994 Enhanced Combustion Pulseject Engine (ECPE) for Mach 0 to 3 Applications Advanced Projects Research, Inc. CA GRC Power/Propulsion 1995 Epitaxial Lift-Off GaAs on Diamond For High Power Devices Princeton Electronic Systems, Inc. NJ GRC Power/Propulsion, Optics, Instrumentation 1994 Ethylene Monitoring and Control System Geo-Centers, Inc. MA KSC Chemistry, Instrumentation, Space Systems 1991 Expandable 4-channel EMG Data Logger DelSys, Inc. MA JSC Biological/Physical Sciences, Biomedical/Medical 1996 Far Infrared Source for Flight Science Instruments DeMaria Electro Optics Systems, Inc. CT JPL Electronic Components, Sensors 1995 Fast UV Slitless Spectrometer for Meteor Research Princeton Scientific Instruments, Inc. NJ GSFC Instrumentation, Earth/Environmental Sciences, Space Systems, Chemistry 1994 Faulty Isolation Using Fuzzy Logic Lincom Corporation TX JSC Software 1993 Ferroelectric Films Grown on Ferrite Substrates Boston Applied Technologies MA GRC Communications, Space Systems 1997 Fiber Optic Cable Feedthrough and Hermetic Sealing for Aerospace Environment Litecom, Inc. CA GRC Optics, Aerospace, Instrumentation 1990 Fiber Optic FTIR Spectroscopy Foster-Miller, Inc. MA LaRC Optics, Chemistry, Instrumentation 1996 Fiber Optic Systems for Composite Process Monitoring and Control Geo-Centers, Inc. MA GRC Instrumentation, Optics, Sensors 1987 Fiber-Reinforced Ceramic Matrix Composites for High-Temperature Environments Ultramet CA MSFC Chemistry, Materials, Power/Propulsion 1997 Flexible Aerogel Thermal Insulation Systems Aspen Systems, Inc. MA KSC Aerospace, Cryogenic Sciences, Materials 1992 Flexible, Lightweight, Amorphous, Silicon Solar Cells Tuned for Air Mass Zero (AMO) Spectrum Iowa Thin Film Technologies, Inc. IA GRC Optics, Materials, space Systems 1989 Flight Tests of the Low Speed Characteristics of a Hypersonic Waverider Configuration Accurate Automation Corporation TN LaRC Aerodynamics 1997 Flow in Turbine Blade Passages Scientific Research Associates, Inc. CT GRC Optics, Power/Propulsion, Software 1989 Fluid-Structure Interaction Using Unstructured Meshes Fluent, Inc. NH GRC Aviation, Software 1993 Fluorescence Lifetime Vertical Profiler Ciencia, Inc. CT SSC Biological/Physical Sciences, Earth/Environmental Sciences 1998 Focal Plane Array For Visible And Near Infrared Imaging Sensors Unlimited, Inc. NJ JPL Sensors, Space Systems 1996 Force Feedback Hand Controller Cybernet Systems Corporation MI JSC Biological/Physical Sciences, Life Sciences, Aircraft Systems 1988 Fresnel Lens Photovoltaic Concentrator Array Entech, Inc. TX GRC Instrumentation, Optics, Sensors, Space Systems 1985 Fully Active Scale Telescope (FAST) Blue Line Engineering Co. CO MSFC Optics, Space Systems 1997 G-Logger Acceleration Acquisition System Silicon Designs, Inc. WA KSC Software, Transportation, Test/Measurement 1993 GENOA/Progressive Failure Analysis (GENOA/PFA) Software System Alpha Star Corporation CA GRC Materials, Software 1995 GaN Based High Temperature Ultraviolet Photodetectors Emcore Corporation NJ GSFC Materials, Electronic Components, Sensors 1995 Gallium Arsenide Semiconductor Chips Top-Vu Technology, Inc. MN ARC Electronic Components, Chemistry, Sensors 1988 Gas Turbine Combustor for Low Pattern Factor and Low NOx Emission SOL-3 Resources, Inc. MA GRC Energy, Power/Propulsion 1988 General Aviation Electronic Pilot Reports ARNAV Systems, Inc. WA LaRC Aviation, Communications, Software 1993 General Aviation Engine Management Predicitive-Analysis Systems Vision Micro Design WA LaRC Software, Aircraft Systems/Subsystems, Instrumentation 1996 Geobrowse: An Integrated Environment for Satellite Image Retrieval and Mining Insightful Corporation WA GSFC Software 1996 Gesture Based Multimedia Information Kiosk Cybernet Systems Corporation MI JSC Life Sciences, Software 1997 Grid Optimization Tools for Complex Structural Models ResearchSouth, Inc. AL MSFC Software, Space Systems, Information Sciences/Data Handling 1992 Hand Held Infrared Spectrometer Ion Optics, Inc. MA JPL Instrumentation, Optics, Sensors 1994 Heat Pipe Technology Thermacore, Inc. PA JSC Materials, Manufacturing/Fabrication, Space Systems 1983 High Accuracy Optical System Simulation Optical Research Associates CA JPL Optics 2003 High Damping for Lightweight Structures CSA Engineering, Inc. CA MSFC Manufacturing/Fabrication,Materials 1991 High Efficiency Monolithic Lightweight Cast Structures Nu-Cast, Inc. NH GSFC Manufacturing/Fabrication, Materials 1998 High Efficiency Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Electrochem, Inc. MA GRC Chemistry, Electronic Circuits, Energy 1992 High Efficiency, Long Life, Low Mass Stirling Engine for Low Power Applications Sunpower, Inc. OH GRC Power/Propulsion, Space Systems 2001 High Efficiency, Low Cost Monolithic RF Module for SARSAT Distree Beacons Microwave Monolithics, Inc. CA GRC Communications 1987 High Efficiency, Radiation-Resistant Indium Phosphide Solar Cells Spire Corporation MA GRC Materials, Optics 1984 High Efficient Vector Inversion Generators Radiance Technologies, Inc. AL MSFC Aerospace, Energy, Power/Propulsion 2001 High Energy Density Rechargeable Li-Ion Batteries Yardney Technical Products, Inc. CT JPL Chemistry, Energy, Power/Propulsion 1992 High Energy Density Silver-Zinc Cells Yardney Technical Products, Inc. CT JSC Chemistry, Electronic Circuits, Energy 1996 High Integrity Precision GPS Novariant, Inc. (formerly Integrinautics) CA LaRC Aircraft Systems/Subsystems, Communications, Instrumentation 1994 High Oxygen Affinity Doping of Boron Nitride for Tough, Durable SiC/SiC Composites Hyper-Therm High-Temperature Composites, Inc. CA GRC Chemistry, Materials 1997 High Performance Flexible Heat Pipes Thermacore, Inc. PA JSC Materials, Manufacturing/Fabrication, Space Systems 1983 High Performance Space Radiator K-Technology Corporation PA GRC Power/Propulsion, Space Systems 1999 High Precision Autonomous Vehicle Operation American GNC Corporation CA JPL Robotics, Software 1999 High Precision Radiometer Space Instruments, Inc. CA GSFC Instrumentation, Optics, Sensors, Space Systems 1989 High Pressure and Temperature Fused Deposition System Advanced Ceramics Research, Inc. AZ MSFC Materials 1992 High Reliability Long-Term Lubricators The Technology Partnership MI GRC Materials, Mechanical 1992 High Speed, Compact Spatial Light Modulator Boulder Nonlinear Systems, Inc. CO JPL Optics, Space Systems 1997 High Strength-to-Weight Tapered Hoytether for LEO to GEO Payload Transport The Tethers Unlimited, Inc. WA MSFC Materials, Manufacturing/Fabrication, Space Systems 1995 High Temperature Combustion Diagnostic Method Utilizing Rayleigh Scattering Aerodyne Research, Inc. MA GRC Instrumentation, Power/Propulsion 1983 High Temperature Foil Thrust Bearing Mohawk Innovative Technology, Inc. NY GRC Power/Propulstion, Machinery/Automation, Instrumentation 1996 High Temperature Gallium Nitride-Based Sensors and Electronics ATMI, Inc. 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MA JSC Energy, Power/Propulsion, Electronic Circuits, Chemistry 1989 High Volume Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition (MOCVD) Device Water Production Kopin Corporation MA GRC Communications, Electronic Circuits, Chemistry 1988 High specific Strength Metal Matrix Composites for Turbomachinery Structures Foster-Miller, Inc. MA MSFC Materials 2000 High throughput thin foil filters with enhanced durability for the soft X-ray and EUV regions Luxel Corporation WA GSFC Materials, Optics, Earth/Environmental Science 1998 High-Gain, Sheared MCPs Using an Innovative Boule Design Pegasus Glassworks, Inc. MA GSFC Sensor, Electronic Systems, Optics 1990 High-Heat-Flux, Evaporating Heat Exchanger for Zero Gravity Creare Inc NH JSC Space Systems, Instrumentation 1985 High-Power Pump Laser for Ozone Lidar Q-Peak, Inc. MA GSFC Instrumentation, Manufacturing/Fabrication 2002 High-Power, Tunable 828 and 935 nm Distributed Feedback and Bragg Reflector Lasers Sensors Unlimited, Inc. 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MA LaRC Information Sciences/Data Handling, Software 1990 Hybrid Piezoelectric/Fiber-Optic Layer and System for Structural Health Monitoring Acellent Technologies, Inc. CA MSFC Sensors, Test and Measurement 2001 Hygiene Water Prefilter Umpqua Research Company OR JSC Chemistry, Electronic Systems, Biological/Physical Sciences 1987 Hypersonic Neurocontrol Actuator and Testbed (LoFLYTE) Accurate Automation Corporation TN LaRC Aerodynamics 1993 I-Bridge: Access to Computer System Resources I-Kinetics, Inc. MA JSC Software 1991 Ice Detection Sensor System Innovative Dynamics, Inc. NY GRC Sensor, Aviation, Mechanical 1988 Image Quality, Space Qualified Interference Filters Barr Associates, Inc. MA JPL Materials, Optics 1987 Immersive Control of Human Interaction with Multi-Variate Data Draw Computing Associates, Inc. PA MSFC Software, Space Systems, Life Sciences 1985 Immersive Imaging Technology IPIX Corporation (Omniview, Inc.) VA LaRC Aerospace, Communications, Optics 1988 Improved Electroformed Structural Copper and Copper Alloys for Rocket Components Electroformed Nickel, Inc. AL GRC Chemistry, Electronic Systems, Materials 1992 Improved Mirror Facet 1 Solar Kinetics, Inc. TX GRC Materials, Optics, Space Systems 1987 Improved Stirling Cycle Technology for Zero-G Spacecraft Refrigeration Systems Dean Applied Technology Company, Inc. AL MSFC Cryogenic Sciences, Test/Measurement 1991 Improving Crystal Quality to Enable the Development of New Drugs BioSpace International, Inc. MD MSFC Aerospace, Biomedical/Medical, Chemistry 1997 In Situ Lidar for Cloud and Aerosol Radiation Science SPEC, Inc. CO GSFC Earth/Environmental Sciences, Optics 2001 In Situ Reductive Dehalogenation of DNAPLs by the Use of Emulsified Zero-Valent Nanoscale Iron Particles GeoSyntec Consultants FL KSC Earth/Environmental Sciences 1999 In-situ Wet Chemistry Laboratory For Planetary Exploration Starsys Research, Inc. 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NY JPL Electronic Components, Manufacturing/Fabrication, Materials, Sensors 1988 Thin Film FRESNEL Solar Energy Reflector United Applied Technologoies AL MSFC Optics, Power/Propulsion, Materials 1994 Thin Film Ultrasonic Transducer for Accurate Control of Fastener Clamp Load Ultrafast, Inc. PA MSFC Materials, Acoustics/Vibroacoustics, Test/Measurement 1991 Thin Film...Large Payoff SRS Technologies AL LaRC Materials, Electronic Components, Space Systems 1997 Three Dimensional, Three Phase Combustion Seca, Inc. AL MSFC Power/Propulsion, Software, Chemistry, Cryogenics 1996 Tool for Coating Process Simulations Nektonics, Inc. MA GRC Materials, Software 1990 Toolkit for Enabling Adaptive Modeling and Simulation (TEAMS) Knowledge Based Systems TX KSC Information Sciences/Data Handling, Software 2001 Toolkit for Enabling Adaptive Modeling and Simulation (TEAMS+) Knowledge Based Systems, Inc. TX KSC Software 2001 Trace Atmospheric Carbon Monoxide Sensor Spectral Sciences, Inc. MA MSFC Sensors, Chemistry, Earth/Environmental Sciences 1988 Trajectory and Performance Models for Earth and Planetary Balloons Global Aerospace Corporation CA GSFC Information Sciences/Data Handling, Software 2001 Tunable Diode Lasers and Systems for Airborne Atmospheric Studies Laser Components Instrument Group, Inc. MA JPL Sensors, Instrumentation, Earth/Environmental Sciences 1991 Tunable Laser Diode and Optical Phase-Locked Loop E-Tek Dynamics, Inc. CA JSC Communications, Materials, Optics 1986 Tunable Laser for Ground-Based and Airborne Submillimeter Radiometers DeMaria Electro-Optics Systems, Inc. CT GSFC Optics, Instrumentation, Software 1995 Turbo with Automatic Zoning (GridPro) Program Development Company NY GRC Software, Information Sciences/Data Handling, Manufacturing 1989 Turbomachinery Flowfield Temperature Measurement Linear Imaging Diagnostics Aerodyne Research, Inc. MA GRC Instrumentation, Machinery/Automation 1991 Two-Armed, Mobile Sensate, Research Robot HelpMate Robotics, Inc. (acquired by Pyxis Corp) CT JSC Robotics, Transportation, Machinery/Automation 1995 Ultra-Fine Particulate Matter Filtration Y2 Ultra-Filter, Inc. CA MSFC Electronic Circuits, Chemistry, Biological/Physical Sciences, Instrumentation 1999 Ultra-High-Efficiency, Monolithic, Dual-Junction Solar Cells Essential Research, Inc. OH GRC Energy, Chemistry, Physics 1996 Ultra-Lightweight, Large-Aperture Space-Based Telescope Corning OCA Applied Optics CA GSFC Optics, Space Systems, Physics 1991 Ultra-Stable Radiometer for Sea Surface Salinity Sensing ProSensing, Inc. MA GSFC Earth/Environmental Sciences, Sensors 2000 Ultrasonic Drill and Corer Cybersonics, Inc. PA JPL Mechanical, Robotics 1997 Underwater Remotely Guided Vehicle Deep Ocean Engineering, Inc. CA ARC Robotics, Transportation 1990 Unified Test Stand Design and Environmental Model Plumetech AL SSC Software, Test and Measurement 1999 Unified, Multi-Phase, Numerical Method Using Volume-of-Fluid Transport Models Engineering Sciences, Inc. AL MSFC Software, Physics, Power/Propulsion 1993 Universal Helium Magnetometer for Space Polatomic, Inc. TX JPL Sensors, Instrumentation, Electronic Systems 1990 Unobtrusive Sensor and Effector Technology with Optical Applications Garman Systems, Inc. TN MSFC Sensors, Optics, Electronic Components 1992 Unsteady Triangular Mesh/Navier-Stokes Method for Aerodynamics of Aircraft with Ice Accretion Nielsen Engineering & Research, Inc. CA GRC Aerodynamics, Aviation, Software 1988 Unstructured Adapted Meshes Creare, Inc. NH GRC Chemistry, Information Sciences/Data Handling, Software 1987 Unstructured Density Based CFD Methodology for Gas Turbine Combustor Applications CFD Research Corporation AL GRC Aircraft Systems/Subsystems, Power/Propulsion, Software 1993 VHF Radar Sensor for Measurement of Terrestrial Vegetative Biomass American Electronics Inc / Zimmer Associates, Inc. VA GSFC Earth/Environmental Sciences, Sensors 1994 Variable-Transmittance Space Suit Visor EIC Laboratories, Inc. MA JSC Electronic Systems, Chemistry, Optics 1987 Vector Inversion Generator Technology Radiance Technologies, Inc. AL MSFC Power/Propulsion 2001 VibroMet/Orion Metrolaser, Inc. CA DFRC Sensors, Acoustics/Vibroacoustics, Instrumentation 1994 Virtual Marketing Analyst MarketMiner, Inc. (former Abtech Corporation) VA JSC Software 1994 VirtualSat Pro: Virtual Satellite Platform the Hammers Company, Inc. MD GSFC Software, Test/Measurement, Space Systems 1998 VrTooltm Lincom Corporation TX JSC Life Sciences, Software 1992 WARP 10 Light-Emitting Diode (LED) Device Quantum Devices, Inc. WI MSFC Biological/Physical Sciences, Biomedical/Medical, Life Sciences 1998 WINCOMM Project Pilot Weather Advisor Vigyan, Inc. VA GRC Aeronautics, Aircraft Systems/Subsystems, Instrumentation 1990 Waste Water Recovery System Osmotek OR ARC Earth/Environmental Sciences, Energy, Biological/Physical Sciences 1989 Wavefront Coding Vexcel Corporation (former Vextra Corp) CO JSC Software, Optics, Communications 1994 Wavefront Sensor Camera Scimeasure Analytical Systems, Inc. GA JPL Acoustics/Vibroacoustics, Optics, Sensors 1996 Wavelength Agile External Cavity Diode Laser Southwest Sciences, Inc. NM GRC Biological/Physical Sciences 1999 Weakly Ionized Gas Drag Reduction System Accurate Automation Corporation TN MSFC Aerodynamics 1999 Web-Based Hurricane Storm Surge and Flood Forecasting Using Optimized IFSAR Bald Earth DEMs Worldwinds Inc. MS SSC Software 2001 Web-Based Workgroup, Training and Outreach Tools AZ Technology, Inc. AL MSFC Software 1995 Whole-Arm Manipulation System Barrett Technology, Inc. MA JSC Biomedical/Medical, Robotics 1989 Wind Field and Wind Shear Lidar Combining the RM-CW and Edge Techniques Ophir Corporation CO GSFC Sensors, Power/Propulsion, Electronic Components 1993 Wind Power Generator System Northern Power Systems, Inc. VT ARC Power/Propulsion, Energy, Earth/Environmental Sciences 1993 Wireless Integrated Sensor Data Processor Invocon, Inc. TX DFRC Aviation, Software, Instrumentation 1994 Wireless Sensor Portal Technology Mobitrum Corporation MD SSC Electronic Systems, Electronic Components 2003 X-Ray Diffraction Analysis Device Minimizes Sample Preparation inXitu, Inc. CA ARC Biomedical/Medical, Chemistry, Earth/Environmental Sciences, Test and Measurement 2004 X-band Communications System for Nanospacecraft AeroAstro, Inc. VA GSFC Communications 1998 YAG Reinforcement Preforms for CMCs Foster-Miller, Inc. MA GRC Materials, Electronic Components, 1996 Zinc-Oxygen Batteries Matsi, Inc. GA JSC Energy, Power/Propulsion, Communications 1990