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Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program

2007 Phase I and II Awards


2007 Phase I Awards (Six Months Period of Performance)
Solicitation Number DTRT57-06-R-SBIR
Solicitation Number DTRST57-07-R-SBIR
Awardee Topic Number Contract Value
Advanced Design Consulting USA, Inc.
126 Ridge Rd. – P.O. Box 187
Lansing, NY 14882
“Concrete Environmental Monitoring System”
PI: Eric Van Every
Phone: 607-533-3531
07-FH3 $99,174
Archangel System Inc. (W)
1635 Pumphrey Avenue
Auburn, AL 36832
“Body Orientation Sensor System (BOSS)”
PI: Dr. Dr. Sangram Redkar
Phone: 334-826-8008 x22
07-NH1 99,993
Boxboro Systems LLC
34 Pierrepont Rd.
Newton, MA 02462-1118
“Multi-Point Optical Sensor-Based Roof Measurement System for Use in Dynamic Rollover Testing”
PI: Daniel F. Handman
Phone: 978-257-2219
07-NH2 $100,000
Central Signal, LLC
2912 Syene Rd.
Madison, WI 53713
“Low-cost, Low-power Wireless Sensor Network based Highway Incident Detection & Warning System”
PI: Ahtasham Ashraf
Phone: 608-237-1780
07-FH4 $100,000
dFuzion, Inc. (M)
21536 Iredell Terrace
Ashburn, VA 20148-5032
“Ultra Portable Ride Quality Meter”
PI: Robert J. Borgovini
Phone: 703-946-8961
06-FR3 $85,454
dFuzion, Inc. (M)
21536 Iredell Terrace
Ashburn, VA 20148-5032
“Wireless Passenger Communications System"”
PI: Robert J. Borgovini
Phone: 703-946-8961
07-FR3 $74,981
Diversified Technical System Inc.
909 Electric Ave. Ste. 206
Seal Beach, CA 90740
“6 Dimensional Sensor Package (6DSP)”
PI: Mike Beckage
Phone: 562-493-0158 x108
07-NH1 $99,974
Engineering Mechanics Corporation of Columbus (EMC2
3518 Riverside Drive, Suite 202
Columbus, OH 43221-1735
“Design, Development, and Testing of Optimized Composite Soft Crack Arrestors
PI: Dr. Gery Wilkowski
Phone: 614-459-3200 x228
07-PH1 $100,000
Integran Technologies U.S.A., Inc.
2541 Appletree Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15241
“MCrack Arrest and Structural Repair of High Strength Steel Piping by In-Situ Sleeving of Nanostructured Materials”
PI: Dr. Virgil Provenzano
Phone: 301-675-3730
07-PH1 $99,997
Kustom Seating Unlimited, Inc. (KSU)
3000-3003 Madison Street
Bellwood, IL 60104-2263
“Locking Mechanism for Rotating Seats”
PI: Michael A. Nolan, PE
Phone: 336-605-1908
007-FR1 $74,151
Mini LLC (W)
710 Bradley Blvd.
Bethesda, MD 20817
“Automated High Speed, Low Water Consumption Insulator Cleaning”
PI: Arun Vohra, P.E.
Phone: 240-731-8846
07-FT4 $100,000
Newport Sensors, Inc. (W)
7 Murasaki St.
Irvine, CA 92617
“Microwave Thermoreflectometry for Corrosion Detection in Concrete”
PI: Maria Q. Feng
Phone: 949-378-8666
07-FH2 $100,000
Phoenix Science & Technology, Inc
27 Industrial Avenue
Chelmsford, MA 01824
“High Speed Photolytic Cleaning of Third Rail Insulators"”
PI: Dr. Raymond B. Schaefer
Phone: 978-367-0232
07-FT4 $100,000
Photon-X, Inc.
4835 University Square, Ste 8
Huntsville, AL 35816-1845
“Dynamic Non-contact 3D Measurement System for Rollover Testing”
PI: Blair A. Barbour
Phone: 256-704-3416 x501
07-NH2 $99,947
Quimba Software, Inc. (W)
4 West 4th Ave., Suite A
San Mateo, CA 94402-1616
“A First Responder Tool for Rapid, Efficient, and Effective Response to Hazardous Material Incidents”
PI: Robert Dourandish
Phone: 650-342-3337
07-PH2 $100,000
Swaszek, Peter F.
57 Brayton St.
East Greenwich, RI 02818-3301
“DGPS-Based Trilateration Positioning Receiver”
PI: Peter F. Swaszek
Phone: 401-884-5942
07-FH1 $100,000
The Tenik Group, Inc.
6967 Lakemont Circle
West Bloomfield, MI 48323-2071
“Multi-Point Optical Sensor-Based Roof Measurement System for Use in Dynamic Rollover Testing”
PI: Daniel F. Handman
Phone: 978-257-2219
07-FM1 $99,863
BTIAX LLC
15 Acorn Park
NCambridge, MA 02140-2301
“Quick-release Emergency Egress Panel on Cab Car End Doors”
PI: DaRichard Stringfellow
Phone: 617-498-5655
07-FR2 $74,804
2007 Phase II Awards (Twenty-Four Months Period of Performance)
Solicitation Number DTRS57-05-R-SBIR
Solicitation Number DTRS57-04-R-SBIR
Awardee Topic Number Contract Value
Laser Technology , Inc.
1055 West Germantown Pike, Suite 3
Norristown, PA 19043
“Development of Prototype compact Shearography System, Analysis Method, and Software for Micro-Crack Detection”
PI: John W. Newman
Phone: 610-631-5043 x14
05-FH1 $714,456
Outside Plant Consulting Services, Inc. (W)
15 Lenape Ave.
Rockaway, NJ 07866
“Equipment and Facilities for Rapid Installation of Buried Innerduct Network for Utility Lines”
PI: Lawrence M. Slavin
Phone: 973-983-0813
04-FH2 $718,878
Safe Inc. (W)
5032 Ash Ave., Suite 101
Tempe, AZ 85282-6842
“A Universal Commuter Railcar Boarding Device for Use by Both Disabled and Able-bodied Individuals Functional for All U.S. Railstation Platforms”
PI: Stanely P. Desjardins
Phone: 480-820-2032 x24
04-FT1 $499,948
VehicleSense, Inc. (M)
10625 Massachusetts Ave. Suite 5
Cambridge, MA 02139
“Wireless Magnetic Work Zone System”
PI: John Fallon
Phone: 617-491-0407
05-FH2 $720,000

NOTE:
(M) Denotes Minority and Disadvantaged Owned Small Business
(W) Denotes Women-Owned Small Business Concern