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May 15, 2012
Product: FluidMath is a software intervention...
Apr 27, 2012
Through a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) award from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration, Traffax Inc. developed and deployed a system of 48 real-time BluFax BluetoothTMTraffic Monitoring (BTM) sensors on major freeways and signalized arterials in Northern Virginia and suburban Maryland in 2011. The BTM technology was developed at...
Development of Non-Destructive In-Service Detection of Damage Severity for Pipeline Steel Inspection
Jan 27, 2012
Advanced Residual Stress Sensors To Determine Severity Of Steel Pipeline Mechanical Damage
It is well known that mechanical damage is the leading cause of steel pipeline failures. It is less well known, but equally true, that residual stress plays a critical role in the cracking and failure of pipelines. With DOT SBIR funding G2MT has developed an advanced sensor for measuring the...
Jan 9, 2012
In a previous SBIR success story, we discussed the development of a cost competitive, easy-to-use and reliable tool for “in-the-ditch” characterization of mechanical damage (MD) and stress corrosion cracking (SCC) for buried pipelines, as well as internal and external corrosion under insulation (CUI) through insulation and weather protection for exposed pipelines. Since that time, we have made...
Oct 26, 2011
ViaSat, Inc.
Carlsbad, CA 92009
Highlights: 2100 employees, $688 million sales
There is no doubt that SBIR funds have made a big difference at ViaSat, a digital communications company specializing in satellite and wireless networking technologies. ViaSat’s first SBIR Phase I contract was from the Navy for the Communication Environment Simulator...
Oct 26, 2011
ViewPlus Technologies, Inc.
Corvallis, OR 97333
The story of ViewPlus Technologies starts with a minor eye operation gone awry. One day in 1988, John A. Gardner was a physics professor at Oregon State University. The next, he was blind.
When he returned to work, he encountered enormous barriers. For one, he could no longer understand graphically displayed data,...
Oct 26, 2011
Qualcomm Inc.
San Diego, CA 92121
“When you’re being innovative, there are always skeptics.”So says Dr. Irwin Jacobs, co-founder of the world’s leading provider of wireless technology and services, Qualcomm.
Jacobs knows this lesson well. In 1985, Qualcomm was a small company providing R&D to the government. But its real goal was to become...
Oct 26, 2011
JENTEK Sensors, Inc.
Waltham, Massachusetts 02453
To deliver a cost competitive, easy-to-use and reliable tool for “in-the-ditch” characterization of mechanical damage (MD) and stress corrosion cracking (SCC) for buried pipelines, as well as internal and external corrosion imaging through insulation and weather protection (called corrosion under insulation, (CUI...
Oct 26, 2011
Balfour Technologies
Bethpage, NY 11714
Highlights: Recipient of 22 SBIR Awards showcases the SBIR program
Founded in 1999 by twin brothers, Robert and Richard Balfour, Balfour Technologies began as a consultancy with expertise in simulation and training. The company’s chief offering was a software program, which they decided to develop...