A-P-T Research, Inc.

Huntsville, AL · Defense · Private

Fast-Running Model for Debris Prediction using physics-based computational simulation and machine learning

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · apt-research.com

Sector: Defense
Headquarters: Huntsville, AL
Latest Form D: $8.1M, Nov 2014
Total capital: $220M

Federal grants: $240K; 1 award · 2020; Rank in peer group#7 of 24
Private capital raised: $8.1M; 1 Form D · last Nov 2014; 143 months since last filing
Federal contracts: $211M; 105 awards · Interior, Defense, Treasury; Rank in Defense#46 of 1442
Granted patents: None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.

Capital timeline

Latest events

Sep 2026Federal contractJustice · Institute Of Makers Of Explosives Safety Analysis For Risk$50K
Aug 2026Federal contractJustice · Maintenance / Support For Explosive Decision Aid (eda) Tool EO 14398$22K
Jul 2026Federal contractJustice · Imesafr 2.1 Tuition$42K
Jun 2026Federal contractDefense · The Safety Requirement Directly Supports The Quality, Safety And Mission Assurance (qs) Directorate And Will Help Enable The Performance Of Continuous Assessment Of The Mds.$535K
Jun 2026Federal contractDefense · Blast Consequence Minimum Guarantee Task Order$10K
Dec 2025Federal contractDefense · Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (shield) Initial Order.$500
Sep 2024Federal contractJustice · Maintenance / Support For Explosive Decision Aid (eda) Tool$16K
Nov 2014Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$8.1M

Show 98 earlier federal awards

Jul 2024Federal contractJustice · Imesafr 2.1 Tuition$40K
Mar 2024Federal contractDefense · Ecm Testing And Gas Pressure Rise Model$1.1M
Sep 2023Federal contractJustice · Institute Of Makers Of Explosives Safety Analysis Software Upgrade Work Will Be Performed In Accordance With The Performance Work Statement.$800K
Sep 2023Federal contractJustice · Technical Software Update.$11K
Aug 2023Federal contractJustice · Tuition For Instruction Of Imesafr 2.1$40K
Jul 2023Federal contractDefense · Explosion Effects$259K
Feb 2023Federal contractNASA · Safety And Mission Assurance Support Services (smass) IV$30.4M
Jan 2023Federal contractNASA · Safety And Mission Assurance Support Services (smass) IV Phase-in Purchase Order.$39K
Sep 2022Federal contractDefense · Safer$12K
Sep 2022Federal contractJustice · Imesafr Training Courses$40K
Jul 2022Federal contractDefense · Explosion Effects$210K
Nov 2021Federal contractDefense · Research And Development$599K
Sep 2021Federal contractDefense · Explosion Effects$229K
Aug 2021Federal contractDefense · Explosion Effects$178K
Aug 2021Federal contractJustice · Imesafr Training$40K
Jul 2021Federal contractJustice · Imesafr Support Services$12K
May 2021Federal contractDefense · Explosion Effects$558K
Feb 2021Federal contractDefense · Safer Bpa Call$6K
Dec 2020Federal contractDefense · Mk 54 Torpedo Im Testing Support$14K
Sep 2020Federal contractDefense · Base Year$1.6M
Sep 2020Federal contractJustice · Imesafr Support Services$38K
Sep 2020Federal contractTransportation · Phmsa Office Of Hazardous Materials Safety (ohms) Administration Broad Agency Announcement (baa) For Improving Safety And Innovation$581K
Sep 2020Federal contractDefense · Explosion Effects$638K
Sep 2020Federal contractDefense · Safer Bpa Call$16K
Jul 2020Federal contractJustice · Imesafr Support Services$210K
Jul 2020Federal contractDefense · Explosion Effects$250K
Jul 2020Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Next-generation Debris Prediction Method For Hardened Structures$240K
Jul 2020Federal contractDefense · Explosion Effects$269K
Apr 2020Federal contractJustice · Imesafr Support Services$7K
Mar 2020Federal contractJustice · Imesafr Support Services$50K
Mar 2020Federal contractDefense · Non-personal Ordnance Operations Services In Support Of Ordnance&explosives-global Directorate, Huntsville Engineering And Support Center, U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers$1.5M
Jan 2020Federal contractDefense · Explosion Effects$177K
Sep 2019Federal contractJustice · Poc On This Rq Are: Jeanna Lang$32K
Sep 2019Federal contractJustice · Imesafr Course$17K
Sep 2019Federal contractDefense · Blast Consequence Model Development And Risk-based Criteria Support For Explosives Safety$398K
Jul 2019Federal contractTransportation · Comprehensive Transportation Risk Model Development$963K
Jul 2019Federal contractDefense · Explosion Effects, Risk Assessment, And Protective Construction Support For Explosives Safety.$247K
Jul 2019Federal contractDefense · Safer Bpa$21K
Apr 2019Federal contractTransportation · The Purpose Of This Pr Is To Fund The Baa Project On 44 Titled Mitigating The Risks And Consequences Associated With Hazardous Materials Package Rupture Cor: Rick Boyle 202-366-2993$999K
Apr 2019Federal contractTransportation · The Purpose Of This Pr Is To Fund The Baa Project On 47 Titled Research And Regulation Of Polymerizing Materials During Transportation$661K
Apr 2019Federal contractTransportation · The Purpose Of This Is To Fund The Baa Project On 46 Titled Classification And Transportation Of Defective And Damaged Charge Storage Devices Cor: Lad Falat 202-366-1655 Sme: Steve Hwang 202-366-4476$205K
Apr 2019Federal contractTransportation · The Purpose Of This Pr Is To Fund The Baa Project On 48 Titled Classification And Research Of The Transportation Of Bio-derived Fuel Cor And Sme: Britain Bruner 202-366-8830$361K
Mar 2019Federal contractDefense · Explosion Effects, Risk Asseessment, And Protective Construction Support For Explosives Safety$7K
Mar 2019Federal contractDefense · Explosion Effects, Risk Assessment, And Protective Construction For Explosives Safety$350K
Jan 2019Federal contractDefense · Seaport Nxg Minimum Obligation Task Order$500
Dec 2018Federal contractJustice · Eda Tool Modification$4K
Sep 2018Federal contractTransportation · Igf::ot::igf Baa Project No 41 Hm By Unmanned And Autonomous Vehicles In Various Modes$357K
Sep 2018Federal contractTransportation · Igf::ot::igf Baa Project No. 40: Erg: Investigate The Development Of Smart Technology For Hm Industry And First Responders$360K
Sep 2018Federal contractJustice · Imesafr Support Services$41K
Sep 2018Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf X001 Exwc CI7/BC: Submission Of Task Order 0001 On C$565K
Jun 2018Federal contractNASA · Reimbursement Of Protest Costs To Apt Research Inc. Related To Smass III Acquisition, NNK16567219R.$70K
Apr 2018Federal contractJustice · Imesafr Support Services$14K
Mar 2018Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Internal Training Purchases Course Title: Reliability Engineering$11K
Feb 2018Federal contractNASA · Safety And Mission Support Services (smass) III$44.6M
Jan 2018Federal contractDefense · Igf::ct::igf Safer Bpa$11K
Dec 2017Federal contractJustice · Imesafr Support Services$15K
Nov 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf X008 Exwc CI7/BC: Blast Consequences Modeling Development.$173K
Sep 2017Federal contractJustice · Igf::ot::igf For Other Functions Imesafr Support Services$28K
Sep 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf X007 Exwc CI7/BC: Blast Consequences Modeling Development.$531K
Sep 2017Federal contractDefense · FY17 Oeg Pm Support Igf::ot::igf$638K
Aug 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf X006 Exwc CI7/BLAST Consequences Modeling Development.$196K
Jul 2017Federal contractJustice · Igf::ot::igf For Other Functions Training Course$16K
Sep 2016Federal contractJustice · Igf::ot::igf For Other Functions Imesafr Support Services$202K
Jul 2016Federal contractJustice · Igf::ot::igf For Other Functions Imesafr Training Courses$15K
Feb 2016Federal contractDefense · Igf::ct::igf Safer Services$25K
Jan 2016Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Safety Support$39.9M
Sep 2015Federal contractJustice · Igf::ot::igf For Other Functions Research Into The Explosive Properties Of Chemicals Of Interest$340K
Sep 2015Federal contractDefense · Project Managment Support For Orndnance And Explosives Program, Huntsville Igf::ot::igf$483K
Sep 2014Federal contractJustice · Blast Effects Training (igf::ct::igf)$12K
Jun 2014Federal contractHomeland Security · Igf::ot::igf Registration Fees For Cdr Cella And Lt Colbet To Attend System Sysfety Engineering Cource$5K
Oct 2013Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Internal Training Purchases Course Title: System Safety Training$21K
Sep 2013Federal contractDefense · Project Management Support For The Ordnance And Explosives Program At The US Army Corps Of Engineers, Huntsville Center$446K
Sep 2012Federal contractDefense · Analysis And Tech Support$13K
Sep 2012Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Other Functions. Safety And Mission Assurance Support Services II$49.2M
Sep 2011Federal contractDefense · Rbesct Support$445K
Sep 2011Federal contractDefense · Project Management Support$397K
Apr 2011Federal contractDefense · Base - System Safety Engineering$1.6M
Feb 2011Federal contractDefense · Eng Software Consultant$25K
Aug 2010Federal contractDefense · Safer$32K
Aug 2010Federal contractDefense · Pm Support Services$190K
Dec 2009Federal contractDefense · General Explosives Systems Safety Engineering And Analysis Support$11K
Sep 2009Federal contractInterior · Technical Services In Safety Engineering And Systems Management$558K
Aug 2009Federal contractDefense · Technical Services - Safer Analysis$21K
Jun 2009Federal contractDefense · The Rbesct Is A Ddesb Sponsored Team Composed Of Membership From The Air Force, Army, Navy, And Marine Corps.$2.1M
Apr 2009Federal contractDefense · Senior Scientist/emgineer - Non-personal$156K
Aug 2008Federal contractTransportation · The Purpose Of This Line Item Is To Provide Funding For A Research Study On Informed Consent For Spaceflight Participants.$26K
Jul 2008Federal contractDefense · FY08 System Safety Engineering And Radiation Protection Support Services$5.1M
May 2008Federal contractDefense · Ddesb Contributor--- Project No.: 141717$925K
May 2008Federal contractDefense · Senior Scientist/engineer$50K
Apr 2008Federal contractDefense · New Task Order Award For Science Panel Support.$402K
Mar 2008Federal contractDefense · Klotz Group Support$78K
Sep 2007Federal contractTransportation · Technical Support Services$1.4M
Jun 2007Federal contractDefense · Explosive Site Plans$51K
Nov 2006Federal contractTreasury · Expert Blast Analysis Services For The Chemical Safety Board$50K
Jun 2006Federal contractDefense · 200608!601572!2100!W912DY!USA Engineer Div Huntsville !GS23F0153L !c!n! !N!W912DY06F0101! !20060628!20060930!791195167!791195167!791195167!N!A-P-T Research Inc !4950 Research Dr Nw !huntsville !AL!35805!36300!001!35!KIRTLAND Afb !bernalillo !new MEXICO!+000000086500!N!N!000000000000!R425!ENGINEERING Technical Services !S1 !services !000 !not Discernable !541330!E! !6! ! ! ! ! !999$135K
Nov 2004Federal contractDefense · 200502!500047!2100!W9124R!ACA, Yuma Proving Ground !GS23F0153L !c!n! !N!W9124R05F3004!P00001!20041118!20040930!791195167!791195167!791195167!N!A-P-T Research Inc !4950 Research Dr Nw !huntsville !AL!35805!85680!027!04!YUMA Proving Ground !yuma !arizona !+000001178284!N!N!000000000000!R799!OTHER Management Support Services !S1 !services !000 !* !541690!E! !6! ! !c! ! !202$10.5M
Mar 2004Federal contractInterior · 33646-APT Research$1.8M
Feb 2004Federal contractInterior · Sireel Images$2.1M

Federal awards are summed by year (105 awards); hover a bar for the split. Form D reports securities sold, which can differ from an announced round; filings are numbered in the order they were made.

1 record has no date or no amount, so it isn’t placed on the timeline.

Federal first

129months

from A-P-T Research, Inc.’s first federal award to its first private round.

First federal award · Feb 2004: Interior · $2.1M
First Form D · Nov 2014: $8.1M · 1st Form D
Awards before first raise: 30 awards

An association in public records, not a cause or a prediction.

Standing among 24 peers

Line = median

Defense · Software

Federal grants#7 · top 29%

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Founders and team

From SEC Form D filings

John K FrostDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
John Thomas PfitzerExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
John R. WynnDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Mary K ReynoldsDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Meredith Thomas HardwickExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Philip R. OwenDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings

Show all 9 people

Robert Thomas BakerDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Saralyn Thomas DwyerDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
William Thomas YutmeyerExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings

What it has protected

No granted patents are on record.

USPTO usually publishes applications 18 months after filing, so recent applications may not be visible yet. Patents assigned under a different entity name won’t match.

Checked: USPTO granted patents and published applications · Oct 23, 2026

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Regulatory activity · Defense

Sector-level, not company-level

11 Jun 2026Danger Zone; Waters of Carr Creek and Whitehall Bay in the Vicinity of the Naval Support Activity AnnapolisEngineers Corps
13 Mar 2026Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01; IntroductionNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
13 Mar 2026Federal Acquisition Regulation: Trade Agreements ThresholdsNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
13 Mar 2026Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01; Small Entity Compliance GuideNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
27 Aug 2025Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06; Small Entity Compliance GuideNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
27 Aug 2025Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06; IntroductionNational Aeronautics and Space Administration

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Sources

Federal grants from SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF and DoD records. Federal contracts from USAspending.gov. Private capital from SEC Form D. Patents from USPTO. Publications from OpenAlex. Regulatory activity from the Federal Register. Press matched on company name.

How to read this page

Figures show associations in public records, not causes or predictions. Nothing here is investment advice. An em-dash means no record was found under this company's name, not that none exists.

Data freshness

SEC Form D filings through Oct 23, 2026. SBIR and STTR awards through Oct 21, 2026.