ADVANCED COOLING TECHNOLOGIES INC

Lancaster, PA · Semiconductors · Acquired

Phonon frequency-dependent Monte Carlo semiconductor device simulation software for nanoscale thermal transport modeling

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · 1-act.com

Sector: Semiconductors
Headquarters: Lancaster, PA
Total capital: $124M

Federal grants: $39.6M; 87 awards · 2014–2025; Rank in peer group#1 of 55
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $84.2M; 201 awards · NASA, Defense, Commerce; Rank in Semiconductors#2 of 707
Granted patents: 28; 12 pending · first 2015; Rank in peer group#6 of 55

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Feb 2026Federal contractDefense · Table Wing And Heat Pipe Assembly$216K
Oct 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Research And Development$250K
Oct 2025Federal contractDefense · Research And Development$250K
Sep 2025Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · Air Plasma Sterilization Device with Plasma-in-Lumen Technology$1.0M
Sep 2025Federal contractNASA · SBIR 1 Freeze Tolerant Water Heat Pipe And Thermal Switch$150K
Sep 2025Federal contractNASA · SBIR I Multi-vchp (variable Condenser Heat Pipe) Radiator$150K
Sep 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase II · 873AUTHORITY$500K

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Sep 2025Federal contractDefense · 873AUTHORITY$900K
Sep 2025Federal grantNASA · Phase I · SBIR 1 Freeze Tolerant Water Heat Pipe And Thermal Switch$150K
Sep 2025Federal grantNASA · Phase I · SBIR I Multi-vchp (variable Condenser Heat Pipe) Radiator$150K
Aug 2025Federal contractDefense · Estcp Project EW25-8508 Passive Condenser Loop For Improving Building Energy Efficiency And Performance$900K
Jul 2025Federal contractDefense · Dha Phase II SBIR Psoralen-uv-a Irradiation Based High-throughput Pathogen Inactivation Device$1.3M
Jul 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Dha Phase II SBIR Psoralen-uv-a Irradiation Based High-throughput Pathogen Inactivation Device$1.3M
Jun 2025Federal contractDefense · Includes Aspects Of Starc Performance Characterization In A Simulated Space Environment, Fabrication Process Further Development, Coating Tape Development, And Independent Testing By Act And Third-party Stakeholders.$1.6M
Apr 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase I · SBIR I, Proposal No. F242-0018-0249, Neon Recovery And Reliquefication For Low Temperature Characterization Of Infrared Focal Plane Arrays.$180K
Apr 2025Federal contractDefense · SBIR I, Proposal No. F242-0018-0249, Neon Recovery And Reliquefication For Low Temperature Characterization Of Infrared Focal Plane Arrays.$180K
Mar 2025Federal contractDefense · Sttr-i SF24B-T008-0076 - Self-regulating Heaters For Satellites$180K
Mar 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Sttr-i SF24B-T008-0076 - Self-regulating Heaters For Satellites$180K
Jan 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase II · STTR Phase II$775K
Jan 2025Federal contractDefense · STTR Phase II$1.0M
Jan 2025Federal contractDefense · Patriot RADAR MK1 MK2 Wing & Base$447K
Sep 2024Federal contractNASA · SBIR Phase III - High Temperature Heat Pipe Radiators For Space Applications$400K
Aug 2024Federal contractNASA · FY24 SBIR Phase I- Fuel Cell Thermal Management Concepts For Electrified Aircraft Propulsion$150K
Jul 2024Federal grantNASA · Phase I · FY24 SBIR Phase I- Fuel Cell Thermal Management Concepts For Electrified Aircraft Propulsion$150K
Jul 2024Federal grantAgriculture · **awards Issued Prior To January 20, 2025, Were Funded Under Previous Administrations And May Not Reflect The Priorities And Policies Of The Current Administration.** Effective Post-harvest Food Cleaning And Sanitation Are Critical To Preserve Food Quality, Reduce Health Risks, And Prolong The Food Shelf Life To Reduce Waste. Currently, Low-temperature Plasma (ltp) Is An Emerging Technology In Both Pre-and Post-harvest Food Treatment For Its Low Environmental Impact, High Efficacy, And Decentral$175K
Jun 2024Federal grantNASA · Phase II · SBIR Phase II - Enhanced Motor Performance Via Two-phase Thermal Management$900K
Jun 2024Federal contractNASA · SBIR Phase II - Enhanced Motor Performance Via Two-phase Thermal Management$900K
Jun 2024Federal contractDefense · Dha SBIR Phase I Psoralen-uv-a Irradiation Based High-throughput Pathogen Inactivation Device$250K
Jun 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Dha SBIR Phase I Psoralen-uv-a Irradiation Based High-throughput Pathogen Inactivation Device$250K
Jun 2024Federal contractNASA · 3D Printed Loop Heat Pipe Enabling High Power Density Space Applications$160K
May 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase I · SBIR Phase I Under Topic N241-016.$240K
May 2024Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I Under Topic N241-016.$240K
May 2024Federal contractDefense · Table, Wing, & Base Heat Pipe Assembly$233K
Apr 2024Federal contractNASA · Rollout Purge Units And Associated Training And Accessories$8.5M
Mar 2024Federal contractDefense · Small Business Technology Transfer Research Advanced Metrology Of High Thermal Conductivity Materials And Interfaces$250K
Feb 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Research And Development$197K
Feb 2024Federal contractDefense · Research And Development$197K
Feb 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Small Business Technology Transfer Research Advanced Metrology Of High Thermal Conductivity Materials And Interfaces$250K
Feb 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase II · 873AUTHORITY$900K
Feb 2024Federal contractDefense · 873AUTHORITY$900K
Dec 2023Federal contractDefense · Table, Wing, And Base Heat Pipe Assembly - Qty 4 Ea$172K
Dec 2023Federal grantDefense · Phase I · 873AUTHORITY$240K
Dec 2023Federal contractDefense · 873AUTHORITY$240K
Sep 2023Federal contractDefense · H60-T163$213K
Aug 2023Federal grantEnergy · Phase II · Direct Air Capture by Ion-Exchange Sorbent and Low-Grade Heat$1.6M
Aug 2023Federal contractNASA · SBIR Phase III - Innovative High Temperature Heat Pipes For Spacecraft Nuclear Fission Systems$528K
Aug 2023Federal grantEnergy · Phase II · Polymer-Based Conformal Space Radiation Shield with Thermal Management Manufactured by Five-Axis 3D Printing Platform$1.1M
Aug 2023Federal grantEnergy · Phase II · Thermal Management of Low-Temperature Semiconductor Detector Devices$1.1M
Aug 2023Federal contractNASA · SBIR Phase I: Enhanced Motor Performance Via Two-phase Thermal Management$146K
Jul 2023Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Enhanced Motor Performance via Two-Phase Thermal Management$150K
Jul 2023Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Additively Manufactured Ceramic Heat Pipes for Space Nuclear Reactors$150K
Jul 2023Federal grantDefense · Phase I · DMEA231-004 - Modular Cryogenic Dewar for Radiation Testing$197K
Jul 2023Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Hot End Thermal Management System for Nuclear Electric Propulsion$870K
Jul 2023Federal contractDefense · STTR Phase I$240K
Jul 2023Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Low-cost high-volume durable coating method for bipolar plates$200K
Jul 2023Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Advanced Thermal Management System for Heavy-Duty Hydrogen Fuel Cells Stacks$200K
Jul 2023Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Thermally Enhanced Obstructed Flow Board for Hot Spot Mitigation$200K
Jun 2023Federal contractNASA · Phase II$870K
Jun 2023Federal contractNASA · Phase II$870K
Jun 2023Federal contractNASA · Phase II$910K
Jun 2023Federal contractDefense · Cryovacuum Slip Ring For Instrumentation And Purge / Cooling Flow$180K
Mar 2023Federal grantDefense · Phase I · TRAP Cell$150K
Mar 2023Federal contractDefense · Laser-based Diagnostic For Plasma-surface Interactions$150K
Feb 2023Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Semiconductor Device Simulation Software with Monte Carlo Based Thermal Transport Modeling$200K
Feb 2023Federal contractNASA · Cryogenic Heat Pipe$92K
Feb 2023Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Rapidly Manufacturable 3D Printed Loop Heat Pipes Enabling High Performance Small Satellites$1.3M
Feb 2023Federal contractDefense · Rapidly Manufacturable 3-DIMENSIONAL Printed Loop Heat Pipes Enabling High Performance Small Satellites$1.2M
Dec 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Variable Emissivity Thermal Control Capability Development for Space based Applications$150K
Dec 2022Federal contractNASA · E014042 SBIR Phase III Heat Pipes For Electric Aircraft Applications Year 3$527K
Sep 2022Federal contractNASA · EO14042 FY22 SBIR Phase III - Advanced Hot Reservoir Variable Conductance Heat Pipes For Planetary Lander$121K
Sep 2022Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase I · Plasma Sterilization Device Compatible with Long-Lumen Scopes$200K
Sep 2022Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase I · Plasma Sterilization Device Compatible with Long-Lumen Scopes$200K
Sep 2022Federal contractDefense · Thermal Control Techs For High Performance Resilient Smallsats$150K
Aug 2022Federal contractNASA · Procurement Of Constant Conductance Heat Pipes$39K
Aug 2022Federal grantEnergy · Phase II · Electrically Isolated Hybrid Two-Phase Cooling System$1.1M
Aug 2022Federal contractDefense · Enabling Thermal Solutions For Future Laser Weapon Systems$150K
Jul 2022Federal contractDefense · Research And Development$996K
Jul 2022Federal contractNASA · Novel Vapor Chambers For Heating And Cooling Of Advanced Sorption Systems$150K
Jul 2022Federal contractNASA · Hot End Thermal Management System For Nuclear Electric Propulsion$150K
Jul 2022Federal contractNASA · Hybrid Manufacturing Process Of Loop Heat Pipe Evaporator$150K
Jul 2022Federal contractDefense · Sbir/sttr Phase I Research & Development$150K
Jul 2022Federal grantNASA · Phase I · TRAP (Thermo-Radiative Assisted Photovoltaic) Cell to Simultaneously Harvest Incoming Solar and Outgoing Thermal Radiation$150K
Jul 2022Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Passive Two-Phase Thermal Management System for Hall Thruster$150K
Jul 2022Federal contractDefense · SBIR Ph I$240K
Jul 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Solid Rocket Motors for High Performance Interceptors$1.5M
Jun 2022Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Thermal Management of Low-Temperature Semiconductor Arrays$200K
Jun 2022Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Direct CO2 Air Capture Using Acid-Base Ion-Exchange and Low-Grade Heat$250K
Jun 2022Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Polymer-Based Conformal Space Radiation Shield with Thermal Management Manufactured by Five-Axis 3D Printing Platform$200K
Jun 2022Federal contractNASA · E014042 Phase II Advanced Cooling System For Modular Power Electronics$770K
Apr 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Recycling & Reuse of Powders, Test Specimens, and Scrap Materials in Additive Manufacturing$1.0M
Apr 2022Federal grantEnergy · Phase II · Plasma-Catalysis of CO2 and CH4 to Produce High Value Chemicals$1.1M
Mar 2022Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Swiss-Roll Ammonia Reformer For Gas Turbines$250K
Mar 2022Federal contractNASA · Custom Prototype Cold Plate$27K
Sep 2021Federal contractNASA · Development Of Lunar Vehicle And Payload Thermal Control Systems For Extreme Lunar Environments$5M
Sep 2021Federal contractNASA · This Purchase Order Is For Thermal Analysis And Design Of Coldplate For Flightweight Converter As Per Attached Quote DA02PD-6686 9/2/2021...DELIVERY Date: 16 Weeks Aro$50K
Aug 2021Federal contractNASA · Heat Pipes For Electric Aircraft Applications$300K
Aug 2021Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Thermal Management System for Lunar Ice Miners$750K
Aug 2021Federal grantNASA · Phase II · 3D Printed Loop Heat Pipe$750K
Aug 2021Federal contractNASA · The Fast Growing Space Industry Results In Increasing Demand For Thermal Control Systems Loop Heat Pipes Lhp Are A Commonly Utilized Device For Spacecraft Due To High Efficiency And Flexibility Ability To Integrate With Deployable Radiator$1M
Jul 2021Federal contractNASA · Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (viper) Thermal Management System Flight Components$6.3M
Jul 2021Federal grantAgriculture · Thermal Regulation With Salt Hydrates For Biodigester Isothermality$100K
Jun 2021Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Advanced Thermal Management of Power Converters$140K
Jun 2021Federal contractDefense · Kick-off Briefing Materials & Fwa Cert.$240K
May 2021Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Recycling and Reuse of Powders, Test Specimens, and Scrap Materials in Additive Manufacturing$100K
May 2021Federal contractNASA · Advanced Cooling Technologies, Inc. (act) Proposes To Develop A Thermal Control System For A Sample Return Capsule.$125K
May 2021Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Advanced Cooling System for Modular Power Electronics$125K
Mar 2021Federal contractDefense · Embedded Heat Pipe System$173K
Mar 2021Federal contractDefense · Small Business Innovative Research Phase I Effort.$111K
Dec 2020Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Solid Rocket Motors for High Performance Interceptors$150K
Dec 2020Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Robust, High Stretch, Flame Resistant, Breathable Textile for Lightweight Moisture Management$166K
Sep 2020Federal contractNASA · Loop Heat Pipe Manufacturing Via Dmls For Cubesat Applications$1.1M
Sep 2020Federal grantAgriculture · The Agricultural Sector Is The Largest Freshwater Consumer In The US And Is Significantly Affected By Freshwater Supplies.however, There Are Areas That Are Significantly Limited By Access To Freshwater, Especially In The Western Part Of The Country. The Search For New Freshwater Resources Has Led To The Investigation Of Seawater Desalination Processes And The Desalination Of Inland Brackish Groundwater To Irrigate Crops.given The Lack Of Freshwater Resources And Competition From Other Sectors Su$600K
Sep 2020Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase 1 Topic A201-019 Development Of A Robust And Reliable Ignition Assistance System For Multi-fuel Capable Engines$111K
Aug 2020Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Passive Thermal Control Valves for Loop Heat Pipes and Pumped Systems$125K
Aug 2020Federal grantNASA · Phase I · “Dark” Photovoltaic Cells for Space Power Generation$121K
Aug 2020Federal contractNASA · Thermal Management System For Lunar Ice Miners$125K
Aug 2020Federal contractNASA · 3D Printed Loop Heat Pipe$125K
Jul 2020Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Autonomous Melting Probe for Icy Planets Exploration$747K
Jul 2020Federal contractNASA · Variable Conductance Cold Plate For Spatial And Temporal Temperature Uniformity$750K
Jun 2020Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Nuclear Heat Exchanger design to improve plant flexibility and Tritium control$200K
Jun 2020Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · High Power and High Temperature Heat Pipes for Small and Modular Reactors$200K
Jun 2020Federal contractDefense · Research And Development$1.0M
Apr 2020Federal grantEnergy · Phase II · Plasma-Assisted Catalysis for CO2 Utilization$1.0M
Mar 2020Federal contractNASA · Electric Aircraft Program$249K
Dec 2019Federal contractNASA · Smallsat Swarm Sparse Aperture Sar For Recon And Surveillance (sssasafras)$750K
Oct 2019Federal contractDefense · Progress Report$140K
Sep 2019Federal contractDefense · Center Shaft Base And Table Wing Assembly$115K
Sep 2019Federal contractCommerce · Potassium Filled Isothermal Furnace Liners For Nist Pml$81K
Sep 2019Federal contractDefense · Research And Development$140K
Sep 2019Federal contractNASA · Phase III (non-sbir Funds): $ 100,000 Task 1: Design Requirements Task 4: Development Of Aluminum Ammonia Hot Reservoir Vchp For Lunar Lander 50% Of Task 6: Reporting$100K
Aug 2019Federal contractDefense · Research And Development$1.5M
Aug 2019Federal grantEnergy · Phase II · Electrically Isolated Hybrid Two-Phase Cooling System$1.0M
Aug 2019Federal contractNASA · In Response To The 2019 NASA SBIR Solicitation Topic Z2.01, Spacecraft Thermal Management , Advanced Cooling Technologies, Inc. Proposes The Development Of A Variable Conductance Cold Plate To Provide Spatial And Temporal Isothermality$125K
Aug 2019Federal contractNASA · Autonomous Melting Probe For Icy Planets Exploration$125K
Jul 2019Federal contractNASA · The Proposed Program Will Develop A Novel Vapor-pressure-driven Variable-view-factor Radiator That Is Deployable, Operates With Variable Geometry (i.e., Form Factor) And Offers High Turndown Ratio. The Device Utilizes Two-phase Heat Transfer And Novel Geometric Features That Adaptively (and Reversibly) Adjust The View Factor In Response To Internal Pressure In The Radiator. The Radiator Folds Into A Closed Shape To Minimize The View Factor When Cold, And Opens Up To Maximize The View Factor When$749K
Jul 2019Federal grantDefense · Phase II · A Novel Process Modeling Framework for Linear Friction Welding$750K
Jun 2019Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf$240K
May 2019Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Recovery of Rare Earth Elements from NdFeB Magnet Powders through Reactive Grinding$100K
Feb 2019Federal contractDefense · Nawcwd Center Shaft Base And Table Wing$92K
Dec 2018Federal contractDefense · Dha SBIR Phase I - H182-003-0034 Proposal Titled "limb Cooling Device To Preserve Ischemic Extremity For Prolonged Field Care" Medical R&d Service Contract.$150K
Oct 2018Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Novel High Energy Density Fuels Development$1.0M
Sep 2018Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Thickness Measurement Technology for Thin Films on Sapphire Substrate$1.0M
Sep 2018Federal grantAgriculture · Brackish Water For Condensation Irrigation$100K
Jul 2018Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Variable View Factor Two-Phase Radiator$125K
Jul 2018Federal contractNASA · In Contrast To The Standard Cold Reservoir Variable Conductance Heat Pipe (vchp) Where For Tight Thermal Control An Electrical Heater Is Used For The Reservoir (wicked), Advanced Cooling Technologies, Inc (act) Developed A Hot Reservoir Vchp With The Reservoir Thermally Coupled To The Evaporator. This Novel Feature Will Provide A Tight Temperature Control Capability Without The Need For Control Power. Based On The Recent Iss Testing Result, It Was Concluded That Working Fluid Management Within T$125K
Jul 2018Federal contractNASA · A Reliable Thermal Management System That Will Enable At Least 24-HOURS Survival Of Venus Landers In The Extreme Environment (460 C, 92 Bar) Is Highly Desirable For NASA Future Venus In-situ Exploration Missions. In Response To The NASA SBIR Solicitation, Advanced Cooling Technologies, Inc. (act) Proposes To Develop A Consumable-based Cooling System For Venus Landers Waste Heat Rejection. The Proposed System Consists Of Two Pressurized Vessels: A Primary Vessel Charged With A Consumable Fluid In$125K
Jul 2018Federal grantDefense · Phase I · A Novel Process Modeling Framework for Linear Friction Welding$150K
Jul 2018Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Electrically Isolated Hybrid Two-Phase Cooling System$150K
Mar 2018Federal contractDefense · Research And Development Igf::ot::igf$125K
Nov 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf$225K
Sep 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Phase I Baa- Act Inc Concept$150K
Sep 2017Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Durable Pre-cooling Heat Exchangers for High Mach Flight$750K
Aug 2017Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Thickness Measurement Technology for Thin Films on Sapphire Substrate$150K
Jul 2017Federal grantEnergy · Phase II · Solar Thermal Assisted Vacuum Freezing Desalination of Seawater at the Triple Point$1M
Jun 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf SBIR 17.1 Phase I, Feasibility Study, Topic Ussocom 002 Moisture Wicking Pathway Treatment For Textiles$150K
Jun 2017Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Waste Heat Recovery by Thermo-Radiative Cell for Space Applications$125K
Jun 2017Federal grantAgriculture · Low Cost, Dust Resistant Poultry House Heat Exchanger$100K
May 2017Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Advanced Cooling Technologies, Inc. (act) Proposes To Develop A Low-cost Loop Heat Pipe (lhp) Evaporator Using A Technique Known As Direct Metal Laser Sintering (dmls), Otherwise Known As 3D Printing, To Produce Low-cost Lhps To Be Used In Cubesat And Smallsat Applications. The Wick Structure In An Lhp Assumes The Role Of A Pump In A Standard Loop, Pumping Liquid From The Lower Pressure Condenser To The Higher Pressure Evaporator By Capillary Forces. The Overall Thermal Performance$1.1M
Apr 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf; SBIR 1 N171-022 Novel High Density Fuels Development.$225K
Dec 2016Federal contractDefense · SBIRSOL2016.2 Igf::ct::igf$80K
Dec 2016Federal contractDefense · SBIRSOL2016.2 Igf::ct::igf$80K
Oct 2016Federal contractDefense · Research And Development Igf::ot::igf$80K
Sep 2016Federal grantDefense · Phase I · High Temperature Lightweight Heat Pipes for Solid-State Power Amplifier Thermal Management$150K
Aug 2016Federal contractDefense · Center Shaft Base&table Wing Assemblie$68K
Aug 2016Federal grantEnergy · Phase II · High efficiency, high temperature heat recuperation for reduced plasma energy consumption$1.0M
Jul 2016Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Apparatus for Evaluating Chemical Composition of Fuels$150K
Jul 2016Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Advanced Cooling SBIR I$150K
Jul 2016Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Advanced Cooling Technologies, Inc. (act) Has Developed A Novel Kind Of Hybrid Heat Pipes To Solve The High Heat Flux Limitation For Future Highly Integrated Spacecraft Instruments And Electronics. These Hybrid Heat Pipes Will Be Capable Of Operating At The Higher Heat Flux Requirements (50W/CM2) Expected In Nasa's Future Spacecraft And Instruments Such As The Next Generation Of Rovers And Landers And With The Possibility Of Being Used In Manned Spacecraft's And Extraterrestrial Ha$63K
Jun 2016Federal contractNASA · Vhc Copper Body And Hik Plate.$45K
Jun 2016Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Physics-based Toolkit for Progressive Damage Prediction in Composites$80K
Jun 2016Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Solar Thermal Assisted Vacuum Freezing Desalination of Seawater at the Triple Point$150K
Jun 2016Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Specific Mission Requirements Can Often Requirecall For Some Degree Of Flexibility Such As Minimizing Mechanical Loads Induced Into Payloads Containing Highly Sensitive Positional Sensors Or Allowing Containment Of Radiator Panels Within Spacecraft Fairing Until Deployment Into Fully Operational Positions. Flexible Thermal Straps And Loop Heat Pipes (lhp) Are Typically Used For This Flexible Thermal Link. Thermal Straps Are A Lower Technology Solution For Lower Heat Transport Appli$125K
Jun 2016Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Advanced Cooling Technologies, Inc. (act) Proposes To Develop A Low-cost Loop Heat Pipe (lhp) Evaporator Using A Technique Known As Direct Metal Laser Sintering (dmls), Otherwise Known As 3D Printing, To Produce Low-cost Lhps To Be Used In Cubesat And Smallsat Applications. The Wick Structure In An Lhp Assumes The Role Of A Pump In A Standard Loop, Pumping Liquid From The Lower Pressure Condenser To The Higher Pressure Evaporator By Capillary Forces. The Overall Thermal Performance$125K
May 2016Federal contractNASA · One High Thermal Conductivity (hik) Radiator And One Hik Heat Spreader Plate$29K
Apr 2016Federal contractDefense · SBIR Pi R&d. Igf::ot::igf$80K
Feb 2016Federal contractDefense · Nawcwd Center Shaft Base And Table$128K
Feb 2016Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Affordable, Scalable, Ocean Energy Harvesting System$1.0M
Dec 2015Federal grantDefense · Phase II · A Non-catalytic JP-8 Reformer$1M
Dec 2015Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Phase II SBIR For A Non-catalytic JP-8 Reformer.$1.0M
Dec 2015Federal contractCommerce · Igf::ot::igf-other-purchase Order For Sodium Isothermal Furnace Liners$120K
Oct 2015Federal contractDefense · Igf::ct::igf Active Thermal Control System Optimization$80K
Sep 2015Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Environmental Control Unit with Integrated Thermal Storage$1.0M
Sep 2015Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Under Nasa's Game Changing Development Program/nuclear Systems Kilopower Project, NASA Glenn Research Center (grc) Is Examining Small Fission Reactors For Future Space Transportation And Surface Power Applications. The Reactors Would Have An 8 To 15 Year Design Life And Could Be Available For A 2020 Launch To Support Future NASA Science Missions. Advanced Cooling Technologies Inc. (act) Is Working With NASA Grc On Both The Hot End And The Cold End Thermal Management Systems Of A 1 K$138K
Sep 2015Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf SBIR Phase 2 - High Accuracy Turnkey$750K
Jul 2015Federal grantDefense · Phase I · CTE Matched High Heat Flux Spreader for Space Systems Applications$150K
Jun 2015Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf In Response To NASA SBIR Topic S3.07, "thermal Control Systems", Advanced Cooling Technologies, Inc. (act) Proposes The Development Of An Active Two-phase Thermal Management System (tptms) That Relies On A Single-phase Liquid Pump To Drive Two-phase Flow Through Multiple Heat Sources And Sinks Distributed In Parallel And In Series While Providing Phase Management Using The Momentum Of The Working Fluid. This System Is Designed To Address Challenges Discussed In The NASA Thermal Mana$125K
Jun 2015Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf The Thermal Transport Requirements For Future Spacecraft Missions Continue To Increase, Approaching Several Kilowatts. At The Same Time The Heat Acquisition Areas Have Trended Downward, Thereby Increasing The Incident Heat Flux. Current Incident Heat Flux For Laser Diode Applications Is On The Order Of 5-10W/CM2, Although This Is Expected To Increase Towards 50W/CM2. This Is A Severe Limitation For Axial Groove Aluminum/ammonia Constant Conductance Heat Pipes (cchps). The Maximum H$950K
Jun 2015Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · High efficiency, high temperature heat recuperation for reduced plasma energy consumption$150K
Jun 2015Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Enhanced Gasification Reactor Designs for Maximizing Gas/Particle Interaction$150K
May 2015Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Advanced Cooling Technologies, Inc. (act) Has Developed A Novel Kind Of Hybrid Heat Pipes To Solve The High Heat Flux Limitation For Future Highly Integrated Spacecraft Instruments And Electronics. These Hybrid Heat Pipes Will Be Capable Of Operating At The Higher Heat Flux Requirements (50W/CM2) Expected In NASA S Future Spacecraft And Instruments Such As The Next Generation Of Rovers And Landers And With The Possibility Of Being Used In Manned Spacecraft S And Extraterrestrial H$44K
May 2015Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf In This SBIR Phase II Program Advanced Cooling Technologies, Inc. (act) Proposes To Develop Titanium/water Heat Pipes Suitable For Spacecraft Fission Power Applications. NASA Is Currently Examining Small Fission Power Reactors Design, Such As The Kilopower, Which Aims To Provide Roughly 1 Kw Of Electric Power. Kilopower Plans To Use Titanium/water Heat Pipes To Remove The Waste Heat From The Cold End Of The Convertors. Previous Water Heat Pipe Designs For Space Fission Power Are Not$750K
May 2015Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Ing A NASA Phase I SBIR Program, Act Addressed The Need For Light-weight, Non-venting Pcm Heat Storage Devices By Successfully Demonstrating Proof-of-concept Of A Vapor Chamber With A Pcm-based Wick Structure. The Principal Objective Of The Phase II Program Is To Design, Fabricate, And Test A Full-scale Pcm Vapor Chamber. Goals Of The Phase II Program Include Establishing Thermal And Structural Design Requirements. Act Will Also Develop A Thermal Storage Model For Integration Into $750K
Jan 2015Federal contractDefense · STTR Phase II Research And Development$1.1M
Jan 2015Federal grantDefense · Phase I · A High Fidelity, Physics-based Mid-IR Bismides Semiconductor Laser Simulator for High Power Outputs$150K
Dec 2014Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Thermal Enhancements for Separable Thermal Mechanical Interfaces$750K
Dec 2014Federal contractDefense · Nawcwd Center Shaft Base And Table$113K
Oct 2014Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Vortical-Flow Direct Contact Air Washer for Corrosion Prevention$150K
Oct 2014Federal contractDefense · Igf::ct::igf SBIR 14.2$150K
Aug 2014Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Backup Cooling System For Advanced Stirling Radioisotope Generator$87K
Jul 2014Federal contractNASA · Microgravity Vortex Separator And An Actively Driven Separation Unit$25K
Jul 2014Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf - Phase I SBIR For A Sulfur Tolerant Non-catalytic Reformer$150K
Jun 2014Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf SBIR Phase 1 High Accuracy, Turnkey, Minimum Hot Surface App$150K
Jun 2014Federal contractDefense · Technical Data&feasibility Study For Hydrogen Generation From Water And Full Or Partial Replacement Of Petroleum Fuels In Diesel Internal Combustion Engines.$150K
Jun 2014Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Thermal Control Systems Are Sized For The Maximum Heat Load In The Warmest Continuous Environment.this Design Process Results In A Larger Radiator Surface Area Than Is Needed For Portions Of A Mission Where The Heat Load Is Lower Or The Environment Is Colder. Now That NASA Is Refocusing Its Human Missions To The Much Colder Areas Of Exploration Beyond Low Earth Orbit (leo), The Need For A Variable Heat Rejection Thermal Control System Increases. This SBIR Project By Act Will Develo$125K
Jun 2014Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf In Response To NASA SBIR Solicitation H3.01 "thermal Control For Future Human Exploration", Advanced Cooling Technologies, Inc. (act) Is Proposing A Novel Phase Change Material (pcm) Vapor Chamber To Ameliorate The Temperature Fluctuations Encountered During Planetary (or Lunar) Orbit. The Pcm Vapor Chamber Will Consist Of A Packed Bed Of Micro-encapsulated Pcm Beads Surrounded By A Two-phase Working Fluid. The Pcm Beads Will Act As Both A Highly Efficient Thermal Storage Medium, As$125K
Jun 2014Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf The Thermal Transport Requirements For Future Spacecraft Missions Continue To Increase, Approaching Several Kilowatts. At The Same Time The Heat Acquisition Areas Have Trended Downward, Thereby Increasing The Incident Heat Flux. Current Incident Heat Flux For Laser Diode Applications Is On The Order Of 5-10W/CM2, Although This Is Expected To Increase Towards 50W/CM2. This Is A Severe Limitation For Axial Groove Aluminum/ammonia Constant Conductance Heat Pipes (cchps). The Maximum He$125K
Jun 2014Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Future Human Spacecraft Will Venture Far Beyond The Relatively Benign Environment Of Low Earth Orbit. They Will Transit Through The Deep Space, But They May Encounter Warm Transient Environments Such As Low Lunar Orbit. Some Spacecraft Elements May Be Launched Untended And Would Operate At Relatively Low Power Levels As They Transit To Their Final Destination. The Combination Of Extreme Environments And High Turndown Capability Will Be A Major Challenge For Spacecraft Thermal Contro$124K
Jun 2014Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf The Proposed Program Will Develop Titanium/water Heat Pipes Suitable For Spacecraft Fission Power. NASA Is Examining Small Fission Power Reactors For Future Space Applications With The Most Recent Being Kilopower, Which Provides Roughly 1 Kw Of Electric Power. Kilopower Uses Titanium/water Heat Pipes To Remove The Waste Heat From The Cold End Of The Convertors. Previous Water Heat Pipe Designs For Space Fission Power Are Not Suitable For Kilopower As They Are Either For Surface Fiss$125K
May 2014Federal contractDefense · SBIRSOL2014.1$80K
Apr 2014Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf NASA Grc Is Developing Fission Power System Technology For Future Space Transportation And Surface Power Applications. The Early Systems Are Envisioned In The 10 To 100KWE Range And Have An Anticipated Design Life Of 8 To 15 Years With No Maintenance. A Non-nuclear System Ground Test In Thermal-vacuum Is Planned By NASA Grc To Validate Technologies Required To Transfer Reactor Heat, Convert The Heat Into Electricity, Reject Waste Heat, Process The Electrical Output, And Demonstrate $750K
Apr 2014Federal contractCommerce · Purchase Of Sodium Haynes 230 Sodium Heat Pipe Liner$43K
Feb 2014Federal contractDefense · Long Range Broad Agency Announcement (baa) For Navy And Marine Corps Science And Technology$1.4M
Feb 2014Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Topic #: AF131-203$148K
Dec 2013Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Ph I Research&development Title: Passive Thermal Management For High Power Fiber Laser Array Pointing.$125K
Dec 2013Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I Project - Topic # OSD13-EP1 For Environmental Control Unit With Integrated Thermal Storage$150K
Oct 2013Federal contractDefense · Heat Sink$87K
Sep 2013Federal contractDefense · N132-101 Awd$80K
Sep 2013Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf SBIR II For The Development Of A Heat-pipe Embedded Exhaust Heat Recovery System$1.0M
Sep 2013Federal contractDefense · Phase I SBIR. Services$100K
Aug 2013Federal contractDefense · STTR Phase I$150K
Jul 2013Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf NASA Glenn Is Examining Small Fission Reactors For Future Space Transportation And Surface Power Applications. The Reactors Would Have An 8 To 15 Year Design Life And Should Be Available For A 2020 Launch To Support Future NASA Science Missions. Both 1 Kwe Thermoelectric And 3 Kwe Stirling Systems Have Been Examined. Heat Pipes Are Being Examined To Transfer The Thermal Energy From The Reactor To The Electric Conversion Systems. There Are Three Types Of Wicks That Can Carry This Pow$837K
Jul 2013Federal contractNASA · The Purpose Of The Procurement Is For The Purchase Of One (1) Avionics Cooling System.$69K
Jun 2013Federal contractDefense · Status Report$80K
May 2013Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf NASA Glenn Research Center (grc) Is Developing Fission Power System Technology For Future Space Transportation And Surface Power Applications. The Early Systems Are Envisioned In The 10 To 100KWE Range And Have An Anticipated Design Life Of 8 To 15 Years With No Maintenance. A Non-nuclear System Ground Test In Thermal-vacuum Is Planned By NASA Grc To Validate Technologies Required To Transfer Reactor Heat, Convert The Heat Into Electricity, Reject Waste Heat, Process The Electrical $125K
May 2013Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf SBIR Ph I- Combustion Enhancement Of Liquid Fuels Nanopartic$150K
May 2013Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Thermal Enhancements For Separable Thermal Mechanical Interfaces$150K
Feb 2013Federal contractDefense · Ph I Research&development Titled: Waste Heat Recovery Of Rocket Motors For Reduction Of Battery Weight Igf::ot::igf$100K
Feb 2013Federal contractNASA · Design Of Accumulator Brackets (1 Each) Fabrication Of Accumulator Brackets (12 Each)$14K
Dec 2012Federal contractDefense · STTR Phase II Topic N10A-T005$750K
Dec 2012Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase II Topic N102-114$500K
Oct 2012Federal contractDefense · Status Report$80K
Sep 2012Federal contractNASA · Aluminum/ethane Constant Conductance Heat Pipe (1 Each) Aluminum/ammonia Constant Conductance Heat Pipes (3 Each) Nre (program Management, Tooling And Test) (1 Each)$32K
Sep 2012Federal contractCommerce · Iconel/cesium$12K
Jul 2012Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase 1, Topic #A12-016 Heat-pipe Embedded Foam Exhaust Recovery System$150K
May 2012Federal contractDefense · SBIR For Phase 1 For A Non-catalytic Fuel Flexible Reformer$147K
May 2012Federal contractDefense · Adaptive Vcs Condenser With Integrated Vchps For Aircraft Thermal Management$150K
Apr 2012Federal contractNASA · Fabrication And Testing Of Distribution Manifolds And Valve Manifold Hoses For The Cryogenic Boil-off Reduction System.$13K
Apr 2012Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase 1, Topic # OSD11-EP1$150K
Feb 2012Federal contractNASA · NASA Glenn Is Examining Small Fission Reactors For Future Space Transportation And Surface Power Applications. The Reactors Would Have An 8 To 15 Year Design Life That Could Be Available For A 2020 Launch To Support Future NASA Science Missions. Both 1 Kwe Thermoelectric And 3 Kwe Stirling Systems Have Been Examined. The Proposed Design Will Use Alkali Metal Heat Pipes To Transfer Heat From The Reactor To The Stirling Or Thermoelectrics (tes) Convertors. This SBIR Project By Act Will Develop Alk$125K
Nov 2011Federal contractDefense · Darpa Phase I$100K
Sep 2011Federal contractInterior · Title: Strain-tolerant Organic-ceramic Coatings For The Passivation Of Laser Diode. Description: Thermal Management, Coatings, Microchannel Heat Exchanger, Laser Diode, Corrosion Resistance, Atomic Layer Depostiion, Self Assembled Monolayers$1.7M
Jun 2011Federal contractNASA · Intermediate Temperature Thermal Management System For Venus Lander$100K
Jun 2011Federal contractNASA · The Overall Program Objective Is To Develop A High-temperature Passive Thermal Management System For The Radioisotope Power Conversion System That Energizes The Refrigeration System Applicable To Venus Missions. The Innovation Consists Of A High Temperature Alkali Metal Variable Conductance Heat Pipe (vchp) Integrated With A Two-phase Heat Collection / Transport Package From The General Purpose Heat Source (gphs) Stack To The Stirling Convertor Heater Head. The Thermal Management System Collects$600K
Jun 2011Federal contractNASA · Future Lunar Landers And Rovers Will Require Variable Thermal Links That Can Reject Heat During Daytime, And Passively Shut-off During Lunar Night. During The Long Lunar Day, The Thermal Management System Must Remove The Waste Heat From The Electronics And Batteries Keep Them Within The Acceptable Temperature Limit. Since The Heater Power Availability Is Restricted, A Variable Thermal Link Is Therefore Required To Limit The Amount Of Heat That Is Removed From The Electronics And Radiated To Spac$600K
Jun 2011Federal contractNASA · This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Project Proposes The Development Of A Computational Software Package To Provide NASA With Advanced Materials Development Capabilities For Existing And New Ablative Materials Used In The Next Generation Thermal Protection Systems (tps) Of Space Vehicles. This Materials Development Software Package (mdsam) Can Be Used To Optimize Properties (high Strength And Low Thermal Conductivity) For Both The Virgin Material As Well As The Char That Forms During $600K
May 2011Federal contractDefense · Fadec Thermal Management$750K
Feb 2011Federal contractNASA · While Continuously Increasing In Complexity, The Payloads Of Terrestrial High Altitude Balloons Need A Thermal Management System To Reject Their Waste Heat And To Maintain A Stable Temperature As The Air (sink) Temperature Swings From As Cold As -90OC To As Hot As +40OC. Currently, Constant Conductance, Copper-methanol Heat Pipes Are Utilized On Balloon Payloads To Remove The Waste Heat. It Would Be Desirable To Use A Variable Conductance Heat Pipe (vchp) Instead, To Allow The Thermal Resistance$100K
Feb 2011Federal contractNASA · The Vasimr Propulsion System Uses A High Temperature Loop Heat Pipe (lhp) Radiator To Reject Heat From The Helicon Section. The Current Baseline Radiator Uses Titanium/water Lhps, However, Deployable Radiator And Trace Heating Features Are Required To Keep The Water In The Condenser From Freezing When The Radiator Is Turned Off. The Proposed Project Will Develop High Temperature Toluene Lhp Radiators That Will Minimize The Freezing Problem, Since The Freezing Temperature Of Toluene Is Roughly 10$100K
Feb 2011Federal contractNASA · Grooved Aluminum/ammonia Constant Conductance Heat Pipes (cchps) Are The Standard For Thermal Control In Zero-gravity. Unfortunately, They Are Limited In Terms Of Their Heat Flux Capability, Approximately 5W/CM2. Incident Heat Flux For Laser Diode Applications Is On The Order Of 5-10W/CM2, Although This Is Expected To Increase Towards 50W/CM2. This Is A Severe Limitation For Axial Groove (cchp) As Well As Loop Heat Pipes (lhp). Standard Cchps Are Also Not Suitable For Lunar And Martian Landers A$100K
Feb 2011Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I Contract$70K
Dec 2010Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase II - Basic Effort$1.0M
Oct 2010Federal contractDefense · R&d SBIR Topic N102-114$150K
Jul 2010Federal contractDefense · R&d STTR Topic N10A-T005$100K
Jul 2010Federal contractDefense · Heat Pipes Mech Structure$74K
Jun 2010Federal contractNASA · The Government Has Conducted Long Term Life Testing Of A Variety Of Heat Pipes For Use At Intermediate Temperatures (400-600 K). The Life Testing Has Now Been Completed, And Destructive Analysis Is Required To Evaluate The Performance Of The Materials Used In The Heat Pipe Envelopes. Under A Phase III SBIR Advanced Cooling Technologies (act) Shall Conduct The Testing. To Complete The Analysis, The Contractor Shall Perform The Following Tasks. 1. The Contractor Shall Identify The Heat Pipes That $18K
May 2010Federal contractInterior · SBIR 101-014 Strain-tolerant Organic-ceramic Coatings For The Passivation Of Laser Diode$149K
Mar 2010Federal contractDefense · Fadec Thermal Management$100K
Feb 2010Federal contractDefense · Additional First Articles$59K
Jan 2010Federal contractNASA · Long-lived Venus Landers Require Power And Cooling. Heat From The Roughly 64 General Purpose Heat Source (gphs) Modules Must Be Delivered To The Convertor With Minimal T. The Cooling System Must Be Shutoff During The Transit To Venus Without Overheating The Gphs Modules. This Program Will Develop An Alkali Metal Variable Conductance Heat Pipe (vchp) Integrated With A Two-phase Heat Collection/transport Package (htp) Between The Gphs Stack And The Convertor. The Vchp Allows The Stirling Converter$100K
Jan 2010Federal contractNASA · Loop Heat Pipes (lhps) Can Provide Variable Thermal Conductance Needed To Maintain Electronics And Batteries On Lunar/martian Rovers/landers Within Desired Temperature Range. During Lunar Day, The Lhp Transfers The Heat To The Radiator For Rejection. During The Fourteen-day-long Lunar Night, The Sink Temperature Drops, Lowering Lhp And Web/battery Temperatures. Without A Variable Thermal Link, The Lhp Will Continue To Remove Heat During The Night, Cooling The Electronics/batteries To Unacceptabl$100K
Jan 2010Federal contractNASA · This Phase I Small Business Innovative Research Project Proposes To Develop A Multiscale Computational Methodology Capable Of Accurate Prediction Of The Properties And Performance Of Insulating Ablative Materials That Are Used To Protect The Re-entry Of Vehicles From Excessive Thermal Loads. In Particular, This Effort Will Focus On Multi-million Atom, Reactive Molecular Dynamics (md) Simulations Of Pyrolysis Of Phenolic Resins Enhanced With Carbon Nanotubes (cnt). The Results Will Reveal The Rol$100K
Jan 2010Federal contractDefense · 6MO SBIR Phase 1, Topic #A09-139$70K
Dec 2009Federal contractDefense · 6MO- SBIR Phase 1, Topic # A09-050$70K
Apr 2009Federal contractDefense · Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)$70K
Mar 2009Federal contractDefense · Mda Basic Effort - SBIR Phase I$100K
Mar 2009Federal contractDefense · Fadec Cooling Using High Temperature Loop Heat Pipes$1.1M
Mar 2009Federal contractDefense · Osd SBIR I; OSD08-10 Adaptive Phase Mgmt$100K
Jan 2009Federal contractNASA · Vchp Radiators For Lunar And Martian Environments Long-term Lunar And Martian Systems Present Challenges To Thermal Systems, Including Changes In Thermal Load, And Large Changes In The Thermal Environment Between Day And Night. The Innovation In The Program Is The Development Of A Variable Conductance Heat Pipe (vchp) That Passively Accommodates The Changing Thermal Load And Environment. This Allows The Heat Pipe Evaporators (and Any Attached Heat Exchanger) To Remain At An Almost Constant Tem$600K
Jan 2009Federal contractNASA · Heat Pipe Solar Receiver For Oxygen Production Of Lunar Regolith Researchers Have Determined That Lunar Soil Contains Approximately 43% Oxygen In The Lunar Soil Oxides, Which Could Be Extracted To Provide Breathable Oxygen For Consumption By Astronauts. The Proposed Program Will Develop A Solar Receiver For The Hydrogen Reduction Process That Uses Sodium Heat Pipes In The 1050OC Temperature Range. The Heat Pipe Solar Receiver Is Accepts The Non-uniform Solar Thermal Energy, And Deliver The Ener$600K
Jun 2008Federal contractDefense · Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)$70K
May 2008Federal contractDefense · Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)$100K
May 2008Federal contractCommerce · Post-warranty Repair Service$7K
Apr 2008Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase II$750K
Apr 2008Federal contractCommerce · Water Heat Pipe Blackbody$13K
Feb 2008Federal contractNASA · Heat Pipe Solar Receiver For Oxygen Production Of Lunar Regolith$100K
Feb 2008Federal contractNASA · Vchp Radiators For Lunar And Martian Environments$100K
Dec 2007Federal contractNASA · Pressure Controlled Heat Pipe For Precise Temperature Control$600K
Dec 2007Federal contractDefense · Fadec Cooling Using High Temperature Loop Heat Pipes$100K
Dec 2007Federal contractNASA · Vapor Compressor Drivenhybrid 2 Phase Loop. The Phase I Project Successfully Demonstrated The Feasibility Of The Vapor Compression Hybrid Two-phase Loop (vchtpl). The Test Results Showed The High Temperature-lift Capability And Robust Operation Under Transient Heat Loads Of The Vchtpl. At The End Of Phase I, The Vchtpl Technology Reached The Nasa's Defined Technology Readiness Level (trl) 4 (component/breadboard Validation In A Laboratory Environment.) The Principal Phase II Objective Is To $600K
Dec 2007Federal contractNASA · Variable Conductance Heat Pipes For Radioisotope Stirling Systems. The Overall Technical Objective Of The Proposed Phase II Program Is To Complete A System-level Demonstration To Show The Capability And Benefits Of Integrating This Backup Radiator/variable Conductance Heat Pipe (vchp) With The Advanced Stirling Radioisotope Generator (asrg). The Phase I Project Developed A Feasible Vchp Radiator Design The Can Be Integrated With Asrg. In Phase II, A Trade Study Will Be Conducted To Optimize T$600K
Sep 2007Federal contractDefense · Phase 2 SBIR For Capillary Two-phase Loop (ctpl) Technology$720K
May 2007Federal contractDefense · First Article - Heat Pipes$308K
Apr 2007Federal contractNASA · High Temperature Heat Pipe Life Test$30K
Sep 2006Federal contractDefense · Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences$734K
May 2006Federal contractDefense · 200608!438611!1700!N65540!NAVAL Ship Systems Engineering !N6554006C0012 !a!n! !n! ! !20060504!20080131!126288336!126288336!126288336!N!ADVANCED Cooling TECHNOLOGIES,!1046 New Holland Ave !lancaster !PA!17601!41216!071!42!LANCASTER !lancaster !penn !+000000579985!N!N!000000579985!AJ13!RDTE/PHYSICAL Sciences - Adv Tech Dev !A3 !ships !000 !not Discernable !541710!E! !3!A!S! ! ! !999$580K
Dec 2005Federal contractNASA · SBIR Phase II: Heat Pipe, Heat Exchangers With Double Isolation Layers For Prevention Of Int. Leak$359K
May 2005Federal contractNASA · SBIR 2003 Phase II Research Project Entitled: Hybrid Cooling Loop Technology For Robust High Heat Flux Cooling$593K

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USPTO · 28 granted of 40

Feb 24, 2026GrantedHeat Transfer Device Having An Enclosure And A Non-permeable Barrier Inside The EnclosureUSPTOUS 12,560,387
Jul 22, 2025GrantedMulti-condenser Variable Conductance Heat PipeUSPTOUS 12,369,278
Apr 22, 2025GrantedLoop Heat Pipe EvaporatorUSPTOUS 12,281,851

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Heat Transfer Device Having An Enclosure And A Non-permeable Barrier Inside The EnclosureFeb 24, 2026 · US 12,560,387Granted
Multi-condenser Variable Conductance Heat PipeJul 22, 2025 · US 12,369,278Granted
Loop Heat Pipe EvaporatorApr 22, 2025 · US 12,281,851Granted
Heat Spreader Having Conduction Enhancement With Emi ShieldingJan 23, 2024 · US 11,882,673Granted
Heat-transfer Devices And Methods Of Forming The Heat-transfer DevicesJul 13, 2023 · Application 18153886Pending
Thermal Management SystemDec 27, 2022 · US 11,535,407Granted
Loop Heat Pipe EvaporatorAug 9, 2022 · US 11,408,684Granted
Heat Transfer Device Having An Enclosure And A Non-permeable Barrier Inside The EnclosureAug 9, 2022 · US 11,408,683Granted
Vacuum Freezing Nucleated Liquid Water For Purifying Brackish WaterJun 21, 2022 · US 11,365,133Granted
Heat Pipes Disposed In Overlapping And Nonoverlapping ArrangementsJun 7, 2022 · US 11,353,270Granted
Double Sided Heat Exchanger Cooling UnitNov 23, 2021 · US 11,184,996Granted
Assembly And Process For Heat Transfer With Three SurfacesFeb 23, 2021 · US 10,928,139Granted
Multi-bore Constant Conductance Heat Pipe For High Heat Flux And Thermal StorageNov 17, 2020 · US 10,837,712Granted
Double Sided Heat Exchanger Cooling UnitApr 28, 2020 · US 10,638,639Granted
Heat Pipe - Thermal Storage Medium Based Cool Storage SystemMar 31, 2020 · US 10,605,541Granted
Incineration System And ProcessFeb 11, 2020 · US 10,557,391Granted
Constant Conductance Heat Pipe Assembly For High Heat FluxDec 10, 2019 · US 10,502,497Granted
Thermal Energy Storage System With Tunable Phase Change CompositionDec 3, 2019 · US 10,495,388Granted
Open-loop Thermal Management Process And SystemAug 20, 2019 · US 10,386,121Granted
Phase Change Actuated Valve For Use In Heat Pipe ApplicationsAug 6, 2019 · US 10,371,459Granted
Pumped Two Phase Air To Air Heat ExchangerFeb 26, 2019 · US 10,215,440Granted
Phase Change Actuated Valve For Use In Heat Pipe ApplicationsFeb 26, 2019 · US 10,215,501Granted
Card Retainer DeviceJul 24, 2018 · US 10,034,403Granted
Constant Conductance Heat Pipe Assembly For High Heat FluxApr 24, 2018 · US 9,952,000Granted
Multi-phase Pump System And Method Of Pumping A Two-phase Fluid StreamJan 30, 2018 · US 9,879,663Granted
Fuel Reforming System And ProcessMar 14, 2017 · US 9,595,726Granted
Heat Management For Electronic EnclosuresFeb 21, 2017 · US 9,578,781Granted
System And Process For Producing Fuel With A Methane Thermochemical CycleDec 15, 2015 · US 9,212,327Granted
Vapor Chamber StructureDec 1, 2015 · US 9,204,574Granted
Multi-bore Constant Conductance Heat Pipe For High Heat Flux And Thermal StorageApplication 62147812Pending
Constant Conductance Heat Pipe For High Heat FluxApplication 62147861Pending
Phase Change Actuated Valve For Use In Heat Pipe ApplicationsApplication 14602730Pending
Thermal Management SystemApplication 62821617Pending
Multi-layer Embedded Heat PipesApplication 62829257Pending
Assembly And Process For Heat Transfer With Three SurfacesApplication 61866602Pending
Phase Change Material With Tunable Phase Change TemperatureApplication 62396892Pending
Heat Transfer Device Having An Enclosure And A Non-permeable Barrier Inside The EnclosureApplication 62894313Pending
Spray Vacuum Freezing Desalination Assisted With Nucleating AgentApplication 62669754Pending
Conduction Based Heat Pipe Enhanced Double Sided Extrusion Cabinet CoolerApplication 62202534Pending
Pumped Two Phase Air To Air Heat ExchangerApplication 62202481Pending

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