AGILTRON, INC.

Founded 2001 · Energy · Private

Nanostructured multi-functional top coatings for flexible thin-film inorganic solar cells

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · agiltron.com

Sector: Energy
Founded: 2001
Total capital: $20.8M

Federal grants: $2.3M; 6 awards · 2015–2017; Rank in peer group#36 of 39
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $18.5M; 153 awards · NASA, Defense, Commerce; Rank in Energy#16 of 998
Granted patents: 4; 7 pending · first 2019; Rank in peer group#10 of 39

Capital timeline

Latest events

Sep 2017Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Conductive Transmissive Coating for Enhanced-Absorption Thin Film Solar Cells$1.0M
Sep 2017Federal contractDefense · FLDM-010642102$8K
Jul 2016Federal contractDefense · Variable Optical Attenuator$5K
Jun 2016Federal contractDefense · Optical Attenuator$8K
Apr 2016Federal contractInterior · Igf::ot::igf Fast Octavespanning Open (optical-pumping Enhanced) Id (infrared Detectors)$150K
Mar 2016Federal contractDefense · Optical Switches Pr# 56-7011-16$5K
Feb 2016Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Light-Weight Solar Cells with High Specific Power and Conversion Efficiency$750K

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Jan 2016Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Conductive Transmissive Coating for Enhanced-Absorption Thin Film Solar Cells$150K
Aug 2015Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Plume Diagnostics/Source Term Development for C-WMD Agent Defeat Testing Accuracy$150K
Aug 2015Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf SBIR Phase I - Mems Chip For Chemical Vapor Sampling And Analysis$148K
Aug 2015Federal contractDefense · 2X2 Optical Switch$18K
Jul 2015Federal contractDefense · Optical Switch Drive$4K
Jun 2015Federal contractDefense · Loose Tube Fiber$25K
May 2015Federal grantHomeland Security · Phase I · Compact Boron-Filled 3D Semiconductor Neutron Detector Module$150K
Apr 2015Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase I · Portable SERS Detector for Simultaneous Detection of Trace-level Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons on Superfund Sites$150K
Feb 2015Federal contractDefense · Optical Attunuator$10K
Jan 2015Federal contractDefense · E Field Sensor$9K
Nov 2014Federal contractNASA · 1X4 Optical Swith 1 Ea. DC-100 Repetition Driver 1 Ea. 1X2 Optical Switch 1 Ea. DC-100KHZ Repetition Driver 1 Ea Shipping$7K
Sep 2014Federal contractDefense · Fiber Pigtails$4K
Sep 2014Federal contractDefense · N14A-T003$149K
Aug 2014Federal contractCommerce · Purchase Equipment$6K
Jul 2014Federal contractDefense · Navy STTR 14.A$80K
Jun 2014Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf The Objective Of Phase I SBIR Entitled, "nanofluidic Sequencing Of Polypeptides" Is To Determine And Develop The Best Technique For E-field Transport Processes Within A Micro-/nano-fluidic Device For (tip-enhanced Raman Spectroscopy) Ters-based Polypeptide Sequencing.$100K
Dec 2013Federal contractNASA · Funds For Fast Fiberoptic Switch And Repetition Rate Driver. Shipping.$5K
Sep 2013Federal contractDefense · Sensor$26K
Sep 2013Federal contractNASA · Variable Fiber Optic Multimode Attenuator$12K
Sep 2013Federal contractDefense · Pm Fiber Coupled Laser Module$10K
Sep 2013Federal contractDefense · Laser Module W/ Transceiver$31K
Sep 2013Federal contractDefense · Polizarization$5K
Mar 2013Federal contractDefense · Reflective Sensors$36K
Mar 2013Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Biologically Inspired Plasmonic--sttr 1$150K
Jan 2013Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf - In Phase I Project, By Leveraging On Agiltron's Experience In Optical Fiber Components And Our Unique Fabrication Procedure Of Fiber Array, We Successfully Designed And Fabricated The Samples Of The Gradient Index Fiber (gif) Lens Arrays And Single Mode (sm) Fiber Arrays For Composing A Coherent Single-mode Fiber (smf) Spatial Filter Array (sfa), Which Demonstrated The Promising Results To Meet Nasa's Requirements For The Applications In Planet Exploration. This Novel Gif And Smf $700K
Dec 2012Federal contractDefense · Optical Isolator$4K
Nov 2012Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I Topic N122-120$80K
Sep 2012Federal contractDefense · Second Monthly Progress Report$100K
Sep 2012Federal contractDefense · Connectors$25K
Aug 2012Federal contractHomeland Security · This Pr Is To Initate A SBIR Follow-on To HSHQDC-11-C-00102 With Agiltron Inc. ALC:70230001 App: 70 12 14 0860$369K
Jul 2012Federal contractDefense · Small Business Innovative Research Program Phase I, Research And Development Of A High Speed And Low Operating Voltage Laser Q-switch.$89K
Jul 2012Federal contractDefense · Ph I SBIR: Proposal: A121-001-0558: Fiber Optic E-field Sensing Gunshot Locator$100K
Jun 2012Federal contractDefense · Darpa STTR Phase I Entitled "broad Photonic-based Tunable High Quality Factor RF Filter"$100K
Jun 2012Federal contractDefense · Status Report$80K
Jun 2012Federal contractDefense · Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)$80K
May 2012Federal contractDefense · Compact Laser Based Reentry Plasma Diagnostics System$150K
May 2012Federal contractDefense · N121-026$80K
Apr 2012Federal contractDefense · Switch$4K
Apr 2012Federal contractDefense · SBIR 1 For Fy 2012 For " A Novel Spatially Self-controlled Optical Attenuator Of High Transparence&high Extinction"$150K
Apr 2012Federal contractDefense · Switch$8K
Mar 2012Federal contractDefense · Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)$80K
Mar 2012Federal contractDefense · STTR Phase I, 9-MONTHS$100K
Feb 2012Federal contractNASA · Loveraging On Agiltron's Experience In Optical Fiber Components, Agiltron Proposed A Coherent Single-mode Fiber (smf) Spatial Filter Array (sfa) With A Gradient Index Fiber (gif) Lens Array Pair To Meet Nasa's Application Of Planet Exploration. There Are Several Advantages Over The Current Approach In: Small Aberration, Low Insertion Loss, High Uniformity, Low Cost, Easy Assembly And High Stability. In Phase I, Agiltron Will Build A Gif-based Sfa Prototype To Prove The Feasibility Of The Propose$125K
Feb 2012Federal contractNASA · Agiltron Proposes To Develop An Extremely Compact And High Sensitivity Uncooled Near- And Mid-infrared (nmir) Spectrometer Engine For Planetary Compositional Analysis And Mapping. In This Program, We Will Produce Lead Salt-based IR Detector Materials With Single Crystalline-like Oriented Thin Film Structures Which Will Increase The Majority Charge Carrier Mobility By Two Orders Of Magnitude. Exceptionally High Charge Carrier Mobility Will Significantly Improve Photosensitivity And Greatly Reduce$125K
Jan 2012Federal contractDefense · U435CFE Non-rotating Wind Energy Generation SBIR Phase II$367K
Dec 2011Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I - O112-H15-3121$150K
Nov 2011Federal contractDefense · "silicon-based Hardened Extended Response Photodetector Array"$150K
Nov 2011Federal contractDefense · (STTR Ph. 1) Highly Directional Infrared Emission And Transmission$100K
Oct 2011Federal contractDefense · Initial Progress$150K
Oct 2011Federal contractDefense · Progress Report$150K
Oct 2011Federal contractDefense · Direct View Thermal Camera$149K
Sep 2011Federal contractDefense · Handheld Spectrometer System$20K
Sep 2011Federal contractHomeland Security · This Pr Is To Fund $149,989.57 To Agiltron, Inc For Phase I Pop: 10/01/2011 - 03/31/2012 ALC:70230001 Aap: 700/120860 Cotr: Mark Wrobel Mark.wrobel@hq.dhs.gov 202-254-7629 Sibr Spend Plan Line: 28 SBIR11-1-SBIR11.1-001-FP-015$150K
Sep 2011Federal contractDefense · Research And Development SBIR Phase I Topic N112-117$80K
Aug 2011Federal contractHomeland Security · This Pr Funds Phase II Of Algitron's SBIR Project. SBIR Spend Plan Line: 20$500K
Aug 2011Federal contractDefense · Agiltron Corp-sttr Phase 1-O111-H03-3050$150K
Aug 2011Federal contractDefense · STTR Phase I "compact, Low Cost, Wid Band, High Resolution Integrated Digital Spectrometer On A Chip"$100K
Aug 2011Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I Topic No. N111-038 Proposal 0970$80K
Aug 2011Federal contractDefense · Army Small Business Technology Transfer Research (STTR) Phase I Award.$100K
Aug 2011Federal contractCommerce · SBIR Phase 1$90K
Jul 2011Federal contractDefense · Phase I SBIR For Measuring Fuel Quantity In Collapsible Fabric Storage Tanks.$150K
Jul 2011Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I Contract$150K
Jul 2011Federal contractHealth and Human S · R&d-other R&d-b Res$148K
Jul 2011Federal contractDefense · 9 Month STTR Phase I$100K
Jun 2011Federal contractDefense · Phase 1 SBIR: Ruggedized Ftir Spectrometer Based On Calomel Prisms$100K
Jun 2011Federal contractDefense · 9 Month (STTR Phase 1) "ge-si Superlattice Nanowires For High Efficiency Thermoelectric Devices"$100K
Jun 2011Federal contractDefense · 6 Month STTR Phase I$100K
May 2011Federal contractDefense · Phase I SBIR On Proposal No. A111-007-0714, Titled "efficient Mid-range Power Transfer To Multiple Devices."$150K
May 2011Federal contractDefense · Army SBIR Phase 1$100K
May 2011Federal contractDefense · Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)$150K
Feb 2011Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I$120K
Feb 2011Federal contractNASA · Increasing The Optical Surface Finishing Precision And Reducing Surface Roughness Will Greatly Benefit Astronomy Telescope And Other Optical Systems. Conventional Optical Finishing Only Delivers About 1/10 Lambda Surface Flatness And Is Hard To Handle Arbitrary Surface Shape. To Finish Optical Surface With Low Cost To An Ultra High Precision And To Reach The Capability Of Generating Arbitrary Surface Shape Such As The Aspherical Surfaces Or Special Patterns, In This Proposal, We Propose The Deve$100K
Feb 2011Federal contractDefense · SBIR 1- Metamaterials For Variable Emissivity Coatings$100K
Jan 2011Federal contractDefense · SBIR Research And Development$70K
Jan 2011Federal contractDefense · Highly Reliable Pm High Power Pump Combiner$100K
Dec 2010Federal contractDefense · This SBIR Phase I Effort And SBIR Phase I Option Will Be Incorporated Into The Resulting Contract. Agiltron, Inc. Responded To The SBIR Phase I, Topic No. A10-081 With Proposal Number A102-081-1454 Entitled Silicon Nanowire Phototransistor (snap) Imager.$70K
Nov 2010Federal contractDefense · U435CFE SBIR Phase I Non Rotating Energy Generator$120K
Oct 2010Federal contractDefense · Base Requirement For Phase I SBIR Under Topic Number N102-150 Entitled "high Power, Broad Band Photonics Crystal Fiber Lasers.:$80K
Sep 2010Federal contractDefense · Custom Optical Attenuator$8K
Sep 2010Federal contractHomeland Security · SBIR 10.1 Neutron Detectors Including Replacement For HE-3 Phase 1 Cotr: Mark Wrobel FY10 Spend Plan Line Number: LINE#34 - $149,999 Pop: Six Months From The Date Of Award Contract: N/a$150K
Aug 2010Federal contractDefense · Sibr Phase I$70K
Jul 2010Federal contractDefense · Status Report$80K
Jul 2010Federal contractDefense · Status Report$150K
Jul 2010Federal contractDefense · Status Report$80K
Jun 2010Federal contractDefense · (STTR Phase 1) Uncooled Photomechanical Terahertz Imagers$100K
May 2010Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I Topic N101-017 Miniature Laser Designator For Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems$80K
Feb 2010Federal contractDefense · Research And Development For A Vanadium Oxide Photonic Crystal Thermochromic Optical Switch.$70K
Jan 2010Federal contractDefense · Connectors$10K
Dec 2009Federal contractDefense · SBIR I "high Optical Power Fiberoptic Components For 2 M Fiber Laser"$100K
Oct 2009Federal contractDefense · Program Title: "wide Fov And Active Optical Detection System"$120K
Oct 2009Federal contractDefense · Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)$70K
Sep 2009Federal contractDefense · Research And Development Services$100K
Sep 2009Federal contractDefense · Final Monthly Report/payment - For GPS Reference While Submerged.$100K
Sep 2009Federal contractDefense · Crystal Latch Switch$4K
Aug 2009Federal contractDefense · Scientific Research Services$100K
Jul 2009Federal contractDefense · Darpa SBIR Ph I$99K
Jul 2009Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I Contract$70K
Jul 2009Federal contractDefense · Fiber Switch$13K
Jul 2009Federal contractDefense · STTR Phase I Topic N09-T006$100K
Jun 2009Federal contractCommerce · SBIR Phase I Award$90K
Jun 2009Federal contractDefense · First Status Report$70K
Jun 2009Federal contractDefense · Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)$70K
May 2009Federal contractDefense · Portable Missile Miss-distance Identification System$99K
Apr 2009Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I Topic N091-027$80K
Apr 2009Federal contractDefense · R&d SBIR Phase I Topic N091-040$80K
Apr 2009Federal contractDefense · Darpa SBIR Ph I$98K
Apr 2009Federal contractDefense · Scientific Research Services$70K
Apr 2009Federal contractEnvironmental Prot · SBIR Phase II$225K
Mar 2009Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I Award$100K
Mar 2009Federal contractDefense · "single Wall Carbon Nanotube Printed Integrated Circuits"$99K
Mar 2009Federal contractDefense · Progress Report$70K
Feb 2009Federal contractDefense · Nanodielectrics For High Energy Density Capacitors$100K
Feb 2009Federal contractDefense · STTR Phase I Award$100K
Jan 2009Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase 1, AF083-245, Agiltron$33K
Jan 2009Federal contractDefense · SBIR I$100K
Jan 2009Federal contractDefense · Coherent 3D Ladar Vibrometer W/fiber Lens Array Beam Steerin$100K
Jan 2009Federal contractDefense · High Performance Carbon Nanotube Heat Sink$100K
Jan 2009Federal contractDefense · SBIR, Phase I$100K
Dec 2008Federal contractDefense · R&d SBIR Phase 1 Topic N08-206$80K
Nov 2008Federal contractDefense · Se-eo SBIR Phase 1, Topic #A08-064 Utilizing Computation Imaging$70K
Nov 2008Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I Topic No. A08-078 Entitled "multi-differential Optical Trigger Detection LIDAR"$70K
Oct 2008Federal contractDefense · Final Report$80K
Oct 2008Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase 1, TOPIC#N08-137$150K
Sep 2008Federal contractDefense · 56-5216-09 Lightbend High Power Optical Switch.$9K
Sep 2008Federal contractDefense · First Status Report$70K
Sep 2008Federal contractDefense · High Power Isolator$38K
Sep 2008Federal contractDefense · R & D$99K
Sep 2008Federal contractDefense · Attenuator$3K
Aug 2008Federal contractDefense · Fiber Optic Switch$8K
Aug 2008Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I, Topic N08-115$150K
Jul 2008Federal contractDefense · STTR Phase I Topic N08-T007$70K
Jun 2008Federal contractDefense · Mda SBIR Phase II$989K
May 2008Federal contractDefense · Monthly Progress Reports$100K
May 2008Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase II New Effort$749K
Apr 2008Federal contractDefense · Wide Bandwidth Photonics Based Beamformer$99K
Apr 2008Federal contractDefense · SBIR I - Sige Digital Imaging Sensors For Night Vision Goggles$100K
Apr 2008Federal contractDefense · SBIR I - Low-power Direct-view Flexible Displays$100K
Mar 2008Federal contractDefense · SBIR II Cpff 2 Year Effort With Agiltron Corporation For The Amount Of $729,913.83$730K
Mar 2008Federal contractEnvironmental Prot · Small Business Innovation Research - Phase I$70K
Feb 2008Federal contractDefense · Anttenuator$5K
Feb 2008Federal contractDefense · Contract Summary Report.$100K
Feb 2008Federal contractDefense · Contract Summary Report$100K
Jan 2008Federal contractDefense · SBIR I - Actively Excited Bio-taggant Sensor$100K
Jan 2008Federal contractDefense · SBIR Topic N07-178$80K
Nov 2007Federal contractNASA · To Develop And Produce The Nano Enabled Uv Anit Reflection Coating Technology With Its Unique "nano Spray Application Process Due To Its Experience In Developing Similar Products. These Coatings Fit Within A Growing Portfolio Of Nano Material Products Agiltron Is Preparing For The Optical, Electronic And Fiberoptic Industried.$600K
Nov 2007Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I, Topic Title "monolithic Sige Swir Imaging Cameras"$70K
Nov 2007Federal contractDefense · Basic Effort - SBIR Phase 1$70K
Oct 2007Federal contractInterior · Dhs SBIR 7.1 Phase I Advanced Sample Collection System$100K
Sep 2007Federal contractInterior · Dhs SBIR 6.1 Phase II - Reliable Peroxide-based Explosives Detection With Low False Alarm Rate$497K
Aug 2007Federal contractCommerce · SBIR Phase I$75K
Aug 2006Federal contractDefense · Four Quarterly Summary Reports$740K
Jan 2006Federal contractNASA · High Transparent Meal Oxide/polyimide Antistatic Coating - SBIR Phase II$600K

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Energy · Material

Federal grantsBelow median
Granted patents#10 · top 26%

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What it has protected

USPTO · 4 granted of 11

Mar 30, 2021GrantedLarge Motion Latching Microelectromechanical Displacement StructuresUSPTOUS 10,962,765
Aug 25, 2020GrantedMicroelectromechanical Displacement Structure And Method For Controlling DisplacementUSPTOUS 10,752,492
Aug 4, 2020GrantedMicroelectromechanical Displacement Structure And Method For Controlling DisplacementUSPTOUS 10,730,740

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Large Motion Latching Microelectromechanical Displacement StructuresMar 30, 2021 · US 10,962,765Granted
Microelectromechanical Displacement Structure And Method For Controlling DisplacementAug 25, 2020 · US 10,752,492Granted
Microelectromechanical Displacement Structure And Method For Controlling DisplacementAug 4, 2020 · US 10,730,740Granted
Thermal Driven Mems Tunable FilterOct 1, 2019 · US 10,429,634Granted
Devices For Detecting Contamination In CoatingsJun 23, 2016 · Application 14578048Pending
Kits And Apparatus For Detecting Target Biological MoleculesApplication 62081563Pending
Systems And Methods For Detecting Target Biological MoleculesApplication 62081558Pending
Systems For Detecting Target Biological MoleculesApplication PCTUS2015051095Pending
Dielectrophoretic PumpApplication 62207800Pending
Micro-machined Optical Mirror SwitchApplication PCTUS2015035013Pending
Microelectromechanical Displacement Structure And Method For Controlling DisplacementApplication PCTUS2015022117Pending

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Regulatory activity · Energy

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09 Jul 2026Air Plan Approval; Michigan; Redesignation and Maintenance Plan for the Partial St. Clair 2010 1-Hour Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) NAAQS Nonattainment AreaEnvironmental Protection Agency
02 Jul 2026Air Plan Approval; Delaware; 2006 24-Hour Fine Particulate Matter Limited Maintenance Plan for the Philadelphia Nonattainment AreaEnvironmental Protection Agency
02 Jul 2026Air Plan Approval; Oklahoma; Updates to the State Implementation Plan for New Source Review Permitting and General SIP ProvisionsEnvironmental Protection Agency
01 Jul 2026List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: NAC International, Inc., MAGNASTOR® Storage System, Certificate of Compliance No. 1031, Amendment Nos. 16 and 17 and Revisions to Amendment Nos. 0 Through 16Nuclear Regulatory Commission
30 Jun 2026Epyrifenacil; Pesticide TolerancesEnvironmental Protection Agency
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