ALPHAMICRON, INCORPORATED

Aerospace · Private

Electronic tint-on-demand liquid crystal films and eyewear for space suit visors using proprietary guest-host LC technology with millisecond switching control

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Sector
Aerospace
Total capital
$13.3M
Federal grants
$2.2M
3 awards · 2018–2024
Rank in peer group#58 of 61
Private capital raised
None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts
$11.1M
12 awards · Defense
Rank in Aerospace#221 of 1335
Granted patents
20
20 pending · first 2015
Rank in peer group#4 of 61

Capital timeline

20062010201420182022FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $13.3M$1.8M$1.5M$1.7M$1.0M$1.9M$1.9M
20062010201420182022FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $13.3M$1.8M$1.7M$1.9M$1.9M

Latest events

  • Federal grantDefense · Phase II · F-35 Electronically Dimmable Visors (edv) Sequential Phase II$1.9M
  • Federal contractDefense · F-35 Electronically Dimmable Visors (edv) Sequential Phase II$1.9M
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase I · STTR Ph I - Proposal No. A23B-T021-0157$197K
  • Federal contractDefense · STTR Ph I - Proposal No. A23B-T021-0157$197K
  • Federal contractDefense · Pixelated Optical Light Modulator For IR$249K
  • Federal contractDefense · STTR Phase II Proposal Electronically Dimmable Eye Protection Devices (edepd)$750K
  • Federal contractDefense · Electronically Dimmable Eye Protection Devices (edepd) - STTR I$150K
Show 8 earlier federal awards
  • Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Electronic Tint on Demand for EVVA$114K
  • Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Guest Host Liquid Crystal Dimmable Visor - SBIR II$1.0M
  • Federal contractDefense · Tcep Eyewear Spectacle$1.7M
  • Federal contractDefense · Tcep Eyeware Goggle- DT1$1.5M
  • Federal contractDefense · Temporary Molds And Electronic Housing To Produce Ftpe Spectacles And Goggles$64K
  • Federal contractDefense · Variable Transmittance Visors (vtv) Effort$930K
  • Federal contractDefense · Dynamic Electro-optic Filtering Using Guest-host Liquid Crystal Systems$875K
  • Federal contractDefense · 200612!006489!5700!FA8650!DET 1 Afrl/pk !FA865006C6727 !a!n! !y! ! !20060907!20070907!192467199!192467199!192467199!N!ALPHAMICRON, Inc !277 Martinel Dr !kent !OH!44240!39872!133!39!KENT !portage !ohio !+000000864000!N!N!000000864000!AZ12!RDTE/OTHER Research & Development-applied Researc !C9E!ALL Other Supplies And Equipment !000 !not Discernable !541710!E! !3! ! ! ! ! !999$1.8M

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Standing among 61 peers

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Aerospace · Material

  • Federal grantsBelow median
  • Granted patents#4 · top 7%
  • Linked publications#7 · top 11%

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What it has protected

USPTO · 20 granted of 40
  • GrantedGraduated Electro-optic Device And MethodUSPTOUS 12,736,845
  • PendingCurved Optical Devices, And Methods For Making SameUSPTOApplication 19127343
  • PendingOptical Filter With Improved Viewing Angle CharacteristicsUSPTOApplication 19165039
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Recent research by its founders

  • Modulating Photochemical Properties to Enhance the Stability of Electronically Dimmable Eye Protection Devices<sup>†</sup>20231 cites
  • Electroconvection characterization of guest-host nematic liquid crystals for dynamic scattering mode applications20196 cites
  • Enhancement in electro-optic properties of dynamic scattering systems through addition of dichroic dyes20181 cites
  • WILDER SYSTEMS INC.Similar federal contract value in Aerospace · $11.4M in contracts
  • DIGIBEAM CORPORATIONSimilar federal contract value in Aerospace · $11.3M in contracts
  • DIGITAL OPTICS TECHNOLOGIES INCSimilar federal contract value in Aerospace · $11.3M in contracts
  • UMBRA LAB, INCSimilar federal contract value in Aerospace · $11.1M in contracts
  • WECOSO, INC.Similar federal contract value in Aerospace · $11M in contracts
  • BLAZETECH CORPORATIONSimilar federal contract value in Aerospace · $10.7M in contracts

Regulatory activity · Aerospace

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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.

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