AMERICAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES CO

Arlington Heights, IL · Aerospace · Private

Carbon-based composite nozzle inserts for solid rocket engines optimized for high-performance fuel combustion

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · usaenergytech.com

Sector: Aerospace
Headquarters: Arlington Heights, IL
Total capital: $21.3M

Federal grants: $5.3M; 7 awards · 2022–2025; Rank in peer group#27 of 61
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $16M; 32 awards · Defense, NASA; Rank in Aerospace#177 of 1335
Granted patents: None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.

Capital timeline

Latest events

Mar 2026Federal contractDefense · 8511984131!GASKET$13K
Dec 2025Federal contractDefense · 8511831736!GASKET$28K
Nov 2025Federal contractDefense · 8511762498!GASKET$32K
Nov 2025Federal contractDefense · 8511753063!GASKET$16K
Nov 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Research And Development$250K
Nov 2025Federal contractDefense · Research And Development$250K
Oct 2025Federal contractDefense · Rubber Gaskets$1K

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Aug 2025Federal contractDefense · 8511587334!GASKET$60K
May 2025Federal contractDefense · Topic A244-P063 - Battery Focused Open Topic (direct To Phase II)$2M
May 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Topic A244-P063 - Battery Focused Open Topic (direct To Phase II)$2M
Sep 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Reverse Engineering The Legacy Technology Transferred From Oem - Gaskets And Seals$182K
Sep 2024Federal contractDefense · Reverse Engineering The Legacy Technology Transferred From Oem - Gaskets And Seals$182K
Jul 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase II · SBIR Phase Ii-production Of Battery Grade Graphite$1.8M
Jul 2024Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase Ii-production Of Battery Grade Graphite$1.8M
Jul 2024Federal contractDefense · N421584197B268$1K
May 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase I · SBIR Phase I Under Topic N241-016.$140K
May 2024Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I Under Topic N241-016.$240K
Feb 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase I · SBIR Phase I American Energy Technologies Proposal #L233-003-0008 Titled "production Of Battery Grade Graphite" Tendered Under Topic #DLA233-003 .$100K
Feb 2024Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I American Energy Technologies Proposal #L233-003-0008 Titled "production Of Battery Grade Graphite" Tendered Under Topic #DLA233-003 .$100K
Sep 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Improving Performance of Solid Rocket Fuel Through Advancements in Materials Science$800K
Sep 2022Federal contractDefense · SBIR 2 N211-006$1.7M
Jan 2022Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase II Award- L2-0322$1.0M
Sep 2021Federal contractDefense · Phase I SBIR: O193-001-0009$150K
Jul 2021Federal contractDefense · SBIR 1 N211-006 - Improving Performance Of Solid Rocket Fuel Through Advancements In Materials Science.$240K
Dec 2020Federal contractDefense · 8507784340 SBIR Phase I 20.2 6 Month Pop For American Energy Technologies #L202-001-0197$40K
Jul 2020Federal contractDefense · 8507533187!SERVICES - Basic Research$1.8M
Sep 2017Federal contractDefense · IGF::OT::IGF!8504775271!SERVICES - Basic$1M
Sep 2016Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Army SBIR Phase II - Labor (base)$991K
Feb 2016Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf SBIR Phase II Research&development$1.5M
Sep 2015Federal contractDefense · IGF::OT::IGF!8502545175!SERVICES - Manag$155K
Jun 2014Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf This Phase I SBIR Project Seeks To Develop A 500 Wh/kg Lithium Primary Battery For Intended Application As The Primary Power Source On Landers And Probes For Future Missions To Titan/enceladus And Near Earth Asteroids. The Proposed Battery Technology Aims To Offer A Viable Alternative To LI/SO2 Primary Batteries Which Were Used In The Most Recent Mission To Titan. A Thorough Analysis Of Power Requirements For The Huygens-cassini Mission (2005 Landing) Will Be Undertaken From The Poi$125K
Mar 2014Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Ph I Research&development - "top Coatings And Enhanced Cathodic Protection Capability For High-value Bmds Mda Assets"$100K
Nov 2013Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Ph I Research&development - "20-YEAR Lithium Primary Battery For Missile-implantable Corrosion Monitoring Systems And As Primary Power Sources For Mini-uavs"$145K
Dec 2012Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase 1. The Main Objective Of This Project Is To Develop A New Generation Hand Grenade, Which Is Based On Low Cost, Toxicologically Benign Nanosized Graphitic Filler, Capable Of Efficient Bispectral Attenuation Of Visual And Infrared Signals.$100K
Feb 2011Federal contractNASA · This Project Is A Partnership Effort Between American Energy Technologies Company (illinois), Yardney Technical Products (connecticut) And A.j. Drexel Nanotechnology Institute Of Drexel University (pennsylvania). The Proposing Team Seeks To Demonstrate Tangible Improvement In The Performance Of Lithium-ion Batteries By Way Of Increasing Their Specific Energy Density Beyond 300 Wh/kg At C/2 In The Range Of Temperatures, At A Minimum, From 60OC To 0OC. The Battery Will Use Newly Developed Silicon-$100K
Sep 2010Federal contractDefense · SBIR Ph II$1.8M
Aug 2010Federal contractDefense · Technical Data$100K
Jun 2010Federal contractDefense · Other Scientific And Technical Consulting Services$70K
Sep 2009Federal contractDefense · R&D$110K

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Standing among 61 peers

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Aerospace · Launch · Material

Federal grants#27 · top 44%

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Checked: USPTO inventors; federal award principal investigators; SEC Form D related persons · Oct 23, 2026

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What it has protected

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

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Regulatory activity · Aerospace

Sector-level, not company-level

06 Jul 2026Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs of NASA-Effectuation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964National Aeronautics and Space Administration
01 Jul 2026Special Conditions: AMAC Aerospace, The Boeing Company Model 747- 8 Airplane; Side-Facing SeatsFederal Aviation Administration
26 Jun 2026Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous AmendmentsFederal Aviation Administration
23 Jun 2026Operating Limitations at John F. Kennedy International AirportFederal Aviation Administration
23 Jun 2026Operating Limitations at New York LaGuardia AirportFederal Aviation Administration
18 Jun 2026Special Conditions: Honeywell Aerospace US LLC, Dassault Aviation Model Falcon 900EX Airplane; Electronic System Security Protection From Unauthorized External AccessFederal Aviation 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.

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Data freshness

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