BALCONES TECHNOLOGIES LLC

Georgetown, TX · Aerospace · Acquired by Closed Loop Partners (2019)

Brushless Doubly Fed Motor (BDFM) for electric aircraft propulsion

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Updated Oct 23, 2026

Sector: Aerospace
Headquarters: Georgetown, TX
Total capital: $5.8M

Federal grants: $1.3M; 3 awards · 2016–2023; Rank in peer group#58 of 91
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $4.5M; 18 awards · NASA, Defense; Rank in Aerospace#352 of 1335
Granted patents: None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.

Capital timeline

Latest events

Jul 2023Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Brushless Doubly Fed Motor for Electric Aircraft Propulsion$150K
Sep 2021Federal contractNASA · Low Nest Count Brushless Doubly Fed Machine For Uam Application$124K
Jul 2021Federal contractDefense · Research And Development.$140K
Apr 2020Federal contractNASA · Bdfm Development Program$84K
Feb 2020Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase 1 Topic N193-146 Contract Award$140K
Oct 2019Federal contractDefense · Progress Report$140K
Jun 2018Federal contractNASA · During The Phase I&II STTR Efforts, Balcones Technologies, Llc (bt) And The University Of Texas At Austin Center For Electromechanics (cem) Successfully Achieved All Objectives And Developed And Delivered Concept Designs For Controlled Canfield Joint Systems (cjs) For Numerous Applications That Currently Employ Two-axis Gimbal Systems, Including Flywheel Energy Storage Systems, Integrated Flywheel Energy Storage And Attitude Control Systems, Controlled Moment Gyros (cmg), And Pointing Systems Fo$20K

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Sep 2017Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igfduring Our Phase I STTR Effort, Balcones Technologies, Llc And The University Of Texas Center For Electromechanics Successfully Achieved All Phase I Objectives And Developed An Advanced Concept For Mega- Watt (mw) Class, High Voltage, Variable Frequency, Aircraft Electric Propulsor Motors. Our Concept Exploits Doubly Fed Generator Technology That Has Received Considerable Development For Wind Energy Applications And Adapts It To The Aircraft Electric Propulsor Application. In Particu$750K
Jun 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf$125K
Aug 2016Federal grantDefense · Phase II · High Capability Off-Road Active Suspension System$999K
Aug 2016Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Award Phase II SBIR To Balcones Technologies, Llc$988K
Jun 2016Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Mega-Watt Class High Voltage, Variable Frequency, Propulsor Power Unit$125K
Jul 2014Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Phase I SBIR Contract For High Capability Off-road Active Suspension System And Soft Soil Mobility Tire Pressure To Mitigate Roll-over Conditions Resulting From Road/terrain Break Away.$149K
Jul 2013Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf During Our Phase I STTR Effort, Balcones Technologies, Llc (bt) And The University Of Texas At Austin Center For Electromechanics (cem) Successfully Achieved All Phase I Objectives And Developed Concept Designs For Controlled Canfield Joint Systems (cjs) For Numerous Applications That Currently Employ Two-axis Gimbal Systems, Including Flywheel Energy Storage Systems, Integrated Flywheel Energy Storage And Attitude Control Systems, Controlled Moment Gyros (cmg), And Pointing Systems$700K
May 2013Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Balcones Technologies (bt), Llc Proposes To Leverage Technologies Developed By And Resident In Bt, The University Of Texas Center For Electromechanics (cem) And Applied Nanotech Incorporated (ani) In The Areas Of Carbon Nanotube Composites (cnt) And Terrestrial And Space-based Flywheel Energy Storage Systems To Address SBIR 2012 Subtopic S3.04 Power Electronics And Management, And Energy Storage. To Provide A Near Term Commercial Focus In Addition To NASA Space Applications, Bt Is A$122K
Feb 2012Federal contractNASA · Balcones Technologies, Llc Proposes To Adapt Technologies Developed By And Resident In The University Of Texas At Austin Center For Electromechanics (cem) In The Areas Of Dynamically Controlled Precision Actuators And Flywheel Energy Storage Systems To Address STTR 2011-1 Subtopic T3.01, Technologies For Space Power And Propulsion. In Particular, Our Team Will Develop A Concept Design For A Replacement To Traditional Flywheel Gimbal Systems That Is Based On A Parallel Kinematic Structure Propose$125K
Feb 2011Federal contractNASA · Balcones Technologies, Llc Proposes To Adapt Technologies Developed By And Resident In The University Of Texas At Austin Center For Electromechanics (cem) In The Areas Of Superconducting Trapped Field Magnet (tfm) Motors, Magnetic Bearings, Terrestrial And Space-based Flywheel Energy Storage Systems, And Air-core Generators To Address STTR 2010-1 Subtopic T3.01, Technologies For Space Power And Propulsion. In Particular, Our Team Will Develop A Concept Design For High Field Intensity Superconduc$100K
Jan 2010Federal contractNASA · TAS::80 0121::TAS Balcones Technologies, Llc Proposes To Adapt Actively Controlled Suspension Technology Developed By The University Of Texas At Austin Center For Electromechanics (cem) For High Performance Off-road Vehicles To Address STTR 2009-1 Subtopic T1.02, Information Technologies For Intelligent Planetary Robots. In Particular, Our Team Will Develop A Concept Design For An Actively Controlled Electromechanical Suspension (ems) System, Including Algorithms, Software And Hardware, That Dra$100K
Oct 2009Federal contractNASA · TAS::80 0123::TAS During Our Phase I STTR Effort, Balcones Technologies, Llc And The University Of Texas Center For Electromechanics (cem) Successfully Achieved All Phase I Objectives And Developed A Concept Design For An Active Vibration Isolation System (vis) That Fully Meets All Requirements Defined Or Implied In STTR 2007-1 Subtopic T6.02. Now The Balcones Technologies - Cem Team Proposes To Develop, Test, And Deliver A Prototype Version Of Our Active Vis. Furthermore, The Delivered Prototy$600K
Feb 2008Federal contractNASA · Balcones Technologies Proposes To Adapt Actively Controlled Suspension Technology Developed For High Performance Off-road Vehicles To Address Nasa's Requirement For Active Vibration Control For Ground Support Equipment (gse). This Innovative Approach To Meeting NASA Needs Exploits Approximately $23M Of Highly Successful R&d Since 1993 At The University Of Texas Center For Electromechanics (cem) On Active Suspension Systems For Off-road Military Vehicles. STTR Subtopic T6.02 Indicates That Previo$100K

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

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Regulatory activity · Aerospace

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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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