CREATIVE THERMAL SOLUTIONS, INC.

Defense · Private

Transcritical CO2 refrigeration system for multi-temperature military cooling containers

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · creativethermalsolutions.com

Sector: Defense
Total capital: $9.7M

Federal grants: $1.9M; 3 awards · 2016–2025; Rank in peer group#11 of 66
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $7.8M; 7 awards · Defense; Rank in Defense#444 of 1442
Granted patents: 0; 2 pending

Capital timeline

Latest events

Jul 2025Federal contractDefense · Research And Development.$140K
May 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase II · STTR Phase II$750K
May 2025Federal contractDefense · STTR Phase II$995K
May 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Research And Development.$140K
Jul 2023Federal contractDefense · STTR Phase I$240K
Oct 2016Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Mobile Military CO2 Refrigeration$990K
Oct 2016Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf$1M

Show 3 earlier federal awards

Jul 2014Federal contractDefense · Research And Development Effort - SBIR Phase I$100K
Dec 2009Federal contractDefense · TAS::21 2041::TAS Cts 09R0011 Services$3.7M
Sep 2008Federal contractDefense · Baa - Hummingbird Miniature Cooling Unit For Electronic Devices Development Of A Minaturized Vapor Compression Cooling System For Incorporation Into An Individual Soldier Cooling Vest$1.6M

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Standing among 66 peers

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Defense · System

Federal grants#11 · top 17%
Linked publications#1 · top 2%

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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

USPTO · 0 granted of 2

Jun 2, 2016PendingBeverage Container Cooling System and MethodUSPTOApplication 14896879
PendingBeverage Container Cooling System And MethodUSPTOApplication PCTUS2013045680

Recent research by its founders

Absorption energy storage: energetic potentials for different processes, boundary conditions and working pairs20260 cites
Experimental study on applying standardized frost load to evaporators in a secondary test chamber (ASHRAE RP-1831)20260 cites
WITHDRAWN: Absorption cooling cycle serving two temperature levels20260 cites

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Regulatory activity · Defense

Sector-level, not company-level

11 Jun 2026Danger Zone; Waters of Carr Creek and Whitehall Bay in the Vicinity of the Naval Support Activity AnnapolisEngineers Corps
13 Mar 2026Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01; IntroductionNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
13 Mar 2026Federal Acquisition Regulation: Trade Agreements ThresholdsNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
13 Mar 2026Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01; Small Entity Compliance GuideNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
27 Aug 2025Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06; Small Entity Compliance GuideNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
27 Aug 2025Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06; IntroductionNational Aeronautics and Space 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.