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Saratoga Springs, NY · Materials · Private

Self-powered sensors embedded within structural composite fibers using 1½-D additive manufacturing technology

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · fffibers.com

Sector: Materials
Headquarters: Saratoga Springs, NY
Total capital: $11.8M

Federal grants: $6.5M; 11 awards · 2015–2023; Rank in peer group#3 of 17
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $5.3M; 9 awards · Defense, NASA; Rank in Materials#76 of 1258
Granted patents: None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.

Capital timeline

Latest events

Sep 2023Federal contractDefense · 873 Authority$1.2M
Jul 2023Federal contractDefense · Multifunctional Structures For Extreme Environments Made By Laser Cvd$1.2M
Jul 2023Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Fiber-embedded wireless sensors$200K
Jul 2023Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Hybrid SiC-SiC CMCs$200K
Jun 2023Federal grantDefense · Phase II · High Temperature, Low Dielectric Constant Ceramic Fibers For Missile Applications$1.2M
Jun 2023Federal contractDefense · Research And Development$1.7M
Jun 2022Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Design, Modeling, and Experimental Validation for life-optimization of Hydrogen Turbine CMC Components$250K

Show 13 earlier federal awards

Sep 2021Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I.$247K
Jun 2021Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · 39s: Homogeneous Joining of Silicon Carbide fiber reinforced Silicon Carbide Matrix Composites$207K
Aug 2020Federal grantEnergy · Phase II · Ultra-Thin, 3-D Ceramic Matrix Composite Cladding$1.1M
Aug 2019Federal grantEnergy · Phase II · Advanced Fuel Fabrication From The Gas Phase$1M
Jul 2019Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Ultra-thin 3-D Ceramic Matrix Composite Cladding$200K
Jul 2018Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Advanced Fuel Fabrication From The Gas Phase$150K
Jul 2017Federal grantEnergy · Phase II · An Additive Manufacturing Technology for the Fabrication and Characterization of Nuclear Reactor Fuel$1.0M
Jun 2017Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Sic Fibers Produced Via Lcvd$5K
Jul 2015Federal grantEnergy · Phase II · An Additive Manufacturing Technology for the Fabrication and Characterization of Nuclear Reactor Fuel$1M
Jun 2012Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf - SBIR Phase III - Investigation Of Laser Induced Chemical Vapor Deposition Monocrystalline Growth Of 4H-SILICON Carbide Along THE<0001>AXIS - The Commercial Introduction Of Silicon Carbide (sic) Power Electronics Is Already Starting To Enable Power Systems That Are Significantly More Efficient, Lighter, And Smaller Than Most Of Today S Power Systems Based On Silicon (si) Electronics. However, The Energy-saving Performance And Reliability Of Sic Power Devices Are Significantly Degra$100K
Feb 2011Federal contractNASA · This SBIR Phase I Project Will Demonstrate Monolayer And Dual Layer Coating Of Sic Fiber By Leveraging Laser Chemical Vapor Deposition Techniques Developed By Free Form Fibers For Direct Fiber Production. Ceramic Fibers, Particularly Sic, Must Be Coated In Order To Protect The Fibers From Oxidizing Environments, And To Allow Their Use In Sic Cmc's. Fff's Lcvd Techniques Can Be Modified For Fast, High Purity Coating. The Phase I Effort Includes Creating A Custom Reactor That Leverages Fff's Exist$100K
Jan 2011Federal contractDefense · 6 Mos. SBIR Phase 1, Topic # A10-062$70K
Jul 2010Federal contractDefense · Exploration Of Next Generation Ceramic$600K

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Standing among 17 peers

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Materials · Device

Federal grants#3 · top 18%

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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 · Materials

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24 Apr 2026Eliminating Regulations Establishing Fellowships in Laboratory Standardization and Testing for Foreign CitizensNational Institute of Standards and Technology
19 Feb 2026Eliminating Obsolete Marking Requirements for Toy, Look-Alike, and Imitation FirearmsNational Institute of Standards and Technology
19 Feb 2026Eliminating Obsolete Regulations Related to the Advanced Technology Program and the Technology Innovation ProgramNational Institute of Standards and Technology

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Sources

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Data freshness

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