HOWE INDUSTRIES LLC
Small orbital drone with dual robotic manipulator arms for spacecraft inspection and maintenance
- Sector
- Aerospace
- Headquarters
- Tempe, AZ
- Total capital
- $2.6M
- Federal grants
- $2M
- 6 awards · 2017–2024
- Rank in peer group#117 of 155
- Private capital raised
- None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
- Federal contracts
- $586K
- 2 awards · Defense
- Rank in Aerospace#598 of 1335
- Granted patents
- 6
- 11 pending · first 2021
- Rank in peer group#32 of 155
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Scored Plate Reactor For An Innovative Nuclear Thermal Rocket$73K
- Federal contractDefense · Scored Plate Reactor For An Innovative Nuclear Thermal Rocket$73K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Reusable Orbital Asset Maintenance and Examination Robot (ROAMER)$242K
- Federal grantNSF · Phase II · SBIR Phase II: A Solar Thermal CubeSat Propulsion System$1.2M
- Federal grantNASA · Phase I · ATEG Kilopower$124K
- Federal contractDefense · The Proposed Study Provides A Test-centric Approach To Validate A Potential Design For Future Use On Darpa Power And Propulsion Programs, Including Thermal And Addresses Operation At Relevant High Temperatures.$513K
- Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: ThermaSat - A Solar Thermal CubeSat Propulsion System$250K
Show 1 earlier federal award
- Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Fuel Element for an Affordable NTR$123K
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Standing among 155 peers
Line = medianAerospace · Orbital_ops · Device
- Federal grantsBelow median
- Granted patents#32 · top 21%
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Founders and team
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Checked: USPTO inventors; federal award principal investigators; SEC Form D related persons · Oct 23, 2026
Claim this profile to add your teamWhat it has protected
USPTO · 6 granted of 17- GrantedIon-enhanced Thermoelectric GeneratorUSPTOUS 12,120,956
- GrantedPeltier With Optimal Levels Of Augmenting RadiationUSPTOUS 12,096,691
- GrantedPeltier With Optimal Levels Of Augmenting RadiationUSPTOUS 12,096,692
Show all 17 patent records
- Ion-enhanced Thermoelectric GeneratorOct 15, 2024 · US 12,120,956Granted
- Peltier With Optimal Levels Of Augmenting RadiationSep 17, 2024 · US 12,096,691Granted
- Peltier With Optimal Levels Of Augmenting RadiationSep 17, 2024 · US 12,096,692Granted
- Customizable Thin Plate Fuel Form and Reactor Core ThereforAug 29, 2024 · Application 18419046Pending
- Radiation Induced Conductivity Flux Measurement DeviceMar 21, 2024 · Application 18368694Pending
- Customizable Thin Plate Fuel Form And Reactor Core ThereforMar 5, 2024 · US 11,923,098Granted
- Ion-enhanced Thermoelectric GeneratorDec 7, 2023 · Application 18453940Pending
- Ion-enhanced Thermoelectric GeneratorOct 17, 2023 · US 11,793,076Granted
- Customizable Thin Plate Fuel Form And Reactor Core ThereforOct 5, 2021 · US 11,139,086Granted
- Power Generation For Radioisotope GeneratorApplication 63261753Pending
- Target Assembly For Radioisotope GeneratorApplication 63261750Pending
- Radioisotope GeneratorApplication 63261054Pending
- Pharmaceutical Use For Radioisotope GeneratorApplication 63261757Pending
- Ion-enhanced Thermoelectric GeneratorApplication 63150525Pending
- ThermaSat Solar Thermal Propulsion SystemApplication 63085915Pending
- Ion-Enhanced Thermoelectric GeneratorApplication 63076187Pending
- Extraction Process For Radioisotope GeneratorApplication 63261748Pending
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Regulatory activity · Aerospace
- Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs of NASA-Effectuation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Special Conditions: AMAC Aerospace, The Boeing Company Model 747- 8 Airplane; Side-Facing SeatsFederal Aviation Administration
- Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous AmendmentsFederal Aviation Administration
- Operating Limitations at John F. Kennedy International AirportFederal Aviation Administration
- Operating Limitations at New York LaGuardia AirportFederal Aviation Administration
- Special 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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