Kent Optronics, Inc.

Hopewell Junction, NY · Defense · Private

A passive laser protection device made of optically reactive vanadium dioxide film embedded in flexible plastic sheet for protecting satellite and aircraft sensors from directed energy weapons

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · kentoptronics.com

Sector: Defense
Headquarters: Hopewell Junction, NY
Total capital: $6.9M

Federal grants: $6.9M; 18 awards · 2015–2025; Rank in peer group#11 of 34
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
Granted patents: None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.

Capital timeline

Latest events

Jul 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Kickoff Briefing$140K
Jul 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Small Business Technology Transfer Phase II Ultrawide Transmission Range For Variable Transmission Eyewear.$657K
Feb 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Phase I Topic A244-066, Kent Optronics, Inc.$250K
Sep 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase I · SBIR Phase 1 Proposal 242-0005-0369$180K
Sep 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase I · SBIR Phase 1 Proposal 241-0009-0377$180K
Sep 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Atmospheric Transmission Laser Measurement System (atlms) For Ground-based Atmospheric Measurements In 0.2-14 M$180K
Feb 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Research And Development$197K

Show 11 earlier federal awards

Jan 2023Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Next-Gen Infrared Scene Projector for Hypersonic Hardware-in-the-loop Test and Evaluation$1.5M
Dec 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Low Cost Spectrally Agile Self-Responsive Laser Protection Device$150K
Apr 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Fast, frequency-agile, stimuli-responsive, and tunable (FAST) optical filters$173K
Dec 2021Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Next-Gen Infrared Scene Projector for Hypersonic Hardware-in-the-loop Test and Evaluation$150K
Jul 2021Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Packaged Mid-Infrared Non-Mechanical Beam Steerer$240K
Dec 2020Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Low Cost Multi-Spectral CS Sensor for Instantaneous Target Identification and Tracking$50K
Oct 2019Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Variable Attenuator for See-Through Day/Night Displays$111K
Oct 2018Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Electronically Switchable Optical Filter$1.5M
Feb 2017Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Multi-Mission Electro-Optical Sensor System$1.0M
Aug 2015Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Multi-Mission Electro-Optical Sensor System$100K
Jul 2015Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Hardware-in-the-loop Celestial Navigation Test Bed$150K

Node area is scaled to amount. Form D reports securities sold, which can differ from an announced round; filings are numbered in the order they were made.

Standing among 34 peers

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Defense · Material

Federal grants#11 · top 32%

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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

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What it has protected

No granted patents are on record.

USPTO usually publishes applications 18 months after filing, so recent applications may not be visible yet. Patents assigned under a different entity name won’t match.

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

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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.