MENTIS SCIENCES INC

Warner, NH · Aerospace · Private

Selective Laser Heating (SLH) process for manufacturing carbon-carbon composite thermal protection systems

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · mentissciences.com

Sector: Aerospace
Headquarters: Warner, NH
Total capital: $83.7M

Federal grants: $14.3M; 20 awards · 2015–2025; Rank in peer group#8 of 61
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $69.4M; 64 awards · Defense, NASA; Rank in Aerospace#58 of 1335
Granted patents: 2; 1 pending · first 2016; Rank in peer group#14 of 61

Capital timeline

Latest events

Jul 2026Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase II Award To Mentis Sciences To Extend And Transition MSIL13XX Material Development Work That Was Performed On Air Force SBIR FA864921P0902 (afsbir)and Manufacturing Maturation Work That Is Currently Being Performed$1.8M
Apr 2026Federal contractDefense · SBIR STTR Phase II Contract, Mentis Sciences, Cage 1DAD1, Proposal L2-0526 Titled Reverse Engineering And Source Development Supporting Mmp$1.1M
Nov 2025Federal contractDefense · 8511736746!SEAL,LABYRINTH$128K
Sep 2025Federal contractDefense · 8511674560!SEAL,LABYRINTH$255K
Sep 2025Federal contractDefense · 8511660638!SEAL,LABYRINTH$128K
Sep 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Modernization To Address Obsolescence In Aging Supply Chains$50K
Sep 2025Federal contractDefense · Modernization To Address Obsolescence In Aging Supply Chains$50K

Show 76 earlier federal awards

Mar 2025Federal contractDefense · 8511276112!SUPPORT Assembly$488K
Mar 2025Federal contractDefense · 8511272163!SEAL,LABYRINTH$128K
Feb 2025Federal contractDefense · Small Business Innovative Research SBIR Phase III Mentis Sciences Proposal Msi 24-0612 For Hypersonic Radome And Aperture Manufacturing Improvements Under SBIR 15.2-001 Program Broad Agency Announcement$3.3M
Dec 2024Federal contractDefense · 8511065103!SEAL,LABYRINTH$121K
Sep 2024Federal contractDefense · Small Business Innovative Research SBIR Phase III Under Air Force X20.3 Cso For In Situ Inspection Of Cmcs During Manufacture$7.7M
Aug 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Reverse Engineering And Source Development For F/A-18 Components$99K
Aug 2024Federal contractDefense · Reverse Engineering And Source Development For F/A-18 Components$99K
Jun 2024Federal contractDefense · 8510664582!BOLT,SHOULDER$41K
Apr 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Research And Development$1M
Apr 2024Federal contractDefense · Research And Development$1.8M
Jan 2024Federal contractDefense · 8510373173!SEAL,LABYRINTH$115K
Sep 2023Federal contractDefense · SP4701-23-C-0069 SBIR Phase II Requirement Mentis Sciences Inc.$1.9M
Sep 2023Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase III Award$4.6M
Jul 2023Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Transition and Commercialization of Affordable Hypersonic TPS Manufactured Using a Selective Laser Heating Process$100K
Jun 2023Federal contractDefense · 8509950182!SEAL,LABYRINTH$115K
May 2023Federal contractDefense · 8509881105!SEAL,LABYRINTH$115K
Nov 2022Federal contractDefense · 8509532538!SEAL,LABYRINTH$43K
Oct 2022Federal contractDefense · 8509486599!SEAL,LABYRINTH$5K
Oct 2022Federal contractDefense · 8509486662!SEAL,LABYRINTH$5K
Sep 2022Federal contractDefense · 8509383117!DEFENSE R&dexperimental Devel$100K
Jun 2022Federal contractDefense · 8509165457!SEAL,LABYRINTH$11K
Jun 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Reverse Engineering and Development of Sources of Supply for the DLA Nuclear Enterprise Support Office$100K
Jun 2022Federal contractDefense · 8509152238!SEAL,LABYRINTH$161K
Oct 2021Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Source Development of Under-Supported Aerospace Products$996K
Oct 2021Federal contractDefense · High Temperature Structural Resistive Foams$1.5M
Oct 2021Federal contractDefense · 8508568276!SEAL,LABYRINTH$85K
Sep 2021Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Reverse Engineering and Source Development for Aerospace Components$1.1M
Sep 2021Federal grantDefense · Phase II · MMP APA Replacement and Refurbishment and Supply Chain Development$2M
Jun 2021Federal grantDefense · Phase II · High L/D Hypersonic Radome Technology Demonstrator$3.2M
Apr 2021Federal contractDefense · 8508147233!SEAL,LABYRINTH$75K
Mar 2021Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Advanced Radome and Aperture Materials for Hypersonic Applications$750K
Nov 2020Federal contractDefense · 8507714145!SBIR Phase I 20.2 5 Month Pop For Mentis L202-001-0142$100K
Nov 2020Federal contractDefense · 8507700700!SBIR Phase I 20.2 4 Month Pop For Mentis L202-001-0176$99K
Nov 2020Federal contractDefense · 8507714340!SBIR Phase I 20.2 5 Month Pop For Mentis L202-001-0012$100K
May 2020Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Reverse Engineering and Source Approval for Aerospace Components$1.0M
Apr 2020Federal contractDefense · 8507335032!ABSORBER,RADIO Freq$58K
Mar 2020Federal contractDefense · 8507231125!ABSORBER,RADIO Freq$85K
Mar 2020Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Increase Product Availability And Improve Life Cycle Support For MILSATCOM System Components$1.0M
Nov 2019Federal contractDefense · 8506962260!ABSORBER,RADIO Freq$70K
Apr 2019Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Reverse Engineering Technical Data Packages for Development of Alternate Sources of Supply for DLA NSNs$706K
Mar 2019Federal contractDefense · 8506366432!ABSORBER,RADIO Freq$193K
Jan 2019Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf$1.0M
Nov 2018Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Methodologies for Cost-Effective Measurement of Dynamic Material Properties for Carbon-Carbon Composites$100K
Oct 2018Federal contractDefense · 8505967601!GOVERNMENT First Article Test$185K
Sep 2018Federal contractDefense · IGF::OT::IGF!8505526102!SERVICES - Basic$100K
Aug 2018Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Reverse Engineering and Source Approval for Aerospace Components$500K
May 2018Federal contractDefense · Research And Development Igf::ot::igf$125K
May 2018Federal contractDefense · Mentis Sciences Educational Toolkit$33K
Dec 2017Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Reverse Engineering NSN 5985-01-519-6245$150K
Jun 2017Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Mentis Sciences, Inc. Proposes To Develop A Thin Walled Silica-silica Composite That Can Be Used As Part Of A Honeycomb Core Sandwich Panel That Will Form A Mirror Substrate That Has A Low Coefficient Of Thermal Expansion That Is Matched In All Directions. The Sandwich Panel Will Be Manufactured As A Quartz Polysiloxane Composite. Following The Cure, Organics Will Be Burned Out And The System Will Be Backfilled Using Tetraethyl Orthosilicate As A Silica Precursor. Following Convers$125K
May 2017Federal contractDefense · Research And Development Igf::ot::igf$225K
Apr 2017Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Advanced Processing of Ceramic Green Tape$1.0M
Apr 2017Federal contractDefense · IGF::OT::IGF!8504304405!SERVICES - Basic$3M
Mar 2016Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf 2ND SBIR Phase II Research&development For Advanced Synergistic Structures And Materials For Interceptor Kill Vehicles$2M
Dec 2015Federal grantDefense · Phase I · E3 Mitigation for Interceptor Thermal Protection Systems$140K
Sep 2015Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Compression Molding of Cerramic Green Tape$150K
Sep 2015Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Ultra Low Diffusivity High Temperature Insulation$150K
Sep 2015Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf SBIR Phase I Titled, "ultra Low Diffusivity High Temperature Insulation", Dated 6/24/2015$100K
Sep 2015Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Rif 14817 Research Support$2.9M
Jun 2015Federal contractDefense · HQ0147-15-C 7224 Phase II Research&development Title: SM-3 Integrated Systems Materials And Design Improvement Composite Baffled Telescope And Mirror Substrate Manufacturing Igf::ot::igf$998K
Sep 2014Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf SBIR Phase II Research And Development: Thermal Isolation Of Nozzle Exit Cone Insulators$978K
Aug 2014Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf SBIR Phase II Research&development Title: Rain Erosion Modeling For Hypersonic Thermal Protection System (tps) And Structures$1.3M
Dec 2013Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Develop Conceptual Framework For Composite Material And Structure Product Design Or Design Modification, Which Would Be Used For SM-3 Integration Into A System Or Subsystem To Increase Mda - 18 Performance, Lower Cost, Or Increase Reliability. Develop A Proof Of Concept Design; Identify Designs And Test Capabilities, And Conduct Feasibility Assessment For The Proposed Solution. Phase I Work Should Clearly Validate The Viability Of The Proposed Solution. Phase I Should Also Result In$124K
Feb 2013Federal contractDefense · Sbir/sttr Phase II Research&dev.contract; Lightweight Deployable Nosecone For SM3 Blk Iib Igf::ot::igf$1.5M
Jan 2013Federal contractDefense · SBIR Ph I Research&development; Contract; Thermal Isolation Of Nozzle Exit Cone Insulators Igf::ot::igf$99K
Jul 2011Federal contractDefense · Ph I Research&development$148K
May 2010Federal contractDefense · SBIR I - Final Monthly Report/payment$80K
Jan 2010Federal contractDefense · The Contractor Shall Provide Development Of Hypersonic Radomes$6.5M
Apr 2009Federal contractDefense · Msi 3D Polar Braided Thick-wall Tubular$36K
Oct 2008Federal contractDefense · MDA04-041 Ballistic Missile System Comp$3.3M
Dec 2007Federal contractDefense · Radome Materials & Process For Long Flig$3.9M
Jun 2007Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase II Research And Development$6.7M
Jan 2007Federal contractDefense · Phase I Basic$1.6M
Sep 2005Federal contractDefense · 200512!502822!2100!W9113M!USA Space And Strategic Def Cdr !W9113M05C0211 !a!n! !n! ! !20050927!20070927!009254546!009254546!009254546!N!MENTIS Sciences Inc !150 Dow Street !manchester !NH!03101!45140!011!33!MANCHESTER !hillsborough !n.h. !+000000290500!N!N!000000749549!AC23!RDTE/MISSILE And Space Systems-adv Tech Dev !A2 !missile And Space Systems !caa !mda Support !541710!E! !3! ! ! ! ! !202$746K
Apr 2005Federal contractDefense · 200507!501445!2100!W9113M!USA Space And Strategic Def Cdr !W9113M05C0133 !a!n! !n! ! !20050406!20060406!009254546!009254546!009254546!N!MENTIS Sciences Inc !150 Dow Street !manchester !NH!03101!45140!011!33!MANCHESTER !hillsborough !n.h. !+000000180000!N!N!000000199820!AC23!RDTE/MISSILE And Space Systems-adv Tech Dev !A2 !missile And Space Systems !caa !mda Support !541710!E! !3! ! ! ! ! !202$197K
Sep 2001Federal contractDefense · 200112!000589!2100!AD17 !usa Materiel Command ACQUISITION!DAAD1701C0096 !a!n!*!y! !20010925!20040927!009254546!009254546!009254546!N!MENTIS Sciences Inc !150 Dow Street !manchester !NH!03101!45140!011!33!MANCHESTER !hillsborough !n.h. !+000001493359!N!N!000000000000!AD92!RDTE/OTHER Defense-applied Research !S1 !services !1000!NOT Discernable Or Classified !541710!*!*!3! ! ! !*!*!*!b!*!*!a!$4.6M

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Standing among 61 peers

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Aerospace · Material

Federal grants#8 · top 13%
Granted patents#14 · top 23%

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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 · 2 granted of 3

Feb 18, 2020GrantedReconfigurable Learning Aid for Performing Multiple Science ExperimentsUSPTOUS 10,565,899
Mar 29, 2016GrantedBraided Orthotic Products and Methods of ManufactureUSPTOUS 9,295,575
PendingBraided Prosthetic Sockets With Attachment Plates And Methods Of ManufactureUSPTOApplication PCTUS2011065183

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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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Sources

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