MINNESOTA WIRE & CABLE CO
Lightweight aerospace electrical conductors using carbon nanotube composite materials with conductive metal coatings
- Sector
- Aerospace
- Total capital
- $14.2M
- Federal grants
- $150K
- 1 award · 2015
- Rank in peer group#13 of 14
- Private capital raised
- None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
- Federal contracts
- $14.1M
- 21 awards · Defense, Small Business Adm, NASA
- Rank in Aerospace#189 of 1335
- Granted patents
- None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal contractDefense · Advanced Carbon Nanotube Conductors For Naval Power Systems$4.8M
- Federal contractNASA · SBIR Phase III - Carbon Based Fiber Cylinder Preforms$145K
- Federal contractNASA · SBIR Phase III - Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Composite Tubes$196K
- Federal contractNASA · E014042 SBIR Phase III Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Composite Tubes$227K
- Federal contractNASA · Lightweight Electromagnetic Interference (emi) Shielding System For Aircraft Avionics$99K
- Federal contractDefense · Acquisition Of Pendant Cable Assembly For The Minute Man III$34K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · High-frequency Applications for Carbon Nanotube-based Wires$150K
Show 15 earlier federal awards
- Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Robust, Lightweight Wiring For Space Applications$750K
- Federal contractDefense · Research&development$750K
- Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Rapid Innovation Funding$2.4M
- Federal contractDefense · Improved Data&power Transmission: Conductor&shielding$750K
- Federal contractDefense · Robust, Lightweight Wiring For Space Applications$150K
- Federal contractDefense · SBIR I - Minnesota Wire&cable$100K
- Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I Topic N112-097$150K
- Federal contractDefense · First Monthly Progress Report$70K
- Federal contractSmall Business Adm · Advanced Defense TECHNOL0GIES (adt) Regional Innovation Clusters$1.2M
- Federal contractDefense · Edm Cable Assembly$35K
- Federal contractDefense · SBIR I$100K
- Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase II$730K
- Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I$120K
- Federal contractDefense · SBIR II Minnesota Wire & Cable "fatigue Resistant Wire"$750K
- Federal contractDefense · 200605!600411!2100!W911QY!USA Materiel Command ACQUISITION!W911QY05C0073 !a!n! !n! !P00001!20060216!20070630!023797335!023797335!023797335!N!MINNESOTA Wire & Cable COMPANY!1835 Energy Park Dr !saint Paul !MN!55108!17792!123!27!EAST Saint Paul !ramsey !minnesota !+000000143071!N!N!000000000000!AJ17!RDTE/PHYSICAL Sciences - Operational System Dev !C9E!ALL Other Supplies And Equipment !000 !* !541710!E! !3! ! !c! ! !999$492K
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Standing among 14 peers
Line = medianAerospace · Material
- Federal grantsBelow median
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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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No granted patents are on record.
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Checked: USPTO granted patents and published applications · Oct 23, 2026
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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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