NEWPORT SENSORS INC

Corona Del Mar, CA · Materials · Private

Self-sensing carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) composites with integrated damage detection capability for automotive structures

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Updated Oct 23, 2026

Sector: Materials
Headquarters: Corona Del Mar, CA
Total capital: $12.6M

Federal grants: $2.5M; 3 awards · 2020–2023; Rank in peer group#76 of 84
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $10.1M; 18 awards · Transportation, Defense, Homeland Security; Rank in Materials#45 of 1258
Granted patents: 1; first 2026; Rank in peer group#25 of 84

Capital timeline

Latest events

Jul 2024Federal contractTransportation · Newport Sensors, Inc. - SBIR FY23 Phase II Phmsa Award Topic No. 23-PH2 Integrated Rfid Trackers And Sensors For Hazardous Material Communication In Transportation$1M
Apr 2024Federal contractTransportation · 20-FR3 Phase Iib FY24 Newport Sensors - Onboard Sensing And Communication System For Bearing Monitoring (osc-b)$400K
Aug 2023Federal grantEnergy · Phase II · Sustainable Lightweight Intelligent Composites (SLIC) for Next-Generation Vehicles$1.1M
Jun 2023Federal contractTransportation · SBIR Phase I Award To Newport Sensors, Inc. For Phmsa Topic No. 23-PH2 Entitled Hazid - Integrated Rfid, Sensing And Communication System For Safe Transportation Of Hazmat.$200K
May 2022Federal contractTransportation · SBIR Phase II Contract For "wireless Sensing And Warning System (WS2)" Under Topic 21-FR1$313K
May 2022Federal contractHomeland Security · SBIR Phase III -$220K
Aug 2021Federal grantEnergy · Phase II · Sustainable Lightweight Intelligent Composites (SLIC) for Next-Generation Vehicles$1.1M

Show 14 earlier federal awards

Jun 2021Federal contractTransportation · SBIR Phase I Award To Newport Sensors, Inc. Under Topic 21-FR1 Wireless Sensing And Warning System For Train Door Safety$155K
Jun 2021Federal contractTransportation · SBIR Phase II Award To Newport Sensors Under Topic No. 20-FR3.$400K
Jun 2020Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Self-Sensing Self-Sustaining Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Polymer (S4CFRP) Composites for Next-Generation Vehicles$200K
Jun 2020Federal contractTransportation · SBIR Phase I Award To Newport Sensors Under Topic No. 20-FR3.$150K
Sep 2018Federal contractHomeland Security · Igf::ot::igf Newport Sensors Distrubuted Film Sensor Technology For Near-field Blast Pressure Measurement$1.0M
Jul 2016Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf SBIR Phase II Multifunctional Sensor Film$1.5M
Jul 2014Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf 6 Month SBIR Phase I$150K
May 2013Federal contractDefense · 11 Monthly Reports, 1 Final Report And 5 Prototype Sensors.$360K
Mar 2012Federal contractDefense · Behind Armor Blunt Trauma Test Research$205K
Mar 2012Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Monthly Reports$239K
Mar 2010Federal contractDefense · Personnel Armor Insert Technology$1M
Jan 2009Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase II - Year 1 - Smart Small Arm Protective Inserts$2.5M
Jun 2008Federal contractDefense · Personal Armor$240K
Oct 2007Federal contractTransportation · Fhwa SBIR Phase I 07-039, 07-FH2 Newport Sensors Inc.$100K

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Standing among 84 peers

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Materials · Material

Federal grantsBelow median
Granted patents#25 · top 30%

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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 · 1 granted of 1

Apr 28, 2026GrantedIntegrated Strain and Piezoelectric Sensor SystemUSPTOUS 12,613,149

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Regulatory activity · Materials

Sector-level, not company-level

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

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.