OPTINAV INC

Aerospace · Private

In-flow microphone array system with Functional Beamforming algorithm for noise measurement of aerospace vehicles in wind tunnels.

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · optinav.com

Sector: Aerospace
Total capital: $2.9M

Federal grants: $219K; 1 award · 2015; Rank in peer group#50 of 59
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $2.7M; 10 awards · NASA, Defense; Rank in Aerospace#441 of 1335
Granted patents: None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.

Capital timeline

Latest events

Aug 2023Federal contractNASA · SBIR Phase I Contract Phased Array Processing For Aam Noise Flight Tests$144K
Aug 2019Federal contractNASA · Innovative Measurement Of Airframe Noise Sources$51K
Jul 2019Federal contractDefense · Research And Development Igf::ot::igf$1.0M
Aug 2016Federal contractNASA · Microphone Array System$9K
May 2015Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Phased Array Technique for Low Signal-To-Noise Ratio Wind Tunnels$219K
Jun 2014Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Closed Wind Tunnel Beamforming For Aeroacoustics Has Become More And More Prevalent In Recent Years. Still, There Are Major Drawbacks As Current Microphone Arrays Are Rather Larger And Hard To Install And Conventional Beamforming And Deconvolution Techniques Do Not Work Well In Low Signal-to-noise Environments. Outlined In The Proposal Is A Phased Airfoil Imaging Microphone Array Located Inside The Wind Tunnel Which Utilizes Functional Beamforming, A Modification Of Conventional Bea$54K
Aug 2012Federal contractDefense · Research And Development Topic N102-128$750K

Show 4 earlier federal awards

Aug 2010Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I Topic N102-128$150K
Sep 2009Federal contractNASA · Sap Purchase Requisition: 4200303012, NNA09DC48P Is With Optinav, Inc.$35K
Feb 2007Federal contractNASA · Improved Phased Array Techniques To Account For Extended Sources Of Fan And Jet Noise$478K
Sep 2006Federal contractNASA · Acb 32 Channel/quote NGRC004, Shipping & Import Duties, EDAC90 Connector/quote NGRC004, Scsi 68 Cable/quote NGRC004, Panasonic WM-64C/QUOTE NGR004, Panasonic WM-64-K/QUOTE NGRC004$8K

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What it has protected

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

Sector-level, not company-level

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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