PLASMONICS INC

Orlando, FL · Aerospace · Private

Temperature-dependent metasurface coatings with variable emissivity for satellite thermal management

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · plasmonics-inc.com

Sector: Aerospace
Headquarters: Orlando, FL
Total capital: $14.8M

Federal grants: $5.4M; 13 awards · 2016–2026; Rank in peer group#26 of 61
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $9.5M; 23 awards · Defense, Interior, NASA; Rank in Aerospace#242 of 1335
Granted patents: None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.

Capital timeline

Latest events

Sep 2026Federal grantNASA · Phase II · SBIR Phase II Engineered Solar Reflective Coating With High Infrared Transparency$1.3M
Sep 2025Federal contractNASA · SBIR Phase I - Engineered Solar Reflective Coating With High Infrared Transparency$150K
Aug 2025Federal grantNASA · Phase I · SBIR Phase I - Engineered Solar Reflective Coating With High Infrared Transparency$150K
Aug 2025Federal contractNASA · Phase II SBIR 80NSSC25C0072 Flexible Variable Emission Material$849K
Aug 2025Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Phase II SBIR 80NSSC25C0072 Flexible Variable Emission Material$849K
Apr 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Metamaterial Rislely Prism$200K
Apr 2025Federal contractDefense · Metamaterial Rislely Prism$200K

Show 29 earlier federal awards

Jan 2025Federal contractDefense · Metasurface Filter For Sensor Protection$204K
Dec 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Metasurface Filter For Sensor Protection$204K
Oct 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Flat Optic Metamaterial Array$180K
Oct 2024Federal contractDefense · Flat Optic Metamaterial Array$180K
Aug 2024Federal contractNASA · FY24 SBIR Phase I- Flexible Variable Emission Material$149K
Aug 2024Federal grantNASA · Phase I · FY24 SBIR Phase I- Flexible Variable Emission Material$149K
Jun 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase II · SBIR II Proposal #: F2-16879$999K
Jun 2024Federal contractDefense · SBIR II Proposal #: F2-16879$999K
Dec 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Variable Emission Thermal Radiators$150K
Sep 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Flexible Autoregulating Thermal Radiator Coating$150K
Jul 2022Federal contractDefense · Metamaterial Risley Prism$749K
Nov 2021Federal contractDefense · FX21B-TCSO1-0266 - Metamaterial Risley Prism$50K
Feb 2021Federal contractDefense · Section 889 Pcm Infrared Modulator$49K
Feb 2019Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Metamaterial NMBS$150K
Sep 2018Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf STTR Ph I Research And Development$1.0M
Aug 2018Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Plasmonic Metamaterial Approach to Infrared Scene Projection$749K
Jul 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf STTR I Plasmonic Metamaterial Approach To Infrared Scene Projection$150K
Jun 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf$225K
Feb 2016Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Antenna-Coupled-Diode (ACD) Detectors for GHz, Octavespanning Photodetectors for MWIR/LWIR$149K
Feb 2016Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Darpa SBIR Phase I Effort Entitled, "antenna- Coupled-diode (acd) Detectors For Ghz, Octave-spanning Photodetectors For Mwir/lwir"$100K
Aug 2015Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf-small Business Innovative Research Broadband Plasmonic Meta Materials$100K
Jan 2014Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf SBIR Phase II Award For Development Of Extended Range Low Power Personnel Detection And Classification Sensor$941K
Aug 2013Federal contractInterior · Igf::ot::igf "metamaterials For Thermal Management"$1.5M
Apr 2013Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf SBIR Phase II , Topic A10-071 Plasmonics$713K
Jan 2013Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Research On Infrared Metamaterials For Emission Phase Control$749K
Sep 2012Federal contractDefense · This SBIR Phase I And Phase I Option Is For Extended Range Lower Power Personnel Detection And Classification Sensor.$99K
Aug 2011Federal contractDefense · (STTR Phase I) - Infrared Metamaterials For Emission Phase Control$100K
Apr 2011Federal contractDefense · STTR Phase 1 Tunable Fresnel Zone Lens For Agile Wavefront Contol$98K
Jan 2011Federal contractDefense · 6MO SBIR Phase 1$119K

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Standing among 61 peers

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Aerospace · Satellite · Material

Federal grants#26 · top 43%

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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.

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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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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.