PLUS DESIGNS INC

Phoenixville, PA · Aerospace · Private

Tungsten-rhenium alloy components with geometry-based internal thermal management for solid rocket motors, manufactured via additive manufacturing

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · plusdesignsinc.com

Sector: Aerospace
Headquarters: Phoenixville, PA
Total capital: $12.1M

Federal grants: $7.4M; 8 awards · 2017–2026; Rank in peer group#15 of 61
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $4.7M; 6 awards · Defense, NASA; Rank in Aerospace#347 of 1335
Granted patents: None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.

Capital timeline

Latest events

Mar 2026Federal contractDefense · Engineered Printed Propulsion Technology: A Study On Geometry-based Thermal Management$2M
Mar 2026Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Engineered Printed Propulsion Technology: A Study On Geometry-based Thermal Management$2M
Aug 2024Federal grantNASA · Phase I · FY24 SBIR Phase I-innovative Design Solutions Enabling Refractory Materials For Detonation Engines$150K
Aug 2024Federal contractNASA · FY24 SBIR Phase I-innovative Design Solutions Enabling Refractory Materials For Detonation Engines$150K
Aug 2023Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Advanced Non-Eroding Components for Rotating Detonation Rocket Engines$1.2M
Aug 2023Federal contractDefense · High Temperature Hybrid Braided Rope Seals$1.2M
Apr 2023Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Engineered Printed Propulsion Technology: A Study on Geometry-Based Thermal Management$1.5M

Show 7 earlier federal awards

Jun 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Segmented Structural Ceramics$1.2M
Dec 2021Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Engineered Printed Propulsion Technology$149K
Aug 2019Federal contractDefense · Segmented Structural Ceramics$200K
May 2018Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Metallized Ceramic-Based Structural Insulators$972K
May 2018Federal contractDefense · Sbir/sttr Phase II R&d - Metallized Ceramic-based Structural Insulators$957K
Mar 2017Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Metallized Ceramic-Based Structural Insulators$140K
Feb 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf SBIR Phase I Ussocom Topic 2$142K

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Standing among 61 peers

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Aerospace · Launch · Material

Federal grants#15 · top 25%

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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.

USPTO usually publishes applications 18 months after filing, so recent applications may not be visible yet. Patents assigned under a different entity name won’t match.

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.