Ralph Tapphorn Ralph Tapphorn

Principal investigator.

Defense
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2015First federal award
$3.2MFederal grants as PI5 awards
0Patents grantedNone matched
0PapersOpenAlex
Career record

Federal awards and patents by year

20152019
AwardsPatents
Federal awards as principal investigator

5 awards · $3.2M

DateAgencyAwardAmountCompany
Apr 24, 2019DoDSTTR Phase II
Environmentally-Compliant Inorganic Material(s) for Corrosion and/or Wear Protection of Structural Metals on Military Aircraft and Weapon Systems
$750KINNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY INC
with The Aerospace Corporation
Dec 19, 2016DoDSBIR Phase I
Solid-state Additive Manufacturing of Discrete Parts for Military Applications
$100KINNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY INC
Sep 21, 2016DoDSBIR Phase II
Kinetic Metallization Process and Equipment for Dimensionally Restoring Bores of Aircraft Components
$1.5MINNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY INC
Jul 8, 2016DoDSTTR Phase II
Environmentally-Compliant Kinetic Metallization Coating Materials for Corrosion and Wear Protection of Military Aircraft and Weapon Systems
$750KINNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY INC
with The Aerospace Corporation
Jun 15, 2015DoDSTTR Phase I
Environmentally-Compliant Kinetic Metallization Coating Materials for Corrosion and Wear Protection
$150KINNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY INC
with University of Central Florida
Patents

1 patents as inventor

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Among 3,099 researchers in Defense

Peer ranks

Federal funding#231
Awards as PI#177
Patents#189
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Research institutions

Federal awards through Oct 21, 2026 and patents through Oct 20, 2026. Awards come from NIH, NSF and other agency records that name a principal investigator; DoD and NASA contract awards do not, so they are not shown here. Researchers are matched by name and company.