NASA SBIR SUCCESS STORY Glenn Research Center
Johnson Space Center
1990 Phase II & 1992 Phase I

Solid State Micromachined Pump

Research International

Monroe, WA

INNOVATION
    Micromachined pump with no moving parts
Micromachined Pump
Micromachined Pump
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
  • Pumping technology incorporated into a patented four-channel solid-state bioassay device
  • This product combined technology from another SBIR award from Johnson Space Center
  • Some derivative technologies were also incorporated into a scanning Fabry Perot spectrometer
COMMERCIALIZATION
  • Commercial applications include biowarfare agent detection, toxin and pollutant detection in coal mines
  • Company tripled in size from 10 to 30 employees with the hiring of 16 new engineers and scientists at a total cost of $2.44 M
GOVERNMENT/SCIENCE APPLICATIONS
  • Micromachined pump used for cooling electronics in space
  • Circulation of heat transfer fluids on spacecraft
  • Monitor for fire hazards and hazardous gas releases within shipboard magazines on naval warships
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