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| Project | Awardee(s) | Description | Requested ATP Funds | Estimated Project Budget | Announced |
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| A High-Density and High-Speed Read-Only Optical Data Storage System | Calimetrics, Richmond, CA | Develop a CD-ROM and CD player with a tenfold increase over conventional single- speed CD-ROM technology in both storage capacity and data transfer rates. |
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| A Process for Biocatalytic Desulfurization of Crude Oil | Energy BioSystems Corporation, The Woodlands, TX | Develop a biocatalytic desulfurization process that employs bacteria to remove sulfur from crude oil cost effectively. |
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| A Software Technology for Optimizing On-time Performance in the Transportation Industry | Union Switch & Signal, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA | Develop and demonstrate a distributed, software-based technology that handles intermodel transportation logistics on both a local and nationwide basis. |
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| Accelerated Commercialization of Diamond-Coated Round Tools and Wear Parts |
Norton Diamond Film, Northboro, MA
Kennametal, Inc., Latrobe, PA |
Develop diamond-coated tools, wear components, and tools that last 10 to a 100s times longer than present generation counterparts. |
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| Advanced Sorbents for Reducing the Cost of Oxygen | Praxair, Inc., Tonawanda, NY | Synthesize, characterize, and demonstrate oxygen-selective materials for use as sorbents in air separation systems. |
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| Application of Gene Therapy to Treatment of Cardiovascular Diseases | Progenitor, Inc., Columbus, OH | Develop a supply of primitive stem cells that might provide the basis of cell-based therapies for vascular disorders, antirejection and anticlot coatings, and "mini-organs" for in-body delivery of therapeutic agents. |
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| Collaborative Decision Support for Industrial Process Control | Abnormal
Situation Management Consortium, Honeywell Technology Center,
Minneapolis, MN
Amoco Oil Company, Chicago, IL
Applied Training Resources, Houston, TX
BP Oil, Cleveland, OH
Cheveron Research & Tech Comp., Richmond, CA
Exxon Research & Engineering, Florham Park, NJ
Gensym Corporation, Cambridge, MA
Mobil Research And Development, Princeton, NJ
Shell Oil Company, Houston, TX
Texaco, Belair, TX |
Demonstrate the technical feasibility of collaborative decision-support technologies that can improve the performance of operations personnel who supervise industrial process control. |
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| Computer-Integrated Revision Total Hip Replacement Surgery | Integrated
Surgical Systems, Inc., Sacramento, CA
IBM Corporation, Yorktown Heights, NY |
Develop and demonstrate a computer-integrated robot system that can assist physicians in revision total hip replacement surgery. |
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| Development of Rapid Thermal Processing to Produce Low Cost Solar Cells | Solarex Corporation, Frederick, MD | Develop low-cost photovoltaic modules for solar energy production by replacing time- consuming, high-temperature, furnace-based manufacturing steps with rapid thermal processing. |
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| Development of Improved Functional Properties in Renewable- Resource-Based Biodegradable Plastics | Cargill, Inc., Wayzata, MN | Explore ways to improve the thermal properties of polylactic acid, a biodegradable polymer that could replace some non- degradable plastics. |
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| Development of Improved Catalysts using Nanometer-Scale Technology | Catalytica,
Inc., Mountain View, CA
Microfluidics International Corp., Newton, MA |
Develop and demonstrate the manufacturability of catalysts with enhanced activity and selectivity for use in the chemical and petroleum refining industries. |
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| Diamond Diode Field Emission Display Process Technology Development | SI
Diamond Technology, Inc., Houston, TX
Supertex, Inc., Fort Worth, TX |
Develop and demonstrate the critical processing technology needed to develop a flat- panel display based on a new concept employing diamond-coated cathodes. |
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| Die Casting Technician's Digital Assistant | Edison
Industrial Systems Center, Toledo, OH
AI Ware, Cleveland, OH
Doehler-Jarvis, Toledo, OH |
Develop and demonstrate a neural network adviser that can increase significantly both process reliability and product quality in the manufacture of complex aluminum die castings. |
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| Dual Purpose Ceramic Membranes | BP
Chemicals, Cleveland, OH
Praxair, Inc., Tonawanda, NY Seattle Specialty Ceramics, Inc., Woodinville, WA
University Of Missouri - Rolla, Rolla, MO |
Develop ceramic mixed-conducting membrane processes for separating and purifying industrial products as a means of lowering costs and providing a basis for development of new products. |
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| Engineered Surfaces for Rolling and Sliding Contacts | Caterpillar
Inc., Mossville, IL
General Motors, Power Train Division, Romulus, MI
The Timken Company Research, Canton, OH |
Evaluate the synergistic effects of promising engineered surface technologies for systems containing rolling and sliding contacts, such as bearings and gears. |
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| Enhanced Molecular Dynamics Simulation Technology for Biotechnology Applications | Moldyn, Inc., Cambridge, MA | Take multibody dynamics techniques developed within the aerospace industry, adapt for simulations of biological molecules, and demonstrate system performance. |
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| Film Technologies to Replace Paint on Aircraft | 3M/3M
Center, St. Paul, MN
United Airlines, San Francisco, CA |
Develop environmentally sound, multi-layer film which are more aerodynamically efficient to replace paint used to coat aircraft exteriors. |
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| FLC/VLSI High-Definition Image Generators | Displaytech, Inc., Boulder, CO | Develop low-cost "image on a chip" technology for advanced display, printing, and computing applications. |
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| High Information Content Display Technology | Kopin
Corporation, Taunton, MA
MIT, Cambridge, MA
Philips Consumer Electronics Co., Knoxville, TN |
Develop next-generation liquid-crystal projection display technology capable of producing the high-quality, high- resolution images needed for monitors, multimedia applications, and high-definition TV. |
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| High Resolution Multimedia Laser Projection Display | Laser
Power Corporation, San Diego, CA
Proxima Corporation, San Diego, CA |
Develop a new projection display technology based on red, green, and blue solid-state lasers. |
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| Low-Cost Elastomeric Composites with Application to Vehicle Tires | AlliedSignal Inc., Morristown, NJ | Investigate processes for manufacturing low-cost, three- dimensional composites and demonstrate the technology in an automobile tire. |
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| Molecular Recognition Polymers as Anti-Infectives | GelTex Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Waltham, MA | Develop novel, polymer-based therapies for gastrointestinal diseases caused by two pathogens: Cryptosporidium parvum, a protozoan that infects some AIDS patients, and human rotavirus, which affects children. |
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| Molecular Recognition Technology for Precise Design of Protein-Specific Drugs | CuraGen
Corporation, Branford, CT
American Cyanamid Company, Pearl River, NY |
Design drugs with a strategy in which short protein segments that bind to disease-related proteins serve as leads for non-protein therapeutic agents aimed at major illnesses, including cancer and cardiovascular disease. |
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| Rapid Agile Metrology for Manufacturing | Consortium
for Non-Contact Gauging, Ohio Aerospace Institute, Cleveland,
OH
Central State University, Wilberforce, OH
Chrysler Corporation, Detroit, MI
Cleveland Area Manuf. Prog., Cleveland, OH
Eaton Corp., Cleveland, OH
GE Aircraft Engines, Cincinnati, OH
GE Corporate R&D, Schenectady, NY
Giddings & Lewis, Dayton, OH
Industrial Technology Institute, Ann Arbor, MI
Intelligent Automation Systems, Cambridge, MA
NASA Lewis Research Center, Brookpark, OH
TRW, Inc., Cleveland, OH
University Of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH |
Design and develop a flexible, high-speed, high-accuracy measurement system based on optical sensors, a precision five-axis positioner, and an integrated control system. |
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| Rapid Solidification Powder Metallurgy for High-Nitrogen Stainless Steels | Crucible Compaction Metals Division, Oakdale, PA | Develop new corrosion-resistant steels for marine and other corrosive environments using rapid solidification powder metallurgy for high-nitrogen stainless steels. |
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| Single-Chip Receiver Front-End With Integrated Filters | Texas
Instruments, Dallas, TX
TFR Technologies, Inc., Redmond, OR |
Demonstrate a single-chip receiver front-end in which radio- frequency filters are integrated with the low-noise amplifier, mixer, voltage-controlled oscillator and resonator. |
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| Standardization of 2-D Protein Analysis Using Manufacturable Gel Media | Large Scale Biology Corporation, Rockville, MD | Develop economical production methods for reproducible media used in two-dimensional electrophoresis and then use the system to detect and characterize protein-level effects of pharmaceuticals in animal test systems. |
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| Technologies for HTS Components for Magnetic Resonance Applications | Intermagnetics
General Corporation, Latham, NY
DuPont R&D, Superconductivity Group, Wilmington, DE |
Demonstrate the feasibility of three concepts for enhancing the performance of magnetic resonance devices through the use of high-temperature superconducting thin films. |
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| Three-Phase Circulatory Flow Reactor Technology for Vapor-Phase Organic Oxidations | Praxair, Inc., Tarrytown, NY | Develop three-phase circulatory flow reactor technology as a means of reducing costs and improving productivity in organic oxidation processes. |
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| Transgenic Cotton Fiber with Polyester Qualities via Biopolymer Genes | Agracetus, Inc., Middleton, WI | Develop a genetically engineered version of cotton that outperforms standard cotton fibers in such properties as dyeability, strength, resistance to wrinkling, and shrinkage. |
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| Treatment of Diabetes by Proliferated Human Islets in Photocrosslinkable Alginate Capsules | VivoRx, Inc., Santa Monica, CA | To demonstrate the feasibility of proliferating human islet cells as a donor source for encapsulated cell therapy in the treatment of Type I diabetes. |
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| Ultra-Low k Dielectric Materials for High-Performance Interconnects | Texas Instruments, Dallas, TX | Integrate novel dielectric materials (amorphous Teflon and silicon-dioxide-based xerogel) into on-chip interconnects in order to overcome problems with interconnect delay. |
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| Automotive Composite Structures: Development of High-Volume Manufacturing Technology | Automotive
Composites Consortium (ACC), Dearborn, MI
General Motors, Warren, MI
Chrysler Corporation, Auburn Hills, MI
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI |
Develop a composites-manufacturing process called Structural Reaction Injection Molding into a cost-effective means of producing large automotive structural parts such as the box of pickup trucks. |
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| Composite Production Risers | Composite
Production Risers Joint Venture, Houston, TX
Amoco Performance Products Inc., Alpharetta, GA
Amoco Production Company, Houston, TX
Brown & Root USA Inc., Houston, TX
Brunswick Composites, Lincoln, NE
Conoco Inc., Ponca City, OK
Hercules Inc., Wilmington, DE
Hydril Company, Houston, TX
Shell Development Company, Houston, TX
Stress Engineering Services, Inc., Houston, TX
University Of Houston, Houston, TX |
Develop composite-based materials that can significantly reduce the weight and cost of offshore oil operations by displacing costlier and heavier steel components. |
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| Development of Manufacturing Methodologies for Vehicle Composite Frames | The Budd Company, Troy, MI | Develop a cost-effective manufacturing method for making the frames of light trucks that are 75 pounds lighter than conventional steel frames, thereby increasing the vehicles' fuel efficiency. |
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| High-Performance Composites for Large Commercial Structures | DuPont,
Newark, DE
Brunswick Technologies, Inc., Brunswick, ME
DOW, Freeport, TX
John Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD |
Develop a proven composites-manufacturing process from its present state as a hand-labor-intensive, craftsman-like process into an advanced manufacturing practice for making large composite structures for many civil infrastructure uses. |
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| Innovative Manufacturing Techniques to Produce Large Phenolic Composite Shapes | Morrison Molded Fiber Glass Company (MMFG), Bristol, VA | Develop large cost-effective, high-performance composite shapes that last longer and are maintained more easily than the concrete and steel that is now aging and deteriorating in the country's infrastructure. |
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| Low Cost Manufacturing and Design/Sensor Technologies for Seismic Upgrade of Bridge Columns | Composite
Retrofit Corporation, subsidiary of XXsys
Technologies, Inc., San Diego, CA
Composite Retrofit Corporation, San Diego, CA
Hercules Inc., Magna, UT
Shell Chemical Company, Houston, TX
Trans-Science Corporation, La Jolla, CA |
Develop composites-based retrofitting technology to increase the strength, safety, and structural integrity of bridges and other structures, which recent earthquakes have shown to be structurally deficient. |
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| Low-Cost Automotive Manufacturing With Injection Molding PET Composites | AlliedSignal Inc., Research & Technology, Morristown, NJ | Reduce the capital cost of producing automotive components, such as inner door panels, by developing a highly controllable and cost-effective process for creating composite replacements for the conventional steel versions. |
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| Low-Cost Advanced Composite Process for Light Transit Vehicle Manufacturing | U.S.
Electricar, Santa Rosa, CA
Advance USA, East Haddam, CT
CIBA-Geigy Corp., Anaheim, CA |
Develop a cost-effective composites manufacturing process that can produce large automotive components that are easily designed and manufactured, require no painting, and are recyclable. |
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| Manufacturing Composite Flywheel Structures | Dow-United Technologies Composite Products, Inc., Wallingford, CT | Develop a cost-effective method for making strong lightweight flywheels made out of composite materials such as graphite and glass-reinforced epoxy polymer for the purpose of storing energy in future generations of electric vehicles. |
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| Manufacturing Composite Structures for the Offshore Oil Industry | Westinghouse
Electric Corp., Marine Division, Sunnyvale, CA
ABB Vetco Gray Inc., Houston, TX
Hercules, Wilmington, DE
Offshore Technology Research Center, College Station, TX
Reading & Bates Drilling Company, Houston, TX
Texaco, Inc./Deepstar , Bellaire, TX
Westinghouse Electric Corp., Sunnyvale, CA |
Develop and test processes for manufacture of composite structures for economically feasible deepwater off-shore oil applications. |
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| Polymer Matrix Composite Power Transmission Devices | New
Venture Gear, Inc., Troy, MI
Hercules Aerospace Company, Wilmington, DE
Quantum Consultants Inc., East Lansing, MI |
Develop composite materials, manufacturing methods, and design and test protocols that sum into a versatile, affordable, high-performance composites technology well suited for power transmission systems in automotive vehicles. |
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| Spoolable Composite Tubing | Spoolable
Composite Tubing Joint Venture, Nov 1994, TX
Amoco Corporation, Naperville, IL
Dowell Schlumberger, Inc., Rosharon, TX
Elf Atochem North America, Inc., Birdsboro, PA
Hydril Company, Houston, TX
Mobil Exploraton & Producing Service, Dallas, TX
Phillips Petroleum Company, Bartlesville, OK
Shell Chemical Company, Houston, TX
Shell Development Company, Houston, TX
The Dow Chemical Company, Freeport, TX
University Of Texas, Houston, TX |
Access deepwater oil reserves that are now too expensive or technically impossible to tap with conventional steel-based components by developing long continuous lengths of tubular composite material as a cost-effective replacement that can take the stress of the greater depths. |
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| Structural Composites Manufacturing Process | GenCorp, Inc., Akron, OH | Develop a cost-effective manufacturing process for making lighter weight composite replacements for heavier steel components in cars as part of the effort to build more fuel- efficient cars without sacrificing safety, convenience, or performance. |
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| Synchronous In-line CNC Machining of Pultruded Lineals | Ebert Composites Corporation, San Diego, CA | Develop a cost-effective manufacturing process for making sophisticated composite-based "snap-and-build" systems for rapid construction of large segmented structures such as power transmission towers. |
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| Thermoplastic Composites for Structural Applications | DuPont
Fibers, Newark, DE
Cambridge Industries, Inc., Lapeer, MI |
Develop a recyclable, cost-effective fiber-reinforced polyester composite suitable for high-volume applications in the automotive industry. |
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Date created: November
18, 1994
Last updated:
April 12, 2005
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