SBIR/STTR Research Award
A New power Supply for Electric Wheelchairs and Scooters
Award amount
$0Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2003Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Branch
- National Institutes of Health
- Recipient company
- LYNNTECH INC.
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- PMVAL8J63516
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Like the rest of the industrialized world, the population of the US is aging, and an aging population means an increase in the number of disabled people and other persons with limited mobility. This is occurring in a group that expects mobility as a given. One solution to this is the use of power mobility aids such as scooters and powered wheelchairs. Current units are limited in operating range by the limitation that can be overcome through the use of fuel cells. In Phase I of this project we demonstrated the efficacy of the key components for a fuel cell based hybrid power supply. In Phase II of this project we will build a complete hybrid power supply and integrate it into a powered wheelchair.
Technology keywords
Not reported
Other awards by this recipient
Verified by the same UEI. These are other public SBIR/STTR award pages, not a merged company record.
- Compact, Long-lasting Hydrogen Peroxide Generator of Enhanced Stability
- Event-Driven High Angular Rate Star Tracker
- Cost-Effective Reusable Thermal Protection System for Re-Entry Vehicles
- Next-Gen Multi-Spectral Scene Projection Using Quantum Materials
- High-Pressure Electrochemical Lift Pump
Research funding history
1,079 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1988–2025). Reported award amounts total $327,411,388. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II, Phase II – Direct to Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, Department of Health and Human Services, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Energy, National Science Foundation, Environmental Protection Agency