SBIR/STTR Research Award
THIS PROJECT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE SUPERIOR AIR FILTRATION AND ILLUMINATION TO EXACTING HAND HELD OPERATIONS THAT GENERATE DANGEROUS RESPIRABLE DUST AND/OR SMOKE, WITH THE INTENT TO MANUFACTURE AND MARKET THE RESULTING SYSTEM.
Award amount
$50,000Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
1984Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- Delta Systems
- Proposal award date
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- Contract end date
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- UEI
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- Solicitation number
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- Topic code
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Research abstract
THIS PROJECT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE SUPERIOR AIR FILTRATION AND ILLUMINATION TO EXACTING HAND HELD OPERATIONS THAT GENERATE DANGEROUS RESPIRABLE DUST AND/OR SMOKE, WITH THE INTENT TO MANUFACTURE AND MARKET THE RESULTING SYSTEM. THIS INVOLVES THE DESIGN, TESTING, AND CONSTRUCTION OF A QUIET LIGHTWEIGHT, MULTISTAGE AIR FILTRATION SYSTEM CONSISTING OF ELECTRO-STATIC AND FOAM MEDIA FILTERS AND THE DESIGN, TESTING AND CONSTRUCTION OF AN ILLUMINATION SYSTEM OF A SPECTRUM RANGE AND LEVEL OF INTENSITY THAT MAXIMIZES USER EFFICIENCY AND COMFORT. BOTH LIGHTING AND FILTERING SYSTEMS ARE TO BE COMBINED INTO A COMPOSITE SYSTEM THAT ENCOURAGES PROPER USE BY USING THE LIGHTING RANGE AND AREA TO PROPERLY ORIENT THE FILTER FOR MAXIMUM EFFECTIVENESS (ELIMINATION OF CONTAMINANTS AT THE SOURCE AND BEFORE CHANCE OF INHALATION). SUCCESS IN CONSTRUCTION OF A WORKABLE FILTER-LIGHT SYSTEM IS TO LEAD TO DESIGN OF A PROPER TRANSPORT SYSTEM IN PHASE II THAT ALLOWS THE USER TO EASILY REPOSITION THE SYSTEM RELATIVE TO THE SOURCE OF CONTAMINANTS.
Technology keywords
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