SBIR/STTR Research Award
Prevention Device Suitable for Exposure to Blast or Concussive Forces
Award amount
$249,937Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2021Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Defense Health Agency
- Recipient company
- KARAGOZIAN & CASE, INC.
- Proposal award date
- 2021-07-12
- Contract end date
- 2022-02-11
- UEI
- YALRJKQFU481
- Solicitation number
- 21.1
- Topic code
- DHA211-002
Research abstract
The K&C ShockPads is a Blast Protection System (BPS) that is designed to integrate with combat helmets to greatly reduce the shock load and risk of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) from blast overpressure. The BPS is designed to reduce the force load transfer from the exterior of the helmet and prevent underwash pressure effects between the head and helmet. This system accomplishes this by using a novel application of metamaterials. Metamaterials are artificially composite materials with special microstructures engineered to mitigate shock waves, and they are capable of being designed for single- or multi-axis configurations that attenuate specific frequencies of interest. The system is lightweight, comfortable, environmentally resistant for extreme conditions and easily removed and serviced by the end user.
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.
- BDAM: A Blast Dose Accumulation Methodology for Heavy Weapon Firing in Actual Combat Scenarios
- Understanding Fragment Impact on Responding Surfaces
- Warhead Fragment Characterization Library (FCL) Based on 3D Stereoscopic Data
- Advanced Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) Modular Decks
- Deep Operator Networks (DeepONet) for Reactive Flow
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- Nonlinear Multi-modal Metamaterial Structure (NoMMS)
- Prevention Device Suitable for Exposure to Blast or Concussive Force
- Novel Lightweight Composite Liner to Complement a Regular Combat Helmet with Enhanced Protection Against the Blast and Concussive Forces
- Nonlinear Multi-modal Metamaterial Structure (NoMMS)
- IRONCROWN: A Novel Medical Device for the Prehospital Diagnosis and Treatment of Traumatic Brain Injury
Research funding history
80 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1996–2025). Reported award amounts total $44,859,149. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II, Phase II – Direct to Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, National Aeronautics and Space Administration