SBIR/STTR Research Award

Magnetically Actuated Leak-Proof Valve

Award identifier 9340ce6f9435bb40af32c715dfbbaed23c9604b78ea26869f39a0e66e8821572Awarding agency Department of Defense · Air Force

Award amount

$50,000

Program and phase

SBIR · Phase I

Award year

2019

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Award details

Awarding agency
Department of Defense
Branch
Air Force
Recipient company
MAUI INNOVATION GROUP INC
Proposal award date
2018-11-26
Contract end date
2019-02-14
UEI
LU66BKL69QJ2
Solicitation number
18.3
Topic code
AF183-005

Research abstract

Valves represent one of the most common- yet most critical components of Air Force and commercial operations. Both the Air Force and Industry worldwide utilize many different types of valves across a broad range of applications. These include: refineries; fuel pipelines and fuel storage; aircraft and missile fueling and refueling operations; electrical power generation and water distribution systems. That is why the global Valve market is estimated at over $62 Billion annually. However, all traditional Valves eventually leak due to corrosion, contamination dirt, component fatigue, and chemical interactions. For both the Air Force and Industry, valve leaks are one of the most critical and costly problems- resulting in fugitive emissions, environmental contamination, loss of valuable fuel and water resources, costly maintenance, and safety hazards to personnel from the release of lethal gases and steam. Over the past 8 years, Dr. Edward Davis and the Maui Innovation Group staff have developed and patented a new type of Magnetic Valve which uses external magnets to completely eliminate valve leakage.

Technology keywords

Not reported

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Research funding history

2 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2019–2020). Reported award amounts total $188,881. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.

Phases: Phase I

Agencies: Department of Defense

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