FY2005 Accomplishments

Intellectual Property

  • US Patent No. 6909205 issued.
  • US Patent No. 6876284 issued.
  • US Patent Application No. 11/097,747 filed.
  • US Patent Application No. 11/179,900 filed.
  • Canadian Patent Application No. 2513509 filed.

Active Stick

  • Engineering Matters’ force-feedback joystick was recognized as one of the 100 most technologically significant products introduced into the marketplace in 2005.

Electromagnetic Valve Actuator (EVA)

  • Received National Science Foundation SBIR Phase II grant for Electromagnetic Fully Flexible Valve Actuator for internal combustion engines.

Power Electronics

  • Small, lightweight, efficient transformer development using advanced power electronics to transformer power at high efficiency and 83% savings in size and weight.
  • Innovative high frequency transformer and inductor design.

Magnetic Finite Element Analyses

  • Employed Ansoft Corp.’s Maxwell ® 3D & 2D magnetic finite element analysis for many new & repeat clients.
  • Applications: high voltage switches, UV illuminators, actuators, motors, sensors, and stents.
  • Sectors: automotive, chemical industrial, medical, military, semiconductor.