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The ten first-round (September 2009) TCG winners were:
Grant Awardee |
Industry Co-applicant |
Technology Name |
Description |
Southern Utah University |
IDT |
RFID rail hub data cap |
Inventory and location tracking device for rail cars |
Weber State University |
HAI Solutions, LLC |
ETCare |
Low-sodium chemical solution for assisting in removal of lung secretions |
Weber State University |
Aloft Technologies |
Aviation headset |
Improves comfort and lowers interference with pilot movements |
Weber State University |
Timothy Herzog |
Paint composition |
New paint formula offers improved resistance to water, abrasion, and sunlight |
Utah Valley University |
Wayne Brown Commercialization |
Hypersphere Graphics |
Captures graphically a new venture’s effectiveness at commercializing products |
Weber State University |
Pressure Products, Inc |
Leak-proof hydration system bite valve |
Sleeker, more efficient bite valve for personal hydration units |
Dixie Applied Technology College |
H2O Performance, LLC |
Fuel cell or proton exchange technology |
Generates hydrogen gas from distilled water using fuel cell technology |
Weber State University |
Autonomous Solutions, Inc. |
Hovercraft autonomous target vehicle (HATV) |
Less-expensive moving target for military practice in stopping insurgent vehicles |
Weber State University |
Kolbe Corporation |
Graphical presentation of HR optimization data |
Uses selection algorithms to match employees to jobs, entrepreneurs to investors, and forecast a business’s success |
Utah Valley University |
WaterJet International |
The Neptune Dental Water Drill |
Engineered jet stream of water that precisely removes dental caries with less pain and discomfort |
The nine second-round (December 2009) TCG winners were:
Grant Awardee |
Industry Co-applicant |
Technology Name |
Description |
Weber State University |
Edge Composites |
Low Drag Profile Wheel Technology |
Bicycle wheel with the lowest areodynamic drag among current industry offerings |
Utah Valley University |
Learning Components, Inc. | Learning Components |
Platform for third party developers and instructors to build highly interactive, instructionally sound, standards compliant eLearning |
Salt Lake Community College |
Altus Poles LLC |
Continuous Manufacturing of Composite Grid Poles |
Stronger-than-steel grid poles |
Weber State University |
Metal Improvement Company |
Laser Peening Lifetime Extension of Landing Gear |
Technology that develops deep levels of plasticity in metals resulting in deep levels of compressive stress |
Salt Lake Community College |
LearningZen |
LearningZen.com |
Software as a Service (SaaS) Learning Management System (LMS) built specifically for the needs of small to medium sized organizations |
Dixie State College |
Moki Systems dba MetriDyne |
SatLogger a low cost, web enabled soil monitor |
Low-cost, web-enabled agricultural soil moisture monitoring instrument |
Southern Utah University |
Compact Contractors |
Dry Process Bio Jet Fuel from Algae |
Process to reduce moisture and grain size to produce a highly combustible powder, targeted for turbine engine application |
Weber State University |
RawData |
Mobile Technology to Report Media Consumption |
Generate highly detailed intelligence to media companies regarding the behavior of their consumers |
Weber State University |
Wasatch Powder Monkeys |
Smart Crossbar Technology / Wasatch Powder Monkeys |
Novel roof top storage systems |
The eight third-round (March 2010) TCG winners were:
Grant Awardee |
Industry Co-applicant |
Technology Name |
Description |
Utah Valley University |
Anaerobic Digestion Technologies, Inc. |
Biogas Conditioning System |
The successful use of waste biomass to produce energy which represents a critical advance in the quest for renewable power. |
Salt Lake Community College |
ColdFire LLC |
ColdFire, a training device for handguns |
A new technology to assist users in training with semi-automatic pistols. |
Weber State University |
thereNow LLC |
IRIS Connect: Remote Teacher Coaching Platform |
A Remote Teacher Coaching Platform comprised of (1) a camera device with wireless microphones and (2) web-based software. |
Davis ATC |
Kimball Clark Design (NativeBees.com) |
Native Bee Nesting Habitats for Crop Pollination |
Innovative, low cost, superior designs to help properly manage enclosures to reduce bee management time and increase the prosperity for native bee expansion and can potentially triple crop output. |
Dixie ATC |
True Scale Technologies |
True Scale Technologies- a bridge to the cloud |
Gives local hardware (desktop, laptop, netbook) users transparent unlimited external access to storage. |
Utah Valley University |
Holorad LLC |
CG Rendering for Interative 3D Holographic Images |
Provides glasses-free 3D holograms for entertainment, advertising, and medical applications. |
Weber State University |
Leptron Industrial Robotic Helicopters |
Rapidly Deployable Aerial Surveillance System |
A hand-deployable helicopter system with built-in video. |
Southern Utah University |
Equiwest Transportation Technologies |
Trailer Assistive Drive |
The technology introduces an electric motor assistive drive system into the heretofore free wheeling axle of over-the-road trailers. |
Revised: August 3, 2010
