Novel Acoustic Materials for Passive Hearing Protection

Award Information

Agency: Department of Defense	Branch: N/A	Award ID:	Program Year/Program: 2011 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number: 10SB3-0092	Solicitation Year: 2010	Solicitation Topic Code: SB103-006	Solicitation Number: 2010.3

Small Business Information: Oceanit Laboratories, Inc.
Oceanit Center 828 Fort Street Mall, Suite 600 Honolulu, HI -
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Woman-Owned: No

Minority-Owned: No

HUBZone-Owned: No

Phase 1: Fiscal Year: 2011

Title: Novel Acoustic Materials for Passive Hearing Protection

Agency: DOD

Contract: D11PC20098

Award Amount: $99,000.00

Abstract:
The goal of this effort is to develop a low cost, passive ear protection device to be worn as an earplug or headset that will allow the Soldier to maintain situational awareness but filter out harmful noise threats. Newly developed acoustic meta-materials may be leveraged to address this problem. Meta-materials are composite systems whose bulk properties are derived from the geometric structure rather than the chemical constituents of the material. Oceanit plans to offer a unique approach to satisfy requirements to selectively filter the frequency and amplitude of damaging combat noise levels encountered by the Soldier in the battlefield.

Principal Investigator:
Chris Sullivan
Senior Aerospace Engineer
(808) 531-3017
CSullivan@OCEANIT.COM

Business Contact:
Ken Cheung
Science&Technology Manager
(808) 531-3017
kcheung@OCEANIT.COM

Small Business Information at Submission:

Oceanit Laboratories, Inc.
Oceanit Center 828 Fort Street Mall, Suite 600 Honolulu, HI -

EIN/Tax ID: 990238128

DUNS: N/A

Number of Employees:

Woman-Owned: No

Minority-Owned: No

HUBZone-Owned: No