R&D 100 Archive of Winners
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| Product | Organization | Co-Developers |
|---|---|---|
| 1020 Sodium/Potassium Analyzer | Orion Research Inc. | W. Michael Krebs |
| 32 bit Microcomputer HP 9000 | Hewlett-Packard Co. | Fred Wenninger |
| 3Space Digitizer/Tracker | McDonnell Douglas Corp. (Polhemus Navigation) | James C. Krieg, Ernie Blood |
| Acoustic Waveguide Corona Probe and Meter | Westinghouse Electric Corp. | |
| Americium Refinement Process | Rockwell International | James D. Navratil, Larry L. Martella, Warren I. Yamada |
| Analog to Digital Converter Model AN 6859 | Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd. | Toyoki Takemoto, Michihiro Inoue |
| Automatic Resistance Thermometer Bridge/Microhm | National Bureau of Standards | Robert D. Cutkosky |
| Buffered Layer Technique for SiC Crystal Growth | NASA (Lewis Research Center) | J. Anthony Powell, Herbert Will, Shigehiro Nishino |
| BZNT Ceramics | Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd. | |
| Cap-Check | Commonwealth Edison Co. | Merlin Burkum, Timothy O'Regan |
| Cathanode | Gould Inc. (Automotive Battery ) | |
| Cease-Fire 2000 | McDermott Co. (Babcock & Wilcox Co.) | Joseph Widener, Charles C. Logue, James M. Britt |
| CN 80 HCN Monitor | Dow Chemical Co., Kin-Tek Laboratories Inc. | Ron Harrington, Bruce Story |
| CO2 and Gaseous Hydrocarbon Separation Process | Cynara Co., Dow Chemical Co., National Bureau of Standards | , Dana C. Overman, R. I. Martinez |
| Compact Pulsed Homopolar Generator | University of Texas at Austin | William F. Weldon, John H. Gully |
| D-1000-A | Action Analytical Instruments, Pennsylvania State University | , Clay Olaf Ruud, Davis Carpenter, Brent Carpenter |
| Dow Radium Selective Complexer | Dow Chemical Co., New Mexico State Inst. Of Mining & Technology | , Melvin J. Hatch |
| ECL-Camac Trigger Processing System | Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, University of Toronto | Thomas Nash, Edward Barsotti, Stephen Bracker |
| EDS Coal Liquefaction Process | Anaconda Minerals Co., Coal Liquefaction Development Co., Electric Power Research Institute, ENI, Exxon Research & Engineering Co., Phillips Coal Co., Ruhrkohle AG, U.S. Dept. of Energy | , W. Robert Epperly |
| Electro Dynamic Gradient Furnace | Mellen Co. Inc. | R. H. Mellen |
| Electroplated Nickel-Copper Alloy Coating | U.S. Bureau of Mines | Wilbert L. Falke, Leander A. Neumeier |
| Enhanced Gettered, Controlled Oxygen, Silicon Wafers | Monsanto Co. (Electronics ) | Dale E. Hill |
| Fiber-optic Camera | General Electric Co., Intricate Machine & Engineering Co. | L. H. Sherwin, Sulo Aigala |
| Formable Metallized Plastics | Dow Chemical Co. | Virgil B. Kurfman, Henry J. Marton |
| HC1000 | Newport Corp. | John McCrickerd |
| High-Temperature Optical Fiber Thermometer | National Bureau of Standards | Ray R. Dils |
| HP 5970A | Hewlett-Packard Co. | Ned Kuypers |
| HP 7470A | Hewlett-Packard Co. | Majid Azmoon |
| HPSP | Hughes Aircraft Co. (Electron Dynamics), NASA (Langley Research Center) | , Charles J. Camarda |
| IEM | Dow Chemical Co. | L. A. Kershner |
| IL Video 22 | Indiana University, Instrumentation Laboratory Inc. | Gary M. Hieftje, Stanley B. Smith |
| INcut 200 | Inland Steel Research Laboratories | |
| Infusaid Model 400 | Infusaid Corp. | Frank Prosl |
| Insulated Gate Transistor | General Electric Co. (R&D Ctr.) | B. Jayant Baliga |
| Kodak Disc System Cameras | Eastman Kodak Co. | |
| Labnet | Spectra-Physics Inc. | M. P. T. Bradley, Les Miller |
| LC4B/17 | Bioanalytical Systems Inc. | Peter Kissinger |
| Light-Mod | Litton Industries (Data Systems ) | William E. Ross |
| Lindy | Lidex Corp. Ltd. | Michael Cais, Moshe Shimoni |
| LOMI | CEGB Berkleley Nuclear Laboratories, Electric Power Research Institute | , C. J. Wood |
| M-80A Molecular Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometer | Hitachi Ltd. | Hideki Kambara |
| Macrosphere Type M40X Buoyant Filter Media | 3M Co. | Warren R. Beck, John S. Hunter |
| Magnetron MDX Drives | Advanced Energy Inc. | Douglas S. Schatz |
| MagTec System | Valley Forge Scientific Corp. | Jerry L. Malis |
| Martinez-Herron Desulfurization Process | National Bureau of Standards | J. T. Herron |
| Mass Spectrometer Engine Analyzer | Ford Motor Co. (Research) | James W. Butler |
| Masscomp MC-500 Series | Masscomp | Lorrin Gale |
| Maxwell High Frequency High Power Capacitors | Maxwell Laboratories Inc., NASA (Lewis Research Center) | Wayne White, Paul Hoffman, David Renz |
| MeV Ion Implantation System | National Electrostatics Corp. | |
| Micro Thin Laminate | General Electric Co. (R&D Ctr.) | Delton A. Grey |
| Microdryer | Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (U.S. Dept. of Energy) | Tomas Hirschfeld |
| Microsecond Resolution Radiation Pyrometer | National Bureau of Standards | Ared Cezairliyan |
| Modal-Tuned Test Hammer Kit PCB Model 291B | PCB Piezotronics Inc., University of Cincinnati | Richard W. Lally |
| Model 107 100,000-W Arc Lamp | Vortek Industries Ltd. | David M. Camm |
| Model 27 Industrial Analyzer | Yellow Springs Instrument Co. Inc. | Jeffrey Huntington |
| Model 788 Dual Wavelength Absorbance Detector for High Performance Liquid Chromatography | Micromeritics Instrument Corp. | Dean Ball |
| Model GM1 Micropower Gaussmeter | Applied Magnetics Laboratory Inc. | Charles A. Castronovo |
| Model SS280 Microprocessor Controlled Laser Balancing System | Mechanical Technology Inc., NASA (Lewis Research Center) | David P. Fleming |
| Mold Cooling Analysis Program | General Electric Co. (R&D Ctr.) | Kamar J. Singh, Hsin-Pang Wang |
| Multifunctional Weather Radar System | Toshiba Corp. | H. Hata |
| Multiple Frequency Eddy Current Testing Instrument | Oak Ridge National Laboratory | W. E. Deeds |
| Multiple Frequency, Eddy Current Testing Instrument | Oak Ridge National Laboratory | C. V. Dodd, L. D. Chitwood |
| Neutron Imaging Detector | Argonne National Laboratory (U.S. Dept. of Energy) | M. G. Strauss, R. Brenner |
| NIFE Aluminide | Oak Ridge National Laboratory | C. T. Liu, C.C. Koch |
| Noncontacting Suction Force Generator | NASA (Langley Research Center) | Harlan K. Holmes |
| Optimate | Corning Glass Works (Gilford Instruments Inc.), Miles Laboratories Inc. | Randy Bradshaw, Thomas M. Li |
| Oral Biomaterials Evaluation System | MTS Systems Corp., University of Minnesota (School of Dentistry) | Wes Johnson, William Douglas, Ralph de Long |
| PAM | Mentor O & O Inc. | David L. Guyton, John S. Minkowski |
| PLC-SIM | Harrick Scientific Corp. | N. J. Harrick |
| Polysil | Polytech Co. | Rosalia Torres |
| Precision Electric Current Sensor | Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory | Frank F. Cilyo |
| PVD 1000 | Tylan Corp. | Syd Groves |
| Questar QM1 | Questar Corp. | |
| Quick Clear Windshield Glass | Donnelly Mirrors Inc. | Lowell Bitter |
| Reciprocating Magnetic Bearing | North American Philips Corp. (Philips Laboratories) | |
| RetroSil | Dow Corning Corp. | Terry Michaud |
| RS/1 PLUS | Bolt, Beranek & Newman Inc. | Chan Russell, Fred Webb, Robert Wells |
| SDL 1000 | Spectron Development Laboratories | B. Percy Hildebrand |
| Silicon Integrated Circuit | Westinghouse Electric Corp. | G. M. Borsuk, G. Beard, E. Chesson |
| Silicon Nitride Cutting Tools S8 | Ford Motor Co. (Research) | Andre Ezis, S. K. Samanta, K. Subramanian |
| Silver Recovery Process | Oak Ridge National Laboratory | Franz A. Posey, Al. A. Palko |
| Single Mode, Evanescent Wave Coupler | Gould Inc. | David W. Stowe, Darrell L. Wuensch |
| sinterable titanium diboride | PPG Industries | |
| Slip Ring Stepping Motor | Fermi National Accelerator Lab | Hans Kautzky |
| SSX-100 | Surface Science Laboratories Inc. | Robert L. Chaney |
| Statsep | Instrumentation Laboratory Inc. | Kenneth D. Legg |
| Stirling Cycle Cryogenic Refrigerator | NASA (Goddard Space Flight Center), North American Philips Corp. | , Fred Stolfi |
| Supercritical Fluid Chromatograph/Mass Spectrometer | Battelle Memorial Institute | Richard D. Smith |
| Supersaturated Semiconductor Alloys | Oak Ridge National Laboratory | |
| Switch Matrix System | Ford Aerospace Corp., General Electric Co., Mitre Corp., NASA (Lewis Research Center) | |
| Tevatron | Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory | C. H. Rode |
| Thermalpulse HPLC Flowmeter | Dow Chemical Co., Molytek Inc. | Theodore E. Miller, Hamish Small |
| Thin Film Strain Transducer | Southwest Research Institute | James L. Rand |
| TR8828B | LeCroy Research Systems | Brian Cake |
| Transuranic Waste Assay System | Los Alamos National Laboratory (U.S. Dept. of Energy) | |
| Ultem | General Electric Co. (R&C Ctr.) | Joseph C. Wirth |
| Vacuum Ultraviolet Spectrometer | Oak Ridge National Laboratory, University of Georgia | John C. Miller, Robert N. Compton, C. Dewey Cooper |
| Vista | Sci-Tex Corp. | Herzlia B. Israel |
| VLS-1000 | Varian Associates | Paul Petric |
| X-Ray Monochromator | Oak Ridge National Laboratory | Gene E. Ice, Cullie J. Sparks, Melvin Willey |
| Zirconium Barrier Fuel | General Electric Co. | J. S. Armijo, L. F. Coffin, H. S. Rosenbaum |