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MIPS Round 

10

August

 

1992

August 15, 1992

Stanley Black and Decker, Inc.

Towson

 | 

Baltimore

 County

Project:

Drill Bit Design

Principal Investigator:

M. Appa
 
Anjanappa
Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering

Technologies:

Mechanical Machinery

Black & Decker has been setting the standard for home improvement products since 1910. With roots in Baltimore, Maryland, the company evolved from a small machine shop that invented the first portable electric drill to a global manufacturing and marketing powerhouse. Black & Decker’s product line now includes a broad variety of products for both commercial and residential use.

Following the successful completion of their project, Black & Decker debuted its new line of Bullet Speed Tip Masonry Drill Bits, which included 29 bits. The annual sales from this product line were estimated to be several million dollars.

The Bullet bits offer customers faster drill speed when compared to other bits, and up to six times more holes per battery charge when using a cordless drill. Patents for the bits were issued to UMBC, and then licensed to Black & Decker.

MIPS Round 

10

April

 

1993

April 1, 1993

Lockheed Martin Corporation

Baltimore

 | 

Baltimore

 County

Project:

Control Quality Assesment for Shape Memory Alloys

Principal Investigator:

John
 
Baras
Professor

Technologies:

Computer Aided Design

Reliability

Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin is a global security and aerospace company that employs about 120,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services. The corporation’s net sales for 2016 were $47.2 billion.

Lockheed and MIPS have collaborated on a total of eleven projects. Lockheed and Martin Marietta merged in 1995.

MIPS Round 

10

August

 

1992

August 15, 1992

Scios Nova, Inc.

Mountain View

 | 

out-of-state

 County

Project:

Rational Drug Design

Principal Investigator:

Michael
 
Summers

Technologies:

Biotechnology / Genetic Engineering

MIPS Round 

10

August

 

1992

August 15, 1992

Scientific Spinal, Ltd.

Parkville

 | 

Baltimore

 County

Project:

Spinal Implant Components

Principal Investigator:

Stephen
 
Belkoff

Technologies:

Medical Instrumentation / Equipment

MIPS Round 

10

August

 

1992

August 1, 1992

Mack Trucks, Inc.

Hagerstown

 | 

Washington

 County

Project:

Valve Lifter Study

Principal Investigator:

Robert
 
Sanford

Technologies:

Other

Mack engines are designed and manufactured at the company’s 1.5 million-square-foot facility in Hagerstown, Md. The TC15 transfer case, rear engine power take-off and Mack Maxitorque ES T300 series transmissions are also produced there.

As a result of this project, Mack switched entirely from brazed to HIP-bonded lifters. The company also instituted manufacturing controls to ensure proper thickness of the carbide layer on the HIP-bonded lifters. This dramatically improved powertrains reliability, which led to savings in warranty costs, an improved market share and the creation of new jobs in Hagerstown.


Mack Trucks in Hagerstown is now Volvo Powertrain North America, a division of Volvo.

We believe that this has already started to contribute to our recent increase in market share, and expect it to be an important factor in further increases.

MIPS Round 

10

September

 

1992

September 1, 1992

Infrared Fiber Systems, Inc.

Silver Spring

 | 

Montgomery

 County

Project:

On-line Fermentation Monitoring Probe

Principal Investigator:

Nam Sun
 
Wang
Associate Professor

Technologies:

Biotechnology / Genetic Engineering

MIPS Round 

10

August

 

1992

August 15, 1992

Allied-Signal

Columbia

 | 

Howard

 County

Project:

High Speed Memory

Principal Investigator:

Hung
 
Lin

Technologies:

VLSI

MIPS Round 

10

August

 

1992

August 15, 1992

New Earth Services

Cambridge

 | 

Dorchester

 County

Project:

Composting from Seafood Wastes

Principal Investigator:

Herbert
 
Brodie

Technologies:

Food Processing

MIPS Round 

10

September

 

1992

September 1, 1992

Gamma Engineering Corporation

Rockville

 | 

Montgomery

 County

Project:

Ceramic Composite Tubes

Principal Investigator:

Isabel
 
Lloyd

Technologies:

Materials Science

MIPS Round 

10

August

 

1992

August 15, 1992

CAE-Link Corporation

Silver Spring

 | 

Montgomery

 County

Project:

ADA Productivity Improvements

Principal Investigator:

Duane
 
Jarc

Technologies:

Software Development

MIPS Round 

10

September

 

1992

September 27, 1992

COMSAT Laboratories

Clarksburg

 | 

Montgomery

 County

Project:

Optical Microwave Intermixing

Principal Investigator:

Chi
 
Lee

Technologies:

Process Control

MIPS Round 

10

August

 

1992

August 1, 1992

GSE Power Systems, Inc.

Sykesville

 | 

Carroll

 County

Project:

Software Development for a Chemical Process Plant

Principal Investigator:

Tien-Mo
 
Shih

Technologies:

Software Development

MIPS Round 

10

August

 

1992

August 1, 1992

Northrop Grumman Corp

Columbia

 | 

Baltimore

 County

Project:

Weight Measurement System

Principal Investigator:

Uri
 
Tasch

Technologies:

Northrop Grumman Corporation offers an extraordinary portfolio of capabilities and technologies that enable the company to deliver innovative systems and solutions for applications that range from undersea to outer space and into cyberspace.

The company’s core competencies address emerging global security challenges in key areas, such as unmanned systems, cybersecurity, C4ISR, and logistics that are critical to the defense of the nation and its allies.

Northrop Grumman obtained related contracts worth $100 million.

Northrop Grumman Corporation acquired Westinghouse Electronic Systems Group in 1996.

MIPS Round 

10

February

 

1993

February 1, 1993

Civilized Software, Inc.

Silver Spring

 | 

Montgomery

 County

Project:

Query Optimization

Principal Investigator:

Hanan
 
Samet

Technologies:

Software Development

MIPS Round 

10

August

 

1992

August 1, 1992

Columbia Imaging, Inc.

Columbia

 | 

Howard

 County

Project:

Radiology Workstation

Principal Investigator:

Steven
 
Fritz

Technologies:

Image Processing / Pattern Recognition

Software Development

MIPS Round 

10

August

 

1992

August 1, 1992

Bethlehem Steel Corporation

Bethlehem

 | 

out-of-state

 County

Project:

Optimal Design of Steel Structures

Principal Investigator:

David
 
Schelling

Technologies:

Software Development

MIPS Round 

10

August

 

1992

August 1, 1992

Northrop Grumman Corp

Baltimore

 | 

Baltimore

 County

Project:

Facility Design for Antenna Assembly

Principal Investigator:

George
 
Harhalakis

Technologies:

Factory Automation

Northrop Grumman Corporation offers an extraordinary portfolio of capabilities and technologies that enable the company to deliver innovative systems and solutions for applications that range from undersea to outer space and into cyberspace.

The company’s core competencies address emerging global security challenges in key areas, such as unmanned systems, cybersecurity, C4ISR, and logistics that are critical to the defense of the nation and its allies.

MIPS Round 

10

August

 

1992

August 1, 1992

MicroBrightField, Inc.

Colchester

 | 

out-of-state

 County

Project:

Software Analysis of 3-D Imaging

Principal Investigator:

Larry
 
Davis
Professor

Technologies:

Image Processing / Pattern Recognition

Software Development

MIPS Round 

10

August

 

1992

August 17, 1992

NABI, Inc.

Rockville

 | 

Montgomery

 County

Project:

Expression of HIV-Fusion Peptides

Principal Investigator:

William
 
Bentley
Professor

Technologies:

Biotechnology / Genetic Engineering

MIPS Round 

10

August

 

1992

August 1, 1992

Stone Industrial

College Park

 | 

Prince George’s

 County

Project:

Spiral Wound Tubular Products

Principal Investigator:

James
 
Kirk

Technologies:

Factory Automation

Mechanical Machinery

MIPS Round 

10

August

 

1992

August 1, 1992

Burns Laboratories, Inc.

Glyndon

 | 

Baltimore

 County

Project:

Hemaglobin Blood Substitutes

Principal Investigator:

Ramachandra
 
Hosmane

Technologies:

Chemical Engineering / Chemistry

MIPS Round 

10

August

 

1992

August 1, 1992

21st Century Seafood, Inc.

Salisbury

 | 

Somerset

 County

Project:

Fish Feeds From Local Farm Products

Principal Investigator:

Thomas
 
Handwerker
Professor

Technologies:

Aquaculture

MIPS Round 

9

March

 

1992

March 1, 1992

Tyson Foods

Berlin

 | 

Worcester

 County

Project:

Ergonomics For Poultry Processing

Principal Investigator:

Raymond
 
Blakely

Technologies:

MIPS Round 

9

March

 

1992

March 1, 1992

Stanley Black and Decker, Inc.

Towson

 | 

Baltimore

 County

Project:

Mold Process Window Analysis

Principal Investigator:

David
 
Bigio
Professor

Technologies:

Laser Technology

Black & Decker has been setting the standard for home improvement products since 1910. With roots in Baltimore, Maryland, the company evolved from a small machine shop that invented the first portable electric drill to a global manufacturing and marketing powerhouse. Black & Decker’s product line now includes a broad variety of products for both commercial and residential use.

MIPS Round 

9

March

 

1992

March 1, 1992

Sterilex Corporation

Baltimore

 | 

Baltimore

 County

Project:

Evaluation of Sterilizing & Disinfecting Formulations

Principal Investigator:

Robert
 
Nauman

Technologies:

Sterilex is a recognized industry leader for developing innovative, award-winning solutions for microbial control. The company markets a line of proprietary, award winning biofilm-control biocides, broad spectrum disinfectants and rapid biofilm diagnostic tools that can be used for a variety of applications, including food and beverage protection, animal health, and water treatment applications.