PACIFIC ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY, INC.

Pacific Advanced Technology, Inc. (PAT) is a Solvang, California-based woman-owned defense and industrial technology company specializing in infrared hyperspectral imaging systems. Founded by CEO Michele Hinnrichs following a career at major defense contractors, PAT has over 30 years of SBIR-funded R&D excellence, having received 25 Phase I and 10 Phase II awards totaling more than $7.7 million. The company's core technology uses diffractive optical lenslet arrays to create miniaturized long-wave and mid-wave infrared hyperspectral cameras capable of detecting chemical and biological warfare agents, toxic industrial chemicals, and fugitive gas leaks from standoff distances. Key products include the Sherlock gas imaging camera (EPA-certified for optical gas imaging) and the Helios I LWIR hyperspectral imager, a sub-5-pound sensor deployable on Group 1 drones. PAT's technology serves US Army, Navy, Air Force, SOCOM, and Missile Defense Agency programs.