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Last Fiscal Year Sales:$3.9M
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Nano-Proprietary, Inc. is engaged in the development of proof of concepts of products and materials, and the performance of services based principally on novel applications of carbon nanotube technology and other nanotechnology areas based on intellectual property and expertise that we have developed over the years. We were incorporated in Texas in 1987 and completed our initial public offering in 1993. Our initial focus was on a next generation display technology called field emission display (FED). The majority of our research over the years has related to FED technology, and we have accumulated significant intellectual property in this area. FED technology has evolved significantly over the life of the company, and we have been at the forefront of that evolution, accumulating intellectual property each step of the way. We believe our FED intellectual property will be required by any entity that develops a display using this technology. As discussed in greater detail under the heading Display activities, our FED technology includes both carbon nanotube based field emission displays and thin-film based field emission technology, such as the technology recently introduced by Canon and Toshiba referred to as SED.

President, Director, Chief Executive Officer
Zvi Yaniv
Contact Information

3006 Longhorn Boulevard

Suite 107

Austin, Texas 78758

nano-proprietar...

5123315020

NAICS Code : 541710

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Zvi Yaniv President, Director, Chief Executive Officer
Doug Baker Investor Relations and Chief Financial Officer
Douglas P Baker Chief Financial Officer, Corporate Secretary, Director
Lee Fink Richard Vice President
Richard Fink Vice President, R&D
Barry Kitt General Partner
Charles C Bailey Attorney
Donald T Locke Outside Legal Counsel
Howard G. Westerman Director
Patrick V Stark Director
Ronald J Berman Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Thomas F Bijou Chairman, Chief Executive, Officer (Principal Executive Officer and Director)
Robert Ronstadt Chairman
Bradford S Lamb Board of Directors
Clinton J Everton Board of Directors
David R Sincox Board of Directors
Eddie Lee Board of Directors
June Monday Board of Directors
Marc W Eller Board of Directors
Tracy Bramlett Board of Directors

Dr. Zvi Yaniv was a founder of Kent Display Systems in Kent , Ohio , the "no-power" reflective LCD Company and of OIS Optical Imaging Systems, Inc. in Novi , Michigan . As President and CEO of OIS, Inc., he led the company during its years of development and in the initial commercialization of advanced active matrix liquid crystal displays and amorphous silicon image sensors. While at OIS, Dr. Yaniv was one of the founders of Unipac, presently AU Optronics, one of the premier display companies in Taiwan. Dr. Yaniv holds a B.Sc. in physics/mathematics and a M.Sc. in electro-optics with distinction from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and earned a M.Sc. and a Ph.D. in physics at Kent State University . He has received awards from both universities and the Scientific Research Society. Dr. Yaniv is a member of the Board of Directors of the Texas Nanotechnology Initiative, the Nanomaterials Applications Center of Texas State University and the Society for Information Display (SID). In May 1989, Dr. Yaniv was elected Fellow of the Society for Information Display for "his innovation and leadership in the development of large area high performance active matrix LCDs and scanners." He has published over 250 articles, holds more than 150 patents and has extensive contacts in the US , Europe, Israel and the Far East . Dr. Yaniv is a Senior Research Fellow of the IC2 Institute of the University of Texas and a strategic advisor to Governor Nobuyoshi Sumita of Shimane Prefecture in Japan in the field of job creation utilizing the advances in nanotechnology.

Organization Position Status
Ois, LLC President and CEO Current
Nano Proprietary, Inc. President, Director, Chief Executive Officer Current
Nano Proprietary, Inc. Director, President, Chief Operating Officer Current
The University of Texas Fellow Current
Texas Nanotechnology Initiative Board of Directors Current
Nano Proprietary, Inc. Founder of Kent Display Systems Former
Uni-Pac, Inc. Co-Founder Former
Kent State University Ph.D. In Physics Former
Society for Information Display Member Former

Doug Baker has been employed by Nano-Proprietary, Inc. since June 1996. Mr. Baker has been a certified public accountant since 1980. Prior to joining SI Diamond Technology, Inc., Mr. Baker spent 9 years in public accounting at Plante & Moran, a large regional CPA firm, 4 years as Chief Financial Officer of a small privately held company, and 5 years as a divisional controller at MascoTech, Inc. a large publicly held automotive supplier. Mr. Baker has a BBA and an MBA from the University of Michigan.

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Nano Proprietary, Inc. Investor Relations and Chief Financial Officer Current
MascoTech, Inc. Divisional Controller Former
University of Michigan Bba and An Mba Former

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Nano Proprietary, Inc. Chief Financial Officer, Corporate Secretary, Director Current
Total Health Care, Inc. Chairman of the Board of Directors Current
MascoTech, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Former
MascoTech, Inc. Divisional Controller Former
University of Michigan MBA Former
University of Michigan Bba Former

Thomas F. Bijou has been Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors since December 1, 2006. From 1997 through the present, Mr. Bijou has been Chief Executive Officer of BHM Associates, a company involved in funding and mentoring technology companies. In connection with these BHM activities, Mr. Bijou also served as Chairman of Knowledge Communications, Inc., an early pioneer in the distance learning marketplace. Mr. Bijou began his career at General Electric Company, but left GE in 1982 with several associates to form Tigon Corporation, a voicemail outsourcing company that was sold to Ameritech in 1988.

Organization Position Status
Nano Proprietary, Inc. Chairman, Chief Executive, Officer (Principal Executive Officer and Director) Current
Nano Proprietary, Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Former

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Nano Proprietary, Inc. Vice President Current

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Nano Proprietary, Inc. Vice President, R&D Current

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Nano Proprietary, Inc. General Partner Current

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Comanche Distributors, Inc Lawyer, Administrator and Consultant Current
Nano Proprietary, Inc. Attorney Current
Texas Department of Public Safety General Counsel Current
Nano Proprietary, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Texas Department of Public Safety Assistant To Chief Former
District Courts Felony Division Chief Former
Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation Executive Assistant Former
Tax Administration Associate Former
Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation Board of Directors Former
Texas Department of Public Safety Director Former

Organization Position Status
Nano Proprietary, Inc. Outside Legal Counsel Current

Dr. Ronstadt has been a director since 2003. Dr. Ronstadt is a founder of Consilience Learning, a company that currently develops and distributes software that promotes visual learning for the K-12, special needs, and higher education markets. He was formerly CEO and Chairman of Lord Publishing, a producer of financial applications software. Most recently, he was Vice President of Technology Commercialization at Boston University. Prior to that he served for five years as Director of the IC2 Institute at the University of Texas at Austin where he held the J. Marion West Chair for Constructive Capitalism. Besides BU and UT, Dr. Ronstadt has held faculty positions at Babson College where he helped start their entrepreneurship program, and Pepperdine University where he was that school's first Professor of Entrepreneurship. Dr. Robert Ronstadt holds a doctorate in business administration from Harvard University, a Bachelors degree in history from the University of California at Berkeley, and a Masters Degree in International Relations from the University of Oregon at Eugene with a heavy concentration in economics. He is a recognized thought leader in university-based technology commercialization and the management of technology..

Organization Position Status
Nano Proprietary, Inc. Chairman Current
Lord Publishing Inc CEO Former
Babson College Former
Lord Publishing Inc Chairman Former
Nano Proprietary, Inc. Board of Directors Former
The University of Texas at Austin Director Former
Harvard University Doctorate In Business Administration Former
University of Oregon Masters Degree In International Relations Former
University of California, Berkeley Bachelors Degree In History Former

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Pacific Northern, Inc. Founder Former

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Nano Proprietary, Inc. Board of Directors Current

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Nano Proprietary, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Nano Proprietary, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Former
Nano Proprietary, Inc. Director, Chairman Former

Mr. Stark is an attorney with the firm of Kane Russell Colman and Logan in Dallas. Mr. Stark is a Director at the firm and specializes in corporate finance and securities law, representing clients in a variety of industries.

Organization Position Status
Nano Proprietary, Inc. Director Current

Ronald J. Berman has been a Director since May 1996. Mr. Berman co-founded BEG Enterprises, Inc. with Marc W. Eller and was its President from 1989 until 1998. Mr. Berman currently is President of R.J. Berman Enterprises, Ltd., a real estate development company, Inergi Fitness, and Walkers Warehouse. Mr. Berman earned a Juris Doctor degree in 1980 from the University of Detroit.

Organization Position Status
The Walker's Warehouse President Current
Nano Proprietary, Inc. Director Current
Nano Proprietary, Inc. Chairman Former
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law Juris Doctor Degree Former

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