| January 1992 |
1st US patent granted |
| August 1998 |
IFD Corporation formed |
| December 1998 |
CEA proposal accepted. Project sponsored by BC Hydro, Manitoba Hydro, Ontario Hydro and later AEP |
| August 1999 |
1st Canadian utility order commitment |
| September 2000 |
Strategic financing with Hydro Quebec Capitech |
| February 2001 |
IFD adopted as standard in Canadian Electricity Association purchasing specifications |
| June 2001 |
Passed final Beta tests – observed by utilities and manufacturers |
| June 2001 |
IFD final presentation of test results to utilities and manufacturers |
| August 2001 |
National Research Council project funding approved |
| October 2001 |
IFD is introduced at IEEE T&D Conference in Atlanta |
| November 2001 |
IFD shipped to first major utility customer |
| April 2002 |
2nd round financing with Hydro Quebec Capitech |
| August 2002 |
2nd US Patent granted & extended for world-wide patent coverage |
| October 2002 |
IFD attends Lineman’s Rodeo in Kansas City |
| December 2002 |
Improved design of IFD manufactured and shipped |
| February 2003 |
IFD attends NRECA Conference in Nashville |
| May 2003 |
Brascan financing completed |
| July 2003 |
1st international IFD sale |
| August 2003 |
30,000 IFD’s shipped to date |
| September 2003 |
1st major US utility order shipped |
| September 2003 |
IFD re-introduced at IEEE T&D Conference in Dallas |
| September 2003 |
IFD starts R&D project to extend IFD technology to other devices |
