Aviation Safety Resources, based in Berkeley Heights, NJ, is a patent-holding family-owned company founded in 2000 by Dario P. Manfredi to fast-track the commercialization of the new ASR TriChute Landing System. The patented invention, with the potential to create revenue in excess of $44 million, was originally designed by Manfredi’s craftsman father in 1947. The patent estate has been updated by a blue-ribbon panel of aviation experts and is on the fast track to FAA certification. It will define a new era in aviation safety in the $41 billion general aviation market.