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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

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                                 CURRENT REPORT

                         PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

        DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED): FEBRUARY 11, 2005

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                        RESEARCH FRONTIERS INCORPORATED
             (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)

          DELAWARE                      1-9399               11-2103466
(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION    (COMMISSION FILE NUMBER)       (IRS EMPLOYER
     OF INCORPORATION)                                      IDENTIFICATION NO.)

                            240 CROSSWAYS PARK DRIVE
                          WOODBURY, NEW YORK 11797-2033
              (ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES AND ZIP CODE)

       REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE: (201) 934-5000

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ITEM 1.01. ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT.

      On February 14, 2005, Research Frontiers Incorporated issued a 
press release announcing that it had raised $5 million from the sale of
one million shares of common stock and 200,000 five-year warrants to 
purchase common stock at an exercise price of $7.50 per share, pursuant 
to its outstanding shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration 
No.333-115052) that was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange 
Commission on November 9, 2004. The information contained in the press 
release dated February 14 is incorporated herein by reference and 
filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

      On February 14, 2005, Research Frontiers Incorporated filed the 
prospectus supplement relating to the issuance and sale of the one 
million shares of common stock and 200,000 five-year warrants to 
purchase common stock at an exercise price of $7.50 per share, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. In connection with that filing, 
Research Frontiers is filing the related form of Subscription Agreement 
that the Company entered into with the purchasers as Exhibit 1.1 to this 
current report on Form 8-K.

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

(c)   Exhibits.

      1.1   Form of Subscription Agreement effective February 11, 2005 with
            form of Warrant attached.


      99.1  The Registrant's Press Release dated February 14, 2005.


                                   SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                          RESEARCH FRONTIERS INCORPORATED

Dated: February 14, 2005

                                          /s/ Joseph M. Harary
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                                          By: Joseph M. Harary
                                          Title: President