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  <P STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>As filed with the Securities and
  Exchange Commission on January 19, 2012<br>Reg. No. 333-80575</FONT></P>
  <P align=center><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
  COMMISSION<BR>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</FONT></P>
  <P align=center><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>FORM S-8<BR></FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER<br>THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</FONT></P>
  <P align=center><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>Research Frontiers
  Incorporated<BR></FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>(Exact name of registrant as
  specified in its charter)</FONT></P>
  <P align=center><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>Delaware<BR></FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>(State or other jurisdiction<BR>incorporation or organization)</FONT></P>
  <P align=center><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>11-2103466<BR>(I.R.S.
  Employer<BR>Identification No.)</FONT></P>
  <DIV align=center>
  <TABLE style="LINE-HEIGHT: 14pt; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="40%" border=0>
  
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      <TD noWrap align=left width="94%"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>240 Crossways Park Drive, Woodbury, New
        York</FONT></TD>
      <TD noWrap style="text-align: center" width="1%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD noWrap style="text-align: center" width="5%"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>11797</FONT></TD></TR>
    <TR vAlign=bottom>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="94%"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>(Address of Principal Executive
        Offices)</FONT></TD>
      <TD noWrap style="text-align: center" width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD noWrap style="text-align: center" width="5%"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>(Zip
  Code)</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE></DIV><BR>
  <P align=center><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>2008 Equity Incentive Plan<BR>(Full
  title of the Plan)</FONT></P>
  <P align=center><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>Joseph M. Harary, President and
  CEO<BR>Research Frontiers Incorporated<BR>240 Crossways Park Drive<BR>Woodbury,
  New York 11797<BR>(Name and address of agent for service)</FONT></P>
  <P align=center><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>(516) 364-1902<BR></FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for
  service)</FONT></P>
  <P align=center><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>With a copy to:</FONT></P>
  <P align=center><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>Seth Van Voorhees<BR>Vice President and
  CFO<BR></FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>Research Frontiers Incorporated<BR>240
  Crossways Park Drive<BR>Woodbury, New York 11797</FONT></P>
  <P align=left>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>Indicate by check
  mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer,
  a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of
  "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company"
  in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):</FONT></P>
  <TABLE style="LINE-HEIGHT: 14pt; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0>
  
    <TR vAlign=bottom>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="9%"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>Large accelerated filer&nbsp;
  </FONT></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="1%"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;]</FONT></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="39%"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2></FONT></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="50%"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>Accelerated filer [ X ]</FONT></TD></TR>
    <TR vAlign=bottom>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="9%"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>Non-accelerated filer</FONT></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="1%"><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;]</FONT></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="39%"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2></FONT></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="50%"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>Smaller reporting company
        [&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;]</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE><BR>
  <P align=center><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION
  FEE</FONT></P>
  <TABLE style="LINE-HEIGHT: 14pt; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0>
  
    <TR vAlign=bottom>
      <TD NOWRAP STYLE="border-top: Black 2pt double; text-align: left; width: 73%"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>Title of</FONT></TD>
      <TD NOWRAP STYLE="border-top: Black 2pt double; text-align: center; width: 1%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD NOWRAP STYLE="border-top: Black 2pt double; text-align: center; width: 5%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD NOWRAP STYLE="border-top: Black 2pt double; text-align: center; width: 1%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD NOWRAP STYLE="width: 5%; border-top: Black 2pt double; text-align: left"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>Proposed</FONT></TD>
      <TD NOWRAP STYLE="border-top: Black 2pt double; text-align: center; width: 1%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD NOWRAP STYLE="width: 8%; border-top: Black 2pt double; text-align: left"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>Proposed</FONT></TD>
      <TD NOWRAP STYLE="border-top: Black 2pt double; text-align: center; width: 1%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD NOWRAP STYLE="width: 4%; border-top: Black 2pt double; text-align: left"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>Amount of</FONT></TD></TR>
    <TR vAlign=bottom>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="73%"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>securities</FONT></TD>
      <TD noWrap style="text-align: center" width="1%"></TD>
      <TD NOWRAP WIDTH="5%" STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>Amount to</FONT></TD>
      <TD noWrap style="text-align: center" width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD NOWRAP WIDTH="5%" STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>maximum offering</FONT></TD>
      <TD noWrap style="text-align: center" width="1%"></TD>
      <TD NOWRAP WIDTH="8%" STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>maximum aggregate</FONT></TD>
      <TD noWrap style="text-align: center" width="1%"></TD>
      <TD NOWRAP WIDTH="4%" STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>Registration</FONT></TD></TR>
    <TR vAlign=bottom>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="73%"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>to be registered</FONT></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD NOWRAP WIDTH="5%" STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">be registered </FONT></TD>
      <TD noWrap style="text-align: center" width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD NOWRAP WIDTH="5%" STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">price per share(1)</FONT></TD>
      <TD noWrap style="text-align: center" width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD NOWRAP WIDTH="8%" STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>offering price (1)</FONT></TD>
      <TD noWrap style="text-align: center" width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD NOWRAP WIDTH="4%" STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">fee</FONT></TD></TR>
    <TR vAlign=bottom>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="73%" bgColor=#c0c0c0><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>Common
  Stock</FONT></TD>
      <TD noWrap style="text-align: center" width="1%" bgColor=#c0c0c0></TD>
      <TD noWrap style="text-align: center" width="5%" bgColor=#c0c0c0></TD>
      <TD noWrap style="text-align: center" width="1%" bgColor=#c0c0c0></TD>
      <TD noWrap style="text-align: center" width="5%" bgColor=#c0c0c0></TD>
      <TD noWrap style="text-align: center" width="1%" bgColor=#c0c0c0></TD>
      <TD noWrap style="text-align: center" width="8%" bgColor=#c0c0c0></TD>
      <TD noWrap style="text-align: center" width="1%" bgColor=#c0c0c0></TD>
      <TD noWrap style="text-align: center" width="4%" bgColor=#c0c0c0></TD></TR>
    <TR STYLE="background-color: Silver">
      <TD NOWRAP STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2pt double; text-align: left; width: 73%"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>$.0001 par value </FONT></TD>
      <TD NOWRAP STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2pt double; text-align: center; width: 1%"></TD>
      <TD NOWRAP STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2pt double; text-align: center; width: 5%"><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">750,000</FONT></TD>
      <TD NOWRAP STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2pt double; text-align: center; width: 1%"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2></FONT></TD>
      <TD NOWRAP STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2pt double; text-align: center; width: 5%"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>$3.58</FONT></TD>
      <TD NOWRAP STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2pt double; text-align: center; width: 1%"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2></FONT></TD>
      <TD NOWRAP STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2pt double; text-align: center; width: 8%"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>$2,685,000.00</FONT></TD>
      <TD NOWRAP STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2pt double; text-align: center; width: 1%"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2></FONT></TD>
      <TD NOWRAP STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2pt double; text-align: center; width: 4%"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>$307.70</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE><BR>
  
  
  <P align=left><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>(1) Estimated solely for the purpose of
  calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h) under the Securities
  Act of 1933 based upon the average of (1) the actual exercise price of the
  Company's Common Stock for options which have already been granted pursuant to
  the Plan registered hereunder which have not previously been registered, and (2)
  the high and low trading prices of the Company's Common Stock as reported on the
  Nasdaq Stock Market on January 18, 2012 for options which are available for
  issuance pursuant to the Plan registered hereunder which have not previously
  been registered.</FONT></P>
  <P align=center><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>Page 1 of 3 Pages</FONT></P>
  
  
  
  
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  <P align=center><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>PART II<BR></FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</FONT></P>
  <P align=left><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>Registration of Additional
  Securities</FONT></P>
  <P align=left>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>At the Company's
  Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on June 9, 2011, the stockholders of the
  Company approved an amendment to the Company's 2008 Equity Incentive Plan which
  increased the number of shares of Common Stock issuable thereunder by 750,000
  shares. The contents of the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Reg. No.
  333-159094) which was filed by Research Frontiers Incorporated with the
  Securities and Exchange Commission on May 8, 2009 is incorporated herein by
  reference to register the herein described options.</FONT></P>
  <P align=left><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and
  Counsel.</FONT></P>
  <P align=left><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
  </FONT>The legality of the securities offered hereby has been passed upon by the
  law firm of Duane Morris LLP. Victor F. Keen, a Director of the Company and Of
  Counsel to Duane Morris LLP owns 293,639 shares of the Company's Common Stock
  directly, 48,160 shares of Common Stock in his IRA, and holds options and
  warrants to purchase 67,500 shares of the Company's Common Stock.</FONT></P>
  <P align=left><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>Item 8. Exhibits.</FONT></P>
  <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0>
  
    <TR>
      <TD vAlign=top noWrap><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>4</FONT></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top noWrap><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
      <TD width="100%"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>Amendment to 2008 Equity
        Incentive Plan.</FONT></TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD width="100%" colSpan=3><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD vAlign=top noWrap><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>5</FONT></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top noWrap><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD width="100%"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>Opinion of counsel re:
        legality</FONT></TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD width="100%" colSpan=3><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD vAlign=top noWrap><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>23.1</FONT></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top noWrap><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD width="100%"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>Independent Registered Public
        Accounting Firms' Consent</FONT></TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD width="100%" colSpan=3><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD vAlign=top noWrap><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>23.2</FONT></TD>
      <TD vAlign=top noWrap><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD width="100%"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>Consent of counsel (included in
        Exhibit 5 above)</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
  <P align=center><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>Page 2 of 3 Pages</FONT></P>
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  <DIV style="PAGE-BREAK-BEFORE: always"></DIV><BR>
  <P align=center><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>SIGNATURES</FONT></P>
  <P align=left>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>Pursuant to the
  requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has
  reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing
  on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its
  behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Woodbury,
  State of New York on this 19 day of January, 2012.</FONT></P>
  <DIV align=right>
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      <TD noWrap align=left width="100%"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>RESEARCH FRONTIERS
        INCORPORATED</FONT></TD></TR>
    <TR vAlign=bottom>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="100%"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>(Registrant)</FONT></TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD width="100%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD width="100%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
    <TR vAlign=bottom>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="100%"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>By: /s/ Joseph M.
    Harary</FONT></TD></TR>
    <TR vAlign=bottom>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="100%"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>Joseph M. Harary, President and
        CEO</FONT></TD></TR>
    <TR vAlign=bottom>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="100%"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>(Principal Executive
        Officer)</FONT></TD></TR>
      <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
      <TD NOWRAP STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
      <TD NOWRAP STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=bottom>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="100%"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>By: /s/ Seth Van
      Voorhees</FONT></TD></TR>
    <TR vAlign=bottom>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="100%"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>Seth Van Voorhees, Vice
        President-Business</FONT></TD></TR>
    <TR vAlign=bottom>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="100%"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>Development and CFO</FONT></TD></TR>
    <TR vAlign=bottom>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="100%"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>(Principal Financial
      and</FONT></TD></TR>
    <TR vAlign=bottom>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="100%"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>Accounting
    Officer)</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE></DIV><BR>
  <P align=left>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>Pursuant to the
  requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been
  signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date
  indicated.</FONT></P>
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      <TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" noWrap align=left width="34%" colSpan=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>Signature</FONT></TD>
      <TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" noWrap width="1%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD NOWRAP WIDTH="32%" STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>Title</FONT></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="1%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="32%"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>Date</FONT></TD></TR>
      <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
      <TD NOWRAP COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: center; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD NOWRAP STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD NOWRAP STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD NOWRAP STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD NOWRAP STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=bottom>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="2%"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>/s/&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="32%"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>Robert L.
      Saxe</FONT></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="1%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="32%"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>Chairman of the
        Board</FONT></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="32%"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>January 19,
        2012</FONT></TD></TR>
    <TR vAlign=bottom>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="2%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="32%"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>Robert L.
      Saxe</FONT></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="32%"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>and
  Director</FONT></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="1%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="32%"></TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD width="100%" colSpan=6>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
    <TR vAlign=bottom>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="2%"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>/s/</FONT></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="32%"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>Joseph M.
        Harary</FONT></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="1%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="32%"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>Director, President
        and CEO</FONT></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="1%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="32%"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>January 19,
        2012</FONT></TD></TR>
    <TR vAlign=bottom>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="2%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="32%"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>Joseph M.
        Harary</FONT></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="32%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="1%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="32%"></TD></TR>
    <TR vAlign=bottom>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="67%" colSpan=4><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>(Principal Executive
        Officer)</FONT></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="1%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="32%"></TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD width="100%" colSpan=6>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
    <TR vAlign=bottom>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="2%"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>/s/</FONT></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="32%"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>John H.
      Derby</FONT></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="1%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="32%"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>Director</FONT></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="1%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="32%"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>January 19,
        2012</FONT></TD></TR>
    <TR vAlign=bottom>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="2%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="32%"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>John H.
      Derby</FONT></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="1%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="32%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="1%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="32%"></TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD width="100%" colSpan=6>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
    <TR vAlign=bottom>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="2%"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>/s/</FONT></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="32%"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>Gregory G.
        Grimes</FONT></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="1%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="32%"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>Director</FONT></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="1%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="32%"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>January 19,
        2012</FONT></TD></TR>
    <TR vAlign=bottom>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="2%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="32%"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>Gregory G.
        Grimes</FONT></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="1%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="32%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="1%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="32%"></TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD width="100%" colSpan=6>&nbsp; </TD></TR>
    <TR vAlign=bottom>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="2%"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>/s/</FONT></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="32%"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>M. Philip
        Guthrie</FONT></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="1%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="32%"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>Director</FONT></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="1%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="32%"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>January 19,
        2012</FONT></TD></TR>
    <TR vAlign=bottom>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="2%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="32%"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>M. Philip
        Guthrie</FONT></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="1%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="32%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="1%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="32%"></TD></TR>
    <TR>
      <TD width="100%" colSpan=6>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
    <TR vAlign=bottom>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="2%"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>/s/</FONT></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="32%"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>Richard
        Hermon-Taylor</FONT></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="32%"><FONT size=2>Director</FONT></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="1%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="32%"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>January 19,
        2012</FONT></TD></TR>
    <TR vAlign=bottom>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="2%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="32%"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>Richard
        Hermon-Taylor</FONT></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="1%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="32%"></TD>
      <TD noWrap align=left width="1%"></TD>
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      <TD noWrap align=left width="32%"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>Victor F.
      Keen</FONT></TD>
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      <TD noWrap align=left width="32%"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>Director</FONT></TD>
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        2012</FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD noWrap align=left width="32%"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>Seth Van
        Voorhees</FONT></TD>
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      <TD noWrap align=left width="32%"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>Vice
        President-Business</FONT></TD>
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        2012</FONT></TD></TR>
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        CFO</FONT></TD>
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text: As filed with the Securities and
  Exchange Commission on January 19, 2012
  Reg. No. 333-80575
  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
  COMMISSION
  WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
  FORM S-8
  REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
  THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
  Research Frontiers
  Incorporated
  (Exact name of registrant as
  specified in its charter)
  Delaware
  (State or other jurisdiction
  incorporation or organization)
  11-2103466
  (I.R.S.
  Employer
  Identification No.)
  240 Crossways Park Drive, Woodbury, New
        York
  11797
  (Address of Principal Executive
        Offices)
  (Zip
  Code)
  2008 Equity Incentive Plan
  (Full
  title of the Plan)
  Joseph M. Harary, President and
  CEO
  Research Frontiers Incorporated
  240 Crossways Park Drive
  Woodbury,
  New York 11797
  (Name and address of agent for service)
  (516) 364-1902
  (Telephone number, including area code, of agent for
  service)
  With a copy to:
  Seth Van Voorhees
  Vice President and
  CFO
  Research Frontiers Incorporated
  240
  Crossways Park Drive
  Woodbury, New York 11797
  Indicate by check
  mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer,
  a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of
  "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company"
  in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
  Large accelerated filer
  [     ]
  Accelerated filer [ X ]
  Non-accelerated filer
  [     ]
  Smaller reporting company
        [     ]
  CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION
  FEE
  Title of
  Proposed
  Proposed
  Amount of
  securities
  Amount to
  maximum offering
  maximum aggregate
  Registration
  to be registered
  be registered
  price per share(1)
  offering price (1)
  fee
  Common
  Stock
  $.0001 par value
  750,000
  $3.58
  $2,685,000.00
  $307.70
  (1) Estimated solely for the purpose of
  calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h) under the Securities
  Act of 1933 based upon the average of (1) the actual exercise price of the
  Company's Common Stock for options which have already been granted pursuant to
  the Plan registered hereunder which have not previously been registered, and (2)
  the high and low trading prices of the Company's Common Stock as reported on the
  Nasdaq Stock Market on January 18, 2012 for options which are available for
  issuance pursuant to the Plan registered hereunder which have not previously
  been registered.
  Page 1 of 3 Pages
  PART II
  INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
  Registration of Additional
  Securities
  At the Company's
  Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on June 9, 2011, the stockholders of the
  Company approved an amendment to the Company's 2008 Equity Incentive Plan which
  increased the number of shares of Common Stock issuable thereunder by 750,000
  shares. The contents of the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Reg. No.
  333-159094) which was filed by Research Frontiers Incorporated with the
  Securities and Exchange Commission on May 8, 2009 is incorporated herein by
  reference to register the herein described options.
  Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and
  Counsel.
  The legality of the securities offered hereby has been passed upon by the
  law firm of Duane Morris LLP. Victor F. Keen, a Director of the Company and Of
  Counsel to Duane Morris LLP owns 293,639 shares of the Company's Common Stock
  directly, 48,160 shares of Common Stock in his IRA, and holds options and
  warrants to purchase 67,500 shares of the Company's Common Stock.
  Item 8. Exhibits.
  4
  Amendment to 2008 Equity
        Incentive Plan.
  5
  Opinion of counsel re:
        legality
  23.1
  Independent Registered Public
        Accounting Firms' Consent
  23.2
  Consent of counsel (included in
        Exhibit 5 above)
  Page 2 of 3 Pages
  SIGNATURES
  Pursuant to the
  requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has
  reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing
  on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its
  behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Woodbury,
  State of New York on this 19 day of January, 2012.
  RESEARCH FRONTIERS
        INCORPORATED
  (Registrant)
  By: /s/ Joseph M.
    Harary
  Joseph M. Harary, President and
        CEO
  (Principal Executive
        Officer)
  By: /s/ Seth Van
      Voorhees
  Seth Van Voorhees, Vice
        President-Business
  Development and CFO
  (Principal Financial
      and
  Accounting
    Officer)
  Pursuant to the
  requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been
  signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date
  indicated.
  Signature
  Title
  Date
  /s/
  Robert L.
      Saxe
  Chairman of the
        Board
  January 19,
        2012
  Robert L.
      Saxe
  and
  Director
  /s/
  Joseph M.
        Harary
  Director, President
        and CEO
  January 19,
        2012
  Joseph M.
        Harary
  (Principal Executive
        Officer)
  /s/
  John H.
      Derby
  Director
  January 19,
        2012
  John H.
      Derby
  /s/
  Gregory G.
        Grimes
  Director
  January 19,
        2012
  Gregory G.
        Grimes
  /s/
  M. Philip
        Guthrie
  Director
  January 19,
        2012
  M. Philip
        Guthrie
  /s/
  Richard
        Hermon-Taylor
  Director
  January 19,
        2012
  Richard
        Hermon-Taylor
  /s/
  Victor F.
      Keen
  Director
  January 19,
        2012
  Victor F.
      Keen
  /s/
  Seth Van
        Voorhees
  Vice
        President-Business
  January 19,
        2012
  Seth Van
        Voorhees
  Development and
        CFO
  (Principal Financial
        and Accounting Officer)
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