ADVANCED RESEARCH CORPORATION

White Bear Lake, MN · Aerospace · Acquired by Inhance Technologies (2021)

Miniature MEMS-scale electrostatic analyzer (ESA) for measuring space plasma on orbital spacecraft

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · arcnano.com

Sector: Aerospace
Headquarters: White Bear Lake, MN
Total capital: $3.9M

Federal grants: $3.8M; 8 awards · 2015–2026; Rank in peer group#104 of 155
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $65K; 1 award · Commerce; Rank in Aerospace#698 of 1335
Granted patents: 2; 20 pending · first 2016; Rank in peer group#55 of 155

Capital timeline

Latest events

Mar 2026Federal grantDefense · Phase II · 873AUTHORITY$900K
Mar 2026Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR), Phase II, Topic A244-012, Quantum Enhanced RF Components North American Industry Classification System (naics): 541715 Phi Contract # W51701-24-C-0242$2M
Mar 2023Federal grantDefense · Phase I · MEMS Scale Ion Energy Analyzer$147K
Jun 2020Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Development of a Portable Neutron/X-ray Imaging Camera$199K
Mar 2018Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Operational Outer Zone Energetic Charged Particle Model$150K
Jun 2017Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Micro Ion Spectrometer for Fusion Plasmas Boundary Measurements$150K
Jun 2016Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · High Density Interconnects for the HL-LHC$150K

Show 2 earlier federal awards

Jun 2015Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · MEMs Fabricated Ion Spectrometer for Nuclear Fusion Reactor Reseach$150K
Sep 2011Federal contractCommerce · Web Site And Database Development$65K

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Standing among 155 peers

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Aerospace · Orbital_ops · Device

Federal grantsBelow median
Granted patents#55 · top 35%
Linked publications#1 · top 1%

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Founders and team

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Checked: USPTO inventors; federal award principal investigators; SEC Form D related persons · Oct 23, 2026

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What it has protected

USPTO · 2 granted of 22

Dec 21, 2023PendingMultilayer High Voltage Radiation Hard InterconnectionsUSPTOApplication 18074912
Oct 24, 2019PendingMultilayer High Voltage Radidation Hard InterconnectionsUSPTOApplication 16393954
Aug 28, 2018GrantedCatch Flexure Systems, Devices And MethodsUSPTOUS 10,062,666

Show all 22 patent records

Multilayer High Voltage Radiation Hard InterconnectionsDec 21, 2023 · Application 18074912Pending
Multilayer High Voltage Radidation Hard InterconnectionsOct 24, 2019 · Application 16393954Pending
Catch Flexure Systems, Devices And MethodsAug 28, 2018 · US 10,062,666Granted
Ultra-compact Plasma SpectrometerNov 22, 2016 · US 9,502,229Granted
Erase Drive System And Methods Of Erasure For Tape Data CartridgeDec 25, 2014 · Application 14320969Pending
Method Of Making A Multi-channel Time Based Servo Tape MediaMar 27, 2014 · Application 14033671Pending
Low inductance, ferrite sub-gap substrate structure for surface film magnetic recording headsSep 19, 2013 · Application 13887874Pending
Recording Heads With Embedded Tape Guides And Magnetic Media Made By Such Recording HeadsApplication PCTUS2009031798Pending
Wafer Fixture For Wet Process ApplicationsApplication PCTUS2008070193Pending
Intergrated Thin Film Subgap Subpole Structure For Arbitrary Gap Pattern Magnetic Recording Heads And Method Of Making The SameApplication PCTUS2005015545Pending
Thin Film Magnetic Recording Head And Sub-mountApplication PCTUS2004042744Pending
Patterned Magnetic Recording Head With Termination Pattern Having Curved PortionApplication PCTUS2004033451Pending
Servo Systems, Servo Heads, Servo Pattens For Data Strorage Especially For Reading, Writing And Recording In Magnetic Recording TapeApplication PCTUS2004014619Pending
Large Angle Azimuth Recording And Head ConfigurationsApplication PCTUS2004013326Pending
Solid State Membrane Channel Device For The Measurement And Characterization Of Atomic And Molecular Sized SamplesApplication PCTUS2003032469Pending
Optical Path For A Thermal-assisted Magnetic Recording HeadApplication PCTUS2003019662Pending
Three Layer PhotolithographyApplication 62749214Pending
Three Layer PhotolithographyApplication 62661918Pending
Catch Flexure Systems, Devices And MethodsApplication 62249014Pending
Ultra-compact Plasma SpectrometerApplication PCTUS2015027927Pending
Erase Drive System And Methods Of Erasure For Tape Data CartridgeApplication PCTUS2010044018Pending
Thin Film, Planar Arbitrary Gap Pattern Magnetic HeadApplication PCTUS2009038843Pending

Recent research by its founders

Magnetic field effects on the dynamics and geometry of precursor solitons generated by a supersonically moving charged object in a plasma20262 cites
Plasma precursor solitons driven by finite-sized charged sources: Effects of source alignment, charge, geometry, magnetic fields, and electron–ion temperature ratios20262 cites
Cross‐Section Measurements for Argon and Nitrogen Ions in Argon, Nitrogen, and Oxygen Neutrals20260 cites

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Regulatory activity · Aerospace

Sector-level, not company-level

06 Jul 2026Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs of NASA-Effectuation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964National Aeronautics and Space Administration
01 Jul 2026Special Conditions: AMAC Aerospace, The Boeing Company Model 747- 8 Airplane; Side-Facing SeatsFederal Aviation Administration
26 Jun 2026Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous AmendmentsFederal Aviation Administration
23 Jun 2026Operating Limitations at John F. Kennedy International AirportFederal Aviation Administration
23 Jun 2026Operating Limitations at New York LaGuardia AirportFederal Aviation Administration
18 Jun 2026Special Conditions: Honeywell Aerospace US LLC, Dassault Aviation Model Falcon 900EX Airplane; Electronic System Security Protection From Unauthorized External AccessFederal Aviation Administration

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Sources

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Data freshness

SEC Form D filings through Oct 23, 2026. SBIR and STTR awards through Oct 21, 2026.