AIL RESEARCH INC

Hopewell, NJ · Agritech · Private

Combined Heat and Power system with integrated thermal recovery for energy-efficient controlled environment agriculture, including desiccant dehumidification, CO2 recovery, and wastewater recycling.

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Sector
Agritech
Headquarters
Hopewell, NJ
Total capital
$3.3M
Federal grants
$2.1M
5 awards · 2016–2025
Rank in peer group#3 of 28
Private capital raised
None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts
$1.2M
3 awards · NASA, Defense
Rank in Agritech#34 of 882
Granted patents
3
8 pending · first 2015
Rank in peer group#4 of 28

Capital timeline

20082012201620202024FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $3.3M$1M$150K$969K$649K$199K$175K
20082012201620202024FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $3.3M$1M$969K$649K$199K

Latest events

  • Federal grantAgriculture · Heat Stress In Livestock, Now A Major Economic Burden For Farmers, Will Only Get Worse As The Intensity Of Heat Stress Events Continues To Increaseif Mitigating Measures Are Not Aggressively Pursued. One Industry Expert Estimates The $36 B Swine Industry Incurs Heat-stress Losses Of $900 M Per Year. Comparable Heat-stress Losses Are Borne By The Other Segments Of The Livestock Industry.our Technical Solution To Mitigating Heat Stress Will Focus On Animals Raised Indoors, Where Our TECHNOLOGY&#39$175K
  • Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Integrating Combined Heat and Power into Controlled Environment Agriculture$199K
  • Federal grantAgriculture · The Project Will Expand Agricultural Water Resources By Proving The Efficacy With Which A Novel, Thermal Distillation Process Separates Waste Brine Into Pure Water And Solid Mineralsthat Can Be Landfilled Or Sold To A Secondary Processor For Mineral Recovery. In The Preferred Implementation, Solar Collectors Supply The Thermal Energy Needed To Drive The Process, Thereby Meeting USDA'S Program Priority To Expand The Use Of Alternative And Renewable Energy. Although The Projects Seeks Toexpand$649K
  • Federal grantAgriculture · A Thermal Distillation Process For Expanding Water Resources$100K
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase II · High-Efficient Liquid Desiccant and Chloride Removal for Corrosion Mitigation and Control$969K
  • Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf SBIR Phase I For Topic No: AF131-203$150K
  • Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Estcp Project Number EW-201137 For "lddx: A High-efficiency Air Conditioner For DOD Buildings"$1M
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  • Federal contractNASA · Solar Liquid-desiccant System.$20K

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Standing among 28 peers

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Agritech · System

  • Federal grants#3 · top 11%
  • Granted patents#4 · top 14%

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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 · 3 granted of 11
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  • A Compressor-driven Thermal Separation Process Using Diffusion Gap Distillation And Wicking, Thermally Conductive Heat Transfer SurfacesFeb 27, 2025 · Application 18727788Pending
  • Dewpoint Indirect Evaporative CoolerAug 11, 2020 · US 10,739,079Granted
  • Methods For Enhancing The Dehumidification Of Heat PumpsMay 19, 2020 · US 10,655,870Granted
  • Solar Energy CollectionOct 13, 2015 · US 9,157,659Granted
  • Apparatus For Diffusion-gap Thermal DesalinationApplication PCTUS2012041677Pending
  • Heat And Mass Exchangers Having Extruded PlatesApplication PCTUS2012041661Pending
  • Transparent Radiant Cooling PanelsApplication PCTUS2025041023Pending
  • Heat And Mass ExchangerApplication PCTUS2005012150Pending
  • A Compressor-driven Thermal Separation Process Using Diffusion Gap Distillation And Wicking, Thermally Conductive Heat Transfer SurfacesApplication PCTUS2023036365Pending
  • Dewpoint Indirect Evaporative CoolerApplication PCTUS2015011640Pending
  • Methods For Enhancing The Dehumidification Of Heat PumpsApplication PCTUS2014062262Pending

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Sources

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