American Hyperform, Inc
A chemical process to recover high-purity cobalt and nickel hydroxide/oxide directly from lithium-ion battery recycling black mass
- Sector
- Materials
- Headquarters
- Philadelphia, PA
- Total capital
- $199K
- Federal grants
- $99K
- 1 award · 2020
- At sector median 1 award
- Private capital raised
- None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
- Federal contracts
- $99K
- 1 award · Defense
- Rank in Materials#260 of 1258
- Granted patents
- 6
- 5 pending · first 2022
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal contractDefense · 8507931569!DEFENSE R&dexperimental Devel$99K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · New Process Developed for Recovery of High Purity Cobalt/Nickel Oxide in High Yield from Commercial LIB Black Mass and Related Cobalt/Nickel Waste Streams$99K
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Standing in Materials · 1258 companies
Line = median- Federal contracts#260 · top 21%
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Checked: USPTO inventors; federal award principal investigators; SEC Form D related persons · Oct 23, 2026
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USPTO · 6 granted of 11- GrantedRecovery of Lithium Carbonate from Basic Aqueous Lithium Containing SolutionsUSPTOUS 12,668,498
- PendingFire Resistant Electrolyte for Lithium BatteriesUSPTOApplication 18938462
- PendingBatteries and Cathodes Including Nickel Hydroxide Recovered and Isolated From Nickel Metal Hydride BatteriesUSPTOApplication 18410024
Show all 11 patent records
- Recovery of Lithium Carbonate from Basic Aqueous Lithium Containing SolutionsJun 30, 2026 · US 12,668,498Granted
- Fire Resistant Electrolyte for Lithium BatteriesMay 7, 2026 · Application 18938462Pending
- Batteries and Cathodes Including Nickel Hydroxide Recovered and Isolated From Nickel Metal Hydride BatteriesNov 7, 2024 · Application 18410024Pending
- Flotation Method for Recovering Lithium-Ion Battery Cathode Material from Recycled Lithium-Ion Batteries and ScrapJun 25, 2024 · US 12,021,207Granted
- Method of Recovering High Nickel Content Cathode Material from Recycled Lithium Ion and Nickel Metal Hydride BatteriesMar 19, 2024 · US 11,932,554Granted
- Recycling Process for Isolating and Recovering Rare Earth Metals and Nickel Hydroxide from Nickel Metal Hydride BatteriesFeb 20, 2024 · US 11,909,016Granted
- Recycling of Cobalt and Nickel from Lithium-Ion BatteriesJul 25, 2023 · US 11,710,857Granted
- Process for Recycling Cobalt and Nickel from Lithium Ion BatteriesApr 26, 2022 · US 11,316,208Granted
- Recycling Process For Isolating And Recovering Rare Earth Metals And Nickel Hydroxide From Nickel Metal Hydride BatteriesApplication PCTUS2022040412Pending
- Process For Recycling Cobalt & Nickel From Lithium-ion BatteriesApplication PCTUS2021040624Pending
- Fire Resistant Electrolyte For Lithium BatteriesApplication PCTUS2025052401Pending
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Regulatory activity · Materials
- Eliminating Regulations Establishing Fellowships in Laboratory Standardization and Testing for Foreign CitizensNational Institute of Standards and Technology
- Eliminating Obsolete Marking Requirements for Toy, Look-Alike, and Imitation FirearmsNational Institute of Standards and Technology
- Eliminating Obsolete Regulations Related to the Advanced Technology Program and the Technology Innovation ProgramNational Institute of Standards and Technology
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Sources
Federal grants from SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF and DoD records. Federal contracts from USAspending.gov. Private capital from SEC Form D. Patents from USPTO. Publications from OpenAlex. Regulatory activity from the Federal Register. Press matched on company name.
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