AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORPORATION
Fission Stirling Convertor (FSC) — a thermodynamic heat-to-electric power conversion device for space nuclear power systems
- Sector
- Aerospace
- Headquarters
- Ayer, MA
- Total capital
- $1.7M
- Federal grants
- $1.7M
- 3 awards · 2015–2019
- Rank in peer group#28 of 91
- Private capital raised
- None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 17
- 23 pending · first 2017
- Rank in peer group#4 of 91
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Fission Stirling Converter$748K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Compact, Lossless, Ruggedized, Electromagnetically Shielded Connectors for Power and Signals$761K
- Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · YBCO Coated Conductor with Integrated Optical Fiber Sensors$150K
Node area is scaled to amount. Form D reports securities sold, which can differ from an announced round; filings are numbered in the order they were made.
Standing among 91 peers
Line = medianAerospace · Device
- Federal grants#28 · top 31%
- Granted patents#4 · top 4%
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Founders and team
No founders are linked to this company yet.
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Checked: USPTO inventors; federal award principal investigators; SEC Form D related persons · Oct 23, 2026
Claim this profile to add your teamWhat it has protected
USPTO · 17 granted of 40- PendingElectro-formed Metal FoilsUSPTOApplication 19657975
- GrantedElectro-formed Metal FoilsUSPTOUS 12,635,422
- PendingMobile Power SystemUSPTOApplication 18756390
Show all 40 patent records
- Electro-formed Metal FoilsSep 10, 2026 · Application 19657975Pending
- Electro-formed Metal FoilsMay 19, 2026 · US 12,635,422Granted
- Mobile Power SystemJan 1, 2026 · Application 18756390Pending
- Electro-Formed Metal FoilsJul 23, 2024 · US 12,048,253Granted
- Electrical Power System For A WatercraftOct 24, 2023 · US 11,794,872Granted
- High Temperature Superconducting Wires Having Increased Engineering Current DensitiesMay 23, 2023 · US 11,657,930Granted
- Load Re-balancing On A Multi-phase Power SystemNov 22, 2022 · US 11,509,139Granted
- Roll-to-roll Apparatus For Processing Metal Tapes With A Ceramic CoatingJul 19, 2022 · US 11,390,478Granted
- Yaw Auto-calibration For A Wind Turbine GeneratorMar 29, 2022 · US 11,286,910Granted
- Yaw Auto-calibration For A Wind Turbine GeneratorSep 7, 2021 · US 11,111,903Granted
- High Temperature Superconducting Wires Having Increased Engineering Current DensitiesOct 13, 2020 · US 10,804,010Granted
- Hybrid Electrical And Mechanical Propulsion And Energy System For A ShipJun 2, 2020 · US 10,669,001Granted
- High Temperature Superconductor Generator With Increased Rotational InertiaMar 24, 2020 · US 10,601,299Granted
- Multi-Level Cascaded H-Bridge Statcom Circulating Cooling Fluid within EnclosureJan 29, 2019 · US 10,193,340Granted
- Natural Convection Cooling For Power Electronics Systems Having Discrete Power Dissipation ComponentsNov 13, 2018 · US 10,130,009Granted
- Switching Scheme For Static Synchronous Compensators Using Cascaded H-bridge ConvertersSep 18, 2018 · US 10,079,558Granted
- High Temperature Superconductor Wire Bundling System And MethodFeb 6, 2018 · US 9,887,025Granted
- Electricity Transmission Cooling SystemMay 16, 2017 · US 9,653,196Granted
- Electricity Transmission Cooling SystemMay 9, 2017 · US 9,646,742Granted
- Switching Scheme For Static Synchronous Compensators Using Cascaded H-bridge ConvertersApplication PCTUS2017044168Pending
- Yaw Auto-calibration For A Wind Turbine GeneratorApplication PCTUS2019051522Pending
- Hybrid Electrical And Mechanical Propulsion And Energy System For A ShipApplication 62597150Pending
- Electro-formed Metal FoilsApplication PCTUS2021044865Pending
- A Medium Voltage Static Synchronous Compensator For Power Distribution GridsApplication PCTUS2018022541Pending
- Natural Convection Cooling For Power Electronics Systems Having Discrete Power Dissipation ComponentsApplication PCTUS2018022566Pending
- High Temperature Superconducting Wires Having Increased Engineering Current DensitiesApplication PCTUS2018032271Pending
- A Hybrid Electrical And Mechanical Propulsion And Energy System For A ShipApplication PCTUS2018049903Pending
- Electro-formed Metal FoilsApplication 63061888Pending
- An Electrical Power System For A WatercraftApplication PCTUS2021061342Pending
- Power Converter With Dual Ring Network ControlApplication PCTUS2012028156Pending
- Reduced-loss Bucking Bundle Low Voltage CableApplication PCTUS2013034053Pending
- High Temperature Superconductor Generator With Increased Rotational InertiaApplication PCTUS2018049916Pending
- Wide Electrical Conductor Having High C-axis StrengthApplication PCTUS2013034059Pending
- Yaw Auto-calibration For A Wind Turbine GeneratorApplication PCTUS2019051532Pending
- Load Re-balancing On A Multi-phase Power SystemApplication PCTUS2021028789Pending
- Mitigating The Effects Of Defects In High Temperature Superconducting WiresApplication PCTUS2012028168Pending
- Synchronous Electric Propulsion (SEP)Application 19058711Pending
- Dynamic Conversion Of Variable Voltage Dc To AcApplication PCTUS2011062194Pending
- Centralized Power ConditioningApplication PCTUS2011055079Pending
- Mobile Power SystemApplication PCTUS2025023632Pending
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Regulatory activity · Aerospace
- Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs of NASA-Effectuation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Special Conditions: AMAC Aerospace, The Boeing Company Model 747- 8 Airplane; Side-Facing SeatsFederal Aviation Administration
- Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous AmendmentsFederal Aviation Administration
- Operating Limitations at John F. Kennedy International AirportFederal Aviation Administration
- Operating Limitations at New York LaGuardia AirportFederal Aviation Administration
- Special 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
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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