AMPAIRE INC
Electric propulsion systems and retrofit kits for aircraft
- Sector
- Aerospace
- Headquarters
- Hawthorne, CA
- Founded
- 2016
- Latest Form D
- $2.6M, Aug 2018
- Total capital
- $3.6M
- Federal grants
- $921K
- 2 awards · 2018–2023
- Rank in peer group#2 of 39
- Private capital raised
- $2.6M
- 1 Form D · last Aug 2018
- 98 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 19
- 12 pending · first 2019
- Rank in peer group#2 of 39
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal grantNASA · Phase II · High Efficiency Powertrain for Hybrid Aircraft (HEPHA)$846K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Open Call for Innovative Defense-Related Dual-Purpose Technologies/Solutions with a Clear Air Force Stakeholder Need$75K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$2.6M
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 39 peers
Line = medianAerospace · System
- Federal grants#2 · top 5%
- Granted patents#2 · top 5%
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Cory CombsResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by $75K in grants as PI
- Kevin NoertkerExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Ryan BiltonExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 19 granted of 31- GrantedElectric Vertical Takeoff And Landing AircraftUSPTOUS 12,559,232
- GrantedSystems And Methods For Determining And/or Controlling Motor Thrust And Engine Thrust In A Parallel Hybrid AircraftUSPTOUS 12,378,918
- GrantedVehicle, System, And Method For Vertical Take-off And LandingUSPTOUS 12,263,958
Show all 31 patent records
- Electric Vertical Takeoff And Landing AircraftFeb 24, 2026 · US 12,559,232Granted
- Systems And Methods For Determining And/or Controlling Motor Thrust And Engine Thrust In A Parallel Hybrid AircraftAug 5, 2025 · US 12,378,918Granted
- Vehicle, System, And Method For Vertical Take-off And LandingApr 1, 2025 · US 12,263,958Granted
- High Efficiency Cold PlateFeb 4, 2025 · US 12,218,329Granted
- Parallel Hybrid Propulsion SystemDec 24, 2024 · US 12,172,762Granted
- High Efficiency Cold PlateDec 3, 2024 · US 12,159,988Granted
- Lightweight Structural Vented Battery System For Electric And Hybrid Electric VehiclesOct 31, 2024 · Application 18763655Pending
- Zero Weight Battery Charger For Hybrid Electric VehiclesOct 17, 2024 · Application 18753169Pending
- Systems And Methods For Determining And/or Controlling Motor Thrust And Engine Thrust In A Parallel Hybrid AircraftSep 3, 2024 · US 12,078,111Granted
- Zero Weight Battery Charger For Hybrid Electric VehiclesJul 23, 2024 · US 12,043,244Granted
- Lightweight Structural Vented Battery System For Electric And Hybrid Electric VehiclesJul 9, 2024 · US 12,034,175Granted
- High Efficiency Cold PlateMay 21, 2024 · US 11,990,595Granted
- Battery Inrush And Outrush Current LimitingApr 11, 2024 · Application 18545615Pending
- Battery Inrush And Outrush Current LimitingJan 30, 2024 · US 11,888,335Granted
- System And Method For Maintaining A Fleet Of Aircraft Batteries Located At Multiple AirportsJan 23, 2024 · US 11,881,568Granted
- Lightweight Structural Vented Battery System For Electric And Hybrid Electric VehiclesNov 14, 2023 · US 11,817,597Granted
- Vehicle, System, And Method For Vertical Take-off And LandingSep 26, 2023 · US 11,767,115Granted
- Parallel Hybrid Propulsion SystemJun 27, 2023 · US 11,685,537Granted
- Systems And Methods For Determining And/or Controlling Motor Thrust And Engine Thrust In A Parallel Hybrid AircraftJul 5, 2022 · US 11,378,016Granted
- System And Method For Maintaining A Fleet Of Aircraft Batteries Located At Multiple AirportsNov 16, 2021 · US 11,177,515Granted
- Structurally-integrated Battery PackFeb 11, 2020 · US 10,559,792Granted
- Parallel Hybrid AircraftJan 16, 2020 · Application 16036760Pending
- Oblique Rotor-wing AircraftNov 5, 2019 · US 10,464,667Granted
- Zero Weight Battery Charger For Hybrid Electric VehiclesApplication PCTUS2022037394Pending
- Systems And Methods For Determining And/or Controlling Motor Thrust And Engine Thrust In A Parallel Hybrid AircraftApplication PCTUS2021046989Pending
- Lightweight Structural Vented Battery System For Electric And Hybrid Electric VehiclesApplication PCTUS2022052446Pending
- System for the in-air attachment of a payload aircraft to a tow aircraft, and a method of using sequential in-air attachments to tow aircraft to extend the range of a payload aircraftApplication 63524671Pending
- System For The In-air Attachment Of A Payload Aircraft To A Tow Aircraft, And A Method Of Using Sequential In-air Attachments To Tow Aircraft To Extend The Range Of A Payload AircraftApplication 63543952Pending
- Active Hook For In-air OperationsApplication PCTUS2024023270Pending
- A System For The In-air Attachment Of A Payload Aircraft To A Tow Aircraft, And A Method Of Using Sequential In-air Attachments To Tow Aircraft To Extend The Range Of A Payload AircraftApplication PCTUS2024036570Pending
- A System For The In-air Attachment Of A Payload Aircraft To A Tow Aircraft, And A Method Of Using Sequential In-air Attachments To Tow Aircraft To Extend The Range Of A Payload AircraftApplication PCTUS2024051255Pending
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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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