Ampcera Inc.
Solid-state electrolyte membranes made from ceramic/polymer composites for lithium-metal batteries, manufactured via roll-to-roll and gravure printing processes
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- Sector
- Energy
- Headquarters
- Tucson, AZ
- Founded
- 2017
- Latest Form D
- $9.5M, Dec 2022
- Total capital
- $9.7M
- Federal grants
- $200K
- 1 award · 2019
- Rank in peer group#33 of 53
- Private capital raised
- $9.5M
- 1 Form D · last Dec 2022
- 46 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 16
- 23 pending · first 2021
- Rank in peer group#2 of 53
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$9.5M
- Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Roll-to-Roll Production of Flexible Composite Solid-State Electrolytes for Lithium Metal Batteries in Electric and Hybrid Electric Vehicles using Gravure Printing$200K
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Federal first
42months
from Ampcera Inc.’s first federal award to its first private round.
- First federal award · Jul 2019
- Energy · $200K
- First Form D · Dec 2022
- $9.5M · 1st Form D
- Awards before first raise
- 1 award
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Standing among 53 peers
Line = medianEnergy · Material
- Federal grantsBelow median
- Granted patents#2 · top 4%
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Hui DuResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by 4 patents · $200K in grants as PI
- Alan Zhan-Sheng LinDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Inwan Zhan-Sheng SohnDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Sumin ZhuExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 16 granted of 39- New patentInternally Heatable Battery, Internally Heatable Battery System, Internally Heatable Battery Method, And Electric Vehicle Comprising The SameUSPTOUS 12,770,959
- New patentModular Dry Room SystemUSPTOUS D1,152,087
- PendingMultilayer Structure, Solid-state Battery, Methods For Manufacture And HeatingUSPTOApplication 19327388
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- Internally Heatable Battery, Internally Heatable Battery System, Internally Heatable Battery Method, And Electric Vehicle Comprising The SameOct 20, 2026 · US 12,770,959Granted
- Modular Dry Room SystemOct 6, 2026 · US D1,152,087Granted
- Multilayer Structure, Solid-state Battery, Methods For Manufacture And HeatingSep 10, 2026 · Application 19327388Pending
- Solid-state Electrolyte Material Comprising A Chalcogenide-based Ionic-conductive Structure, Particularly A Sulfide-based Ionic-conductive StructureSep 8, 2026 · US 12,731,813Granted
- Heating Element And Solid State Battery Comprising The Same, And Methods Of Making And Operating ThereofMay 21, 2026 · Application 19327299Pending
- Method For Charging An Energy Storage System Of An Electric VehicleFeb 26, 2026 · Application 18813121Pending
- Modular Dry Room System For Battery Processing And Systems And Methods Of The SameFeb 19, 2026 · Application 19302317Pending
- Systems And Methods For Heating Electrochemical SystemsNov 11, 2025 · US 12,469,902Granted
- Cathode-catholyte Core-shell Structures, Composite Cathode Layers, And Solid-state Batteries, And Methods For Manufacturing Of The SameOct 21, 2025 · US 12,451,477Granted
- Method For Alkali-metal Sulfide ProductionAug 14, 2025 · Application 18439016Pending
- Method For Manufacturing Chalcogenide-based Solid ElectrolyteAug 14, 2025 · Application 18439114Pending
- Solvent-free Processing Methods For Manufacturing Solid-state BatteriesJun 3, 2025 · US 12,322,782Granted
- Battery Cell, Battery Module, Battery Pack, Electric Vehicle, And Method Of HeatingApr 8, 2025 · US 12,272,809Granted
- Methods For Manufacturing A Freestanding Solid State Ionic Conductive MembraneNov 26, 2024 · US 12,154,702Granted
- Solid State Ionic Conductive Electrolyte Membrane And System For Selectively Extracting Alkaline MetalsOct 22, 2024 · US 12,125,973Granted
- Manufacturing Of Core-shell Electrode Materials For Solid-state Batteries And Systems And Methods Of The SameOct 3, 2024 · Application 18618050Pending
- Systems And Methods For Induction Heating Of ElectrolytesAug 6, 2024 · US 12,057,561Granted
- Batteries Comprising Solid-state Ionic Conductive MembranesMay 9, 2024 · Application 18571453Pending
- Systems And Methods For Heating Electrochemical SystemsMar 19, 2024 · US 11,936,028Granted
- Dendrite Suppressing Solid Electrolyte Structures And Related Methods And SystemsJan 23, 2024 · US 11,881,553Granted
- Methods For Manufacturing A Solid State Ionic Conductive Membrane On A Macro Porous Support ScaffoldNov 21, 2023 · US 11,819,806Granted
- Systems And Methods For Selectively Extracting Alkaline Metals From Metal-rich Solutions Using Solid State Ionic Conductive Electrolyte MembraneSep 26, 2023 · US 11,769,906Granted
- Solid-state Electrolyte Material Comprising A Chalcogenide-based Ionic-conductive Structure, Particularly A Sulfide-based Ionic-conductive StructureAug 17, 2023 · Application 17885514Pending
- Methods For Manufacturing Composite Solid-state Electrolyte Membranes And Solid-state Batteries Comprising The SameMay 11, 2023 · Application 17966327Pending
- Solid-state Battery, Multilayer Structure For A Solid-state Battery, And Method For Manufacturing A Multilayer Structure For A Solid-state BatteryMar 30, 2023 · Application 17957736Pending
- Gradient Multilayer Structures For A Lithium Battery, Methods For Manufacturing Thereof, And Lithium Batteries Comprising Gradient Multilayer StructuresMar 9, 2023 · Application 17941370Pending
- Systems And Methods For Storing, Transporting, And Handling Of Solid-state ElectrolytesMar 7, 2023 · US 11,600,853Granted
- Interally Heatable Battery, Internally Heatable Battery System, Internally Heatable Battery Method, And Electric Vehicle Comprising The SameAug 4, 2022 · Application 17626155Pending
- A Solid-state Electrolyte Membrane, A Secondary Battery Comprising A Solid-state Electrolyte Membrane, And A Method For Manufacturing A Solid-state Electrolyte MembraneApr 28, 2022 · Application 15734378Pending
- Redox Flow Batteries, Components For Redox Flow Batteries And Methods For Manufacture ThereofNov 16, 2021 · US 11,177,498Granted
- Multilayer Structure, Solid-state Battery, Methods For Manufacture And HeatingApplication 63768373Pending
- Batteries Comprising Solid-state Ionic Conductive MembranesApplication PCTUS2021039293Pending
- Solid State Electrolyte Material Comprising A Chalcogenide-based Ionic-conductive Structure, Particularly A Sulfide-based Ionic-conductive StructureApplication PCTUS2022016064Pending
- Modular Dry Room System For Battery Manufacturing And Systems And Methods Of The SameApplication 63684243Pending
- Systems And Methods For Selectively Extracting Alkaline Metals From Metal-rich Solutions Using Solid State Ionic Conductive Electrolyte MembraneApplication PCTUS2018050990Pending
- Heating Element And Solid State Battery Comprising The SameApplication 63720898Pending
- Manufacturing Of Core-shell Electrode Materials For Solid-state Batteries And Systems And Methods Of The SameApplication 63455440Pending
- Interally Heatable Battery, Internally Heatable Battery System, Internally Heatable Battery Method, And Electric Vehicle Comprising The SameApplication PCTUS2020041798Pending
- A Solid-state Electrolyte Membrane, A Secondary Battery Comprising A Solid-state Electrolyte Membrane, And A Method For Manufacturing A Solid-state Electrolyte MembraneApplication PCTUS2020037658Pending
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Sources
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