Applied Colloids

Materials · Private

Proprietary nanofluid additive for gearboxes and transmissions that reduces internal friction

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · appliedcolloids.com

Sector: Materials
Total capital: $1.6M

Federal grants: $229K; 2 awards · 2009–2015; Rank in peer group#51 of 123
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $1.3M; 4 awards · Defense; Rank in Materials#158 of 1258
Granted patents: None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.

Capital timeline

Latest events

Aug 2015Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Fuel Efficient Nanofluid Gear Oil$150K
Sep 2014Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Nanotechnology Approach For Transmission Loss-of-lubrication Survivability SBIR Phase II$999K
Jul 2013Federal contractDefense · 6 Month SBIR Phase I$149K
Apr 2011Federal contractDefense · 6 Month SBIR Phase 1$100K
Nov 2009Federal contractDefense · SBIR I - Applied Colloids$100K
Jun 2009Federal grantAgriculture · Renewable Biofuel Based On Jojoba Oil$80K

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Standing among 123 peers

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Materials · Material

Federal grants#51 · top 41%

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Founders and team

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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

No granted patents are on record.

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Checked: USPTO granted patents and published applications · Oct 23, 2026

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Regulatory activity · Materials

Sector-level, not company-level

24 Apr 2026Eliminating Regulations Establishing Fellowships in Laboratory Standardization and Testing for Foreign CitizensNational Institute of Standards and Technology
19 Feb 2026Eliminating Obsolete Marking Requirements for Toy, Look-Alike, and Imitation FirearmsNational Institute of Standards and Technology
19 Feb 2026Eliminating 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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Data freshness

SEC Form D filings through Oct 23, 2026. SBIR and STTR awards through Oct 21, 2026.