APPLIED ENERGETICS, INC.
Ultrashort-pulse laser systems that disable sensors and defeat drone swarms
- Sector
- Defense
- Headquarters
- TUCSON, AZ
- Latest Form D
- $839K, Jan 2020
- Total capital
- $842K
- Federal grants
- None on recordNo awards found in SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF or DoD records.
- Private capital raised
- $839K
- 1 Form D · last Jan 2020
- 81 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- $3K
- 1 award · Defense
- Rank in Defense#913 of 1442
- Granted patents
- 8
- 5 pending · first 2015
- Rank in peer group#14 of 129
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$839K
- Federal contractDefense · Seaport Enhanced$3K
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Federal first
90months
from APPLIED ENERGETICS, INC.’s first federal award to its first private round.
- First federal award · Jul 2012
- Defense · $3K
- First Form D · Jan 2020
- $839K · 1st Form D
- Awards before first raise
- 1 award
An association in public records, not a cause or a prediction.
Standing among 129 peers
Line = medianDefense · Device
- Granted patents#14 · top 11%
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Gregory J QuarlesResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by 1 patent
- Bradford T AdamczykDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- John E SchultzDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Jonathan R BarcklowDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 8 granted of 13- GrantedDefensive Laser Amplification SystemUSPTOUS 12,620,767
- GrantedTunable High Frequency Modulated Light BeamUSPTOUS 12,562,545
- GrantedSelectable Wavelength Cascading Coherent Optical Pump SourcesUSPTOUS 12,548,971
Show all 13 patent records
- Defensive Laser Amplification SystemMay 5, 2026 · US 12,620,767Granted
- Tunable High Frequency Modulated Light BeamFeb 24, 2026 · US 12,562,545Granted
- Selectable Wavelength Cascading Coherent Optical Pump SourcesFeb 10, 2026 · US 12,548,971Granted
- Multiple Coherent Wavelength Optical SourcesSep 9, 2025 · US 12,413,039Granted
- Raman Amplifier With Shared ResonatorJul 15, 2025 · US 12,362,531Granted
- Pathogen Detection And Neutralizatoin Using Deep Uv-c Generation Via Seeded Raman Amplification And Second Harmonic GenerationJun 3, 2025 · US 12,320,702Granted
- Pulsed Laser Thermal ExcitationDec 17, 2024 · US 12,171,055Granted
- Compact, High Power Mid-wave Infrared (mwir) Laser SystemMay 16, 2024 · Application 18296143Pending
- Cascading Raman Amplifier With Overlapping ResonatorsSep 7, 2023 · Application 18174220Pending
- Optical Surveillance Systems And MethodsAug 11, 2015 · US 9,103,723Granted
- Light Detection And RangingFeb 19, 2015 · Application 13916081Pending
- Automated High Energy Laser CountermeasureApplication 63260028Pending
- Axial And Off Axis Walk Off Multi-pass AmplifiersApplication PCTUS2010058076Pending
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Regulatory activity · Defense
- Danger Zone; Waters of Carr Creek and Whitehall Bay in the Vicinity of the Naval Support Activity AnnapolisEngineers Corps
- Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01; IntroductionNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Trade Agreements ThresholdsNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01; Small Entity Compliance GuideNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06; Small Entity Compliance GuideNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06; IntroductionNational Aeronautics and Space 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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