Aqua Vectors Incorporated
Electrochemical water treatment module for selective nitrate removal using in situ metal hydrous oxide formation and adsorption
- Sector
- Clean tech
- Headquarters
- Syosset, NY
- Latest Form D
- $200K, Nov 2016
- Total capital
- $425K
- Federal grants
- $225K
- 1 award · 2016
- Rank in peer group#28 of 38
- Private capital raised
- $200K
- 1 Form D · last Nov 2016
- 120 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$200K
- Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: An Innovative Treatment Process for Nitrate Removal from Water$225K
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Federal first
4months
from Aqua Vectors Incorporated’s first federal award to its first private round.
- First federal award · Jun 2016
- NSF · $225K
- First Form D · Nov 2016
- $200K · 1st Form D
- Awards before first raise
- 1 award
An association in public records, not a cause or a prediction.
Standing among 38 peers
Line = medianClean tech · Device
- Federal grantsBelow median
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Mark HopkinsonResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by $225K in grants as PI
- Edward S. SawchukDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Ethan AuslanderDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Raul R. Cardenas, Jr.DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
No granted patents are on record.
USPTO usually publishes applications 18 months after filing, so recent applications may not be visible yet. Patents assigned under a different entity name won’t match.
Checked: USPTO granted patents and published applications · Oct 23, 2026
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Regulatory activity · Clean tech
- Air Plan Approval; Michigan; Redesignation and Maintenance Plan for the Partial St. Clair 2010 1-Hour Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) NAAQS Nonattainment AreaEnvironmental Protection Agency
- Air Plan Approval; Delaware; 2006 24-Hour Fine Particulate Matter Limited Maintenance Plan for the Philadelphia Nonattainment AreaEnvironmental Protection Agency
- Air Plan Approval; Oklahoma; Updates to the State Implementation Plan for New Source Review Permitting and General SIP ProvisionsEnvironmental Protection Agency
- Epyrifenacil; Pesticide TolerancesEnvironmental Protection Agency
- Fluoxapiprolin; Pesticide TolerancesEnvironmental Protection Agency
- Chlormequat Chloride; Pesticide TolerancesEnvironmental Protection Agency
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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.
How to read this page
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Data freshness
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