AQUA YIELD OPERATIONS, INC.
Nanoliquid technology additives that enhance liquid fertilizer and crop protection products
- Sector
- Agritech
- Headquarters
- SANDY, UT
- Latest Form D
- $16.4M, Sep 2022
- Total capital
- $16.4M
- Federal grants
- None on recordNo awards found in SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF or DoD records.
- Private capital raised
- $16.4M
- 1 Form D · last Sep 2022
- 50 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 2
- 3 pending · first 2026
- Rank in peer group#13 of 80
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$16.4M
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Standing among 80 peers
Line = medianAgritech · Material
- Granted patents#13 · top 16%
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Founders and team
From SEC Form D filings- Chip LainDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Clark BellExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Clint StoneDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- David SmithDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- D. Fraser BullockDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Michael BullockDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
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- Warren BellDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 2 granted of 5- GrantedIncorporation Of Wetting Agent With Granular Fertilizers For Enhancing Fertilizer Dispersion And Plant UptakeUSPTOUS 12,679,786
- GrantedIncorporation Of Nanoparticles With Granular FertilizersUSPTOUS 12,637,395
- PendingCoated Granular Fertilizers And Methods Of Making Coated Granular FertilizersUSPTOApplication 18064782
Show all 5 patent records
- Incorporation Of Wetting Agent With Granular Fertilizers For Enhancing Fertilizer Dispersion And Plant UptakeJul 14, 2026 · US 12,679,786Granted
- Incorporation Of Nanoparticles With Granular FertilizersMay 26, 2026 · US 12,637,395Granted
- Coated Granular Fertilizers And Methods Of Making Coated Granular FertilizersJun 13, 2024 · Application 18064782Pending
- Coated Granular Fertilizers And Methods Of Making Coated Granular FertilizersJun 13, 2024 · Application 18064800Pending
- Coated Granular Fertilizers And Methods Of Making Coated Granular FertilizersApplication PCTUS2023083652Pending
Related companies, and why
- Pluton BiosciencesSimilar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts
- Blue River Technology Inc.Similar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts
- REGROW AGRICULTURE, INCSimilar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts
- Grubbly Farms Inc.Similar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts
- RIPELOCKER, INC.Similar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts
- FOUR GROWERS, INC.Similar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts
Regulatory activity · Agritech
- Supplemental Disaster Assistance Programs, Marketing Assistance Loans, and Sugar ProvisionsCommodity Credit Corporation
- Revisions to the Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance Loan ProgramRural Business-Cooperative Service
- Organic Certification Cost Share Program (OCCSP)Commodity Credit Corporation
- Technical Guidelines for the Production of Regenerative Agricultural Biofuel FeedstocksEnergy and Environmental Policy Office
- Rescinding Portions of U.S. Department of Agriculture Title VI Regulations To Conform More Closely With the Department of Justice's Regulations To Implement Executive Order 14281
- Assistance for Specialty Crop Farmers (ASCF) Program; Approval of Information Collection RequestCommodity Credit Corporation
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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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