Aquacycl, Inc.
Industrial wastewater treatment system using advanced chemical recovery and recycling processes
- Sector
- Clean tech
- Headquarters
- ESCONDIDO, CA
- Founded
- 2021
- Latest Form D
- $10.1M, Aug 2021
- Total capital
- $10.1M
- Federal grants
- None on recordNo awards found in SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF or DoD records.
- Private capital raised
- $10.1M
- 1 Form D · last Aug 2021
- 63 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 8
- 1 pending · first 2023
- Rank in peer group#16 of 222
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$10.1M
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Standing among 222 peers
Line = medianClean tech · System
- Granted patents#16 · top 7%
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Orianna BretschgerResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by 1 patent
- Anil JhaDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Michael JonesDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 8 granted of 9- New patentScalable Continuous Flow Microbial Fuel CellsUSPTOUS 12,747,173
- GrantedScalable Floating Micro-aeration Unit, Devices And MethodsUSPTOUS 12,365,610
- GrantedBranched Anodes For Microbial Fuel CellsUSPTOUS 12,347,907
Show all 9 patent records
- Scalable Continuous Flow Microbial Fuel CellsSep 29, 2026 · US 12,747,173Granted
- Scalable Floating Micro-aeration Unit, Devices And MethodsJul 22, 2025 · US 12,365,610Granted
- Branched Anodes For Microbial Fuel CellsJul 1, 2025 · US 12,347,907Granted
- Scalable Continuous Flow Microbial Fuel CellsDec 19, 2024 · Application 18599191Pending
- Fluid Flow Control For Water Treatment SystemsApr 2, 2024 · US 11,947,369Granted
- Scalable Continuous Flow Microbial Fuel CellsMar 19, 2024 · US 11,932,565Granted
- Scalable Floating Micro-aeration Unit, Devices And MethodsMar 12, 2024 · US 11,926,547Granted
- Fluid Flow Control For Water Treatment SystemsMar 14, 2023 · US 11,604,482Granted
- Branched Anodes For Microbial Fuel CellsJan 10, 2023 · US 11,552,322Granted
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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.
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