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ATMOSPHERIC PLASMA SOLUTIONS, INC.

CARY, NC · Materials · Private

High-power atmospheric plasma surface treatment system for metal adhesive bonding preparation

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Sector
Materials
Headquarters
CARY, NC
Latest Form D
$3.5M, Jun 2020
Total capital
$10.9M
Federal grants
$799K
4 awards · 2015–2025
Rank in peer group#4 of 19
Private capital raised
$3.6M
3 Form D · last Jun 2020
77 months since last filing
Federal contracts
$6.5M
19 awards · Defense
Rank in Materials#59 of 1258
Granted patents
13
16 pending · first 2021
Rank in peer group#1 of 19

Capital timeline

20082012201620202024FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $12.4M$750K$497K$500K$2.6M$250K$250K1st Form D$1.5M3rd Form D$3.5M
20082012201620202024FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $12.4M$750K$497K$500K$2.6M1st Form D$1.5M3rd Form D$3.5M

Latest events

  • Federal contractDefense · Plasma Corrosion Mitigation System For Malmstrom Air Force Base.$220K
  • Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I Topic A244-P058, Shop Tools And Enablers Open Topic$250K
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase I · SBIR Phase I Topic A244-P058, Shop Tools And Enablers Open Topic$250K
  • Federal contractDefense · Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I, Topic A244-P056: Mobile Sustainment Tools Open Topic. Proposal A244-P056-1168: Battery-powered, Mobile Atmospheric Plasma Surface Preparation System.$250K
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I, Topic A244-P056: Mobile Sustainment Tools Open Topic. Proposal A244-P056-1168: Battery-powered, Mobile Atmospheric Plasma Surface Preparation System.$250K
  • Federal contractDefense · Plasma System$207K
  • Federal contractDefense · Plasma Blast 7000 Plasma Coating Removal$107K
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$3.5M
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$125K
  • Offering registeredForm D · SEC · 1st filing$1.5M
Show 16 earlier federal awards
  • Federal contractDefense · Plasma Blast 7000 Plasma Coating Removal$112K
  • Federal contractDefense · Plasmablast 7000 Plasma Coating Removal$207K
  • Federal contractDefense · Plasma Coating Removal System$214K
  • Federal contractDefense · WP20-1174 FY20 Serdp Funds, New Start, A$124K
  • Federal contractDefense · Research And Development$2.6M
  • Federal contractDefense · Plasma Treatment Service On 32 Samples$5K
  • Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Small Business Innovative Research For Atmospheric Plasma Surface Activation Of High Strength Steels For Electroplating$150K
  • Federal contractDefense · SBIR Pii R&d. Igf::ot::igf$500K
  • Federal contractDefense · DBD300 Plasma Power Supply$38K
  • Federal contractDefense · DBD-300 Power Supply$38K
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Atmospheric Plasma Removal of Airfield Paint Markings and Aircraft Tire Rubber Build-up from Installed AM2 Mat Surfaces$150K
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Atmospheric Plasma Titanium Surface Preparation for Structural Adhesive Bonding$150K
  • Federal contractDefense · Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)$497K
  • Federal contractDefense · Environmentally Friendly Cold Plasma Coating Removal Techniques$750K
  • Federal contractDefense · Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)$99K
  • Federal contractDefense · Innovative Coating Removal Techniques$99K

Node area is scaled to amount. Form D reports securities sold, which can differ from an announced round; filings are numbered in the order they were made.

Federal first

87months

from ATMOSPHERIC PLASMA SOLUTIONS, INC.’s first federal award to its first private round.

First federal award · Apr 2008
Defense · $99K
First Form D · Jul 2015
$1.5M · 1st Form D
Awards before first raise
7 awards

An association in public records, not a cause or a prediction.

Standing among 19 peers

Line = median

Materials · Device

  • Federal grants#4 · top 21%
  • Granted patents#1 · top 5%
  • Linked publications#3 · top 16%

Cumulative measures favor older companies. Rankings describe position today, not outcome. Below the median, ranks show as a band rather than a number.

Founders and team

Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants
  • Peter YanceyResearcherExecutive Officer, Director, PromoterLinked by $299K in grants as PI
  • Anthony LengerichDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Arthur D AckermanDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • David LaVanceDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • F M Whitmeyer, Jr.Executive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Glenn D AstolfiDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Show all 12 people
  • Olga J AsanovExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Richard L. McNeelDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Robert RossExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Terry AckermanDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Timothy J EastmanDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • William CarterDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings

What it has protected

USPTO · 13 granted of 29
  • PendingChemical Conversion DeviceUSPTOApplication 18877189
  • PendingPlasma Source And Method For Removing Materials From Substrates Utilizing Pressure WavesUSPTOApplication 19240981
  • GrantedWaveform Detection Of States And Faults In Plasma InvertersUSPTOUS 12,432,842
Show all 29 patent records

Recent research by its founders

  • Using Atmospheric Plasma for Enhance Coating Adhesion to Limit the Onset of Corrosion20230 cites
  • Atmospheric Plasma Coating Removal for Naval Engineering and Maintenance Applications20220 cites
  • Atmospheric Plasma: One-Step Precision Process to Remove Coating and Promote Chemical Adhesion20220 cites

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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

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