Big Blue Technologies LLC
Energy-efficient magnesium metal production process using carbothermal reduction and controlled condensation
- Sector
- Materials
- Total capital
- $1.4M
- Federal grants
- $1.4M
- 2 awards · 2016–2017
- 2.0× sector median 1 award
- Private capital raised
- None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 1
- 3 pending · first 2025
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal grantNSF · Phase II · STTR Phase II: Continuous Production and Collection of Magnesium via Carbothermal Reduction$1.1M
- Federal grantNSF · Phase I · STTR Phase I: Continuous Production and Collection of Magnesium via Carbothermal Reduction$225K
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Standing in Materials · 1258 companies
Line = median- Federal contracts#389 · top 31%
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Founders and team
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Checked: USPTO inventors; federal award principal investigators; SEC Form D related persons · Oct 23, 2026
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USPTO · 1 granted of 4- GrantedA Method And Apparatus To Condense Magnesium Vapor Using A Fluid-cooled Heat ExchangerUSPTOUS 12,458,904
- PendingA Method For Continuous Production Of Magnesium Metal By Metallothermic Reduction Of Magnesium Bearing Ore And Condensation Of Liquid MagnesiumUSPTOApplication 18716917
- PendingA Method For Continuous Production Of Magnesium Metal By Metallothermic Reduction Of Magnesium Bearing Ore And Condensation Of Liquid MagnesiumUSPTOApplication PCTUS2022079825
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- A Method And Apparatus To Condense Magnesium Vapor Using A Fluid-cooled Heat ExchangerNov 4, 2025 · US 12,458,904Granted
- A Method For Continuous Production Of Magnesium Metal By Metallothermic Reduction Of Magnesium Bearing Ore And Condensation Of Liquid MagnesiumJan 16, 2025 · Application 18716917Pending
- A Method For Continuous Production Of Magnesium Metal By Metallothermic Reduction Of Magnesium Bearing Ore And Condensation Of Liquid MagnesiumApplication PCTUS2022079825Pending
- A Method And Apparatus To Condense Magnesium Vapor Using A Fluid-cooled Heat ExchangerApplication PCTUS2020061617Pending
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- JKM Technologies LLCSimilar federal contract value in Materials · null in contracts
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- First Tellurium Corp.Similar federal contract value in Materials · null in contracts
Regulatory activity · Materials
- Eliminating Regulations Establishing Fellowships in Laboratory Standardization and Testing for Foreign CitizensNational Institute of Standards and Technology
- Eliminating Obsolete Marking Requirements for Toy, Look-Alike, and Imitation FirearmsNational Institute of Standards and Technology
- Eliminating Obsolete Regulations Related to the Advanced Technology Program and the Technology Innovation ProgramNational Institute of Standards and Technology
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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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