Blue Vigil LLC
Autonomous aerial light system for nighttime illumination at jobsites and emergency scenes
- Sector
- Robotics
- Headquarters
- STERLING, VA
- Latest Form D
- $125K, Jun 2025
- Total capital
- $125K
- Federal grants
- None on recordNo awards found in SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF or DoD records.
- Private capital raised
- $125K
- 1 Form D · last Jun 2025
- 16 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 5
- 5 pending · first 2019
- Rank in peer group#35 of 164
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$125K
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.
Standing among 164 peers
Line = medianRobotics · Device
- Granted patents#35 · top 21%
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- Robert SchumannResearcherExecutive OfficerLinked by 4 patents
- Carl MillerExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- George PaceDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Gerard ElderingDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Keith MayDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 5 granted of 10- GrantedDrone BaseUSPTOUS 12,595,083
- GrantedSystems and Methods for Heat Transfer in DronesUSPTOUS 12,583,620
- PendingSystems and Methods for Site Monitoring with a DroneUSPTOApplication 19273493
Show all 10 patent records
- Drone BaseApr 7, 2026 · US 12,595,083Granted
- Systems and Methods for Heat Transfer in DronesMar 24, 2026 · US 12,583,620Granted
- Systems and Methods for Site Monitoring with a DroneNov 13, 2025 · Application 19273493Pending
- Systems and Methods for Tethered DronesSep 2, 2025 · US 12,404,036Granted
- Systems and Methods for Tethered DronesJul 23, 2024 · US 12,043,411Granted
- Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Tether SpoolMar 4, 2021 · Application 16555626Pending
- Reactive Tether SpoolSep 3, 2019 · US 10,399,704Granted
- Reactive Tether SpoolApplication 62306154Pending
- Systems And Methods For Tethered DronesApplication PCTUS2022076332Pending
- Systems and Methods for Tethered DronesApplication 63243389Pending
Related companies, and why
- INVISION HOLDINGS INCSimilar federal contract value in Robotics · null in contracts
- Arcimoto IncSimilar federal contract value in Robotics · null in contracts
- Redwood Holding Group, LLCSimilar federal contract value in Robotics · null in contracts
- Virtuix Holdings Inc.Similar federal contract value in Robotics · null in contracts
- z-senz LLCSimilar federal contract value in Robotics · null in contracts
- Nimble Collective, Inc.Similar federal contract value in Robotics · null in contracts
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
Figures show associations in public records, not causes or predictions. Nothing here is investment advice. An em-dash means no record was found under this company's name, not that none exists.
Data freshness
SEC Form D filings through . SBIR and STTR awards through .