Carbon Capture, Inc.
Direct air capture (DAC) system that removes CO2 from the atmosphere and stores it permanently underground
- Sector
- Clean tech
- Headquarters
- PASADENA, CA
- Founded
- 2019
- Latest Form D
- $35M, Oct 2021
- Total capital
- $35M
- Federal grants
- None on recordNo awards found in SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF or DoD records.
- Private capital raised
- $35M
- 1 Form D · last Oct 2021
- 60 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 10
- 29 pending · first 2023
- Rank in peer group#11 of 222
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$35M
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Standing among 222 peers
Line = medianClean tech · System
- Granted patents#11 · top 5%
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Founders and team
From SEC Form D filings- Adrian CorlessExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Bill GrossDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Brandon SimmonsDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Carly AndersonDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Lindsy SandersDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Tom McGovernDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 10 granted of 39- PendingModular Structures To Contain Structured Sorbent Materials For Gas Separation ProcessesUSPTOApplication 19209080
- GrantedModular Open Systems Architecture Direct Air Capture PlatformUSPTOUS 12,434,187
- PendingSealing Door Valves For Low Dead Volume Reactor ChamberUSPTOApplication 19062605
Show all 39 patent records
- Modular Structures To Contain Structured Sorbent Materials For Gas Separation ProcessesJul 23, 2026 · Application 19209080Pending
- Modular Open Systems Architecture Direct Air Capture PlatformOct 7, 2025 · US 12,434,187Granted
- Sealing Door Valves For Low Dead Volume Reactor ChamberAug 21, 2025 · Application 19062605Pending
- Modular Structures To Contain Structured Sorbent Materials For Gas Separation ProcessesJun 17, 2025 · US 12,330,111Granted
- Mechanical Vapor Re-compressor Heat Pump For Separating CO2 From Water Vapor In Temperature-vacuum Swing Adsorption CyclesMay 22, 2025 · Application 18897504Pending
- Mechanical Vapor Re-compressor Heat Pump For Separating CO2 From Water Vapor In Temperature-vacuum Swing Adsorption CyclesMay 22, 2025 · Application 18903459Pending
- Sealing Door Valves For Low Dead Volume Reactor ChamberApr 1, 2025 · US 12,263,437Granted
- Sealing Door Valves For Low Dead Volume Reactor ChamberMar 11, 2025 · US 12,246,282Granted
- Mechanical Vapor Re-compressor Heat Pump For Separating CO2 From Water Vapor In Temperature-vacuum Swing Adsorption CyclesNov 5, 2024 · US 12,134,070Granted
- Mechanical Vapor Re-compressor Heat Pump For Separating CO2 From Water Vapor In Temperature-vacuum Swing Adsorption CyclesNov 5, 2024 · US 12,134,069Granted
- Thermo Bimetallic Alloy Fins For Regional Heating Of Adsorbent ReactorsMay 9, 2024 · Application 18501849Pending
- Carbon Capture Process Utilizing Inert Gas Medium To Assist Thermal DesorptionMar 19, 2024 · US 11,931,686Granted
- Modular Open Systems Architecture Direct Air Capture PlatformSep 26, 2023 · US 11,766,636Granted
- Continuous Processes And Systems To Reduce Energy Requirements Of Using Zeolites For Carbon Capture Under Humid ConditionsAug 29, 2023 · US 11,738,301Granted
- Temperature Vacuum Swing Adsorption Process Suited For Carbon Capture To Regenerate Sorbents Using The CO2 Product Gas As The Heat Transfer MediumMay 23, 2023 · US 11,654,393Granted
- Sealing Door Valves For Low Dead Volume Reactor ChamberApplication PCTUS2024012789Pending
- Thermo Bimetallic Alloy Fins For Regional Heating Of Adsorbent ReactorsApplication PCTUS2023078705Pending
- Mechanical Vapor Re-compressor Heat Pump For Separating CO2 From Water Vapor In Temperature-vacuum Swing Adsorption CyclesApplication PCTUS2023076478Pending
- Carbon Capture Process Utilizing Inert Gas Medium To Assist Thermal DesorptionApplication PCTUS2023074457Pending
- Modular Structures To Contain Structured Sorbent Materials For Gas Separation ProcessesApplication PCTUS2023067683Pending
- Continuous Processes And Systems To Reduce Energy Requirements Of Using Zeolites For Carbon Capture Under Humid ConditionsApplication PCTUS2022075599Pending
- A Temperature Vacuum Swing Adsorption Process Suited For Carbon Capture To Regenerate Sorbents Using The CO2 Product Gas As The Heat Transfer MediumApplication PCTUS2022075600Pending
- Internal Multi-layered Insulation For Thermal Vacuum Swing ReactorsApplication 19619004Pending
- Carbon Dioxide Capture And Separation System Utilizing Heat Pumps For Thermal Recuperation And Steam GenerationApplication PCTUS2025045493Pending
- Modified Weak-base Anion Exchange Resin Sorbents For Direct Air Capture Of Carbon DioxideApplication 19619010Pending
- Modified Weak-base Anion Exchange Resin Sorbents For Direct Air Capture Of Carbon DioxideApplication PCTUS2025044805Pending
- Cascading Heat Pump-driven Temperature Vacuum Swing Adsorption For Direct Air Capture Of Carbon DioxideApplication PCTUS2025035697Pending
- Modular Sorbent Conveyance System For Direct Air Capture Of Carbon DioxideApplication PCTUS2025027472Pending
- Modified Weak-base Anion Exchange Resin Sorbents For Direct Air Capture Of Carbon DioxideApplication PCTUS2025027517Pending
- Internal Multi-layered Insulation For Thermal Vacuum Swing ReactorsApplication PCTUS2025017830Pending
- Modified Weak-base Anion Exchange Resin Sorbents For Direct Air Capture Of Carbon DioxideApplication PCTUS2025017858Pending
- System And Method For Transferring Sorbent In Direct Air Capture SystemsApplication 63733381Pending
- Carbon Capture System Utilizing Heat Pumps For Thermal Recuperation And Steam GenerationApplication 63692354Pending
- Modified Weak-base Anion Exchange Resin Sorbents For Direct Air Capture Of Carbon DioxideApplication 63690475Pending
- Cascading Heat Pump-driven Temperature Vacuum Swing Adsorption For Direct Air Capture Of Carbon DioxideApplication 63665743Pending
- Modified Weak-base Anion Exchange Resin Sorbents For Direct Air Capture Of Carbon DioxideApplication 63641537Pending
- Modified Weak-base Anion Exchange Resin Sorbents For Direct Air Capture Of Carbon DioxideApplication 63641936Pending
- Modular Sorbent Conveyor System For Direct Air Capture Of Carbon DioxideApplication 63641622Pending
- Internal Multi-layered Insulation For Thermal Vacuum Swing ReactorsApplication 63558800Pending
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Press
[Texas] Railroad Commission Approves ExxonMobil’s Carbon Capture PermitFreerepublic.com Alfa Laval selected by Saipem to supply heat transfer technology for one of Europe's largest carbon capture projectsPRNewswire
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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