Century, Inc.
Aluminum metal matrix composite (MMC) brake drums and engineered friction materials for heavy-vehicle braking systems
- Sector
- Materials
- Total capital
- $998K
- Federal grants
- $998K
- 1 award · 2015
- Rank in peer group#137 of 141
- 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
- 2 pending · first 2015
- Rank in peer group#34 of 141
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Friction Material (brake pads) for Metal Matrix Drums$998K
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Standing among 141 peers
Line = medianMaterials · Material
- Federal grantsBelow median
- Granted patents#34 · top 24%
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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
Claim this profile to add your teamWhat it has protected
USPTO · 1 granted of 3- GrantedMetal Matrix CompositeUSPTOUS 9,145,938
- PendingCeramic ArticleUSPTOApplication PCTUS2009003588
- PendingMethod Of Controlling Evaporation Of A Fluid In An ArticleUSPTOApplication PCTUS2009003596
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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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