CERIUM LABORATORIES LLC
Silicon nitride ceramic coatings for nuclear reactor fuel cladding to improve accident tolerance and oxidation resistance
- Sector
- Energy
- Headquarters
- Austin, TX
- Total capital
- $2M
- Federal grants
- $231K
- 2 awards · 2019–2022
- Rank in peer group#19 of 53
- Private capital raised
- None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
- Federal contracts
- $1.8M
- 7 awards · Commerce, Defense
- Rank in Energy#92 of 998
- Granted patents
- 7
- 16 pending · first 2020
- Rank in peer group#5 of 53
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal contractCommerce · OU03-25-NEW-158 Txrf Reference Material$103K
- Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Silicon nitride protective coatings for Accident Tolerant Fuels$206K
- Federal contractDefense · STTR Phase II Traditional Contract F2-15028 - Implement 10B Related Radiation Hardening Specification For All Memory Chips Used In Electronic Systems For Aircrafts$746K
- Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase 1$257K
- Federal contractDefense · Solve Cosmic Ray Neutron Induced Failures In Memory Chips Used In Electronic Systems For Fighter Jets And Space Vehicles By Providing Radiation Hardened Memory Chips To Help Accomplish High Reliability Goals.$150K
- Federal contractDefense · Silicon Nitride Seal For Thermal Barrier Coating In Gas Turbines For Extended Engine Life$500K
- Federal contractDefense · The Purpose Of This Effort Is To Explore A Silicon Nitride Engine Seal For Gas Turbine Engines Which Can Protect The Thermal Barrier Coatings, Allowing Increased Engine Performance And Decreased Corrosion.$50K
Show 1 earlier federal award
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Open Call for Science and Technology Created by Early-Stage (e.g. University) Teams$25K
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Standing among 53 peers
Line = medianEnergy · Material
- Federal grants#19 · top 36%
- Granted patents#5 · top 9%
- Linked publications#2 · top 4%
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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 · 7 granted of 23- GrantedRadiation Detection Systems And MethodsUSPTOUS 12,618,988
- GrantedRadiation Detection Systems And MethodsUSPTOUS 12,554,028
- GrantedSystem And Method For Forming Radiation Hardened CircuitryUSPTOUS 12,512,837
Show all 23 patent records
- Radiation Detection Systems And MethodsMay 5, 2026 · US 12,618,988Granted
- Radiation Detection Systems And MethodsFeb 17, 2026 · US 12,554,028Granted
- System And Method For Forming Radiation Hardened CircuitryDec 30, 2025 · US 12,512,837Granted
- Radiation Detection Systems And MethodsFeb 25, 2025 · US 12,235,398Granted
- Radiation Detection Systems And MethodsFeb 6, 2025 · Application 18794765Pending
- Enhanced Surface TreatmentsOct 22, 2024 · US 12,125,601Granted
- Radiation Detection Systems And MethodsDec 19, 2023 · US 11,846,738Granted
- Systems And Methods For Recovering Metals From Recycled Electrical Energy Storage DevicesAug 24, 2023 · Application 18108463Pending
- Carbon Dioxide Sequestration Using NanoparticlesMar 2, 2023 · Application 17899418Pending
- Enhanced Surface TreatmentsSep 15, 2020 · US 10,777,328Granted
- Radiation Detection Systems And MethodsApplication PCTUS2020029369Pending
- Radiation Detection Systems And MethodsApplication 62837286Pending
- Enhanced Surface TreatmentsApplication PCTUS2016030731Pending
- Enhanced Surface TreatmentsApplication 62190111Pending
- Radiation Detection System And MethodsApplication 63530896Pending
- Radiation Detection Systems And MethodsApplication PCTUS2022027378Pending
- Systems And Methods For Recovering Metals From Recycled Electrical Energy Storage DevicesApplication 63308821Pending
- Radiation Detection Systems And MethodsApplication 63246733Pending
- Carbon Dioxide Sequestration Using NanoparticlesApplication 63238639Pending
- Radiation Detection Systems And MethodsApplication 63227597Pending
- System And Method For Forming Radiation Hardened CircuitryApplication PCTUS2021036009Pending
- Radiation Detection Systems And MethodsApplication 63183607Pending
- System And Method For Forming Radiation Hardened CircuitryApplication 63034876Pending
Recent research by its founders
- Effects of Ankle Stiffness on Total Leg Kinematics, Mechanics, and Muscle Activation during Walking20260 cites
- The Impact of ankle range of motion on lower-limb gait biomechanics20254 cites
- Metamorphic Flexure Bearings for Extended Range of Motion20252 cites
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Regulatory activity · Energy
- 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
- List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: NAC International, Inc., MAGNASTOR® Storage System, Certificate of Compliance No. 1031, Amendment Nos. 16 and 17 and Revisions to Amendment Nos. 0 Through 16Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- Epyrifenacil; Pesticide TolerancesEnvironmental Protection Agency
- Fluoxapiprolin; 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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