CERIUM LABORATORIES LLC

Austin, TX · Energy · Private

Silicon nitride ceramic coatings for nuclear reactor fuel cladding to improve accident tolerance and oxidation resistance

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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

20192020202120222023202420252026FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $2M$500K$150K$257K$746K$206K$103K
2019202120232025FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $2M$500K$257K$746K

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
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  • 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

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Energy · 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

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What it has protected

USPTO · 7 granted of 23
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

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  • Metamorphic Flexure Bearings for Extended Range of Motion20252 cites

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Sources

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