CLEARSIGN TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Catalytic burner technology that reduces NOx emissions in industrial combustion systems
- Sector
- Clean tech
- Headquarters
- Seattle, WA
- Founded
- 2008
- Latest Form D
- $4.3M, Jul 2024
- Total capital
- $24.4M
- Federal grants
- $1.9M
- 2 awards · 2022–2023
- Rank in peer group#4 of 53
- Private capital raised
- $22.5M
- 5 Form D · last Jul 2024
- 28 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 16
- 24 pending · first 2020
- Rank in peer group#2 of 53
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 5th filing$4.3M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 4th filing$5M
- Federal grantEnergy · Phase II · A Flexible Fuel Ultra-low NOx Process Burner$1.6M
- Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · A Flexible Fuel Ultra-low NOx Process Burner$250K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$1.3M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$11.7M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$100K
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 53 peers
Line = medianClean tech · Device
- Federal grants#4 · top 8%
- Granted patents#2 · top 4%
- Linked publications#3 · top 6%
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Founders and team
From SEC Form D filings- Brent James HindsExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Bruce Alan PateDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Catharine S. de LacyDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Colin James DellerExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- David M. MaleyDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Judith S. SchreckerDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Show all 8 people
- Robert T. Hoffman Sr.DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Susanne James MelineDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 16 granted of 40- PendingBurner Assembly For Gaseous FuelsUSPTOApplication 19545711
- GrantedBurner System With Discrete Transverse Flame StabilizersUSPTOUS 12,359,804
- PendingPrefabricated Integrated Combustion Assemblies And Methods Of Installing The Same Into A Combustion SystemUSPTOApplication 19030793
Show all 40 patent records
- Burner Assembly For Gaseous FuelsAug 27, 2026 · Application 19545711Pending
- Burner System With Discrete Transverse Flame StabilizersJul 15, 2025 · US 12,359,804Granted
- Prefabricated Integrated Combustion Assemblies And Methods Of Installing The Same Into A Combustion SystemMay 22, 2025 · Application 19030793Pending
- Burner System Including A Distal Flame Holder And A Non-reactive Fluid SourceMar 20, 2025 · Application 18906154Pending
- Prefabricated Integrated Combustion Assemblies And Methods Of Installing The Same Into A Combustion SystemMar 11, 2025 · US 12,247,733Granted
- HIGH PERFORMANCE LOW NOx BURNER AND SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATIONDec 5, 2024 · Application 18737219Pending
- Burner Including An Electrical Permittivity Or Electrical Capacitance Flame SensorNov 7, 2024 · Application 18778245Pending
- Burner System Including A Plurality Of Perforated Flame HoldersAug 20, 2024 · US 12,066,248Granted
- Burner Including An Electrical Permittivity Or Electrical Capacitance Flame SensorJul 30, 2024 · US 12,050,151Granted
- HIGH PERFORMANCE LOW NOx BURNER AND SYSTEMJun 20, 2024 · Application 18513131Pending
- Variable Composition Gas Mixture SensorJun 11, 2024 · US 12,007,301Granted
- Control System And Method For A Burner With A Distal Flame HolderApr 9, 2024 · US 11,953,201Granted
- Burner And Burner System With Flange MountApr 9, 2024 · US 11,953,199Granted
- Combustion System Including A Mixing Tube And A Flame HolderFeb 20, 2024 · US 11,906,160Granted
- Ultra Low Emissions Firetube Boiler BurnerApr 13, 2023 · Application 17936297Pending
- Ultra Low Emissions Firetube Boiler BurnerOct 4, 2022 · US 11,460,188Granted
- Burner System With Discrete Transverse Flame StabilizersSep 6, 2022 · US 11,435,143Granted
- Pilot Stabilized BurnerJun 30, 2022 · Application 17521722Pending
- Method For A Perforated Flame Holder With Adjustable Fuel NozzleFeb 15, 2022 · US 11,248,786Granted
- Low Emission Modular Flare StackAug 5, 2021 · Application 16782861Pending
- Electrodynamic Control In A Burner SystemJul 27, 2021 · US 11,073,280Granted
- Burner System Including A Non-planar Perforated Flame HolderNov 3, 2020 · US 10,823,401Granted
- Prefabricated Integrated Combustion Assemblies And Methods Of Installing The Same Into A Combustion SystemOct 13, 2020 · US 10,801,723Granted
- Burner Including A Perforated Flame Holder Spaced Away From A Fuel NozzleSep 1, 2020 · US 10,760,784Granted
- Horizontally Fired Burner SystemAug 13, 2020 · Application 16788231Pending
- Burner System Including A Distal Flame Holder And A Non-reactive Fluid SourceJul 30, 2020 · Application 16777826Pending
- Apparatus And Method For Providing Electrical Combustion Control To A BurnerApr 23, 2020 · Application 16664498Pending
- Fuel Nozzle Assembly For A Burner Including A Perforated Flame HolderMar 19, 2020 · Application 16557840Pending
- Perforated Flame Holder With Adjustable Fuel NozzleMar 3, 2020 · US 10,578,301Granted
- Startup Method And Mechanism For A Burner Having A Perforated Flame HolderJan 3, 2019 · Application 16105499Pending
- Low Emission Modular Burner And SystemApplication PCTUS2021016952Pending
- Burner System With Pre-mixed Distal PilotApplication 63160682Pending
- Process Burner With Distal Flame HolderApplication 63178194Pending
- High Performance Burner And SystemApplication 63190606Pending
- Boiler BurnerApplication 63209918Pending
- Process Burner With Distal Flame HolderApplication PCTUS2022071145Pending
- High Performance Low Nox Burner And SystemApplication PCTUS2022029325Pending
- Plasma PilotApplication 18345252Pending
- Burner And Method Using A Flexible Fuel Including HydrogenApplication 63587363Pending
- Burner And Method Using A Flexible Fuel Including HydrogenApplication PCTUS2024041494Pending
Recent research by its founders
- Electric field assisted reduction of NOx emission: A numerical study20230 cites
- Ein integriertes Vorgehensmodell zur Planung und Umsetzung eines ISMS am Beispiel der Pharmaproduktion20180 cites
- Prebreakdown Luminosity Increase In Flames20180 cites
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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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