COLUMBIA POWER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
RigRAY—a wave energy conversion system that captures mechanical wave energy and converts it to electrical power for offshore platforms and drilling vessels
- Sector
- Energy
- Headquarters
- Charlottesville, VA
- Founded
- 2005
- Latest Form D
- $750K, Jun 2023
- Total capital
- $13.6M
- Federal grants
- $206K
- 1 award · 2020
- Rank in peer group#31 of 47
- Private capital raised
- $6.1M
- 4 Form D · last Jun 2023
- 40 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- $7.3M
- 2 awards · Defense
- Rank in Energy#46 of 998
- Granted patents
- 6
- 5 pending · first 2013
- Rank in peer group#2 of 47
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 4th filing$750K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$2.5M
- Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Wave-energy power generation system for hybrid oil&gas drill rigs$206K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$1.4M
- Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Wave Energy Test System - Stingray Development$3M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$1.5M
- Federal contractDefense · Direct Drive Power Generation Buoy$4.3M
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.
Federal first
42months
from COLUMBIA POWER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.’s first federal award to its first private round.
- First federal award · Aug 2007
- Defense · $4.3M
- First Form D · Jan 2011
- $1.5M · 1st Form D
- Awards before first raise
- 1 award
An association in public records, not a cause or a prediction.
Standing among 47 peers
Line = medianEnergy · Device
- Federal grantsBelow median
- Granted patents#2 · top 4%
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Founders and team
From SEC Form D filings- Arvid Reenst LesemannExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Bradford S. LambExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Kenneth Reenst RhinefrankExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Matthew A. HantzmonDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Robert Y GreenbergDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Stanislav A Reisky de DubnicDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 6 granted of 11- GrantedWave Energy ConverterUSPTOUS 12,146,465
- GrantedWave Energy ConverterUSPTOUS 11,952,974
- GrantedWave Energy ConverterUSPTOUS 11,542,913
Show all 11 patent records
- Wave Energy ConverterNov 19, 2024 · US 12,146,465Granted
- Wave Energy ConverterApr 9, 2024 · US 11,952,974Granted
- Wave Energy ConverterJan 3, 2023 · US 11,542,913Granted
- Method And System For Wave Energy ConversionMar 7, 2017 · US 9,587,620Granted
- Direct Drive Rotary Wave Energy ConversionFeb 25, 2014 · US 8,659,179Granted
- Direct Drive Rotary Wave Energy ConversionAug 13, 2013 · US 8,508,063Granted
- Method And System For Wave Energy ConversionApplication PCTUS2012023694Pending
- Wave Energy ConverterApplication PCTUS2022078276Pending
- Method And System For Wave Energy ConversionApplication PCTUS2013062579Pending
- A Mechanical Assembly For Maintaining An Air Gap Between A Stator And Rotor In An Electro-mechanical Energy ConverterApplication PCTUS2012032120Pending
- Wave Energy ConverterApplication PCTUS2023072703Pending
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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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