CONOVATE INC
Novel lithiated anode materials for lithium-ion batteries with improved energy density and charging speed
- Sector
- Energy
- Headquarters
- SHOREWOOD, WI
- Founded
- 2016
- Total capital
- $3M
- Federal grants
- $3M
- 4 awards · 2019–2022
- Rank in peer group#24 of 39
- 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
- first 2026
- Rank in peer group#17 of 39
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal grantNSF · Phase II · SBIR Phase II:Domestically produced, novel carbon-based active anode materials for rechargeable lithium ion batteries$1.5M
- Federal grantAgriculture · Advanced Batteries Require Novel Low-cost, Safe Materials To Charge Faster, Last Longer And Work At Wide-ranging Temperatures. Currently, Dominant Lithium-ion Batteries Use Imported Critical Minerals, Leading To A National Effort To Improve Supply Chains. Proposed Domestic Green Solutions For Carbon-based Anodes Address This Issue.the Project Objectives Are To: 1.) Develop And Optimize Methods To Synthesize A New, Patented Material, Graphene Monoxide (gmo), Using High Purity Bio-sourced Products$182K
- Federal grantEnergy · Phase II · High Energy Safe Anodes for Lithium Ion Batteries$1M
- Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: SafeLi: Graphene monoxide anodes for extreme batteries$225K
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Standing among 39 peers
Line = medianEnergy · Material
- Federal grantsBelow median
- Granted patents#17 · top 44%
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Carol HirschmuglResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by $1.3M in grants as PI
- Craig RigbyDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Jeff MooreExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Kiyomi MonroDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 1 granted of 1- GrantedGraphene Monoxide Compositions Of Matter And Electrodes Comprising ThemUSPTOUS 12,673,870
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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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Data freshness
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