Covaron Inc
High-performance protective coatings for high-heat and high-abrasion applications
- Sector
- Materials
- Headquarters
- ANN ARBOR, MI
- Founded
- 2013
- Latest Form D
- $300K, Mar 2013
- Total capital
- $450K
- Federal grants
- $150K
- 1 award · 2016
- Rank in peer group#115 of 123
- Private capital raised
- $300K
- 1 Form D · last Mar 2013
- 163 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: Chemically Bonded Ceramic Exhaust Coating$150K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$300K
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Standing among 123 peers
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- Federal grantsBelow median
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Reed M. ShickResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by $150K in grants as PI
- Cameron M. SmithExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- David M. HatfieldExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Vincent AlessiExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
No granted patents are on record.
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Checked: USPTO granted patents and published applications · Oct 23, 2026
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Regulatory activity · Materials
- Eliminating Regulations Establishing Fellowships in Laboratory Standardization and Testing for Foreign CitizensNational Institute of Standards and Technology
- Eliminating Obsolete Marking Requirements for Toy, Look-Alike, and Imitation FirearmsNational Institute of Standards and Technology
- Eliminating Obsolete Regulations Related to the Advanced Technology Program and the Technology Innovation ProgramNational Institute of Standards and Technology
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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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