Cruz Foam, Inc.
Chitin-based biodegradable foam for protective packaging manufactured via scalable extrusion process
- Sector
- Materials
- Total capital
- $1.9M
- Federal grants
- $1.9M
- 2 awards · 2019–2021
- Rank in peer group#11 of 141
- 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
- 7
- 33 pending · first 2024
- Rank in peer group#11 of 141
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal grantNSF · Phase II · SBIR Phase II: Sustainable Packaging Foam$1.7M
- Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: Sustainable Packaging Foam$225K
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Standing among 141 peers
Line = medianMaterials · Material
- Federal grants#11 · top 8%
- Granted patents#11 · top 8%
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Founders and team
No founders are linked to this company yet.
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Checked: USPTO inventors; federal award principal investigators; SEC Form D related persons · Oct 23, 2026
Claim this profile to add your teamWhat it has protected
USPTO · 7 granted of 40- GrantedBiodegradable Foam With AlginateUSPTOUS 12,617,917
- GrantedPellet Manufacturing For Foam And ProductsUSPTOUS 12,576,571
- GrantedBiodegradable FoamsUSPTOUS 12,577,361
Show all 40 patent records
- Biodegradable Foam With AlginateMay 5, 2026 · US 12,617,917Granted
- Pellet Manufacturing For Foam And ProductsMar 17, 2026 · US 12,576,571Granted
- Biodegradable FoamsMar 17, 2026 · US 12,577,361Granted
- Foam Manufacturing TechniquesMar 3, 2026 · US 12,565,570Granted
- Foam Precursor And Foam With Biodegradable Copolymer And Methods ThereofFeb 5, 2026 · Application 19357841Pending
- Biodegradable Foams And Methods Of Foam ProductionDec 30, 2025 · US 12,509,565Granted
- Foam Precursor And Foam With Biodegradable Copolymer And Methods ThereofNov 18, 2025 · US 12,473,413Granted
- Method For Foam Bonding Via Surface Dissolution And Foam Laminate TherefromAug 28, 2025 · Application 19059942Pending
- Biodegradable Foam With Laminate LayersDec 10, 2024 · US 12,162,259Granted
- Foam Precursor With High Amylose Starch And Methods ThereofNov 28, 2024 · Application 18671053Pending
- Organic Polymer ProcessingNov 24, 2022 · Application 17773514Pending
- Geometric Containers With Paper-foam-paper-crimp TechnologyApplication 63385852Pending
- Microwave Processing Of Foamed Packing MaterialsApplication 63381226Pending
- Crimped Seam For Packaging MaterialsApplication 63380487Pending
- Perforated And Crimped Seam For Packaging MaterialsApplication 63380534Pending
- Interlocking Panels and Assembled BoxesApplication 63379496Pending
- Foam Manufacturing TechniquesApplication PCTUS2022077532Pending
- Biodegradable Foam With AlginateApplication PCTUS2022077529Pending
- Pellet Manufacturing For Foam And ProductsApplication PCTUS2022076233Pending
- Microwave Processing Of Foamed Packing MaterialsApplication 19125184Pending
- Foam Paneling For Shipment PackagingApplication 19120150Pending
- Biodegradable Foams And Methods Of Foam ProductionApplication PCTUS2022075364Pending
- Plant Growth Media And MethodsApplication 63350731Pending
- Foam Manufacturing TechniquesApplication 63251839Pending
- Biodegradable Foam with AlginateApplication 63251834Pending
- Foam Pellet Manufacturing And ProductsApplication 63242397Pending
- Biodegradable Foams And Methods Of Foam ProductionApplication 63236586Pending
- Organic Polymer ProcessingApplication PCTUS2020057373Pending
- Biodegradable Foam With Laminate LayersApplication PCTUS2020034361Pending
- Thermoforming GenerallyApplication 62928252Pending
- Chitin-based Composite Foam ExtrusionApplication 62928243Pending
- Composite Foam With Laminate LayersApplication 62851314Pending
- Biodegradable FoamsApplication PCTUS2019030832Pending
- Expandable Beads For Biodegradable Foamed Article And Methods ThereofApplication PCTUS2025026797Pending
- Method For Foam Bonding Via Surface Dissolution And Foam Laminate TherefromApplication PCTUS2025016761Pending
- Foam Precursor And Foam With Biodegradable Copolymer And Methods ThereofApplication PCTUS2024052041Pending
- Expandable Beads For Biodegradable Foamed Article And Methods ThereofApplication 63640458Pending
- Method For Foam Bonding Via Surface Dissolution And Foam Laminate TherefromApplication 63556549Pending
- Microwave Processing Of Foamed Packing MaterialsApplication PCTUS2023078089Pending
- Foam Precursor And Foam With Biodegradable Copolymer And Methods ThereofApplication 63591678Pending
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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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