ECK INDUSTRIES, INC.

Manitowoc, WI · Materials · Private

Direct reduction process for aluminum-cerium alloys using molten aluminum metallurgy to eliminate foreign cerium metal dependency

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · eckindustries.com

Sector: Materials
Headquarters: Manitowoc, WI
Total capital: $979K

Federal grants: $821K; 2 awards · 2020–2021; Rank in peer group#12 of 90
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $157K; 4 awards · Defense, NASA; Rank in Materials#228 of 1258
Granted patents: 4; 6 pending · first 2016; Rank in peer group#8 of 90

Capital timeline

Latest events

Nov 2021Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Improved Processing For Direct Reduction of Cerium Precursors for the Production of Al-Ce Alloys$721K
Nov 2020Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Production of Al-Ce Casting Alloys Via Direct Reduction of Cerium Oxide$100K
Aug 2015Federal contractNASA · The Purpose If This Procurement Is To Procure (5) Aluminum/silicon Cylinders.$25K
Aug 2008Federal contractDefense · Plates$40K
Jan 2008Federal contractDefense · Wm-md Plates$30K
Jan 2008Federal contractDefense · Research And Development SBIR Phase I - Ablation Casting - Aluminum Metal Matrix Composites$62K

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Standing among 90 peers

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Materials · Material

Federal grants#12 · top 13%
Granted patents#8 · top 9%

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What it has protected

USPTO · 4 granted of 10

Aug 8, 2023GrantedRare Earth Element-aluminum AlloysUSPTOUS 11,718,898
Jul 27, 2023PendingAl-Ce Alloy Based CompositesUSPTOApplication 17803924
Jun 6, 2023GrantedAluminum-fiber Composites Containing Intermetallic Phase At The Matrix-fiber InterfaceUSPTOUS 11,667,996

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Rare Earth Element-aluminum AlloysAug 8, 2023 · US 11,718,898Granted
Al-Ce Alloy Based CompositesJul 27, 2023 · Application 17803924Pending
Aluminum-fiber Composites Containing Intermetallic Phase At The Matrix-fiber InterfaceJun 6, 2023 · US 11,667,996Granted
Structural Direct-write Additive Manufacturing Of Molten MetalsDec 27, 2022 · US 11,535,912Granted
Structural Direct-write Additive Manufacturing Of Molten MetalsDec 21, 2017 · Application 15625161Pending
Nanocomposite Welding WiresJan 5, 2016 · US 9,227,272Granted
Structural Direct-write Additive Manufacturing Of Molten MetalsApplication PCTUS2017037887Pending
Aluminum-fiber Composites Containing Intermetallic Phase At The Matrix-fiber InterfaceApplication 62594792Pending
Thermodynamically Informed Design Of Rare-earth Aluminum Casting Alloys With Additive Manufacturing ApplicationsApplication 62873719Pending
Ai-ce alloy based compositesApplication 63361907Pending

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Regulatory activity · Materials

Sector-level, not company-level

24 Apr 2026Eliminating Regulations Establishing Fellowships in Laboratory Standardization and Testing for Foreign CitizensNational Institute of Standards and Technology
19 Feb 2026Eliminating Obsolete Marking Requirements for Toy, Look-Alike, and Imitation FirearmsNational Institute of Standards and Technology
19 Feb 2026Eliminating Obsolete Regulations Related to the Advanced Technology Program and the Technology Innovation ProgramNational Institute of Standards and Technology

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Sources

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Data freshness

SEC Form D filings through Oct 23, 2026. SBIR and STTR awards through Oct 21, 2026.