FlashScan3D, LLC

Defense · Private

Contactless 3D scanner device that acquires fingerprint impressions at crime scenes and converts them to 2D digital formats compatible with fingerprint databases

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Updated Oct 23, 2026

Sector: Defense
Total capital: $2.4M

Federal grants: $225K; 1 award · 2016; Rank in peer group#14 of 33
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $2.2M; 3 awards · Homeland Security, Defense; Rank in Defense#667 of 1442
Granted patents: 3; 1 pending · first 2015; Rank in peer group#6 of 33

Capital timeline

Latest events

Jun 2016Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: Evaluation of The Use of A Contactless, Three-Dimensional Scanner for the Collection of Various Fingerprint Impressions$225K
Sep 2011Federal contractDefense · Low Cost, Portable, Ballistic Imaging$498K
Oct 2008Federal contractDefense · See Below$1.3M
Mar 2008Federal contractHomeland Security · Biometric Detector Proof Of Concept$419K

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Standing among 33 peers

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Defense · Device

Federal grants#14 · top 42%
Granted patents#6 · top 18%

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Checked: USPTO inventors; federal award principal investigators; SEC Form D related persons · Oct 23, 2026

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What it has protected

USPTO · 3 granted of 4

Oct 8, 2019GrantedSystem And Method For A Biometric Image Sensor With Spoofing DetectionUSPTOUS 10,438,076
Jul 19, 2016GrantedSystem And Method For A Biometric Image Sensor With Spoofing DetectionUSPTOUS 9,396,382
Sep 22, 2015GrantedSystem and method for three-dimensional biometric data feature detection and recognitionUSPTOUS 9,141,844

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System And Method For A Biometric Image Sensor With Spoofing DetectionOct 8, 2019 · US 10,438,076Granted
System And Method For A Biometric Image Sensor With Spoofing DetectionJul 19, 2016 · US 9,396,382Granted
System and method for three-dimensional biometric data feature detection and recognitionSep 22, 2015 · US 9,141,844Granted
System And Method For Structured Light Illumination With Frame SubwindowsApplication PCTUS2009043056Pending

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Regulatory activity · Defense

Sector-level, not company-level

11 Jun 2026Danger Zone; Waters of Carr Creek and Whitehall Bay in the Vicinity of the Naval Support Activity AnnapolisEngineers Corps
13 Mar 2026Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01; IntroductionNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
13 Mar 2026Federal Acquisition Regulation: Trade Agreements ThresholdsNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
13 Mar 2026Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01; Small Entity Compliance GuideNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
27 Aug 2025Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06; Small Entity Compliance GuideNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
27 Aug 2025Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06; IntroductionNational Aeronautics and Space Administration

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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

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