FLEx Lighting II, LLC
Reflective LCD displays optimized for low power consumption and sunlight readability
- Sector
- Materials
- Headquarters
- CHICAGO, IL
- Founded
- 2010
- Latest Form D
- $4M offered, Aug 2018
- Total capital
- $7.1M
- Federal grants
- None on recordNo awards found in SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF or DoD records.
- Private capital raised
- $7.1M
- 3 Form D · last Aug 2018
- 98 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 21
- 11 pending · first 2016
- Rank in peer group#6 of 94
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Offering registeredForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$4M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$3.1M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$4M
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Standing among 94 peers
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- Granted patents#6 · top 6%
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Anthony NicholResearcherExecutive OfficerLinked by 10 patents
- Herbert L. StrideExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Michael T. CasperExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Mike CasperExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Nathaniel ByramDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Shawn T. PucylowskiExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
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- Tony NicholExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 21 granted of 32- GrantedFilm-based Frontlight With Angularly Varying Diffusion FilmUSPTOUS 11,994,698
- GrantedReflective Display Including A Frontlight With Multiple Stacked Lightguides With A FoldUSPTOUS 11,275,204
- GrantedFilm-based lightguide with interior light directing edges in a light mixing regionUSPTOUS 11,009,646
Show all 32 patent records
- Film-based Frontlight With Angularly Varying Diffusion FilmMay 28, 2024 · US 11,994,698Granted
- Reflective Display Including A Frontlight With Multiple Stacked Lightguides With A FoldMar 15, 2022 · US 11,275,204Granted
- Film-based lightguide with interior light directing edges in a light mixing regionMay 18, 2021 · US 11,009,646Granted
- Film-based lightguide with bend positioning strips behind an extraction regionMar 2, 2021 · US 10,935,716Granted
- Reflective display including a lightguide, light redirecting optical element, and cladding layerOct 13, 2020 · US 10,802,196Granted
- Light emitting device comprising a lightguide with a glass core layerMar 24, 2020 · US 10,598,848Granted
- Light emitting device comprising a film-based lightguide restrained by a component conducting heat from a light sourceNov 5, 2019 · US 10,466,409Granted
- Light emitting device with a high luminous flux density in a film-based lightguideOct 1, 2019 · US 10,429,577Granted
- Display with reflective spatial light modulator and a film-based lightguide frontlight folded behind the modulator to receive light from a light source positioned on an electrical display connectorAug 27, 2019 · US 10,393,941Granted
- Film-based Light Fixture For Illumination Beneath A Ceiling TileApr 9, 2019 · US 10,254,472Granted
- Film-based Lightguide Having A Stacked Array Of Coupling Portions Wrapped By A Portion Of A Light Mixing RegionFeb 26, 2019 · US 10,215,905Granted
- Display Including A Film Lightguide Bent Around A Guide ElementJan 29, 2019 · US 10,191,199Granted
- Light emitting device comprising a film-based lightguide and reduced cladding layer at the input surfaceJan 8, 2019 · US 10,175,413Granted
- Light emitting device including a film lightguide with a light mixing region and light emitting regionSep 11, 2018 · US 10,073,208Granted
- Film-based light fixture with light reflecting layer and fastenerJul 31, 2018 · US 10,036,847Granted
- Film-based Light Fixture With See-through Light Emitting RegionOct 24, 2017 · US 9,798,075Granted
- Lightguide Including A Film With One Or More BendsJun 27, 2017 · US 9,690,032Granted
- Reflective Display Comprising A Frontlight With Extraction Features And A Light Redirecting Optical ElementMay 16, 2017 · US 9,651,729Granted
- Methods Of Forming Film-based LightguidesFeb 14, 2017 · US 9,566,751Granted
- Reflective Spatial Light Modulator Display with Stacked Light Guides and MethodJan 31, 2017 · US 9,557,473Granted
- Device Comprising A Film-based Lightguide And Component With Angled TeethDec 20, 2016 · US 9,523,807Granted
- Light Emitting Device With Film-based Lightguide And Added Reflecting SurfacesApplication PCTUS2018059045Pending
- Front Illumination Device Comprising A Film-based LightguideApplication PCTUS2011032795Pending
- Film-based Frontlight With Angularly Varying Diffusion FilmApplication PCTUS2019048943Pending
- Film-based Lightguide Frontlight Formed With Coupling Lightguide Lateral Edges Cut At A Non-zero Angle To The Transverse DirectionApplication 63084867Pending
- Solar Energy System Including A Lightguide FilmApplication PCTUS2012037317Pending
- Light Emitting Device With Adjustable Light Output ProfileApplication PCTUS2012028578Pending
- Packaging Comprising A LightguideApplication PCTUS2011066596Pending
- Light Emitting Device Comprising A Lightguide Film And Aligned Coupling LightguidesApplication PCTUS2011061528Pending
- Light Emitting Device With Optical RedundancyApplication PCTUS2011045730Pending
- Sign Comprising A Film-based LightguideApplication PCTUS2011032797Pending
- Illumination Device Comprising A Film-based LightguideApplication PCTUS2011032792Pending
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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
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