FLUENT METAL INC.
Drop-on-demand liquid metal 3D printer using solid wire feedstock
- Sector
- Materials
- Headquarters
- CAMBRIDGE, MA
- Founded
- 2020
- Latest Form D
- $4.4M, May 2023
- Total capital
- $4.7M
- Federal grants
- $305K
- 1 award · 2025
- Rank in peer group#16 of 19
- Private capital raised
- $4.4M
- 1 Form D · last May 2023
- 42 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 1
- 13 pending · first 2025
- Rank in peer group#7 of 19
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: Drop-on Demand Liquid Metal Additive Manufacturing$305K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$4.4M
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Standing among 19 peers
Line = medianMaterials · Device
- Federal grantsBelow median
- Granted patents#7 · top 37%
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Peter SchmittResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by 1 patent · $305K in grants as PI
- Jamie GoldsteinDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Theodore Frederick LeeDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 1 granted of 14- PendingMetal deposition systemUSPTOApplication 19011465
- PendingMetal droplet deposition systemUSPTOApplication 18725638
- GrantedMetal Deposition SystemUSPTOUS 12,186,800
Show all 14 patent records
- Metal deposition systemMay 1, 2025 · Application 19011465Pending
- Metal droplet deposition systemJan 9, 2025 · Application 18725638Pending
- Metal Deposition SystemJan 7, 2025 · US 12,186,800Granted
- Printhead motion controlApplication 63668189Pending
- Controlling metal droplet propertiesApplication 63668181Pending
- Parallel printhead arrayingApplication 63668194Pending
- Metal Droplet Deposition SystemApplication PCTUS2022050699Pending
- Contact Surface Metal Droplet Deposition SystemApplication 63288897Pending
- Metal Deposition SystemApplication 63281919Pending
- Improved Metal Deposition SystemApplication PCTUS2021048437Pending
- Metal Droplet Formation Using Multiple Plasma ArcsApplication PCTUS2025044473Pending
- Metal Deposition SystemApplication 63074261Pending
- Metal Deposition SystemApplication PCTUS2025036680Pending
- Controlling metal drop properties using multiple plasma arcsApplication 63689814Pending
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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.
How to read this page
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Data freshness
SEC Form D filings through . SBIR and STTR awards through .