FORGE NANO, INC.
Molecular Layer Deposition (MLD) surface coatings on silicon-based battery anode materials
- Sector
- Energy
- Headquarters
- THORNTON, CO
- Founded
- 2017
- Latest Form D
- $15M, Jan 2023
- Total capital
- $45.1M
- Federal grants
- $539K
- 3 awards · 2016–2025
- Rank in peer group#10 of 28
- Private capital raised
- $43.5M
- 6 Form D · last Jan 2023
- 46 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- $1.1M
- 5 awards · Defense
- Rank in Energy#121 of 998
- Granted patents
- 13
- 27 pending · first 2020
- Rank in peer group#3 of 28
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal contractDefense · Atomic Layer Deposition-enabled, Silicon-based, Fast-charging Lithium-ion Cells$204K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Atomic Layer Deposition-enabled, Silicon-based, Fast-charging Lithium-ion Cells$204K
- Federal contractDefense · SF241-0018. This SBIR Phase I Contract Will Evaluate And Select Coating Materials To Be Applied To The Cathode Materials To Focus On The Specific Electrical Performance Improvements Needed To Advance The Lis Chemistry.$180K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · SF241-0018. This SBIR Phase I Contract Will Evaluate And Select Coating Materials To Be Applied To The Cathode Materials To Focus On The Specific Electrical Performance Improvements Needed To Advance The Lis Chemistry.$180K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 6th filing$15M
- Federal contractDefense · P-8 Ald/mld Fluidized Bed System$528K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 5th filing$670K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 4th filing$2.8M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$21M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$1M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$3M
Show 3 earlier federal awards
- Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Low-Cost Encapsulation of Silicon-Based Nanopowders$155K
- Federal contractDefense · Status Report Igf::ot::igf$80K
- Federal contractDefense · STTR Sol 14.A$80K
Node area is scaled to amount. Form D reports securities sold, which can differ from an announced round; filings are numbered in the order they were made.
Federal first
39months
from FORGE NANO, INC.’s first federal award to its first private round.
- First federal award · Jul 2014
- Defense · $80K
- First Form D · Oct 2017
- $3M · 1st Form D
- Awards before first raise
- 3 awards
An association in public records, not a cause or a prediction.
Standing among 28 peers
Line = medianEnergy · Material
- Federal grants#10 · top 36%
- Granted patents#3 · top 11%
- Linked publications#1 · top 4%
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- David KingResearcherDirectorLinked by $155K in grants as PI
- Bill FleckyExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Chris LeeDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- DENNIS TOWNSENDDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Gary UllmanDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Ingo DrescherDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Show all 16 people
- Jack McFarlandExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- James LaCasseDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- James TreveyDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Jim LaCasseDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Michael DannerDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Michael KleinbergExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Millicent Pitts-DiCiccoDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Paul LichtyExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Reuben SarkarExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Thomas LehnertDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 13 granted of 40- GrantedAtomic Layer Deposition (ALD) for Multi-Layer Ceramic Capacitors (MLCCs)USPTOUS 12,533,726
- GrantedContinuous Spatial Atomic Layer Deposition Process And Apparatus For Applying Films On ParticlesUSPTOUS 12,492,474
- GrantedNano-engineered Coatings For Anode Active Materials, Cathode Active Materials, And Solid-state Electrolytes And Methods Of Making Batteries Containing Nano-engineered CoatingsUSPTOUS 12,401,042
Show all 40 patent records
- Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) for Multi-Layer Ceramic Capacitors (MLCCs)Jan 27, 2026 · US 12,533,726Granted
- Continuous Spatial Atomic Layer Deposition Process And Apparatus For Applying Films On ParticlesDec 9, 2025 · US 12,492,474Granted
- Nano-engineered Coatings For Anode Active Materials, Cathode Active Materials, And Solid-state Electrolytes And Methods Of Making Batteries Containing Nano-engineered CoatingsAug 26, 2025 · US 12,401,042Granted
- Methods Of Reactive Drying A Separator During Battery Manufacturing, Dried Separators, And Batteries Containing The SeparatorAug 21, 2025 · Application 18856487Pending
- Hydrophobic Coatings on Glass Having Superior Properties and Methods of Coating Using Atomic or Molecular DepositionJul 3, 2025 · Application 19008356Pending
- Coatings On Particles Of High Energy Materials And Methods Of Forming SameJun 12, 2025 · Application 19061769Pending
- Robust Anode Materials, Anode Layers and Methods of Making and Forming SameMay 8, 2025 · Application 18940809Pending
- Modification Of Particles For Additive ManufacturingApr 15, 2025 · US 12,275,065Granted
- Coatings On Particles Of High Energy Materials And Methods Of Forming SameMar 18, 2025 · US 12,252,452Granted
- Nano-engineered Coatings For Anode Active Materials, Cathode Active Materials, And Solid-state Electrolytes And Methods Of Making Batteries Containing Nano-engineered CoatingsDec 26, 2024 · Application 18740291Pending
- H+ Conductivity for Fuel Cell ElectrolyzersDec 5, 2024 · Application 18803698Pending
- Diamond Composite Particle, Resin CompositionNov 21, 2024 · Application 18626552Pending
- Manufacturing Processes To Synthesize, Functionalize, Surface Treat And/or Encapsulate Powders, And Applications ThereofJul 23, 2024 · US 12,043,893Granted
- Nano-engineered Coatings For Anode Active Materials, Cathode Active Materials, And Solid-state Electrolytes And Methods Of Making Batteries Containing Nano-engineered CoatingsJul 2, 2024 · US 12,027,661Granted
- Nano-engineered Coatings For Anode Active Materials, Cathode Active Materials, And Solid-state Electrolytes And Methods Of Making Batteries Containing Nano-engineered CoatingsMay 28, 2024 · US 11,996,564Granted
- Coatings On Particles Of High Energy Materials And Methods Of Forming SameMay 7, 2024 · US 11,976,016Granted
- Energy Storage Devices Having Coated Passive ParticlesJan 30, 2024 · US 11,887,781Granted
- Manufacturing of Workpieces Having Nanostructured Phases from Functionalized Powder FeedstocksNov 23, 2023 · Application 18363834Pending
- Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) for Multi-Layer Ceramic Capacitors (MLCCs)Nov 23, 2023 · Application 18325891Pending
- Fluidized Coated Carbon Particles and Methods of MakingApr 13, 2023 · Application 17963183Pending
- Nano-Engineered Coatings for Anode Active Materials, Cathode Active Materials, and Solid-State Electrolytes and Methods of Making Batteries Containing Nano-Engineered CoatingsNov 24, 2022 · Application 17667751Pending
- Nano-Engineered Coatings for Anode Active Materials, Cathode Active Materials, and Solid-State Electrolytes and Methods of Making Batteries Containing Nano-Engineered CoatingsNov 24, 2022 · Application 17686365Pending
- Flow Control System for a Deposition ReactorOct 20, 2022 · Application 17683327Pending
- Energy Storage Devices Having Coated Passive ComponentsMar 22, 2022 · US 11,278,957Granted
- Method For Covering Particles, Especially A Battery Electrode Material Particles, And Particles Obtained With Such Method And A Battery Comprising Such ParticleSep 9, 2021 · Application 17330383Pending
- Method For Covering Particles, Especially A Battery Electrode Material Particles, And Particles Obtained With Such Method And A Battery Comprising Such ParticleJun 1, 2021 · US 11,024,833Granted
- Manufacturing Of Workpieces Having Nanostructured Phases From Functionalized Powder FeedstocksSep 3, 2020 · Application 16880246Pending
- Energy Storage Devices Having Coated Passive ComponentsFeb 25, 2020 · US 10,569,330Granted
- Vapor Deposition Process For The Manufacture Of Coated ParticlesMay 23, 2019 · Application 16260886Pending
- Manufacturing Processes To Synthesize, Functionalize, Surface Treat And/or Encapsulate Powders, And Applications ThereofFeb 28, 2019 · Application 16112281Pending
- Fluidized Coated Carbon Particles and Methods of MakingApplication 63254000Pending
- Large Scale System For Atomic Layer DepositionApplication 19151599Pending
- Robust Anode Materials, Anode Layers And Methods Of Making And Forming SameApplication PCTUS2024055014Pending
- High Energy Density Cylindrical CellsApplication 63704514Pending
- Improved Deposition Of High Quality Metal Oxide And Metal Nitride LayersApplication PCTUS2024035927Pending
- Improvement Of H+ Conductivity For Fuel Cell ElectrolyzersApplication PCTUS2024015884Pending
- A Rotary Batch Apparatus And System For Coating PowdersApplication PCTUS2024013596Pending
- Robust Anode Materials, Anode Layers And Methods Of Making And Forming SameApplication PCTUS2023079013Pending
- Robust Anode Materials, Anode Layers and Methods of Making and Forming SameApplication 63596894Pending
- Deposition of High Quality Dielectric LayersApplication 63523579Pending
Recent research by its founders
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Regulatory activity · Energy
- Air Plan Approval; Michigan; Redesignation and Maintenance Plan for the Partial St. Clair 2010 1-Hour Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) NAAQS Nonattainment AreaEnvironmental Protection Agency
- Air Plan Approval; Delaware; 2006 24-Hour Fine Particulate Matter Limited Maintenance Plan for the Philadelphia Nonattainment AreaEnvironmental Protection Agency
- Air Plan Approval; Oklahoma; Updates to the State Implementation Plan for New Source Review Permitting and General SIP ProvisionsEnvironmental Protection Agency
- List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: NAC International, Inc., MAGNASTOR® Storage System, Certificate of Compliance No. 1031, Amendment Nos. 16 and 17 and Revisions to Amendment Nos. 0 Through 16Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- Epyrifenacil; Pesticide TolerancesEnvironmental Protection Agency
- Fluoxapiprolin; Pesticide TolerancesEnvironmental Protection Agency
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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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