GENERAL LASERTRONICS CORPORATION
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- Sector
- Defense
- Headquarters
- San Jose, CA
- Latest Form D
- $200K, Mar 2010
- Total capital
- $7.8M
- Federal grants
- $2M
- 2 awards · 2019–2025
- Rank in peer group#5 of 113
- Private capital raised
- $200K
- 1 Form D · last Mar 2010
- 200 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- $5.6M
- 12 awards · Defense, Interior
- Rank in Defense#500 of 1442
- Granted patents
- 8
- 6 pending · first 2016
- Rank in peer group#11 of 113
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal grantDefense · Phase II · SBIR Phase II Topic (AF112-110) Portable Laser Removal Tool$2M
- Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase II Topic (AF112-110) Portable Laser Removal Tool$2M
- Federal contractDefense · Maintenance And Upgrade Of Lasertronics 500I Laser Ablation System.$121K
- Federal contractInterior · Northern California Area Office (ncao) Laser Paint Removal System$400K
- Federal contractDefense · Repair Of Laser Ablation System$102K
- Federal contractDefense · Maint&repair Of Eq/maintenance&repair Shop Eq$12K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Open Call for Innovative Defense-Related Dual-Purpose Technologies/Solutions with a Clear Air Force Stakeholder Need$50K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$200K
Show 7 earlier federal awards
- Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Waste Collection System Pr# 61-0062-17$32K
- Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Repair And Upgrade Services$18K
- Federal contractDefense · Laser Processing Workhead$45K
- Federal contractDefense · Arbss Upgrade$2M
- Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf SBIR II: Portable Laser Removal Tool$748K
- Federal contractDefense · Surface Preparation Of Organic Matrix Composites$146K
- Federal contractDefense · Q Switch Fail Detector And Mounting Hardware$15K
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.
Standing among 113 peers
Line = medianDefense · Device
- Federal grants#5 · top 4%
- Granted patents#11 · top 10%
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- JAMES THOMASResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by 7 patents
- RICHARD SIMKOResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by 1 patent
- EINAR SUNDEExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- JACK BLAKEMOREDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- JOHN ANDERSONDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- KOHEI YAMASHITADirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Show all 9 people
- MITSU FUJISAWADirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- RAY NOELExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- ROBERT BYERDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 8 granted of 14- GrantedCoating Ablating Apparatus With Coating Removal DetectionUSPTOUS 12,459,053
- GrantedCoating Ablating Apparatus With Coating Removal DetectionUSPTOUS 11,819,939
- GrantedLaser Ablation For The Environmentally Beneficial Removal Of Surface CoatingsUSPTOUS 11,338,391
Show all 14 patent records
- Coating Ablating Apparatus With Coating Removal DetectionNov 4, 2025 · US 12,459,053Granted
- Coating Ablating Apparatus With Coating Removal DetectionNov 21, 2023 · US 11,819,939Granted
- Laser Ablation For The Environmentally Beneficial Removal Of Surface CoatingsMay 24, 2022 · US 11,338,391Granted
- A Coating Ablating Apparatus With Coating Removal DetectionJun 29, 2021 · US 11,045,900Granted
- Laser Film Debonding MethodDec 27, 2018 · Application 16118263Pending
- Laser Film Debonding MethodOct 2, 2018 · US 10,086,597Granted
- Methods For Stripping And Modifying Surfaces With Laser-induced AblationNov 1, 2016 · US 9,481,052Granted
- Color Sensing For Laser DecoatingJun 28, 2016 · US 9,375,807Granted
- Methods For Stripping And Modifying Surfaces With Laser-induced AblationJun 21, 2016 · US 9,370,842Granted
- Color Sensing For Laser DecoatingApplication PCTUS2006034293Pending
- Laser Film Debonding MethodApplication PCTUS2015011863Pending
- Color Sensing For Laser DecoatingApplication PCTUS2005000511Pending
- Aperture Adapters For Laser-based Coating Removal End-effectorApplication PCTUS2008008352Pending
- Methods For Stripping And Modifying Surfaces With Laser-induced AblationApplication PCTUS2008003747Pending
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- VETH RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, LLCSimilar federal contract value in Defense · $5.7M in contracts
- TELESWIVEL LLCSimilar federal contract value in Defense · $5.6M in contracts
- LEXSET.AI INCSimilar federal contract value in Defense · $5.6M in contracts
- Delux Advanced Manufacturing, LLCSimilar federal contract value in Defense · $5.5M in contracts
- KILSAR, INC.Similar federal contract value in Defense · $5.5M in contracts
Regulatory activity · Defense
- Danger Zone; Waters of Carr Creek and Whitehall Bay in the Vicinity of the Naval Support Activity AnnapolisEngineers Corps
- Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01; IntroductionNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Trade Agreements ThresholdsNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01; Small Entity Compliance GuideNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06; Small Entity Compliance GuideNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Federal 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
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