GHOSTWAVE INC

Columbus, OH · Founded 2016 · Defense · Private

RF noise radar system with sensor fusion and machine learning for small UAS detection, classification, and tracking

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · ghostwaveinc.com

Sector: Defense
Headquarters: Columbus, OH
Founded: 2016
Latest Form D: $50K, Jan 2019
Total capital: $1M

Federal grants: $700K; 6 awards · 2019–2022; Rank in peer group#12 of 22
Private capital raised: $50K; 1 Form D · last Jan 2019; 94 months since last filing
Federal contracts: $283K; 5 awards · Defense; Rank in Defense#820 of 1442
Granted patents: None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.

Capital timeline

Latest events

May 2024Federal contractDefense · Small Business Technology Transfer Phase I FX24D-PTCSO1-0512 Fiber To Chip Coupling Loss For Quantum Radio Frequency$110K
Nov 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase I · UAV On Board Sensor Fusion Detect and Avoid System with Beam Steering$75K
Nov 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase I · sUAS Threat Detection Using Sensor Fusion, AI and Beam Steering$75K
Aug 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Multimodal RF Noise Radar with Low Probability of Interference and Jamming for On-Orbit Object Approach$250K
Nov 2021Federal contractDefense · RF Noise RADAR System Using Artificial Intelligence For Improved Situational$50K
Oct 2021Federal contractDefense · Stealthy RF Noise RADAR With Beam Forming Detection$49K
Apr 2021Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Sensor Fusion UAS Swarm Detection and Tracking$50K
Jan 2019Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$50K

Show 4 earlier federal awards

Dec 2020Federal grantDefense · Phase I · ORB Command and Control Systems for First Responders$150K
Aug 2019Federal contractDefense · Build, Demonstrate And Evaluate A Benchtop Prototype, Low Cost Clandestine Radio Perimeter System, Utilizing Ghostwaves Innovative Pseudo Random Noise Technology.$25K
Aug 2019Federal contractDefense · Low-cost Low-probability-detection Low-probability Of Intercept Pseudo Random Noise RF Communication System$49K
Jul 2019Federal grantAgriculture · RADAR Monitoring Of Honey Bees For Early Warning Of Health Issues And Colony Collapse$100K

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Standing among 22 peers

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Defense · System

Federal grantsBelow median

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Founders and team

Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants

Dean ZodyResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by $600K in grants as PI
Michael D. StonerDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Susan A. StantonDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings

What it has protected

No granted patents are on record.

USPTO usually publishes applications 18 months after filing, so recent applications may not be visible yet. Patents assigned under a different entity name won’t match.

Checked: USPTO granted patents and published applications · Oct 23, 2026

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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.