H Quest Vanguard Inc
High-performance hierarchical hybrid carbon fiber reinforcement material produced via microwave plasma technology for injection/compression-molded composites
- Sector
- Materials
- Headquarters
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Total capital
- $2.1M
- Federal grants
- $2.1M
- 7 awards · 2016–2021
- Rank in peer group#1 of 141
- Private capital raised
- None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 7
- 15 pending · first 2018
- Rank in peer group#11 of 141
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Graphene-enriched hierarchical polymer additives derived from natural gas$207K
- Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Gas-to-Solids: Utilization of Associated Gas for Production of High Value Carbons$207K
- Federal grantNSF · Phase I · STTR Phase I: Building with Carbon: Improving Construction Materials with Nanocarbon Additives from Natural Gas$225K
- Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Low-Temperature Plasma Substrate-Free Production of Graphene from Natural Gas$150K
- Federal grantEnergy · Phase II · Direct Microwave Plasma Conversion of Methane to Higher Hydrocarbons and Carbon Materials$1.0M
- Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Microwave-Fluidized Catalytic Reactor for the Direct Conversion of Methane to Higher Hydrocarbons$155K
- Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Mechanisms of Wave Liquefaction Conversion of Coal to Liquids for Reactor Refinement and Optimization$149K
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Standing among 141 peers
Line = medianMaterials · Material
- Federal grants#1 · top 1%
- Granted patents#11 · top 8%
- Linked publications#5 · top 4%
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Founders and team
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Checked: USPTO inventors; federal award principal investigators; SEC Form D related persons · Oct 23, 2026
Claim this profile to add your teamWhat it has protected
USPTO · 7 granted of 22- PendingPolycyclic Aromatic Molecules, Pitch And Graphite, Having Low Impurities And Large Crystalline Structure, And Products Made TherefromUSPTOApplication 19426442
- GrantedPolycyclic Aromatic Molecules, Pitch And Graphite, Having Low Impurities And Large Crystalline Structure, And Products Made TherefromUSPTOUS 12,528,753
- GrantedNanocarbon Material And Applications Of Nanocarbon MaterialUSPTOUS 12,365,625
Show all 22 patent records
- Polycyclic Aromatic Molecules, Pitch And Graphite, Having Low Impurities And Large Crystalline Structure, And Products Made TherefromMay 7, 2026 · Application 19426442Pending
- Polycyclic Aromatic Molecules, Pitch And Graphite, Having Low Impurities And Large Crystalline Structure, And Products Made TherefromJan 20, 2026 · US 12,528,753Granted
- Nanocarbon Material And Applications Of Nanocarbon MaterialJul 22, 2025 · US 12,365,625Granted
- Microwave Assisted Fluidized Bed ReactorMay 8, 2025 · Application 19018927Pending
- Methods And Systems For Microwave Assisted Production Of Graphitic MaterialsMay 1, 2025 · Application 18802502Pending
- Microwave Assisted Fluidized Bed ReactorFeb 18, 2025 · US 12,226,765Granted
- Methods and Systems for Microwave Assisted Production of Graphitic MaterialsSep 10, 2024 · US 12,084,348Granted
- Processing Of Feed Stream Using Refractory For Hydrogen Production And Reduced Carbon EmissionsMar 21, 2024 · Application 18468302Pending
- Microwave-Induced Non-Thermal Plasma Conversion of HydrocarbonsNov 3, 2022 · Application 17806621Pending
- Non-Thermal Micro-Plasma Conversion of HydrocarbonsJun 14, 2022 · US 11,358,113Granted
- Microwave-Induced Non-Thermal Plasma Conversion of HydrocarbonsOct 8, 2019 · US 10,434,490Granted
- Non-Thermal Plasma Conversion of HydrocarbonsJun 5, 2018 · US 9,987,611Granted
- Microwave Assisted Fluidized Bed ReactorApplication PCTUS2022072385Pending
- Polycyclic Aromatic Molecules, Pitch And Graphite, Having Low Impurities And Large Crystalline Structure, And Products Made TherefromApplication 63375981Pending
- Microwave Assisted Fluidized Bed ReactorApplication 63189548Pending
- Nanocarbon Material And Applications Of Nanocarbon MaterialApplication PCTUS2020022309Pending
- Nanocarbon Material And Cementitious Compositions Incorporating Nanocarbon MaterialApplication 62817309Pending
- Nanocarbon Material And Applications Of Nanocarbon MaterialApplication 62817317Pending
- Non-thermal Plasma Conversion Of HydrocarbonsApplication PCTUS2018045560Pending
- Processing Of Feed Stream Using Refractory For Hydrogen Production And Reduced Carbon EmissionsApplication 63375976Pending
- Processing Of Feed Stream Using Refractory For Hydrogen Production And Reduced Carbon EmissionsApplication PCTUS2023074357Pending
- Polycyclic Aromatic Molecules, Pitch, And Graphite, Having Low Impurities And Large Crystalline Structure, And Products Made TherefromApplication PCTUS2023074369Pending
Recent research by its founders
- Non-catalytic pyrolysis of associated gas to zero CO<sub>2</sub> hydrogen and high value carbon black20250 cites
- Graphitizable Pitch from Microwave Plasma Pyrolysis of Natural Gas20243 cites
- Structural Characteristics and Graphitizability of Tars from Thermal versus Microwave Plasma Pyrolysis of Coals20242 cites
Related companies, and why
- H Quest Vanguard, Inc.Shares a founder: George Skoptsov
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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.
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