HAPTX INC
Haptic gloves and teleoperation systems that simulate realistic touch sensation through skin displacement and force feedback for VR and remote robotic manipulation
- Sector
- Robotics
- Headquarters
- Redmond, WA
- Latest Form D
- $8.3M, Feb 2019
- Total capital
- $9.1M
- Federal grants
- $307K
- 2 awards · 2021–2023
- Rank in peer group#6 of 164
- Private capital raised
- $8.8M
- 2 Form D · last Feb 2019
- 93 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 6
- 14 pending · first 2020
- Rank in peer group#32 of 164
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase I · Glove-based Tactile Streaming of Braille Characters and Digital Images for the Visually Impaired$257K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · HaptX Gloves, Exoskeleton, and Tactile Telerobot for virtual training, human machine interface, safety and warfighter avatar implementation.$50K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$8.3M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$465K
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Standing among 164 peers
Line = medianRobotics · Device
- Federal grants#6 · top 4%
- Granted patents#32 · top 20%
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Founders and team
From SEC Form D filings- Alicia EvansExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Amit KapurDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Cynthia HartwigDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Jake RubinExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Joe MichaelsExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Marc DroppertDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Show all 8 people
- Simon ZhuDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Tom RubinDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 6 granted of 20- PendingWhole-body Human-computer InterfaceUSPTOApplication 18380078
- GrantedWhole-body Human-computer InterfaceUSPTOUS 11,816,261
- GrantedActuator And Retraction Mechanism For Force Feedback ExoskeletonUSPTOUS 11,816,268
Show all 20 patent records
- Whole-body Human-computer InterfaceFeb 8, 2024 · Application 18380078Pending
- Whole-body Human-computer InterfaceNov 14, 2023 · US 11,816,261Granted
- Actuator And Retraction Mechanism For Force Feedback ExoskeletonNov 14, 2023 · US 11,816,268Granted
- Whole-body Human-computer InterfaceFeb 14, 2023 · US 11,579,692Granted
- Whole-body Human-computer InterfaceJul 13, 2021 · US 11,061,472Granted
- Haptic Feedback GloveOct 20, 2020 · US 10,809,804Granted
- Whole-body Human-computer InterfaceAug 4, 2020 · US 10,732,711Granted
- Haptic SystemApplication 63395747Pending
- Haptic SystemApplication 63338345Pending
- Whole-body Haptic DeviceApplication 63334010Pending
- Actuator And Retraction Mechanism For Force Feedback ExoskeletonApplication PCTUS2021054314Pending
- Actuator And Retraction Mechanism For Force Feedback ExoskeletonApplication 63104487Pending
- Haptic Feedback GloveApplication PCTUS2018067941Pending
- Haptic Feedback GloveApplication 62612185Pending
- Haptic Feedback GloveApplication PCTUS2018030106Pending
- Haptic Platform And Ecosystem For Immersive Computer Mediated EnvironmentsApplication PCTUS2023029559Pending
- Haptic Glove System And Manufacture Of Haptic Glove SystemsApplication 63467560Pending
- Haptic Glove System And Manufacture Of Haptic Glove SystemsApplication 63464118Pending
- Haptic Glove System And Manufacture Of Haptic Glove SystemsApplication PCTUS2023021015Pending
- Whole-body Haptic System And DeviceApplication PCTUS2023019494Pending
Related companies, and why
- RADMANTIS LLCSimilar federal contract value in Robotics · null in contracts
- Miga Motor CompanySimilar federal contract value in Robotics · null in contracts
- Gopher LLCSimilar federal contract value in Robotics · null in contracts
- Sielo Robotics Inc.Similar federal contract value in Robotics · null in contracts
- Degla IncSimilar federal contract value in Robotics · null in contracts
- Jio, Inc.Similar federal contract value in Robotics · null in contracts
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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