Ideal Power Inc.
B-TRAN® bidirectional power semiconductors for efficient power conversion
- Sector
- Semiconductors
- Headquarters
- AUSTIN, TX
- Founded
- 2007
- Latest Form D
- $15M, Mar 2017
- Total capital
- $16.8M
- Federal grants
- None on recordNo awards found in SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF or DoD records.
- Private capital raised
- $16.8M
- 5 Form D · last Mar 2017
- 115 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 26
- 14 pending · first 2018
- Rank in peer group#15 of 224
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 5th filing$15M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 4th filing$750K
- Offering registeredForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$3.3M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$750K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$240K
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 224 peers
Line = medianSemiconductors · Device
- Granted patents#15 · top 7%
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Founders and team
From SEC Form D filings- Barry P. LoderExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Charles F. De TarrExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Christopher P. CobbExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- David B. EisenhaureDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Lon E. BellDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Mark L. BaumDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Show all 11 people
- Paul A. BundschuhExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- R. Daniel BrdarExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Ryan B. O'KeefeExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Timothy BurnsExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- William C. AlexanderExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 26 granted of 40- GrantedThin Bidirectional Bipolar Junction Transistor Devices From Bonded Wide And Thick WafersUSPTOUS 12,740,135
- GrantedUnidirectional Switch CircuitUSPTOUS 12,738,935
- PendingOvercurrent Protection for Bidirectional Power Semiconductor DevicesUSPTOApplication 19464773
Show all 40 patent records
- Thin Bidirectional Bipolar Junction Transistor Devices From Bonded Wide And Thick WafersSep 15, 2026 · US 12,740,135Granted
- Unidirectional Switch CircuitSep 15, 2026 · US 12,738,935Granted
- Overcurrent Protection for Bidirectional Power Semiconductor DevicesAug 20, 2026 · Application 19464773Pending
- Methods And Systems Of Operating A Double-sided Double-base Bipolar Junction TransistorJun 23, 2026 · US 12,665,593Granted
- Methods And Systems Of Operating A Pnp Bi-directional Double-base Bipolar Junction TransistorJun 18, 2026 · Application 19530612Pending
- Double-sided Cooling Package For Double-sided, Bi-directional Junction TransistorApr 28, 2026 · US 12,616,074Granted
- Bipolar Junction Device, And Methods And Switch Assemblies Using SameDec 25, 2025 · Application 19190985Pending
- Methods And Systems Of Operating A Double-sided Double-base Bipolar Junction TransistorDec 23, 2025 · US 12,506,476Granted
- Hybrid Switch Circuit With Bidirectional Double-base Bipolar Junction TransistorsDec 23, 2025 · US 12,506,475Granted
- Methods Of Manufacturing Bipolar Junction DevicesDec 11, 2025 · Application 19199481Pending
- Unidirectional Switch CircuitDec 4, 2025 · Application 19179006Pending
- Bipolar Junction Devices, And Methods And Switches Using SameNov 27, 2025 · Application 19188394Pending
- Unidirectional Hybrid Switch CircuitAug 12, 2025 · US 12,388,442Granted
- Methods And Systems Of Operating A Double-sided Double-base Bipolar Junction TransistorNov 28, 2024 · Application 18422469Pending
- System And Method For Bi-directional Trench Power SwitchesNov 19, 2024 · US 12,148,819Granted
- Thin Bidirectional Bipolar Junction Transistor Devices From Bonded Wide And Thick WafersJun 13, 2024 · Application 18512271Pending
- Methods And Systems Of Operating A Pnp Bi-directional Double-base Bipolar Junction TransistorMay 9, 2024 · Application 18483939Pending
- Ruggedized Symmetrically Bidirectional Bipolar Power TransistorMay 7, 2024 · US 11,978,788Granted
- Method And System Of Operating A Bi-directional Double-base Bipolar Junction Transistor (b-tran)Jan 30, 2024 · US 11,888,030Granted
- Semiconductor Device With Bi-directional Double-base Trench Power SwitchesJan 23, 2024 · US 11,881,525Granted
- Method And System Of Operating A Bi-directional Double-base Bipolar Junction Transistor (b-tran)Oct 31, 2023 · US 11,804,835Granted
- Layout To Reduce Current Crowding At EndpointsOct 3, 2023 · US 11,777,018Granted
- Ruggedized Symmetrically Bidirectional Bipolar Power TransistorJul 11, 2023 · US 11,699,746Granted
- Systems and Methods for Bidirectional Device FabricationApr 25, 2023 · US 11,637,016Granted
- Method And System Of Operating A Bi-directional Double-base Bipolar Junction Transistor (b-tran)Dec 6, 2022 · US 11,522,051Granted
- Method And System Of Current Sharing Among Bidirectional Double-base Bipolar Junction TransistorsNov 8, 2022 · US 11,496,129Granted
- Method And System Of Operating A Bi-directional Double-base Bipolar Junction Transistor (b-tran)Aug 9, 2022 · US 11,411,557Granted
- Ruggedized Symmetrically Bidirectional Bipolar Power TransistorJul 20, 2021 · US 11,069,797Granted
- Field Plates on Two Opposed Surfaces of Double-Base Bidirectional Bipolar Transistor: Devices, Methods, and SystemsJan 12, 2021 · US 10,892,354Granted
- Field Plates On Two Opposed Surfaces Of Double-base Bidirectional Bipolar Transistor: Devices, Methods, And SystemsMar 3, 2020 · US 10,580,885Granted
- Anti-Islanding Systems and Methods Using Harmonics Injected in a Rotation Opposite the Natural RotationJan 2, 2020 · Application 16439461Pending
- Double-base-connected Bipolar Transistors With Passive Components Preventing Accidental Turn-onDec 3, 2019 · US 10,497,699Granted
- Field Plates On Two Opposed Surfaces Of Double-Base Bidirectional Bipolar Transistor: Devices, Methods, And SystemsSep 17, 2019 · US 10,418,471Granted
- HVDC/MVDC Systems and Methods with Low-Loss Fully-Bidirectional BJT Circuit BreakersAug 29, 2019 · Application 16288016Pending
- Power-Packet-Switching Circuits Using Stacked Bidirectional SwitchesMay 9, 2019 · Application 16043945Pending
- Operation of Double-Base Bipolar Transistors with Additional Timing Phases at Switching TransitionsFeb 19, 2019 · US 10,211,283Granted
- Double-base-connected Bipolar Transistors With Passive Components Preventing Accidental Turn-onAug 21, 2018 · US 10,056,372Granted
- Systems and Methods for Bidirectional Device FabricationAug 9, 2018 · Application 15794418Pending
- Ground Fault Detection Architectures, Systems, Circuits, and MethodsApr 19, 2018 · Application 15582480Pending
- Methods Of Operating A Double-base-contact Bidirectional Bipolar Junction TransistorFeb 20, 2018 · US 9,900,002Granted
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Sources
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