Impossible Metals
Underwater robotic vehicles and arms for selective seabed mineral collection
- Sector
- Robotics
- Headquarters
- US
- Federal grants
- None on recordNo awards found in SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF or DoD records.
- 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
- 1
- 15 pending · first 2026
- Rank in peer group#56 of 164
Capital timeline
No federal awards or Form D filings are on record for this company.
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Checked: SEC EDGAR Form D through Oct 23, 2026; SBIR and STTR awards through Oct 21, 2026; USAspending contract awards
Founder? Add funding contextStanding among 164 peers
Line = medianRobotics · Device
- Granted patents#56 · top 34%
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Founders and team
No founders are linked to this company yet.
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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 · 1 granted of 16- New patentFast Launch And Recovery System For Autonomous Underwater VehicleUSPTOUS 12,767,295
- PendingSystem And Method For Recovery Of Autonomous Underwater VehiclesUSPTOApplication 19303161
- PendingMethod and Apparatus for Priming a Dynamic Buoyancy System for a Deep-Sea Mining VehicleUSPTOApplication 18352038
Show all 16 patent records
- Fast Launch And Recovery System For Autonomous Underwater VehicleOct 20, 2026 · US 12,767,295Granted
- System And Method For Recovery Of Autonomous Underwater VehiclesFeb 19, 2026 · Application 19303161Pending
- Method and Apparatus for Priming a Dynamic Buoyancy System for a Deep-Sea Mining VehicleMay 8, 2025 · Application 18352038Pending
- Fast Launch And Recovery System For Autonomous Underwater VehicleMay 30, 2024 · Application 18521138Pending
- Processes And Methods For Binary Opposing Buoyancy For Large Underwater Lift ApplicationsFeb 1, 2024 · Application 18363187Pending
- Method And Apparatus For A Buoyancy Vessel For Deep-sea MiningOct 5, 2023 · Application 18130830Pending
- Apparatus For Retrieving Deep-sea NodulesSep 28, 2023 · Application 18190794Pending
- Method And Apparatus For A Dynamic Buoyancy System For Deep-sea MiningAug 31, 2023 · Application 18176099Pending
- Fast Launch And Recovery System For Autonomous Underwater VehicleApplication 63428318Pending
- System and method for recovery of autonomous underwater vehiclesApplication 63684573Pending
- System And Method For Recovery Of Autonomous Underwater VehiclesApplication PCTUS2025042362Pending
- Method And Apparatus For Priming A Dynamic Buoyancy System For A Deep-sea Mining VehicleApplication PCTUS2024037778Pending
- Fast Launch And Recovery System For Autonomous Underwater VehicleApplication PCTUS2023081289Pending
- Processes And Methods For Binary Opposing Buoyancy For Large Underwater Lift ApplicationsApplication PCTUS2023029241Pending
- Method And Apparatus For A Buoyancy Vessel For Deep-sea MiningApplication PCTUS2023017488Pending
- Method And Apparatus For Retrieving Deep-sea NodulesApplication PCTUS2023016441Pending
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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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