IONWERKS INC

Houston, TX · Semiconductors · Private

Nanoparticulate thin films that coat microchannel plate detectors to increase secondary electron yield and detector gain/sensitivity

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Updated Oct 23, 2026

Sector: Semiconductors
Headquarters: Houston, TX
Total capital: $4.3M

Federal grants: $4.3M; 5 awards · 2015–2023; Rank in peer group#5 of 15
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $24K; 1 award · Health and Human S; Rank in Semiconductors#170 of 707
Granted patents: 5; 17 pending · first 2013; Rank in peer group#6 of 15

Capital timeline

Latest events

Aug 2023Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · Nanoparticulate Coatings Enhance Ion Detection$40K
Sep 2022Federal contractHealth and Human S · Relocation And Installation Of Scientific Equipment From Ionwerks Inc. (ambis #2137446)$24K
Sep 2022Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · Nanoparticulate Coatings Enhance Ion Detection$800K
Sep 2021Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · Nanoparticulate Coatings Enhance Ion Detection$1.6M
Sep 2021Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · Nanoparticulate Coatings Enhance Ion Detection$800K
Apr 2015Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · Biomarker Quantitation by NP-MS Tissue Imaging.$999K

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Standing among 15 peers

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Semiconductors · Material

Federal grants#5 · top 33%
Granted patents#6 · top 40%

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What it has protected

USPTO · 5 granted of 22

Dec 22, 2022PendingNanoparticulate Assisted Nanoscale Molecular Imaging By Mass SpectrometryUSPTOApplication 17809851
Jul 19, 2022GrantedNanoparticulate Assisted Nanoscale Molecular Imaging By Mass SpectrometryUSPTOUS 11,391,681
Dec 29, 2020GrantedNanoparticulate Assisted Nanoscale Molecular Imaging By Mass SpectrometryUSPTOUS 10,876,982

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Nanoparticulate Assisted Nanoscale Molecular Imaging By Mass SpectrometryDec 22, 2022 · Application 17809851Pending
Nanoparticulate Assisted Nanoscale Molecular Imaging By Mass SpectrometryJul 19, 2022 · US 11,391,681Granted
Nanoparticulate Assisted Nanoscale Molecular Imaging By Mass SpectrometryDec 29, 2020 · US 10,876,982Granted
Nanoparticulate Assisted Nanoscale Molecular Imaging By Mass SpectrometryOct 15, 2019 · US 10,446,383Granted
Nanoparticulate Assisted Nanoscale Molecular Imaging By Mass SpectrometryJun 30, 2016 · Application 15061680Pending
Nanoparticulate Assisted Nanoscale Molecular Imaging by Mass SpectrometeryMar 29, 2016 · US 9,297,761Granted
Post-ionization Of Neutrals For Ion Mobility Otofms Identification Of Molecules And Elements Desorbed From SurfacesOct 15, 2013 · US 8,558,168Granted
Nanoparticulate Assisted Nanoscale Molecular Imaging By Mass SpectrometeryApplication PCTUS2011039646Pending
Time-of-flight Spectrometry And Spectroscopy Of SurfacesApplication PCTUS2010058369Pending
Post-ionization Of Neutrals For Ion Mobility Otofms Identification Of Molecules And Elements Desorbed From SurfacesApplication PCTUS2010021902Pending
Time-of-flight Mass Spectrometry Of SurfacesApplication PCTUS2009032038Pending
Multi-beam Ion Mobility Time-of-flight Mass Spectrometry With Multi-channel Data RecordingApplication PCTUS2006020474Pending
Multi-beam Ion Mobility Time-of-flight Mass Spectrometer With Bipolar Ion Extraction And Zwitterion DetectionApplication PCTUS2006020473Pending
Ion Mobility SpectrometerApplication PCTUS2006004911Pending
Mulitiplex Data Acquisition Modes For Ion Mobility-mass SpectrometryApplication PCTUS2005026537Pending
Advanced Optics For Rapidly Patterned Laser Profiles In Analytical SpectrometryApplication PCTUS2005004576Pending
Gas-phase Purification Of Biomolecules By Ion Mobility For Patterning Microarrays And Protein Crystal GrowthApplication PCTUS2005001991Pending
Maldi-im-ortho-tof Mass Spectrometry With Simultaneous Positive And Negative Mode DetectionApplication PCTUS2004043626Pending
Ion Mobility Tof/maldi/ms Using Drift Cell Alternating High And Low Electrical Field RegionsApplication PCTUS2004034815Pending
A Time-of Flight Mass Spectrometer For Monitoring Of East ProcessesApplication PCTUS2004034994Pending
Gold Implantation Deposition Of Biological Samples For Laser Desorption Three Dimensional Depth Profiling Of TissuesApplication PCTUS2004017739Pending
A Multi-anode Detector With Increased Dynamic Range For Time-of-flight Mass Spectrometers With Counting Data AcquisitionsApplication PCTUS2002040877Pending

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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.