JETOPTERA INC
Fluidic Propulsion System (FPS) – a no-moving-parts jet engine using synthetic jet technology for advanced air vehicles
- Sector
- Aerospace
- Headquarters
- Edmonds, WA
- Founded
- 2015
- Latest Form D
- $1.8M offered, Sep 2019
- Total capital
- $3.4M
- Federal grants
- $1.6M
- 3 awards · 2020–2022
- Rank in peer group#29 of 91
- Private capital raised
- $1.8M
- 4 Form D · last Sep 2019
- 85 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 19
- 21 pending · first 2022
- Rank in peer group#1 of 91
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Wind Tunnel Experimental Evaluation of HEDWIG: A High-Speed Vertical Take-Off and Landing Blended Wing Body Aircraft powered by Fluidic Propulsion and Uppers Surface Blown Technology$746K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Fluidic Propulsive System: High Speed Vertical Take Off and Landing Propulsion for Project Hedwig Low Probability of Detection Aircraft$750K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Experimental Study of the Aerodynamic and Aeroacoustic Performance of Fluidic Propulsion for Advanced Air Mobility$150K
- Offering registeredForm D · SEC · 4th filing$1.8M
- Offering registeredForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$1.8M
- Offering registeredForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$1.5M
- Offering registeredForm D · SEC · 1st filing$1.5M
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 91 peers
Line = medianAerospace · Device
- Federal grants#29 · top 32%
- Granted patents#1 · top 1%
Cumulative measures favor older companies. Rankings describe position today, not outcome. Below the median, ranks show as a band rather than a number.
Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Andrei EvuletResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by 7 patents · $1.6M in grants as PI
- Denis DancanetExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Simina FarcasiuExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 19 granted of 40- GrantedConfiguration For Vertical Take-off And Landing System For Aerial VehiclesUSPTOUS 12,698,080
- GrantedFluidic Propulsive System And Thrust And Lift Generator For Aerial VehiclesUSPTOUS 12,698,089
- GrantedCombustor For A Micro-turbine Gas GeneratorUSPTOUS 12,693,020
Show all 40 patent records
- Configuration For Vertical Take-off And Landing System For Aerial VehiclesAug 4, 2026 · US 12,698,080Granted
- Fluidic Propulsive System And Thrust And Lift Generator For Aerial VehiclesAug 4, 2026 · US 12,698,089Granted
- Combustor For A Micro-turbine Gas GeneratorJul 28, 2026 · US 12,693,020Granted
- Vertical And Short Take-off And Landing Lift Booster SystemJul 9, 2026 · Application 19130945Pending
- Configuration For Vertical Take-off And Landing System For Aerial VehiclesJun 18, 2026 · Application 19362466Pending
- Pneumatic Collapsible Ejectors Supply System For Aircraft PropulsionJun 11, 2026 · Application 18981423Pending
- Vertical Take Of And Landing Aircraft With Fluidic Propulsion SystemJun 11, 2026 · Application 18981542Pending
- Fluidic Turbo Heater SystemMay 21, 2026 · Application 19450992Pending
- Fluidic Propulsive SystemMay 21, 2026 · Application 19445418Pending
- Adaptive Vertical Take-Off and Landing Propulsion SystemApr 30, 2026 · Application 19341401Pending
- Configuration For Vertical Take-off And Landing System For Aerial VehiclesMar 31, 2026 · US 12,589,871Granted
- Ejector And Airfoil ConfigurationsMar 3, 2026 · US 12,565,327Granted
- Streamline Airframe With Boundary Ingestion Fluidic Propulsive ElementsFeb 12, 2026 · Application 19363636Pending
- Fluidic Turbo Heater SystemFeb 10, 2026 · US 12,546,273Granted
- Fluidic Propulsive SystemFeb 10, 2026 · US 12,545,423Granted
- Adaptive Fluidic Propulsive SystemDec 4, 2025 · Application 19236946Pending
- Streamline Airframe With Boundary Ingeston Fluidic Propulsive ElementsNov 11, 2025 · US 12,466,547Granted
- Configuration For Vertical Take-off And Landing System For Aerial VehiclesOct 28, 2025 · US 12,454,354Granted
- Adaptive Vertical Take-off And Landing Propulsion SystemOct 7, 2025 · US 12,434,833Granted
- Fluidic Propulsive System With Collapsible EjectorsOct 2, 2025 · Application 18864508Pending
- Fluidic Propulsive System And Thrust And Lift Generator For Aerial VehiclesSep 4, 2025 · Application 19055077Pending
- Configuration For Vertical Take-off And Landing System For Aerial VehiclesJun 5, 2025 · Application 18939510Pending
- Adaptive Vertical Take-off And Landing Propulsion SystemMay 6, 2025 · US 12,291,328Granted
- Fluidic Propulsive System And Thrust And Lift Generator For Aerial VehiclesMar 18, 2025 · US 12,252,265Granted
- Configuration For Vertical Take-off And Landing System For Aerial VehiclesDec 10, 2024 · US 12,162,599Granted
- Adaptive Fluidic Propulsive SystemSep 19, 2024 · Application 18518752Pending
- Adaptive Fluidic Propulsive SystemAug 22, 2024 · Application 18562538Pending
- Streamline Airframe With Boundary Ingestion Fluidic Propulsive ElementsJul 16, 2024 · US 12,037,104Granted
- Combination Compressed-fluid Ejector And Propeller Propulsion SystemJul 4, 2024 · Application 18228894Pending
- Micro-turbine Gas Generator And Propulsive SystemJun 13, 2024 · Application 18220775Pending
- Configuration For Vertical Take-off And Landing System For Aerial VehiclesJun 6, 2024 · Application 18218964Pending
- Variable Geometry ThrusterJun 4, 2024 · US 12,000,336Granted
- Fluidic Propulsive SystemMay 9, 2024 · Application 18207662Pending
- Fluidic Turbo Heater SystemApr 23, 2024 · US 11,965,456Granted
- Variable Geometry ThrusterApr 11, 2024 · Application 18142750Pending
- Configuration For Vertical Take-off And Landing System For Aerial VehiclesAug 15, 2023 · US 11,724,803Granted
- Combustor For A Micro-turbine Gas GeneratorApr 25, 2023 · US 11,635,211Granted
- Variable Geometry ThrusterJan 12, 2023 · Application 17837892Pending
- Adaptive Fluidic Propulsive SystemNov 24, 2022 · Application 17749053Pending
- Configuration For Vertical Take-off And Landing System For Aerial VehiclesNov 22, 2022 · US 11,505,316Granted
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Regulatory activity · Aerospace
- Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs of NASA-Effectuation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Special Conditions: AMAC Aerospace, The Boeing Company Model 747- 8 Airplane; Side-Facing SeatsFederal Aviation Administration
- Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous AmendmentsFederal Aviation Administration
- Operating Limitations at John F. Kennedy International AirportFederal Aviation Administration
- Operating Limitations at New York LaGuardia AirportFederal Aviation Administration
- Special Conditions: Honeywell Aerospace US LLC, Dassault Aviation Model Falcon 900EX Airplane; Electronic System Security Protection From Unauthorized External AccessFederal Aviation Administration
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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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