k-Space Associates, Inc.

Materials · Private

Multi-species atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) based in-situ film growth monitor for physical vapor deposition processes

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · k-space.com

Sector: Materials
Total capital: $3.2M

Federal grants: $1.1M; 2 awards · 2015–2016; Rank in peer group#12 of 13
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $2.1M; 33 awards · Commerce, Defense, NASA; Rank in Materials#127 of 1258
Granted patents: 1; 5 pending · first 2015; Rank in peer group#3 of 13

Capital timeline

Latest events

Apr 2025Federal contractDefense · Two Port, Specular Configuration Ice-ecpr Ice-ecpr - Ksa Integrated Control For Epitaxy: Provides Realtime Monitoring Of Emissivity-corrected Pyrometry Temperature And Reflectivity (ecpr) During Epitaxial Growth.$29K
Sep 2024Federal contractCommerce · Laser Etalon System$97K
Aug 2023Federal contractCommerce · Stress Monitoring Tool$64K
Jan 2022Federal contractDefense · Ksa Bandit Nir$40K
Oct 2021Federal contractDefense · Software Upgrade$15K
Oct 2021Federal contractDefense · High Sensitivity Detector$11K
Sep 2019Federal contractDefense · Stress Measurement System Pr# 68-5078-19$76K

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Jul 2019Federal contractNASA · Ot: 1 - MOS-2P-35MM, 1 - Install-nae, 2 - Training, 1 - Ice-xymount-mbe, 1 - Config/mos, 2 - VP-275-150, 2 - Config/mos, 1 - Nre - Software And Communications Engineering Support And 1 - Shipping$85K
Dec 2018Federal contractDefense · Multi Beam Optical Sensor System Pr# 63-6069-18$71K
Nov 2017Federal contractNASA · Ot This Is A Purchase Order For The Installation And Training For Ksa Bandit Equipment.$6K
Oct 2017Federal contractDefense · Electron Diffraction System Pr# 68-5177-17$18K
Jan 2017Federal contractDefense · Mocvd In-situ Monitoring System$38K
Dec 2016Federal contractDefense · Integrated Control Pr# 56-9111-16$51K
Apr 2016Federal grantEnergy · Phase II · Advanced, High-Sensitivity, Multi-Species, In-Situ Film Growth Monitor Utilizing Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy$964K
Mar 2016Federal contractDefense · Rheed System$17K
Feb 2016Federal contractDefense · Temperature Measurement System$87K
Oct 2015Federal contractDefense · Bandi T Vis$77K
Sep 2015Federal contractDefense · Ultra Scan Wafer$84K
Sep 2015Federal contractCommerce · Thin Film Stress Measurement Tool$83K
Feb 2015Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Advanced, High-Sensitivity, Multi-Species, In-Situ Film Growth Monitor Utilizing Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy$149K
Oct 2014Federal contractDefense · Analytical System$17K
Mar 2014Federal contractNASA · Lab Equipment: Temperature Monitor; Scanning Detector; Rotation Trigger And Dell Computer With Display. Shipping.$58K
Dec 2013Federal contractDefense · Camera$5K
Nov 2013Federal contractDefense · Temp Measure System$38K
Jan 2013Federal contractDefense · Software$5K
Sep 2012Federal contractDefense · Bandit Adapter Sys$7K
Feb 2012Federal contractCommerce · Spectrometer$13K
Sep 2011Federal contractDefense · Phase I Bridge And Phase II SBIR For In-situ Stress And Temperature Optical Monitoring$724K
Jul 2011Federal contractDefense · Parts$45K
Jun 2011Federal contractDefense · Imaging And Analysis Software Upgrade$8K
Nov 2010Federal contractDefense · Rheed System$19K
Jul 2010Federal contractDefense · Nir-range Temperature Monitor$41K
Jun 2010Federal contractDefense · SBIR Topic A09-151 In-situ Stress And Temperature Optical Monitoring For Low-cost Heteroepitaxial Substrates For Hgcdte Infrared Detectors$70K
May 2009Federal contractDefense · Thermometry System$51K
Jul 2008Federal contractCommerce · Multi-beam Optical Sensor System$55K

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Standing among 13 peers

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Materials · Instrument

Federal grantsBelow median
Granted patents#3 · top 23%

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What it has protected

USPTO · 1 granted of 6

Jul 2, 2026PendingFourier Notch Filter Method And SystemUSPTOApplication 18855508
May 12, 2015GrantedNon-contact, Optical Sensor For Synchronizing To Free Rotating Sample Platens With AsymmetryUSPTOUS 9,030,652
PendingFourier Notch Filter Method And SystemUSPTOApplication PCTUS2024032692

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Fourier Notch Filter Method And SystemJul 2, 2026 · Application 18855508Pending
Non-contact, Optical Sensor For Synchronizing To Free Rotating Sample Platens With AsymmetryMay 12, 2015 · US 9,030,652Granted
Fourier Notch Filter Method And SystemApplication PCTUS2024032692Pending
Fourier Notch Filter Method And SystemApplication 63507823Pending
Real-time Temperature, Optical Band Gap, Film Thickness, And Surface Roughness Measurement For Thin Films Applied To Transparent SubstratesApplication PCTUS2011043507Pending
Thin Film Temperature Measurement Using Optical Absorption Edge WavelengthApplication PCTUS2010039321Pending

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Regulatory activity · Materials

Sector-level, not company-level

24 Apr 2026Eliminating Regulations Establishing Fellowships in Laboratory Standardization and Testing for Foreign CitizensNational Institute of Standards and Technology
19 Feb 2026Eliminating Obsolete Marking Requirements for Toy, Look-Alike, and Imitation FirearmsNational Institute of Standards and Technology
19 Feb 2026Eliminating Obsolete Regulations Related to the Advanced Technology Program and the Technology Innovation ProgramNational Institute of Standards and Technology

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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.