KENT DISPLAYS INC
eWriter devices with electrophoretic display technology that capture and digitize handwritten text and images for classroom use
- Sector
- Materials
- Total capital
- $982K
- Federal grants
- $982K
- 2 awards · 2015–2024
- Rank in peer group#22 of 23
- 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
- 17
- 2 pending · first 2019
- Rank in peer group#1 of 23
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Adjustable Film For Faint Image Extrapolation (affix)$250K
- Federal grantNSF · Phase II · STTR Phase II: Digital eWriter for The Classroom$732K
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Standing among 23 peers
Line = medianMaterials · Device
- Federal grantsBelow median
- Granted patents#1 · top 4%
- Linked publications#2 · top 9%
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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 · 17 granted of 19- GrantedCholesteric Liquid Crystal Display That Provides Sensory FeedbackUSPTOUS 12,353,630
- GrantedWriting DeviceUSPTOUS D1,013,780
- GrantedResilient Writing DeviceUSPTOUS 11,886,061
Show all 19 patent records
- Cholesteric Liquid Crystal Display That Provides Sensory FeedbackJul 8, 2025 · US 12,353,630Granted
- Writing DeviceFeb 6, 2024 · US D1,013,780Granted
- Resilient Writing DeviceJan 30, 2024 · US 11,886,061Granted
- Writing DeviceOct 17, 2023 · US D1,001,891Granted
- Cholesteric Liquid Crystal Writing Device With Stylus EraseJul 11, 2023 · US 11,698,563Granted
- Writing DeviceJul 11, 2023 · US D,992,026Granted
- StylusMay 30, 2023 · US D,987,636Granted
- Liquid Crystal Device That Is Erased By FlexingMay 23, 2023 · US 11,656,519Granted
- Writing Device Including Cholesteric Liquid Crystal And Having Sectional EraseMar 21, 2023 · US 11,609,470Granted
- Cholesteric Liquid Crystal DeviceAug 9, 2022 · US 11,409,175Granted
- Magnet Erased EwriterMar 1, 2022 · US 11,262,635Granted
- Ewriter With Enhanced Line AcuityAug 11, 2020 · US 10,739,631Granted
- Writing TabletJul 7, 2020 · US D,889,542Granted
- Liquid Crystal Ewriter System With Resistive Digitizer And Having Mechanical Palm RejectionMay 12, 2020 · US 10,649,261Granted
- Selectively Erasable Ewriter With User AdjustmentApr 28, 2020 · US 10,634,939Granted
- Liquid Crystal Writing Device With Slow Discharge EraseFeb 11, 2020 · US 10,558,065Granted
- Writing BoardNov 19, 2019 · US D,867,452Granted
- Liquid Crystal Ewriter System With Resistive Digitizer And Having Mechanical Palm RejectionApplication PCTUS2017044898Pending
- Liquid Crystal Writing Device With Slow Discharge EraseApplication PCTUS2019018240Pending
Recent research by its founders
- P‐136: Large Area, Flexible eWriter for Whiteboard Replacement20171 cites
- 14.3: Patterned Image Flexible Reflex Displays20126 cites
- 30.2: Single Layer Full Color Cholesteric Display20119 cites
Related companies, and why
- KENT DISPLAYS, INC.Shares a founder: Duane W Marhefka
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- CHARLES HOWARD SOBEYSimilar federal contract value in Materials · null in contracts
- AON3DSimilar federal contract value in Materials · null in contracts
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- THINTRONICS INCSimilar federal contract value in Materials · null in contracts
Regulatory activity · Materials
- Eliminating Regulations Establishing Fellowships in Laboratory Standardization and Testing for Foreign CitizensNational Institute of Standards and Technology
- Eliminating Obsolete Marking Requirements for Toy, Look-Alike, and Imitation FirearmsNational Institute of Standards and Technology
- Eliminating 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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