KUEHNLE AGROSYSTEMS, INC.
Microalgae cultivation and processing systems to produce biofuels and high-value biochemical products
New patent ·
- Sector
- Agritech
- Headquarters
- HONOLULU, HI
- Founded
- 2007
- Latest Form D
- $3M, Jun 2026
- Total capital
- $14.1M
- Federal grants
- $830K
- 3 awards · 2008–2010
- Rank in peer group#2 of 36
- Private capital raised
- $11.8M
- 8 Form D · last Jun 2026
- 4 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- $1.4M
- 3 awards · Defense
- Rank in Agritech#31 of 882
- Granted patents
- 6
- 18 pending · first 2015
- Rank in peer group#2 of 36
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 8th filing$3M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 7th filing$3M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 6th filing$3.2M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 5th filing$289K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 4th filing$250K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$399K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$356K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$1.3M
Show 6 earlier federal awards
- Federal contractDefense · Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)$519K
- Federal grantAgriculture · Preservation Of Bioprocess Algae For Certified Seedstock$400K
- Federal grantAgriculture · Microalgae As Renewable Biofactories: The Production Of Biofuels And High Value Bioproducts$350K
- Federal contractDefense · Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)$100K
- Federal grantAgriculture · Preservation Of Bioprocess Algae For Certified Seedstock$80K
- Federal contractDefense · Phase I Kuehnle Agrosystems Company Llc Perform Research Entitled, "chloroplast Genetic Engineering To Produce Diagnostic Antigens And Vaccines$780K
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.
Federal first
38months
from KUEHNLE AGROSYSTEMS, INC.’s first federal award to its first private round.
- First federal award · Dec 2005
- Defense · $780K
- First Form D · Jan 2009
- $1.3M · 1st Form D
- Awards before first raise
- 2 awards
An association in public records, not a cause or a prediction.
Standing among 36 peers
Line = medianAgritech · System
- Federal grants#2 · top 6%
- Granted patents#2 · top 6%
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Adelheid R. KuehnleResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by 3 patents
- Albert S. PleusDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Carsten KromeDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- CLAUDE KAPLANExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Frode SandmarkDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Gordon S. WallaceExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
Show all 13 people
- Konrad Mueller AuffermannDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Larsen MettlerDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Laurent GenetDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Maria VelkovaDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Mark S. BogartDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Paul S. ZornerDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Shan W. SteinmarkDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 6 granted of 24- New patentHeterotrophic Production Methods for Microbial Biomass and BioproductsUSPTOUS 12,747,444
- GrantedSubterranean Microalgae For Production Of Microbial Biomass, Substances, And CompositionsUSPTOUS 12,180,526
- GrantedHaematococcus Microalga Named 'KAS1601-WG7'USPTOUS PP34,488
Show all 24 patent records
- Heterotrophic Production Methods for Microbial Biomass and BioproductsSep 29, 2026 · US 12,747,444Granted
- Subterranean Microalgae For Production Of Microbial Biomass, Substances, And CompositionsDec 31, 2024 · US 12,180,526Granted
- Haematococcus Microalga Named 'KAS1601-WG7'Aug 9, 2022 · US PP34,488Granted
- Subterranean Microalgae For Production Of Microbial Biomass, Substances, And CompositionsJul 5, 2022 · US 11,377,675Granted
- Heterotrophic Production Methods for Microbial Biomass and BioproductsJul 1, 2021 · Application 17197484Pending
- Heterotrophic Production Methods For Microbial Biomass And BioproductsJun 15, 2021 · US 11,034,968Granted
- Producing And Altering Microbial Fermentation Products Using Non-commonly Used Lignocellulosic HydrolysatesMar 8, 2018 · Application 15669715Pending
- Improved Wastewater Treatment Systems And MethodsFeb 11, 2016 · Application 14776368Pending
- Wastewater Treatment Systems And MethodsDec 24, 2015 · Application 14840841Pending
- Wastewater Treatment MethodsSep 1, 2015 · US 9,120,686Granted
- Preservation And Composition Of Bioprocess Algae For Production Of Lipids, Seedstock, And FeedApplication PCTUS2009063745Pending
- Nuclear Based Expression Of Genes For Production Of Biofuels And Process Co-products In AlgaeApplication PCTUS2009038990Pending
- Expression Of Nucleic Acid Sequences For Production Of Biofuels And Other Products In Algae And CyanobacteriaApplication PCTUS2008076308Pending
- Improved Edible Compositions Comprising An Improved Chlamydomonas Reinhardtii ComponentApplication 19493448Pending
- Heterotrophic Production Methods For Microbial Biomass And BioproductsApplication 62356896Pending
- Edible Compositions Comprising An Improved Chlamydomonas Reinhardtii ComponentApplication 63507826Pending
- Subterranean Microalgae For Production Of Microbial Biomass, Substances, And CompositionsApplication 62792966Pending
- Producing And Altering Microbial Fermentation Products Using Non-commonly Used Lignocellulosic HydrolysatesApplication PCTUS2017045595Pending
- Improved Heterotrophic Production Methods For Microbial Biomass And BioproductsApplication PCTUS2017040486Pending
- Producing And Altering Microbial Fermentation Products Using Non-commonly Used Lignocellulosic HydrolysatesApplication 62371492Pending
- Improved Edible Compositions Comprising An Improved Chlamydomonas Reinhardtii ComponentApplication PCTUS2024033561Pending
- Improved Wastewater Treatment Systems And MethodsApplication PCTUS2014026366Pending
- Wastewater Treatment Systems And MethodsApplication 61783174Pending
- Enrichment Of Process FeedstockApplication PCTUS2010058046Pending
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Regulatory activity · Agritech
- Supplemental Disaster Assistance Programs, Marketing Assistance Loans, and Sugar ProvisionsCommodity Credit Corporation
- Revisions to the Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance Loan ProgramRural Business-Cooperative Service
- Organic Certification Cost Share Program (OCCSP)Commodity Credit Corporation
- Technical Guidelines for the Production of Regenerative Agricultural Biofuel FeedstocksEnergy and Environmental Policy Office
- Rescinding Portions of U.S. Department of Agriculture Title VI Regulations To Conform More Closely With the Department of Justice's Regulations To Implement Executive Order 14281
- Assistance for Specialty Crop Farmers (ASCF) Program; Approval of Information Collection RequestCommodity Credit Corporation
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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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