KW Associates LLC
Feedback-based arc control system for vacuum arc remelting (VAR) furnaces using electromagnetic coils to detect and manipulate arc distribution during specialty metal production
- Sector
- Materials
- Total capital
- $1.6M
- Federal grants
- $1.6M
- 2 awards · 2016–2018
- Rank in peer group#5 of 19
- 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
- 8
- 11 pending · first 2019
- Rank in peer group#3 of 19
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal grantNSF · Phase II · SBIR Phase II: Vacuum Arc Control using Arc Position Sensing and Induced Magnetic Fields$1.3M
- Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: Vacuum Arc Control using Arc Position Sensing and Induced Magnetic Fields$225K
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Standing among 19 peers
Line = medianMaterials · System
- Federal grants#5 · top 26%
- Granted patents#3 · top 16%
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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 · 8 granted of 19- GrantedEstimation or control of lengths and positions of one or more transversely localized electric current segments flowing between two conductive bodiesUSPTOUS 12,092,703
- PendingProcess Measurement And Control And Material Characterization In A Remelting FurnaceUSPTOApplication 18129816
- GrantedSensing And Control Of Position Of An Electrical DischargeUSPTOUS 11,674,191
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- Estimation or control of lengths and positions of one or more transversely localized electric current segments flowing between two conductive bodiesSep 17, 2024 · US 12,092,703Granted
- Process Measurement And Control And Material Characterization In A Remelting FurnaceNov 2, 2023 · Application 18129816Pending
- Sensing And Control Of Position Of An Electrical DischargeJun 13, 2023 · US 11,674,191Granted
- Estimation Of Arc Location In Three DimensionsOct 4, 2022 · US 11,459,627Granted
- Estimation or control of lengths and positions of one or more transversely localized electric current segments flowing between two conductive bodiesFeb 8, 2022 · US 11,243,273Granted
- Sensing And Control Of Position Of An Electrical DischargeFeb 1, 2022 · US 11,236,404Granted
- Estimation Of Arc Location In Three DimensionsJun 1, 2021 · US 11,022,656Granted
- Sensing And Control Of Position Of An Electrical DischargeSep 1, 2020 · US 10,761,116Granted
- Estimation Of Arc Location In Three DimensionsDec 24, 2019 · US 10,514,413Granted
- Process Measurement And Control And Material Characterization In A Remelting FurnaceApplication PCTUS2023017223Pending
- Estimation Of Arc Location In Three DimensionsApplication 62400018Pending
- Characterization Of Vacuum Arc Remelting With A High-density Magnetic Field Sensor ArrayApplication 63409203Pending
- Process Measurement And Control And Material Characterization In A Remelting FurnaceApplication 63326799Pending
- Estimation Or Control Of Lengths And Positions Of One Or More Transversely Localized Electric Current Segments Flowing Between Two Conductive BodiesApplication PCTUS2021022264Pending
- Estimation or control of lengths and positions of one or more transversely localized electric current segments flowing between two conductive bodiesApplication 62990436Pending
- Sensing And Control Of Position Of An Electrical DischargeApplication PCTUS2018063950Pending
- Sensing And Control Of Position Of An Electrical DischargeApplication 62649570Pending
- Vacuum Arc Control using Arc Position Sensing and Induced Magnetic FieldsApplication 62617036Pending
- Estimation Of Arc Location In Three DimensionsApplication PCTUS2017053326Pending
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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
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