LENSVECTOR, INC.
Adaptive solid-state optics for digital light beam shaping and control
- Sector
- Materials
- Headquarters
- SAN JOSE, CA
- Latest Form D
- $1.5M, Mar 2020
- Total capital
- $11.5M
- Federal grants
- None on recordNo awards found in SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF or DoD records.
- Private capital raised
- $11.5M
- 6 Form D · last Mar 2020
- 79 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 32
- 8 pending · first 2014
- Rank in peer group#5 of 369
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 6th filing$1.5M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 5th filing$150K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 4th filing$1.6M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$500K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$4.2M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$3.5M
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 369 peers
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- Granted patents#5 · top 1%
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Founders and team
From SEC Form D filings- Balu BalakrishnanDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Brent YorkExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Howard EarhartExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- James DavidsonDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Jeff FlohrDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Joseph LaiaExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
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- Mark GemelloExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 32 granted of 40- GrantedControllable Light Propagation SystemUSPTOUS 12,099,271
- GrantedDynamic Lighting Device With Controlled Color TemperatureUSPTOUS 11,927,343
- PendingA Beam Shaping Device With Improved PerformanceUSPTOApplication 17997747
Show all 40 patent records
- Controllable Light Propagation SystemSep 24, 2024 · US 12,099,271Granted
- Dynamic Lighting Device With Controlled Color TemperatureMar 12, 2024 · US 11,927,343Granted
- A Beam Shaping Device With Improved PerformanceJul 20, 2023 · Application 17997747Pending
- Liquid Crystal Beam Control DeviceJul 18, 2023 · US 11,703,721Granted
- Liquid Crystal Beam ControlJan 24, 2023 · US 11,561,450Granted
- Light Source Having A Variable Asymmetric BeamAug 25, 2022 · Application 17632825Pending
- Optical Object Detection And Classification With Dynamic Beam ControlAug 25, 2022 · Application 17632812Pending
- Liquid Crystal Beam Control Device Generating Flat-top DistributionJan 11, 2022 · US 11,221,539Granted
- Controllable Liquid Crystal Layered Fresnel Lens DeviceOct 26, 2021 · US 11,156,895Granted
- Vehicle Headlight Beam Control Having A Liquid Crystal Driving Circuit And Liquid Crystal Broadening DeviceAug 24, 2021 · US 11,097,651Granted
- Method Of Wafer Scale Fabrication, Assembly And Electrical Connection Of A Liquid Crystal Electro-optic DeviceJun 22, 2021 · US 11,042,064Granted
- Liquid Crystal Dynamic Beam Control Device And ManufactureJun 15, 2021 · US 11,035,552Granted
- Lc Beam Broadening Device With Improved Beam SymmetryNov 24, 2020 · US 10,845,672Granted
- Liquid Crystal Beam Control Device With Improved Zone Transition And Method Of Manufacture ThereofAug 18, 2020 · US 10,747,084Granted
- Reprogrammable Tuneable Liquid Crystal Lens Intraocular Implant And Methods ThereforFeb 18, 2020 · US 10,561,492Granted
- Methods And Apparatus For Focus Improvement In Multiple Liquid Crystal Cell LensesDec 10, 2019 · US 10,503,042Granted
- Liquid Crystal Beam Control Device With Improved Zone Transition And Method Of Manufacture ThereofJul 23, 2019 · US 10,359,686Granted
- Inductive Coil Sensor For Vision Corrective Apparatus And Methods ThereforMay 14, 2019 · US 10,285,803Granted
- Method Of Wafer Scale Fabrication And Assembly Of A Liquid Crystal Electro-optic DeviceMar 19, 2019 · US 10,234,710Granted
- Liquid Crystal Beam Control DeviceJan 24, 2019 · Application 15757471Pending
- Liquid Crystal Beam Control DeviceNov 13, 2018 · US 10,126,607Granted
- Variable Focus Camera LensJun 21, 2018 · Application 15736470Pending
- Apparatus and Method for Dynamically Controlling Light TransmissionJun 5, 2018 · US 9,989,822Granted
- Tunable Liquid Crystal Optical DeviceApr 12, 2018 · Application 15839225Pending
- In-flight Auto Focus Method And System For Tunable Liquid Crystal Optical ElementMar 6, 2018 · US 9,910,246Granted
- Tunable Liquid Crystal Optical DeviceFeb 27, 2018 · US 9,904,086Granted
- Method And Apparatus For Testing Operation Of An Optical Liquid Crystal DeviceJan 23, 2018 · US 9,874,774Granted
- Liquid Crystal Optical Device With Advanced Electric Field Control CapabilityDec 5, 2017 · US 9,833,312Granted
- Electro-optical Devices Using Dynamic Reconfiguration Of Effective Electrode StructuresOct 24, 2017 · US 9,798,217Granted
- Capacitively Coupled Electric Field Control DeviceApr 4, 2017 · US 9,612,504Granted
- Manufacturing Of Liquid Crystal Lenses Using Carrier SubstrateMar 21, 2017 · US 9,599,852Granted
- Contact Structure For A Tunable Liquid Crystal Optical DeviceJan 5, 2017 · Application 15209101Pending
- Electro-optical Devices Using Dynamic Reconfiguration Of Effective Electrode StructuresNov 22, 2016 · US 9,500,889Granted
- Image Stabilization And Shifting In A Liquid Crystal LensAug 30, 2016 · US 9,429,799Granted
- Electro-optical Devices Using Dynamic Reconfiguration Of Effective Electrode StructuresJan 26, 2016 · US 9,244,297Granted
- Electro-optical Devices Using Dynamic Reconfiguration Of Effective Electrode StructuresJan 5, 2016 · US 9,229,254Granted
- Capacitively Coupled Electric Field Control DeviceDec 1, 2015 · US 9,201,285Granted
- Multiple Cell Liquid Crystal Optical Device With Coupled Electric Field ControlMay 28, 2015 · Application 14607801Pending
- Electro-optical Devices Using Dynamic Reconfiguration Of Effective Electrode StructuresOct 14, 2014 · US 8,860,901Granted
- Method Of Manufacturing A Liquid Crystal DeviceMar 25, 2014 · US 8,679,274Granted
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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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