Li Industries, Inc
Direct recycling process for lithium-ion batteries that recovers and regenerates cathode materials
New patent ·
- Sector
- Energy
- Founded
- 2017
- Total capital
- $1.2M
- Federal grants
- $1.2M
- 2 awards · 2018–2020
- Rank in peer group#18 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
- 13
- 27 pending · first 2023
- Rank in peer group#3 of 23
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal grantNSF · Phase II · SBIR Phase II: A Direct Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Process Yielding Battery-Grade Cathode Materials$950K
- Federal grantNSF · Phase I · STTR Phase I: A Direct Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Process Yielding Battery-Grade Cathode Materials$225K
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Standing among 23 peers
Line = medianEnergy · System
- Federal grantsBelow median
- Granted patents#3 · top 13%
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- David YoungResearcherExecutive OfficerLinked by 7 patents
- Nolan SchmidtResearcherExecutive OfficerLinked by $1.2M in grants as PI
- Adam JacksonDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Gholamali FarhadiExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Rajesh SwaminathanDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- "Xu ""Henry""" HanDirector, Executive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
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- Zheng LiDirector, Executive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 13 granted of 40- New patentSystems And Methods For Combined Electrode Material SynthesisUSPTOUS 12,767,536
- GrantedMethods And Systems For Advanced Battery Collection, Sorting, And PackagingUSPTOUS 12,741,302
- PendingSmart Systems And Methods For Identification And Processing Of Spent Lithium CellsUSPTOApplication 19429109
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- Systems And Methods For Combined Electrode Material SynthesisOct 20, 2026 · US 12,767,536Granted
- Methods And Systems For Advanced Battery Collection, Sorting, And PackagingSep 22, 2026 · US 12,741,302Granted
- Smart Systems And Methods For Identification And Processing Of Spent Lithium CellsJul 9, 2026 · Application 19429109Pending
- Systems And Methods For Removal And Recycling Of Aluminum Impurities From Battery WasteMar 5, 2026 · Application 19386083Pending
- Smart Systems And Methods For Identification And Processing Of Spent Lithium CellsJan 13, 2026 · US 12,521,766Granted
- Methods And Systems For Scalable Direct Recycling Of Battery WasteDec 18, 2025 · Application 19315318Pending
- Systems And Methods For Removal And Recycling Of Aluminum Impurities From Battery WasteDec 9, 2025 · US 12,494,523Granted
- Methods And Systems For Scalable Direct Recycling Of Battery WasteOct 28, 2025 · US 12,456,768Granted
- Methods And Systems For Scalable Direct Recycling Of Battery WasteSep 30, 2025 · US 12,431,553Granted
- Systems And Methods For Removal, Modification, And Addition Of Coatings In Electroactive MaterialsSep 18, 2025 · Application 19226704Pending
- Systems And Methods For The Recycling Of Lithium From Battery WasteSep 4, 2025 · Application 19208185Pending
- Systems And Methods For The Recycling Of Lithium From Battery WasteJun 17, 2025 · US 12,330,954Granted
- Methods And Systems For Advanced Battery Collection, Sorting, And PackagingMay 22, 2025 · Application 19030227Pending
- Systems And Methods For Removal And Recycling Of Aluminum Impurities From Battery WasteApr 15, 2025 · US 12,278,353Granted
- Methods And Systems For Scalable Direct Recycling Of Battery WasteApr 1, 2025 · US 12,266,772Granted
- Systems And Methods For Combined Electrode Material SynthesisMar 13, 2025 · Application 18819658Pending
- Systems And Methods For The Recycling Of Lithium From Battery WasteOct 29, 2024 · US 12,129,180Granted
- Methods And Systems For Scalable Direct Recycling Of BatteriesJun 6, 2024 · Application 18511043Pending
- Methods And Systems For Scalable Direct Recycling Of BatteriesFeb 6, 2024 · US 11,894,530Granted
- Methods And Systems For Smart Battery Collection, Sorting, And PackagingJan 25, 2024 · Application 18356191Pending
- Methods And Systems For Smart Battery Collection, Sorting, And PackagingSep 5, 2023 · US 11,747,290Granted
- Methods And Systems For Scalable Direct Recycling Of BatteriesApr 18, 2023 · US 11,631,909Granted
- Systems And Methods For Combined Electrode Material SynthesisApplication 63581305Pending
- Methods And Systems For Advanced Battery Collection, Sorting, And PackagingApplication PCTUS2023070311Pending
- Methods And Systems For Continuous Operation Of Direct Recycling Of Lithium Ion Battery WasteApplication 63720544Pending
- Systems And Methods For Removal And Recycling Of Aluminum Impurities From Battery WasteApplication 63509661Pending
- Systems And Methods For The Recycling Of Lithium From Battery WasteApplication 63469950Pending
- Methods And Systems For Scalable Direct Recycling Of Battery WasteApplication PCTUS2023021622Pending
- Methods And Systems For Continuous Operation Of Direct Recycling Of Lithium Ion Battery WasteApplication 63720618Pending
- Systems And Methods For The Recycling Of Lithium From Battery WasteApplication 63488378Pending
- Systems And Methods For Removal, Modification, And Addition Of Coatings In Electroactive MaterialsApplication 63386808Pending
- Methods And Systems For Advanced Battery Collection, Sorting, And PackagingApplication 63368732Pending
- Methods And Systems For Scalable Direct Recycling Of Battery WasteApplication 63340612Pending
- Methods And Systems For Smart Battery Collection, Sorting, And PackagingApplication PCTUS2020019910Pending
- Methods And Systems For Scalable Direct Recycling Of BatteriesApplication PCTUS2019063305Pending
- Methods And Systems For Smart Battery SortingApplication 62880744Pending
- Automatic Collection-sorting-packaging System For Transporting End-of-life Consumer BatteriesApplication 62811342Pending
- Methods And Systems For Scalable Direct Recycling Of BatteriesApplication 62772243Pending
- Systems And Methods For The Removal And Recycling Of Aluminum Impurities From Battery WasteApplication PCTUS2024034329Pending
- Methods And Systems For Continuous Operation Of Direct Recycling Of Lithium Ion Battery WasteApplication PCTUS2025055414Pending
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Regulatory activity · Energy
- Air Plan Approval; Michigan; Redesignation and Maintenance Plan for the Partial St. Clair 2010 1-Hour Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) NAAQS Nonattainment AreaEnvironmental Protection Agency
- Air Plan Approval; Delaware; 2006 24-Hour Fine Particulate Matter Limited Maintenance Plan for the Philadelphia Nonattainment AreaEnvironmental Protection Agency
- Air Plan Approval; Oklahoma; Updates to the State Implementation Plan for New Source Review Permitting and General SIP ProvisionsEnvironmental Protection Agency
- List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: NAC International, Inc., MAGNASTOR® Storage System, Certificate of Compliance No. 1031, Amendment Nos. 16 and 17 and Revisions to Amendment Nos. 0 Through 16Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- Epyrifenacil; Pesticide TolerancesEnvironmental Protection Agency
- Fluoxapiprolin; Pesticide TolerancesEnvironmental Protection Agency
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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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