LIGHTNING PACKS LLC

Strafford, PA · Defense · Private

HoverGlide rucksack platform that harvests kinetic energy from user movement to power an internal generator for portable energy generation

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · lightningpacks.com

Sector: Defense
Headquarters: Strafford, PA
Total capital: $8.4M

Federal grants: $50K; 1 award · 2021; Rank in peer group#79 of 129
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $8.3M; 6 awards · Defense; Rank in Defense#436 of 1442
Granted patents: 1; 1 pending · first 2025; Rank in peer group#30 of 129

Capital timeline

Latest events

Jul 2023Federal contractDefense · F2D-9336 - Electricity Generating Rucksack Modification To Warm/charge/insulate Batteries For Cold Weather Operation$1.3M
Mar 2022Federal contractDefense · Generating Electricity And Lightening The Load For Airmen$750K
Apr 2021Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Generating Electricity and Lightening the load for Airmen$50K
Sep 2013Federal contractDefense · Contract Award.$839K
Sep 2012Federal contractDefense · Research And Development For Soldier-borne Energy Harvesting Technology For The Dismounted Soldier And Small Combat Unit$1.4M
May 2008Federal contractDefense · Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)$1M
Feb 2008Federal contractDefense · Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)$3.1M

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Standing among 129 peers

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Defense · Device

Federal grantsBelow median
Granted patents#30 · top 23%

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Checked: USPTO inventors; federal award principal investigators; SEC Form D related persons · Oct 23, 2026

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What it has protected

USPTO · 1 granted of 2

Sep 2, 2025GrantedElectricity Generating Backpack With Adaptive Electronics for Warming Batteries in Cold TemperaturesUSPTOUS 12,407,220
PendingSuspended Load Ergonomic BackpackUSPTOApplication PCTUS2007087655

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Regulatory activity · Defense

Sector-level, not company-level

11 Jun 2026Danger Zone; Waters of Carr Creek and Whitehall Bay in the Vicinity of the Naval Support Activity AnnapolisEngineers Corps
13 Mar 2026Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01; IntroductionNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
13 Mar 2026Federal Acquisition Regulation: Trade Agreements ThresholdsNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
13 Mar 2026Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01; Small Entity Compliance GuideNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
27 Aug 2025Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06; Small Entity Compliance GuideNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
27 Aug 2025Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06; IntroductionNational Aeronautics and Space Administration

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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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Data freshness

SEC Form D filings through Oct 23, 2026. SBIR and STTR awards through Oct 21, 2026.