LIGHTPATH TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Orlando, FL · Materials · Public

Custom optical and thermal imaging solutions (lenses, optical systems, and thermal components)

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · lightpath.com

Sector: Materials
Headquarters: Orlando, FL
Latest Form D: $11K, Oct 2026
Total capital: $50.3M

Federal grants: $172K; 1 award · 2022; Rank in peer group#107 of 123
Private capital raised: $48.5M; 10 Form D · last Oct 2026; 1 months since last filing
Federal contracts: $1.6M; 8 awards · Defense, NASA; Rank in Materials#144 of 1258
Granted patents: 4; 31 pending · first 2020; Rank in peer group#10 of 123

Capital timeline

Latest events

Oct 2026Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 10th filing$11K
Apr 2026Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 9th filing$11K
Jan 2026Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 8th filing$11K
Sep 2025Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 7th filing$8M
Mar 2025Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 6th filing$32.2M
Sep 2024Federal contractDefense · Camera$15K
Sep 2024Federal contractDefense · R&d Acquisition To Develop A Process For Qualifying Chalcogenide Optical Materials To Substitute For Germanium.$504K
Jan 2018Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 5th filing$2.3M
Jan 2015Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 4th filing$1.3M
Jun 2012Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$2M
Apr 2010Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$1.1M
Sep 2009Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$1.6M

Show 6 earlier federal awards

Jul 2023Federal contractDefense · The Purpose Of This Research And Development Acquisition Is To Develop A Process For Qualifying Chalcogenide Optical Materials To Substitute For Germanium In Infrared Imaging Systems.$250K
Sep 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase I · New Chalcogenide Glasses for Thermal Lensing-Free Windows$172K
Apr 2022Federal contractDefense · Sapphire Beam Combiners$46K
Dec 2009Federal contractNASA · GPX10-30-DB2 Lens$5K
Mar 2008Federal contractDefense · GPX50-80 DB2$7K
Aug 2007Federal contractDefense · Research And Development SBIR Phase II Topic N06-025$750K

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.

1 record has no date or no amount, so it isn’t placed on the timeline.

Federal first

24months

from LIGHTPATH TECHNOLOGIES, INC.’s first federal award to its first private round.

First federal award · Aug 2007: Defense · $750K
First Form D · Sep 2009: $1.6M · 1st Form D
Awards before first raise: 2 awards

An association in public records, not a cause or a prediction.

Standing among 123 peers

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Materials · Material

Federal grantsBelow median
Granted patents#10 · top 8%

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Founders and team

From SEC Form D filings

Alan Scott SymmonsExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
Albert MirandaExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
Craig Scott DunhamDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Darcie E. PeckDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Dorothy M. CipollaExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
Gary Marie SilvermanDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings

Show all 25 people

J. James GaynorExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Joseph Eric MenakerDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Kimberly Anne CriderExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Kim CriderDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Louis LeeburgDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Mark A. CaylorDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
M Scott FarisDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
M. Scott FarisDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
M. Scott FarisDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Robert Marie RippDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Scott M. FarisDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
S. Eric CrevistonDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Shmuel RubinExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Sohail Marie KahnDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Sohail M. KhanDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Steven James BreuckDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Steven R.J. BrueckDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Steven E. CrevistonDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Thomas B. EllisDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings

What it has protected

USPTO · 4 granted of 35

Aug 25, 2026GrantedBroadband Camera For Flame Detection And Detection Of A Thermal Image Of The Scene Of The FlameUSPTOUS 12,720,175
Jul 10, 2025PendingShutterless Non-uniformity Correction (nuc) And Calibration Of Focal Plane ArraysUSPTOApplication 19012925
Dec 19, 2024PendingBroadband Camera For Inspection Of High-temperature Processing EnvironmentUSPTOApplication 18741788

Show all 35 patent records

Broadband Camera For Flame Detection And Detection Of A Thermal Image Of The Scene Of The FlameAug 25, 2026 · US 12,720,175Granted
Shutterless Non-uniformity Correction (nuc) And Calibration Of Focal Plane ArraysJul 10, 2025 · Application 19012925Pending
Broadband Camera For Inspection Of High-temperature Processing EnvironmentDec 19, 2024 · Application 18741788Pending
Broadband Camera For Flame Detection And Detection Of A Thermal Image Of The Scene Of The FlameDec 5, 2024 · Application 18676923Pending
Integrated Optical Assembly And Manufacturing The SameNov 14, 2024 · Application 18779191Pending
Thermal Imaging Including An Extended Short Wave Infrared Light Source To Identify An ObjectNov 7, 2024 · Application 18651613Pending
Thermal Imaging Including An Extended Short Wave Infrared Light SourceSep 19, 2024 · Application 18600232Pending
One Optical Design Pattern/method Of A Cost Effective IR LensOct 31, 2023 · US 11,802,996Granted
Systems And Methods For Forming A Mold-bonded LensDec 22, 2022 · Application 17686902Pending
Optical Element With Heater LayerNov 24, 2022 · Application 17664186Pending
Integrated Optical Assembly And Manufacturing The SameFeb 24, 2022 · Application 17249846Pending
Systems And Methods For Molding Chalcogenide Glass Into A Near-net Shaped PartFeb 17, 2022 · Application 17163046Pending
Integrated Optical Assembly And Manufacturing The SameApr 6, 2021 · US 10,969,560Granted
Fiducials For Precision Optics MoldingMar 4, 2021 · Application 16557295Pending
One Optical Design Pattern/method Of A Cost Effective IR LensMay 5, 2020 · US 10,641,928Granted
DUAL IMAGING LWIR AND eSWIRApplication 63461046Pending
Imaging In Extended Short Wave Infrared Range Using A Camera And Active Laser IlluminationApplication 63452542Pending
Thermal Imaging Including An Extended Short Wave Infrared Light SourceApplication PCTUS2024018997Pending
Thermal Imaging Including An Extended Short Wave Infrared Light Source To Identify An ObjectApplication PCTUS2024026944Pending
Optical Element With Heater LayerApplication 63270466Pending
Mold-bonded DoubletApplication 63202002Pending
Systems And Methods For Forming A Mold-bonded LensApplication 63200430Pending
Systems And Methods For Molding Chalcogenide Glass Into A Near-net Shape PartApplication 63065179Pending
Broadband Camera For Flame Detection And Detection Of A Thermal Image Of The Scene Of The FlameApplication PCTUS2024031352Pending
Shutterless Non-uniformity Correction (nuc) And Calibration Of Focal Plane ArraysApplication PCTUS2025010648Pending
Integrated Optical Assembly And Manufacturing The SameApplication 62501292Pending
Optical Design And Method Of Manufacturing Cost Effective IR LensApplication 62486383Pending
One Optical Design Pattern/method Of A Cost Effective IR LensApplication 62485821Pending
One Optical Design Pattern/Method of a Cost Effective IR LensApplication 62398707Pending
Shutterless CalibrationApplication 63618544Pending
High-power Fused Collimator And Associated MethodsApplication PCTUS2005035729Pending
Flame DetectionApplication 63599005Pending
Furnace And Boiler Inspection Camera With Risley Prism Pointing DeviceApplication 63521233Pending
Flame Detection With Lwir Image Of ScreenApplication 63469626Pending
DUAL IMAGING LWIR AND eSWIRApplication 63463412Pending

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Regulatory activity · Materials

Sector-level, not company-level

24 Apr 2026Eliminating Regulations Establishing Fellowships in Laboratory Standardization and Testing for Foreign CitizensNational Institute of Standards and Technology
19 Feb 2026Eliminating Obsolete Marking Requirements for Toy, Look-Alike, and Imitation FirearmsNational Institute of Standards and Technology
19 Feb 2026Eliminating Obsolete Regulations Related to the Advanced Technology Program and the Technology Innovation ProgramNational Institute of Standards and Technology

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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.