Lightwave Logic, Inc.
Electro-optic polymers for high-speed, low-power data transmission in internet infrastructure
- Sector
- Materials
- Headquarters
- LONGMONT, CO
- Latest Form D
- $2M, Dec 2015
- Total capital
- $5.8M
- Federal grants
- None on recordNo awards found in SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF or DoD records.
- Private capital raised
- $5.8M
- 6 Form D · last Dec 2015
- 130 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 19
- 21 pending · first 2022
- Rank in peer group#5 of 369
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 6th filing$2M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 5th filing$1.6M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 4th filing$1.5M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$725K
- Offering registeredForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$1.5M
- Offering registeredForm D · SEC · 1st filing$500K
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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- Andrew AshtonExecutive Officer, Director, PromoterNamed in SEC Form D filings
- David S. EatonExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Frederick GoetzPromoterNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Frederick S. Goetz, Jr.Executive Officer, Director, PromoterNamed in SEC Form D filings
- George Nour LauroDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- James S. MarcelliExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
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- Joseph A. MillerDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Mary S. GoetzPromoterNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Michael Nour LebbyDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Philips S. SmithDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Ronald A. BucchiDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Ross FasickDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Siraj Nour El-AhmadiDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Thomas P. SmithDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Thomas S. ZeliborDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- William C. Pickett, IIIDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 19 granted of 40- GrantedSlot Modulators With Engineered Rails For Improved PerformanceUSPTOUS 12,744,292
- GrantedNonlinear Optical Chromophores Having Tetrahydrocarbazole Donor Groups, Lyotropic Compositions Containing the Same, and Methods of Poling Such CompositionsUSPTOUS 12,668,743
- PendingElectro-Optic Polymer Devices Having High Performance Claddings, and Methods of Preparing the SameUSPTOApplication 19446239
Show all 40 patent records
- Slot Modulators With Engineered Rails For Improved PerformanceSep 22, 2026 · US 12,744,292Granted
- Nonlinear Optical Chromophores Having Tetrahydrocarbazole Donor Groups, Lyotropic Compositions Containing the Same, and Methods of Poling Such CompositionsJun 30, 2026 · US 12,668,743Granted
- Electro-Optic Polymer Devices Having High Performance Claddings, and Methods of Preparing the SameMay 21, 2026 · Application 19446239Pending
- Nonlinear Optical Chromophores Containing Donors with Substituents Giving High Steric Hinderance, and Methods of Making and Using the SameApr 9, 2026 · Application 19351936Pending
- Nonlinear Optical Chromophores with Increased Visible Light Transparency, and Methods of Making and Using the SameApr 9, 2026 · Application 19349539Pending
- Nonlinear Optical Chromophores Containing 3-Aminocyclohex-2-en-1-one Based Donor Groups, and Methods of Making and Using the SameApr 9, 2026 · Application 19351925Pending
- Nonlinear Optical Chromophores with New Donors that Increase Refractive IndexApr 2, 2026 · Application 19345421Pending
- Chromophores with New Acceptors that Increase Refractive IndexMar 26, 2026 · Application 19339948Pending
- Chromophores with New Bridges that Increase Refractive IndexMar 26, 2026 · Application 19338424Pending
- Nonlinear Optical Chromophores Containing Furanyl Accepting Groups, and Methods of Making and Using the SameMar 26, 2026 · Application 19338734Pending
- Chromophores with New Ring-Locked Donors that Increase r33 and StabilityMar 26, 2026 · Application 19337534Pending
- Nonlinear Optical Chromophores Containing Furanyl Accepting Groups, and Methods of Making and Using the SameMar 12, 2026 · Application 19317934Pending
- Nonlinear Optical Chromophores Containing Furanyl Accepting Groups, and Methods of Making and Using the SameMar 12, 2026 · Application 19324996Pending
- Nonlinear Optical Chromophores Having a Diamondoid Group Attached Thereto, Methods of Preparing the Same, and Uses ThereofMar 5, 2026 · Application 19380368Pending
- Nonlinear Optical Chromophores Having Short-Chain Bridge Structures, Low Optical Loss Materials Containing the Same, and Methods for Preparing the SameMar 3, 2026 · US 12,565,587Granted
- Mitigating Photodegradation of Organic Electro-Optic MaterialsFeb 19, 2026 · Application 19300182Pending
- Methods of Synthesizing Chromophore AcceptorsFeb 19, 2026 · Application 19299874Pending
- Electro-Optic Polymer Devices Having High Performance Claddings, and Methods of Preparing the SameFeb 10, 2026 · US 12,547,041Granted
- Active Region-less Modulator And MethodJan 27, 2026 · US 12,535,700Granted
- Slot Modulators With Improved RF And Bandwidth PerformanceJan 8, 2026 · Application 19328719Pending
- Nonlinear Optical Chromophores Having a Diamondoid Group Attached Thereto, Methods of Preparing the Same, and Uses ThereofDec 16, 2025 · US 12,498,617Granted
- Nonlinear Optical Chromophores Containing Spirofluorene-Isophorone Bridging Groups, and Methods of Making and Using the SameJun 5, 2025 · Application 18967133Pending
- Nonlinear Optical Chromophores Having a Diamondoid Group Attached Thereto, Methods of Preparing the Same, and Uses ThereofMay 15, 2025 · Application 19020836Pending
- Nonlinear Optical Chromophores, Nonlinear Optical Materials Containing The Same, And Uses Thereof In Optical DevicesApr 29, 2025 · US 12,286,438Granted
- Nonlinear Optical Chromophores Having a Diamondoid Group Attached Thereto, Methods of Preparing the Same, and Uses ThereofMar 25, 2025 · US 12,259,633Granted
- Nonlinear Optical Chromophores Having a Diamondoid Group Attached Thereto, Methods of Preparing the Same, and Uses ThereofFeb 18, 2025 · US 12,228,840Granted
- Wafer-Level Poling of Electro-Optic Phase ModulatorsJan 23, 2025 · Application 18778171Pending
- Non-Linear Optical Chromophores with Michler's Base-Type DonorsJan 16, 2025 · Application 18761951Pending
- Nonlinear Optical Chromophores with Indolizine Donor GroupsJan 9, 2025 · Application 18756051Pending
- Nonlinear Optical Chromophores Having Tetrahydrocarbazole Donor Groups, Lyotropic Compositions Containing the Same, and Methods of Poling Such CompositionsDec 24, 2024 · US 12,173,217Granted
- Nonlinear Optical Chromophores, Nonlinear Optical Materials Containing The Same, And Uses Thereof In Optical DevicesJul 23, 2024 · US 12,043,628Granted
- Nonlinear Optical Chromophores Having Tetrahydrocarbazole Donor Groups, Lyotropic Compositions Containing the Same, and Methods of Poling Such CompositionsMay 7, 2024 · US 11,976,232Granted
- Electro-Optic Polymer Devices Having High Performance Claddings, and Methods of Preparing the SameMar 12, 2024 · US 11,927,868Granted
- Nonlinear Optical Chromophores Having a Diamondoid Group Attached Thereto, Methods of Preparing the Same, and Uses ThereofMar 5, 2024 · US 11,921,401Granted
- Slot Modulators With Improved RF And Bandwidth PerformanceSep 7, 2023 · Application 17688474Pending
- Nonlinear Optical Chromophores, Nonlinear Optical Materials Containing The Same, And Uses Thereof In Optical DevicesMay 30, 2023 · US 11,661,428Granted
- Electro-optic Polymer Devices Having High Performance Claddings, And Methods Of Preparing The SameMar 28, 2023 · US 11,614,670Granted
- Active Region-less Modulator And MethodDec 6, 2022 · US 11,520,175Granted
- Hybrid EO Polymer Modulator With Ald Sealant LayerNov 22, 2022 · US 11,506,918Granted
- Hybrid EO Polymer Modulator With Silicon PhotonicsSep 6, 2022 · US 11,435,604Granted
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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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