LUNEWAVE INC.
Luneburg lens antenna for simultaneous broadband multi-satellite SATCOM
- Sector
- Aerospace
- Headquarters
- Tucson, AZ
- Total capital
- $12.2M
- Federal grants
- $8.2M
- 6 awards · 2017–2026
- Rank in peer group#35 of 155
- Private capital raised
- None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
- Federal contracts
- $3.9M
- 3 awards · Defense
- Rank in Aerospace#380 of 1335
- Granted patents
- 1
- 7 pending · first 2025
- Rank in peer group#60 of 155
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal contractDefense · Small Business Innovation Research, Direct To Phase II Topic A254-021, Ruggedized Sensors To Increase Driving Visibility And Vehicle Safety$2M
- Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Small Business Innovation Research, Direct To Phase II Topic A254-021, Ruggedized Sensors To Increase Driving Visibility And Vehicle Safety$2M
- Federal contractDefense · Lunewave Inc. SBIR Phase II, For Luneburg Lens Enabled Broadband RF Signal Detection, Direction Finding And Geolocation System In A Drone Network (falcon-led).$1.9M
- Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Lunewave Inc. SBIR Phase II, For Luneburg Lens Enabled Broadband RF Signal Detection, Direction Finding And Geolocation System In A Drone Network (falcon-led).$1.9M
- Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Luneburg Lens Enabled Millimeter-Wave Imaging Radar for Autonomous Ground SystEms (LeMIRAGE)$1.7M
- Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Luneburg Lens Antenna for SImultaneous and BRoadband Multi-sAtellite Communications (LIBRA)$1.7M
- Federal contractDefense · Low-cost 3D Printed Luneburg Lens For Resilient Satellite Communication (satcom) (libra)$50K
Show 2 earlier federal awards
- Federal grantNSF · Phase II · SBIR Phase II: Novel Radar Using 3D Printed Luneburg Lens for Autonomous Transportation$729K
- Federal grantNSF · Phase I · STTR Phase I: Novel Radar Using 3D Printed Luneburg Lens for Autonomous Transportation$225K
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Standing among 155 peers
Line = medianAerospace · Satellite · Device
- Federal grants#35 · top 23%
- Granted patents#60 · top 39%
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Founders and team
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Checked: USPTO inventors; federal award principal investigators; SEC Form D related persons · Oct 23, 2026
Claim this profile to add your teamWhat it has protected
USPTO · 1 granted of 8- GrantedAutomobile Radars Based On Gradient-index LensUSPTOUS 12,206,171
- PendingGradient-index Lens Based Communication SystemsUSPTOApplication 17630188
- PendingAutomobile Radars Based On Gradient-index LensUSPTOApplication PCTUS2020062313
Show all 8 patent records
- Automobile Radars Based On Gradient-index LensJan 21, 2025 · US 12,206,171Granted
- Gradient-index Lens Based Communication SystemsSep 15, 2022 · Application 17630188Pending
- Automobile Radars Based On Gradient-index LensApplication PCTUS2020062313Pending
- Gradient-index Lens Based Communication SystemsApplication PCTUS2020044016Pending
- Automobile Radars Based On Gradient-index LensApplication 62940010Pending
- Radar Identification TagsApplication 63340986Pending
- Gradient-index Lens Based Communication SystemsApplication 62880583Pending
- RADAR Identification Devices, Systems, And MethodsApplication PCTUS2023022046Pending
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Regulatory activity · Aerospace
- Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs of NASA-Effectuation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Special Conditions: AMAC Aerospace, The Boeing Company Model 747- 8 Airplane; Side-Facing SeatsFederal Aviation Administration
- Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous AmendmentsFederal Aviation Administration
- Operating Limitations at John F. Kennedy International AirportFederal Aviation Administration
- Operating Limitations at New York LaGuardia AirportFederal Aviation Administration
- Special Conditions: Honeywell Aerospace US LLC, Dassault Aviation Model Falcon 900EX Airplane; Electronic System Security Protection From Unauthorized External AccessFederal Aviation 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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