Matrix Sensors Inc

Materials · Private

Metal-organic framework (MOF)-based methane gas sensor on a chip

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Sector
Materials
Total capital
$1.8M
Federal grants
$1.8M
3 awards · 2015–2018
Rank in peer group#9 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
11
20 pending · first 2014
Rank in peer group#2 of 23

Capital timeline

2015201620172018FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $1.8M$150K$1.4M$225K
2015201620172018FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $1.8M$150K$1.4M$225K

Latest events

  • Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · A stable, low cost, low power CO2 sensor for demand controlled ventilation$225K
  • Federal grantNSF · Phase II · SBIR Phase II: Reliable low-cost, low-power methane sensors for explosive limit detection$1.4M
  • Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: Lithographic Patterning of Multiple Porous Crystalline Thin Films on Working Silicon Devices for Gas Sensing Applications$150K

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Standing among 23 peers

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Materials · Device

  • Federal grants#9 · top 39%
  • Granted patents#2 · top 9%

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What it has protected

USPTO · 11 granted of 31
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Regulatory activity · Materials

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Sources

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