MICRO-LAM, INC.
Quad Element Technology (QET) for rapid prototyping and manufacturing of precision glass optical lenses
- Sector
- Materials
- Headquarters
- PORTAGE, MI
- Founded
- 2017
- Latest Form D
- $4.5M, Aug 2023
- Total capital
- $8.7M
- Federal grants
- $225K
- 1 award · 2018
- Rank in peer group#6 of 17
- Private capital raised
- $8.5M
- 3 Form D · last Aug 2023
- 38 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 2
- 5 pending · first 2019
- Rank in peer group#6 of 17
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$4.5M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$2.5M
- Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: Quad Element Technology for Precision Machining Glass Optics$225K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$1.5M
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.
Standing among 17 peers
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- Federal grants#6 · top 35%
- Granted patents#6 · top 35%
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Deepak RavindraResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by $225K in grants as PI
- Deepak R. MenonExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Gregory R. BesioDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- John BalbachDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- John JackoboiceDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Michael R. GrossDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Show all 10 people
- Patricia R. GlazaDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Paul R. D'AmatoDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Timothy ParkerDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Tim ParkerDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 2 granted of 7- PendingLaser-Transmitting ToolingUSPTOApplication 19263226
- GrantedLaser-Transmitting ToolingUSPTOUS 12,358,088
- PendingOptomechanical ToolingUSPTOApplication 16912557
Show all 7 patent records
- Laser-Transmitting ToolingOct 30, 2025 · Application 19263226Pending
- Laser-Transmitting ToolingJul 15, 2025 · US 12,358,088Granted
- Optomechanical ToolingDec 31, 2020 · Application 16912557Pending
- Laser-Transmitting ToolingOct 22, 2019 · US 10,449,644Granted
- Optomechanical ToolingApplication PCTUS2020039698Pending
- Optomechanical ToolingApplication 62868430Pending
- Laser-transmitting ToolingApplication PCTUS2017042625Pending
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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
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
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