Molecular Vista, Inc.
Nano-IR microscopes and PiFM/PiF-IR microscopy and spectroscopy systems
- Sector
- Materials
- Headquarters
- SARATOGA, CA
- Founded
- 2011
- Latest Form D
- $660K, Feb 2012
- Total capital
- $1.4M
- Federal grants
- None on recordNo awards found in SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF or DoD records.
- Private capital raised
- $660K
- 1 Form D · last Feb 2012
- 176 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- $707K
- 2 awards · Health and Human S, Commerce
- Rank in Materials#190 of 1258
- Granted patents
- 4
- 13 pending · first 2021
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal contractCommerce · Purchase Of A Vista One Afm Platform$380K
- Federal contractHealth and Human S · The U. S. Food & Drug Administration, (fda) Office Of Acquisition And Grants Services (oags) Has A Requirement To Procure An Afm Coupled Photothermal IR For Nanoscopic IR Imaging.$327K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$660K
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Standing in Materials · 1258 companies
Line = median- Federal contracts#190 · top 15%
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Founders and team
From SEC Form D filings- Sung ParkDirector, Executive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 4 granted of 17- PendingScanning Probe Microscope And Method Of Alignment, Focusing, And MeasurementUSPTOApplication 18834204
- GrantedScanning Probe Microscope And Method For Resonance-enhanced Detection Using A Range Of Modulation FrequenciesUSPTOUS 11,846,653
- GrantedScanning Probe Microscope Using Sensor Molecules To Improve Photo-induced Force On SamplesUSPTOUS 11,150,267
Show all 17 patent records
- Scanning Probe Microscope And Method Of Alignment, Focusing, And MeasurementMay 29, 2025 · Application 18834204Pending
- Scanning Probe Microscope And Method For Resonance-enhanced Detection Using A Range Of Modulation FrequenciesDec 19, 2023 · US 11,846,653Granted
- Scanning Probe Microscope Using Sensor Molecules To Improve Photo-induced Force On SamplesOct 19, 2021 · US 11,150,267Granted
- Frequency Modulation Detection For Photo-induced Force MicroscopyMar 23, 2021 · US 10,955,437Granted
- Force Microscope With Helium AtmosphereMar 9, 2021 · US 10,942,199Granted
- System And Method For Optical Drift CorrectionNov 12, 2020 · Application 16095681Pending
- Closed-loop Frequency Tracking And Excitation For Photo-induced Force Microscopy And Related TechniquesApplication PCTUS2018056947Pending
- Force Microscope With Helium AtmosphereApplication PCTUS2018029232Pending
- Frequency Modulation Detection For Photo-induced Force MicroscopyApplication PCTUS2018016050Pending
- System And Method For Optical Drift CorrectionApplication PCTUS2017029006Pending
- Atomic Force Microscope Using A Single Light Source To Drive Cantilever Vibrations And Sense Cantilever MotionsApplication 19154351Pending
- Batch Processed Plasmonic Tips With Large Field EnhancementApplication PCTUS2015038916Pending
- Probe Tip With Tip Extension For Scanning Probe MicroscopeApplication PCTUS2025030520Pending
- Atomic Force Microscope Using A Single Light Source To Drive Cantilever Vibrations And Sense Cantilever MotionsApplication PCTUS2024014643Pending
- Scanning Probe Microscope And Method Of Alignment, Focusing, And Measurement Of Relative Intensity Of Optical Beam To Probe Tip In Scanning Probe MicroscopyApplication PCTUS2023012271Pending
- Scanning Probe Microscope And Method For Resonance-enhanced Detection Using A Range Of Modulation FrequenciesApplication PCTUS2020065748Pending
- Scanning Probe Microscope Using Sensor Molecules To Improve Photo-induced Force On SamplesApplication PCTUS2019034058Pending
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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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