Monolith Materials, Inc.
Silicon metal and ferrosilicon alloys produced through methane-based reduction process
- Sector
- Materials
- Headquarters
- LINCOLN, NE
- Founded
- 2012
- Latest Form D
- $120M, Jun 2021
- Total capital
- $311M
- Federal grants
- None on recordNo awards found in SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF or DoD records.
- Private capital raised
- $311M
- 11 Form D · last Jun 2021
- 64 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 25
- 15 pending · first 2019
- Rank in peer group#9 of 369
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 11th filing$120M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 10th filing$20M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 9th filing$17.3M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 8th filing$85M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 7th filing$6M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 6th filing$9M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 5th filing$9M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 4th filing$14M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$12M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$9M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$10M
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 369 peers
Line = medianMaterials · Material
- Granted patents#9 · top 2%
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Founders and team
From SEC Form D filings- Amy J. OstermeyerExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Douglas J. CameronDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Doug L. PattersonDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- HENRY J. CORNELLDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- James J. RensExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Jason J. MontemurroDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Show all 21 people
- Jeff J. van SteenbergenDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- JIM J. MICALIDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Joanna J. ReissDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Johannes J. NieuwenburgDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- John J. RowanDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Peter JohnsonExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Richard J. DruckerDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- ROBERT J. HANSONExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Robert L. KerreyDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Stephen J. TrevorDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Steve L. PackebushDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Thomas J. EricksonDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Tim J. RensExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- William J. BradyDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Yoan L. N'KombaDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 25 granted of 40- PendingParticle Systems And MethodsUSPTOApplication 19051990
- GrantedHigh Temperature Heat Integration Method Of Making Carbon BlackUSPTOUS 12,668,702
- GrantedMethod Of Making Carbon BlackUSPTOUS 12,497,517
Show all 40 patent records
- Particle Systems And MethodsAug 13, 2026 · Application 19051990Pending
- High Temperature Heat Integration Method Of Making Carbon BlackJun 30, 2026 · US 12,668,702Granted
- Method Of Making Carbon BlackDec 16, 2025 · US 12,497,517Granted
- Particle Systems And MethodsAug 5, 2025 · US 12,378,124Granted
- Recycled Feedstocks For Carbon And Hydrogen ProductionJun 19, 2025 · Application 18963352Pending
- Methods And Systems For Using Silicon-containing Additives To Produce Carbon ParticlesMay 15, 2025 · Application 18770339Pending
- Carbon Black From Natural GasMay 1, 2025 · Application 18680456Pending
- Carbon Black Generating SystemApr 29, 2025 · US 12,286,540Granted
- Systems And Methods For Particle GenerationApr 24, 2025 · Application 18673119Pending
- Dc Plasma Torch Electrical Power Design Method And ApparatusMar 11, 2025 · US 12,250,764Granted
- Systems And Methods For Electric ProcessingFeb 27, 2025 · Application 18628630Pending
- Carbon Particle Compositions And Methods Of Generating The SameDec 12, 2024 · Application 18736457Pending
- Plasma Torch DesignNov 12, 2024 · US 12,144,099Granted
- Circular Few Layer GrapheneOct 15, 2024 · US 12,119,133Granted
- Systems And Methods For Particle GenerationJul 9, 2024 · US 12,030,776Granted
- Torch Stinger Method And ApparatusJun 18, 2024 · US 12,012,515Granted
- Regenerative Cooling Method And ApparatusJun 4, 2024 · US 11,998,886Granted
- Carbon Black Generating SystemMay 21, 2024 · US 11,987,712Granted
- High Temperature Heat Integration Method Of Making Carbon BlackMar 26, 2024 · US 11,939,477Granted
- Particle Systems And MethodsMar 21, 2024 · Application 18205384Pending
- Systems And Methods Of Making Carbon Particles With Thermal Transfer GasMar 12, 2024 · US 11,926,743Granted
- System For High Temperature Chemical ProcessingJan 9, 2024 · US 11,866,589Granted
- Systems And Methods For ProcessingNov 9, 2023 · Application 18295584Pending
- Carbon Particles Having High Purities And Methods For Making SameSep 19, 2023 · US 11,760,884Granted
- Carbon Black Combustible Gas SeparationSep 7, 2023 · Application 17938304Pending
- Carbon Particles Having Low Content Of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons And Methods Of Making The SameJul 6, 2023 · Application 17819075Pending
- Dc Plasma Torch Electrical Power Design Method And ApparatusMay 30, 2023 · US 11,665,808Granted
- System For High Temperature Chemical ProcessingFeb 28, 2023 · US 11,591,477Granted
- Torch Stinger Method And ApparatusNov 8, 2022 · US 11,492,496Granted
- Carbon Particles Having Low Content Of Polycylic Aromatic Hydrocarbons And Methods Of Making ThereofSep 27, 2022 · US 11,453,784Granted
- Integration Of Plasma And Hydrogen Process With Combined Cycle Power Plant, Simple Cycle Power Plant And Steam Methane ReformersSep 1, 2022 · Application 17498693Pending
- Plasma Torch DesignApr 12, 2022 · US 11,304,288Granted
- Plasma Gas Throat Assembly And MethodDec 21, 2021 · US 11,203,692Granted
- Secondary Heat Addition To Particle Production Process And ApparatusOct 19, 2021 · US 11,149,148Granted
- Systems And Methods For ProcessingAug 26, 2021 · Application 17062075Pending
- Particle Systems And MethodsJan 21, 2021 · Application 16802174Pending
- Carbon Black From Natural GasOct 20, 2020 · US 10,808,097Granted
- Regenerative Cooling Method And ApparatusApr 14, 2020 · US 10,618,026Granted
- System For High Temperature Chemical ProcessingAug 6, 2019 · US 10,370,539Granted
- Use Of Feedstock In Carbon Black Plasma ProcessFeb 14, 2019 · Application 16159144Pending
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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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