NANOSD, INC.

San Diego, CA · Aerospace · Private

Lightweight hybridized dye-sensitized and perovskite solar cells tandem-assembled with nanogenerators for UAV power systems

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · nanosdinc.com

Sector: Aerospace
Headquarters: San Diego, CA
Total capital: $3.2M

Federal grants: $1.9M; 3 awards · 2018–2019; Rank in peer group#7 of 25
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $1.2M; 2 awards · Defense; Rank in Aerospace#549 of 1335
Granted patents: 0; 9 pending

Capital timeline

Latest events

Aug 2020Federal contractDefense · Nanosd, Inc. SBIR Phase II$1.1M
Oct 2019Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Thin Film Multi-source Energy Harvester for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles$500K
Jan 2019Federal contractDefense · Thin Film Multi-source Energy Harvester For Unmanned Air Vehicles, SBIR Phase I$150K
Oct 2018Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Thin Film Multi-source Energy Harvester for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles$150K
Jan 2018Federal grantEnergy · Phase II · Retrofittable and Transparent Super-Insulator for Single-Pane Windows$1.3M

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Standing among 25 peers

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Aerospace · Material

Federal grants#7 · top 28%
Linked publications#1 · top 4%

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Checked: USPTO inventors; federal award principal investigators; SEC Form D related persons · Oct 23, 2026

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What it has protected

USPTO · 0 granted of 9

Dec 20, 2018PendingAdaptive Smart Textiles, Method Of Producing Them, And Applications ThereofUSPTOApplication 15780551
Mar 15, 2018PendingSee-through Plastic Chamber InsulatorsUSPTOApplication 15812514
Mar 8, 2018PendingPolymer Nanoparticle Thermal InsulatorsUSPTOApplication 15811253

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Adaptive Smart Textiles, Method Of Producing Them, And Applications ThereofDec 20, 2018 · Application 15780551Pending
See-through Plastic Chamber InsulatorsMar 15, 2018 · Application 15812514Pending
Polymer Nanoparticle Thermal InsulatorsMar 8, 2018 · Application 15811253Pending
Polymer Nanoparticle Thermal InsulatorsApplication PCTUS2017050130Pending
See-through Plastic Chamber InsulatorsApplication PCTUS2017050131Pending
Adaptive Smart Textiles, Method Of Producing Them, And Applications ThereofApplication PCTUS2016064423Pending
Creep-resistant, Dimension-alterable Polymer Bilayers, And Fabrication Methods ThereforApplication 62407975Pending
Dimension-changeable And Light-reflection-changeable Smart Textiles, Fabrication Methods, Assembled Structures, And Applications ThereofApplication 62384301Pending
Article Comprising Porosity-generating Smart Textiles, Assembled Structures, Methods Of Assembly, And ApplicationsApplication 62316418Pending

Recent research by its founders

Electrocatalytic activity of nickel and cobalt cinnamate for oxygen evolution reaction with reduced graphene oxide or carbon nanotube20252 cites
Natural-basalt-originated hierarchical nano porous zeolite with strong and selective gas separation capability20246 cites
Metastable hexagonal close-packed palladium hydride in liquid cell TEM202290 cites

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Regulatory activity · Aerospace

Sector-level, not company-level

06 Jul 2026Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs of NASA-Effectuation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964National Aeronautics and Space Administration
01 Jul 2026Special Conditions: AMAC Aerospace, The Boeing Company Model 747- 8 Airplane; Side-Facing SeatsFederal Aviation Administration
26 Jun 2026Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous AmendmentsFederal Aviation Administration
23 Jun 2026Operating Limitations at John F. Kennedy International AirportFederal Aviation Administration
23 Jun 2026Operating Limitations at New York LaGuardia AirportFederal Aviation Administration
18 Jun 2026Special 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

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SEC Form D filings through Oct 23, 2026. SBIR and STTR awards through Oct 21, 2026.