Natural Fiber Welding, Inc.
Natural fiber welding process and equipment that swells and fuses natural fibers together using ionic liquid solvents to create high-performance yarns and fabrics with integrated dyes and functional m
- Sector
- Materials
- Headquarters
- PEORIA, IL
- Latest Form D
- $7M, Jan 2026
- Total capital
- $149M
- Federal grants
- $831K
- 3 awards · 2017–2018
- Rank in peer group#17 of 19
- Private capital raised
- $146M
- 8 Form D · last Jan 2026
- 9 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- $2.1M
- 3 awards · Defense
- Rank in Materials#125 of 1258
- Granted patents
- 22
- 18 pending · first 2018
- Rank in peer group#1 of 19
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 8th filing$7M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 7th filing$23.6M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 6th filing$23.5M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 5th filing$22.8M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 4th filing$20M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$35.3M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$5M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$8.4M
Show 6 earlier federal awards
- Federal contractDefense · Second Monthly Technical Report$1.0M
- Federal contractDefense · Phase I STTR - Application Of Natural Fiber Welding To Create Mof-modified Textiles$150K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Scalable Manufacturing of Functional Yarns for Textile-based Energy Storage$456K
- Federal contractDefense · Scalable Manufacturing Of Functional Yarns For Textile-based Energy Storage$1.0M
- Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: Scalable Manufacture of Natural Fiber Welded Yarn$225K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Scalable Manufacturing of Functional Yarns for Textile-based Energy Storage by Natural Fiber Welding$150K
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Federal first
36months
from Natural Fiber Welding, Inc.’s first federal award to its first private round.
- First federal award · Jul 2017
- Defense · $150K
- First Form D · Jul 2020
- $8.4M · 1st Form D
- Awards before first raise
- 6 awards
An association in public records, not a cause or a prediction.
Standing among 19 peers
Line = medianMaterials · System
- Federal grantsBelow median
- Granted patents#1 · top 5%
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Founders and team
From SEC Form D filings- Anthony TraymoreExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Chad E. StamperExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Christine GoulayDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Gregg SmithDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Jason BernsDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Ken ZikaDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Show all 18 people
- Kerry BylerDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Laura MaydonDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Luke HaverhalsExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Rajan PalaniswamyDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Robert SalterExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Robert E. TurnerDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Rob E. GoldmanExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Shally ShankerDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Shanker ShallyDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Steve E. ZikaExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Suhas NarayanaswamyDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Suhas UppalapatiDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 22 granted of 40- GrantedCurative & MethodUSPTOUS 12,344,706
- GrantedMethods, processes, and apparatuses for producing welded substratesUSPTOUS 12,338,574
- PendingCurativeUSPTOApplication 18967509
Show all 40 patent records
- Curative & MethodJul 1, 2025 · US 12,344,706Granted
- Methods, processes, and apparatuses for producing welded substratesJun 24, 2025 · US 12,338,574Granted
- CurativeMar 20, 2025 · Application 18967509Pending
- CurativeMar 11, 2025 · US 12,247,098Granted
- Methods, processes, and apparatuses for producing welded substratesJan 2, 2025 · Application 18886504Pending
- CurativeDec 10, 2024 · US 12,162,981Granted
- CurativeDec 3, 2024 · US 12,157,794Granted
- CurativeNov 14, 2024 · Application 18779220Pending
- Methods, processes, and apparatuses for producing welded substratesSep 17, 2024 · US 12,091,815Granted
- Methods, processes, and apparatuses for producing dyed and welded substratesMar 5, 2024 · US 11,920,263Granted
- CurativeJan 4, 2024 · Application 18468848Pending
- Methods, processes, and apparatuses for producing welded substratesSep 26, 2023 · US 11,766,835Granted
- CurativeSep 19, 2023 · US 11,760,836Granted
- Curative & MethodSep 19, 2023 · US 11,760,835Granted
- Methods, processes, and apparatuses for producing dyed and welded substratesMay 11, 2023 · Application 18155571Pending
- CurativeJan 31, 2023 · US 11,566,101Granted
- Methods, processes, and apparatuses for producing dyed and welded substratesJan 17, 2023 · US 11,555,263Granted
- CurativeJan 3, 2023 · US 11,542,365Granted
- CurativeAug 23, 2022 · US 11,421,075Granted
- Curative & MethodAug 11, 2022 · Application 17624551Pending
- CurativeAug 9, 2022 · US 11,407,856Granted
- CurativeJul 26, 2022 · US 11,396,578Granted
- Hybrid Materials & MethodsMar 3, 2022 · Application 17463355Pending
- Hybrid Materials & MethodsMar 3, 2022 · Application 17463414Pending
- Methods, processes, and apparatuses for producing dyed and welded substratesAug 10, 2021 · US 11,085,133Granted
- Methods, processes, and apparatuses for producing welded substratesApr 20, 2021 · US 10,982,381Granted
- Curative & MethodJan 5, 2021 · US 10,882,951Granted
- CurativeJan 5, 2021 · US 10,882,950Granted
- Methods, processes, and apparatuses for producing dyed and welded substratesJun 4, 2020 · Application 16623300Pending
- CurativeSep 3, 2019 · US 10,400,061Granted
- Methods, processes, and apparatuses for producing welded substratesApr 11, 2019 · Application 16189851Pending
- Methods, processes, and apparatuses for producing dyed and welded substratesOct 11, 2018 · Application 16010092Pending
- Methods, processes, and apparatuses for producing dyed and welded substratesJul 3, 2018 · US 10,011,931Granted
- CurativeApplication PCTUS2022015331Pending
- Methods, Processes, And Apparatuses For Producing Dyed And Welded SubstratesApplication PCTUS2018037906Pending
- Curative & MethodApplication PCTUS2020040527Pending
- CurativeApplication PCTUS2022038199Pending
- Methods, Processes, And Apparatuses For Producing Dyed And Welded SubstratesApplication PCTUS2017030926Pending
- Hybrid Materials & MethodsApplication PCTUS2021048559Pending
- Methods, Processes, And Apparatuses For Producing Welded SubstratesApplication PCTUS2017024351Pending
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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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