Nautilus Defense LLC
Composite materials with integrated electrical conductors for aircraft structures
- Sector
- Aerospace
- Headquarters
- Pawtucket, RI
- Total capital
- $21.6M
- Federal grants
- $200K
- 2 awards · 2020
- Rank in peer group#12 of 14
- Private capital raised
- None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
- Federal contracts
- $21.4M
- 3 awards · Defense
- Rank in Aerospace#147 of 1335
- Granted patents
- 4
- 5 pending · first 2024
- Rank in peer group#1 of 14
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal contractDefense · Smart Electrically Powered And Networked Textile Systems (smart Epants) Program$17.6M
- Federal contractDefense · Strain Sensing Scrims For Persistent Non-destructive Composite Bondline Monitoring$150K
- Federal contractDefense · Baa Research And Development$3.7M
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Composite-Integrated Electrical Networks for Endurance-Optimized Airframes$150K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · In-Situ Composite Health Monitoring for Hypersonic Vehicles$50K
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Standing among 14 peers
Line = medianAerospace · Material
- Federal grantsBelow median
- Granted patents#1 · top 7%
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Founders and team
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Checked: USPTO inventors; federal award principal investigators; SEC Form D related persons · Oct 23, 2026
Claim this profile to add your teamWhat it has protected
USPTO · 4 granted of 9- GrantedFunctional Braided Composite Yarns For Sensing ApplicationsUSPTOUS 12,421,659
- GrantedFunctional Braided Composite YarnUSPTOUS 12,398,493
- GrantedComposite-integrated Electrical NetworksUSPTOUS 12,134,841
Show all 9 patent records
- Functional Braided Composite Yarns For Sensing ApplicationsSep 23, 2025 · US 12,421,659Granted
- Functional Braided Composite YarnAug 26, 2025 · US 12,398,493Granted
- Composite-integrated Electrical NetworksNov 5, 2024 · US 12,134,841Granted
- Fiber Optic Reel SystemOct 22, 2024 · US 12,124,097Granted
- Functional Braided Composite YarnApplication PCTUS2019066327Pending
- Braided Composite ThreadsApplication 62780687Pending
- Composite-integrated Electrical NetworksApplication 63165497Pending
- Fiber Optic Reel SystemApplication 63151176Pending
- Functional Braided Composite YarnApplication 63041583Pending
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Regulatory activity · Aerospace
- Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs of NASA-Effectuation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Special Conditions: AMAC Aerospace, The Boeing Company Model 747- 8 Airplane; Side-Facing SeatsFederal Aviation Administration
- Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous AmendmentsFederal Aviation Administration
- Operating Limitations at John F. Kennedy International AirportFederal Aviation Administration
- Operating Limitations at New York LaGuardia AirportFederal Aviation Administration
- Special 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
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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