NEVADA NANOTECH SYSTEMS, INC.
Small Unmanned Aerial System (SUAS) equipped with chemical sensors for plume tracking and source detection
- Sector
- Robotics
- Headquarters
- Sparks, NV
- Latest Form D
- $16.2M, Jan 2022
- Total capital
- $41.4M
- Federal grants
- $1.7M
- 2 awards · 2016–2020
- Rank in peer group#6 of 20
- Private capital raised
- $39.7M
- 3 Form D · last Jan 2022
- 57 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 11
- 17 pending · first 2017
- Rank in peer group#1 of 20
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$16.2M
- Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Small UAS compatible Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosives (CBRNE) Sensors$750K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$5.4M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$18.2M
- Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Autonomous Broad Spectrum Environmental Sentinels$1.0M
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.
Federal first
14months
from NEVADA NANOTECH SYSTEMS, INC.’s first federal award to its first private round.
- First federal award · Jul 2016
- Defense · $1.0M
- First Form D · Sep 2017
- $18.2M · 1st Form D
- Awards before first raise
- 1 award
An association in public records, not a cause or a prediction.
Standing among 20 peers
Line = medianRobotics · System
- Federal grants#6 · top 30%
- Granted patents#1 · top 5%
- Linked publications#1 · top 5%
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Jesse AdamsResearcherDirectorLinked by 2 patents
- Brian KrolickiDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Ian RogoffDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Rain CuiDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Ralph WhittenExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Ray StataDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Show all 8 people
- Richard ShaffExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Stuart FeiginDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 11 granted of 28- GrantedArrays Of Gas Sensor Device Packages, And Related MethodsUSPTOUS 12,618,818
- PendingMethods Of Operating And Calibrating A Gas Sensor, And Related Gas SensorsUSPTOApplication 19296662
- PendingMethods For Determining At Least One Property Of A MaterialUSPTOApplication 19275510
Show all 28 patent records
- Arrays Of Gas Sensor Device Packages, And Related MethodsMay 5, 2026 · US 12,618,818Granted
- Methods Of Operating And Calibrating A Gas Sensor, And Related Gas SensorsDec 4, 2025 · Application 19296662Pending
- Methods For Determining At Least One Property Of A MaterialNov 13, 2025 · Application 19275510Pending
- Methods Of Operating And Calibrating A Gas Sensor, And Related Gas SensorsAug 12, 2025 · US 12,385,876Granted
- Methods For Determining At Least One Property Of A Material, And Related DetectorJul 29, 2025 · US 12,372,488Granted
- Gas Sensors Including Microhotplates With Resistive Heaters, And Related MethodsApr 8, 2025 · US 12,270,799Granted
- Methods For Determining At Least One Property Of A MaterialJul 25, 2023 · US 11,709,142Granted
- Systems And Methods For Determining At Least One Property Of A MaterialMar 1, 2022 · US 11,262,321Granted
- Gas Sensors Including Microhotplates With Resistive Heaters, And Related MethodsJun 22, 2021 · US 11,041,838Granted
- Systems And Methods For Determining At Least One Property Of A MaterialJul 28, 2020 · US 10,724,976Granted
- Hydrogen Sulfide Filters, Methods Of Forming The Hydrogen Sulfide Filters, And Systems Including Such FiltersFeb 6, 2020 · Application 16488538Pending
- Pre-smoke Detector And System For Use In Early Detection Of Developing FiresOct 22, 2019 · US 10,453,321Granted
- Pre-smoke Detector And System For Use In Early Detection Of Developing FiresMar 20, 2018 · US 9,922,517Granted
- Molecular Analysis Using Micro Electro-mechanical Sensor DevicesJun 1, 2017 · Application 15428853Pending
- Molecular Analysis Using Micro Electro-mechanical Sensor DevicesApr 18, 2017 · US 9,625,401Granted
- Molecular Analysis Using Micro Electro-mechanical Sensor DevicesApplication PCTUS2013059720Pending
- Gas Sensor Device Package Including An Antenna And A Potting MaterialApplication 63720319Pending
- Gas Sensor Device Package Including An Antenna And A Potting MaterialApplication 63720077Pending
- Arrays Of Gas Sensor Device Packages, And Related MethodsApplication PCTUS2021071279Pending
- Methods Of Operating And Calibrating A Gas Sensor, And Related Gas SensorsApplication PCTUS2020070681Pending
- Arrays Of Gas Sensor Device Packages, And Related MethodsApplication 62706670Pending
- Method Of Calibrating And Compensating A Gas Sensor, And Related Gas SensorsApplication 62924576Pending
- Gas Sensors Including Microhotplates With Resistive Heaters, And Related MethodsApplication PCTUS2018028935Pending
- Hydrogen Sulfide Filters, Methods Of Forming The Hydrogen Sulfide Filters, And Systems Including Such FiltersApplication PCTUS2018018743Pending
- Leak Detection System And Related MethodsApplication PCTUS2018015728Pending
- Systems And Methods For Determining At Least One Property Of A MaterialApplication PCTUS2017046376Pending
- System And Method For Detecting, Identifying, And/or Quantifying GasesApplication 62376675Pending
- Radio And Sensor Modules Including An Antenna And An Encapsulant Material, And Related Sensing InstrumentsApplication PCTUS2025055139Pending
Recent research by its founders
- What’s in a name field?20240 cites
- A Unified Approach To Nanotechnology Education20201 cites
- Autonomous Chemical-Sensing Aerial Robot for Urban/Suburban Environmental Monitoring201946 cites
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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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