Niron Magnetics, Inc.
Rare-earth-free permanent magnets based on iron nitride
New patent ·
- Sector
- Materials
- Headquarters
- Minneapolis, MN
- Founded
- 2013
- Latest Form D
- $86.4M, Jan 2024
- Total capital
- $102M
- Federal grants
- None on recordNo awards found in SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF or DoD records.
- Private capital raised
- $102M
- 4 Form D · last Jan 2024
- 34 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 6
- 16 pending · first 2022
- Rank in peer group#42 of 369
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 4th filing$86.4M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$3.9M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$5M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$6.4M
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
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- Granted patents#42 · top 11%
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Founders and team
From SEC Form D filings- Amit ShahDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- David MichaelDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- David SeldinDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Donald RosenbergDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Francis ThibodeauExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Jianping WangDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
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- Jimmy KanDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Jonathan RowntreeExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Lawrence BurnsDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Leonard Anderson BlackburnDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- LEONARD A. BLACKBURNExecutive Officer, Director, PromoterNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Steve BullockDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 6 granted of 22- New patentAnisotropic Iron Nitride Permanent MagnetsUSPTOUS 12,755,878
- PendingPermanent Magnet Motors With Flux Fountain OutrunnerUSPTOApplication 19441107
- GrantedMagnetic Field Particle Confinement In Rotary Tube FurnaceUSPTOUS 12,485,396
Show all 22 patent records
- Anisotropic Iron Nitride Permanent MagnetsOct 6, 2026 · US 12,755,878Granted
- Permanent Magnet Motors With Flux Fountain OutrunnerJul 9, 2026 · Application 19441107Pending
- Magnetic Field Particle Confinement In Rotary Tube FurnaceDec 2, 2025 · US 12,485,396Granted
- Iron-based Nanoparticles And Methods Of ProcessingOct 23, 2025 · Application 19184726Pending
- Coercivity-enhanced Iron Nitride Nanoparticles With High Saturation MagnetizationOct 23, 2025 · Application 19237588Pending
- Magnetic Circuit With More Than One Magnet TypeAug 7, 2025 · Application 19049792Pending
- Coercivity-enhanced Iron Nitride Nanoparticles With High Saturation MagnetizationJul 15, 2025 · US 12,362,082Granted
- Magnetic Circuit With More Than One Magnet TypeFeb 18, 2025 · US 12,231,003Granted
- Anisotropic Iron Nitride Permanent MagnetsFeb 8, 2024 · Application 18489568Pending
- Anisotropic Iron Nitride Permanent MagnetsNov 28, 2023 · US 11,830,644Granted
- Anisotropic Iron Nitride Permanent MagnetsApr 19, 2022 · US 11,309,107Granted
- Permanent Magnet Motors With Flux Fountain OutrunnerApplication 63743441Pending
- Iron-based Nanoparticles And Methods Of ProcessingApplication 63637500Pending
- Anisotropic Iron Nitride Permanent MagnetsApplication PCTUS2021019100Pending
- Magnetic Field Particle Confinement In Rotary Tube FurnaceApplication PCTUS2020057160Pending
- Anisotropic Nanocomposite Permanent Magnets With Enhanced SquarenessApplication 63080144Pending
- Coercivity-enhanced Iron Nitride Nanoparticles With High Saturation MagnetizationApplication PCTUS2020034331Pending
- Method To Improve Iron Nitride Nanoparticles By Use Of Mechanical Milling Of Agglomerated NanoparticlesApplication 62979668Pending
- Variable-flux-intensifying Electric Machines Using Iron Nitride Permanent MagnetsApplication 63555842Pending
- Variable-flux-intensifying Electric Machines Using Iron Nitride Permanent MagnetsApplication 63676107Pending
- Magnetic Circuit With More Than One Magnet TypeApplication PCTUS2023015926Pending
- Variable-flux-intensifying Electric Machines Using Iron Nitride Permanent MagnetsApplication PCTUS2025016509Pending
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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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