NORTH AMERICAN WAVE ENGINE CORPORATION

Hyattsville, MD · Defense · Private

Low-cost air-launched decoy with proprietary low-cost propulsion technology and modular airframe design

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Updated Oct 23, 2026

Sector: Defense
Headquarters: Hyattsville, MD
Total capital: $4.5M

Federal grants: $3.2M; 4 awards · 2018–2020; Rank in peer group#130 of 164
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $1.3M; 3 awards · Defense; Rank in Defense#736 of 1442
Granted patents: 8; 21 pending · first 2018; Rank in peer group#21 of 164

Capital timeline

Latest events

Mar 2026Federal contractDefense · Embedded Entrepreneur Initiative (eei)$350K
Apr 2022Federal contractDefense · Ewaac Post Award Conference (pac)$1K
Apr 2021Federal contractDefense · Versatile Air-launched Platform$950K
Dec 2020Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Low Cost Air Launched Decoy$50K
Dec 2019Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Design of and Rapid Manufacturing Technology for a Flying Missile Rail$2.9M
Aug 2019Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Open Call for Innovative Defense-Related Dual-Purpose Technologies/Solutions with a Clear Air Force Stakeholder Need$50K
May 2018Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Design of and Rapid Manufacturing Technology for a Flying Missile Rail$223K

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Standing among 164 peers

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Defense · Device

Federal grantsBelow median
Granted patents#21 · top 13%

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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 · 8 granted of 29

Feb 12, 2026PendingSystems, Methods, And Apparatus For Fuel Supply And InjectionUSPTOApplication 19292519
Jun 26, 2025PendingHybrid Aircraft Using Wave Engine And Electric PropulsionUSPTOApplication 19001099
Jun 26, 2025PendingFuel Injection And Mixing Apparatus For Pulse CombustorsUSPTOApplication 18990717

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Systems, Methods, And Apparatus For Fuel Supply And InjectionFeb 12, 2026 · Application 19292519Pending
Hybrid Aircraft Using Wave Engine And Electric PropulsionJun 26, 2025 · Application 19001099Pending
Fuel Injection And Mixing Apparatus For Pulse CombustorsJun 26, 2025 · Application 18990717Pending
Apparatus For Fuel-air Mixing And Flame-holding In Pulse CombustorsJun 26, 2025 · Application 18990902Pending
System And Method For Ram Air Intake For Pulse CombustorsJan 9, 2024 · US 11,867,138Granted
Method And Apparatus For The Start-up And Control Of Pulse Combustors Using Selective Injector OperationFeb 28, 2023 · US 11,592,184Granted
Method And Apparatus For The Start-up And Control Of Pulse Combustors Using Selective Injector OperationFeb 21, 2023 · US 11,585,532Granted
Systems And Methods For Air-breathing Wave Engines For Thrust ProductionSep 6, 2022 · US 11,434,851Granted
Systems And Methods For Improving Operation Of Pulse CombustorsMay 4, 2021 · US 10,995,703Granted
Systems And Methods For Air-breathing Wave Engines For Thrust ProductionFeb 11, 2020 · US 10,557,438Granted
Pulse Combustor Performance Improvement With AirspeedJan 2, 2020 · Application 16455295Pending
Systems And Methods For Improving Operation Of Pulse CombustorsNov 12, 2019 · US 10,473,058Granted
Unmanned Vertical Takeoff And Landing VehicleOct 9, 2018 · US D,830,281Granted
Method And Apparatus For The Starting And Control Of Pulse CombustorsApplication 62658989Pending
Systems And Methods For Air-breathing Wave Engines For Thrust ProductionApplication PCTUS2016067242Pending
Systems, Methods, And Apparatus For Fuel Supply And InjectionApplication PCTUS2025040872Pending
Systems And Methods For Improving Operation Of Pulse CombustorsApplication PCTUS2016023238Pending
Improved Hybrid Aircraft Using Wave Engine And Electric PropulsionApplication PCTUS2024061848Pending
Fuel Injection And Mixing Apparatus For Pulse CombustorsApplication PCTUS2024061511Pending
Apparatus For Fuel-air Mixing And Flame-holding In Pulse CombustorsApplication PCTUS2024061559Pending
Systems, Methods, And Apparatus For Fuel Supply And InjectionApplication 63680016Pending
Aircraft Utilizing Wave Engine And Electric Hybrid Propulsion ArchitectureApplication 63614749Pending
Fuel Injection And Mixing Apparatus For Pulse CombustorsApplication 63613632Pending
System And Method For Ram Air Intake For Pulse CombustorsApplication PCTUS2022078866Pending
Ram Air Intake For Pulse CombustorsApplication 63273035Pending
Pulse Combustor Performance Improvement With AirspeedApplication PCTUS2019039510Pending
Method And Apparatus For The Start-up And Control Of Pulse Combustors Using Selective Injector OperationApplication PCTUS2019027801Pending
Method And Apparatus For The Starting And Control Of Pulse Combustors Using Selective Injector OperationApplication 62725117Pending
Pulse Combustor Performance Improvement With AirspeedApplication 62691393Pending

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Regulatory activity · Defense

Sector-level, not company-level

11 Jun 2026Danger Zone; Waters of Carr Creek and Whitehall Bay in the Vicinity of the Naval Support Activity AnnapolisEngineers Corps
13 Mar 2026Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01; IntroductionNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
13 Mar 2026Federal Acquisition Regulation: Trade Agreements ThresholdsNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
13 Mar 2026Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01; Small Entity Compliance GuideNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
27 Aug 2025Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06; Small Entity Compliance GuideNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
27 Aug 2025Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06; IntroductionNational Aeronautics and Space Administration

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Sources

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