NOTCH INC.

Cambridge, MA · Defense · Private

Metasurface technology for tactical radio antennas that increases directional transmission range and reduces interception

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · notchtechnologies.com

Sector: Defense
Headquarters: Cambridge, MA
Total capital: $8.5M

Federal grants: $2.9M; 4 awards · 2019–2024; Rank in peer group#28 of 34
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $5.5M; 9 awards · Defense, Interior; Rank in Defense#506 of 1442
Granted patents: 4; 8 pending · first 2020; Rank in peer group#8 of 34

Capital timeline

Latest events

Aug 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase II · SBIR Phase II Award Resultant From SBIR Topic #A234-P015$1.9M
Aug 2024Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase II Award Resultant From SBIR Topic #A234-P015$1.9M
Dec 2023Federal contractDefense · Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I, Topic A234-P019, "xtech Search 7".$250K
Nov 2023Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I, Topic A234-P019, "xtech Search 7".$250K
Sep 2023Federal contractDefense · Validate Commercial Opportunities$250K
Jan 2023Federal contractInterior · Research And Development$1.0M
May 2022Federal contractDefense · Metamaterial RADAR Absorbing Material With Pass Band For Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Platforms$1.2M

Show 6 earlier federal awards

Jan 2022Federal contractDefense · Darpa Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I For Effort Entitled, Electronically-controlled Metasurface Antennas For Microwave Radiant Power Transfer$225K
Feb 2021Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Antennas for tactical radios$50K
Sep 2020Federal contractDefense · STTR Phase II Award For Signature Reduction Using Metasurfaces On Group 1 UAV Platforms$500K
Sep 2020Federal contractDefense · SBIR I Phase I Topic A19-137 Produce Prototype Of Smart Radome For Point To Point Links And Measure Its Performance.$111K
Mar 2020Federal contractDefense · Development Of Electronically Controllable Metasurfaces Which Can Be Used To Simultaneously Reduce The Radio Frequency Signature Of Uavs And Simultaneously Allow For The Operation Of Onboard Communications/radar.$50K
Mar 2019Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Metamaterial Retrofit for Omnidirectional Jammers$750K

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Standing among 34 peers

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Defense · Material

Federal grantsBelow median
Granted patents#8 · top 24%

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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 · 4 granted of 12

Nov 18, 2025GrantedAdjustably Transmissive, Reflective, and Absorptive MetamaterialsUSPTOUS 12,476,379
Feb 6, 2024GrantedMetamaterial System Endowing Object with Adjustable Radar ProfileUSPTOUS 11,894,613
Jul 19, 2022GrantedElectronically Reconfigurable AntennaUSPTOUS 11,394,111

Show all 12 patent records

Adjustably Transmissive, Reflective, and Absorptive MetamaterialsNov 18, 2025 · US 12,476,379Granted
Metamaterial System Endowing Object with Adjustable Radar ProfileFeb 6, 2024 · US 11,894,613Granted
Electronically Reconfigurable AntennaJul 19, 2022 · US 11,394,111Granted
Software Defined Antenna using Controllable MetamaterialsNov 10, 2020 · US 10,833,402Granted
Controllable Stealth Metamaterial SystemsApplication 63303651Pending
Adjustably Transmissive, Reflective, and Absorptive Fabric-Based Metamaterial SystemsApplication 63303626Pending
Electronically Reconfigurable AntennaApplication 62886728Pending
Software Defined Antenna Using Controllable MetamaterialsApplication PCTUS2019018197Pending
Reconfigurable antenna system having adjustable azimuthal and elevational rangesApplication 62710338Pending
Metamaterial System Endowing Object with Adjustable Radar Profile (Track One)Application 18102281Pending
Adjustably Transmissive, Reflective, and Absorptive Fabric-Based Metamaterial SystemsApplication 63303624Pending
Controllable Stealth Metamaterial SystemsApplication 63303650Pending

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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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