NUMAT TECHNOLOGIES INC
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) for gas adsorption and scrubbing in submarine atmospheres
- Sector
- Defense
- Headquarters
- Skokie, IL
- Founded
- 2012
- Latest Form D
- $8.3M, Apr 2018
- Total capital
- $26.5M
- Federal grants
- $6M
- 12 awards · 2015–2023
- Rank in peer group#13 of 34
- Private capital raised
- $13.9M
- 4 Form D · last Apr 2018
- 103 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- $6.6M
- 6 awards · NASA, Defense
- Rank in Defense#466 of 1442
- Granted patents
- 16
- 24 pending · first 2015
- Rank in peer group#3 of 34
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal contractDefense · Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase III To Pilot Scale To Form Powdered Metal Organic Frameworks And Then Initial Composite Formation To Form Supramolecular Structures.$1.1M
- Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Using Metal-Organic Frameworks and Enriching Pressure Swing Adsorption Cycles for Future Radionuclide Monitoring Systems$200K
- Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Functionalized Polymeric Resins for High-Purity Separations of Rare Earth Elements$199K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Submarine Atmospheric Contaminant Scrubbing Technology$590K
- Federal contractDefense · Research And Development$1.7M
- Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Continuous Synthesis of Metal-Organic Frameworks for Xenon Capture$200K
- Federal contractDefense · Phase III Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Consisting Of Work Toward Commercialization Of A Metal-organic Framework (mof)-embedded Material That Will Absorb, Retain, And Neutralize Chemical Warfare Agents For Use In A Shipping Container.$498K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 4th filing$8.3M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$1.2M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$3.5M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$899K
Show 11 earlier federal awards
- Federal contractDefense · Research And Development.$240K
- Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Evaporative Emission Control for Hydrogen: Boil-off Mitigation with an Adsorbent-Based System$200K
- Federal contractDefense · Production Of Highly Active Garments That Utilize Metal-organic Frameworks For Capture And Detoxification Of Chemical Warfare Agents$3M
- Federal grantEnergy · Phase II · Advanced Materials for Detection and Removal of Impurities in Hydrogen Adsorbents$1.1M
- Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Advanced Materials for Detection and Removal of Impurities in Hydrogen Adsorbents$199K
- Federal grantEnergy · Phase II · General Techniques for Increasing Packing Density of Metal-Organic Frameworks for Enhanced Volumetric Storage of Hydrogen$999K
- Federal contractNASA · Protection Against The Buildup Of CO2 In Spacecraft Is Of Crucial Importance To Astronaut Health. Currently, Several Methods Are Used To Remove CO2 From Spacecraft Including Amine Scrubbers, Lithium Hydroxide Canisters, And Adsorbent-based Carbon Dioxide Removal Assemblies (cdras). Each Scrubbing Method Has Individual Benefits And Drawbacks: Amine Scrubbers Have No Particulate Release But Require High-energy Regeneration Lithium Hydroxide Offers High Capacity But The Canisters Are Non-regenerabl$124K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Scaling & Supramolecular Engineering of Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs)$1M
- Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · General Techniques for Increasing Packing Density of Metal-Organic Frameworks for Enhanced Volumetric Storage of Hydrogen$150K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Scaling & Supramolecular Engineering of Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs)$1M
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Scaling & Supramolecular Engineering of Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs)$150K
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Standing among 34 peers
Line = medianDefense · Material
- Federal grants#13 · top 38%
- Granted patents#3 · top 9%
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Founders and team
From SEC Form D filings- Benjamin HernandezExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Bill KrollDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Chris WilmerExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Jeff KlunzingerDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Luka ErcegDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Omar FarhaExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Show all 10 people
- Robert WinterDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- T. Jay CollinsDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- William KrollDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- William NoglowsDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 16 granted of 40- PendingAdsorptive Fabric Construction With Embedded AdsorbentUSPTOApplication 19562439
- PendingProcess For Treating Fluorinated GasesUSPTOApplication 19399021
- PendingActivated Amino Containing Metal Organic Framework (MOF) Compositions, Process of Making and Process of Use ThereofUSPTOApplication 18930773
Show all 40 patent records
- Adsorptive Fabric Construction With Embedded AdsorbentSep 10, 2026 · Application 19562439Pending
- Process For Treating Fluorinated GasesMay 28, 2026 · Application 19399021Pending
- Activated Amino Containing Metal Organic Framework (MOF) Compositions, Process of Making and Process of Use ThereofApr 30, 2026 · Application 18930773Pending
- Mixed Linker Zinc-triazole-oxalate Mof Compositions For CO2 AdsorptionApr 23, 2026 · Application 19353190Pending
- Method Of Synthesizing A Functionalized Biphenol Compound By Electrochemical CouplingAug 28, 2025 · Application 19064466Pending
- Metal-Organic Framework (MOF) Compositions, Process of Making and Process of Use ThereofAug 7, 2025 · Application 18679173Pending
- Modified Metal-Organic Framework (MOF) Compositions, Process of Making and Process of Use ThereofJul 8, 2025 · US 12,350,645Granted
- Activated Amino Containing Metal Organic Framework (MOF) Compositions, Process of Making and Process of Use ThereofDec 17, 2024 · US 12,168,216Granted
- Activated Amino Containing Metal Organic Framework (MOF) Compositions, Process of Making and Process of Use ThereofApr 16, 2024 · US 11,958,034Granted
- Modified Metal-Organic Framework (MOF) Compositions, Process of Making and Process of Use ThereofApr 16, 2024 · US 11,958,033Granted
- Liquefied Gas System With Boil-off CaptureNov 23, 2023 · Application 18199810Pending
- Water Stable Copper Paddlewheel Metal Organic Framework (mof) Compositions And Processes Using The MofsJun 20, 2023 · US 11,679,373Granted
- Metal Organic Frameworks For Removal Of Elemental Impurities In Pharmaceutical ProductsMay 9, 2023 · US 11,642,650Granted
- Process For Purifying Hydrogen Gas For Use In Fuel CellsMar 7, 2023 · US 11,596,894Granted
- Process And Products For Removal Of Contaminants In Liquid CompositionsFeb 9, 2023 · Application 17867449Pending
- Water Stable Copper Paddlewheel Metal Organic Framework (mof) Compositions And Processes Using The MofsMar 29, 2022 · US 11,285,456Granted
- Water Stable Copper Paddlewheel Metal Organic Framework (mof) Compositions And Processes Using The MofsFeb 22, 2022 · US 11,253,838Granted
- Adsorbent-assisted Stabilization Of Highly Reactive GasesApr 15, 2021 · Application 17130220Pending
- Process And Apparatus For Dispensing Gas From A Storage VesselMar 11, 2021 · Application 17010657Pending
- Adsorbent-assisted Stabilization Of Highly Reactive GasesMar 9, 2021 · US 10,940,426Granted
- Process And Apparatus For Dispensing And Charging Gas To A Storage VesselFeb 18, 2021 · Application 16990170Pending
- Formation Of High Surface Area Metal-organic FrameworksApr 28, 2020 · US 10,632,450Granted
- Porous Polymers For The Abatement And Purification Of Electronic Gas And The Removal Of Mercury From Hydrocarbon StreamsApr 16, 2019 · US 10,260,148Granted
- Electronic Gas In-situ PurificationApr 11, 2019 · Application 16152474Pending
- Formation Of High Surface Area Metal-organic FrameworksMar 27, 2018 · US 9,925,516Granted
- Metal Organic Frameworks For Electronic Gas StorageSep 5, 2017 · US 9,751,074Granted
- Metal Organic Frameworks For Eletronic Gas StorageJul 20, 2017 · Application 15479805Pending
- Metal-organic Frameworks For Oxygen Storage And Air SeparationAug 30, 2016 · US 9,427,722Granted
- Metal Organic Frameworks For Electronic Gas StorageSep 22, 2015 · US 9,138,720Granted
- Apparatus For Dispensing And Supplying Gas To A Storage VesselApplication 63042325Pending
- Process For Purifying Hydrogen Gas For Use In Fuel CellsApplication 63029200Pending
- Metal Organic Frameworks For Removal Of Elemental Impurities In Pharmaceutical ProductsApplication 63024980Pending
- Activated Amino Containing Metal Organic Framework (MOF) Compositions, Process of Making and Process of Use ThereofApplication 63003260Pending
- Process And Apparatus For Dispensing Gas From A Storage VesselApplication 62896475Pending
- Process And Apparatus For Dispensing And Charging Gas To A Storage VesselApplication 62885717Pending
- Electronic Gas In-situ PurificationApplication PCTUS2018054509Pending
- Adsorbent-assisted Stabilization Of Highly Reactive GasesApplication PCTUS2018052404Pending
- Porous Polymers For The Abatement And Purification Of Electronic Gas And The Removal Of Mercury From Hydrocarbon StreamsApplication PCTUS2015063535Pending
- Metal-organic Frameworks For Oxygen Storage And Air SeparationApplication PCTUS2014060862Pending
- Metal Organic Frameworks For Electronic Gas StorageApplication PCTUS2014049617Pending
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Regulatory activity · Defense
- Danger Zone; Waters of Carr Creek and Whitehall Bay in the Vicinity of the Naval Support Activity AnnapolisEngineers Corps
- Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01; IntroductionNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Trade Agreements ThresholdsNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01; Small Entity Compliance GuideNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06; Small Entity Compliance GuideNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06; IntroductionNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
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Sources
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