Orange Maker
Heliolithography (HL), a continuous rotational spiral solidification 3D printing platform for mass production of functional parts
- Sector
- Materials
- Total capital
- $225K
- Federal grants
- $225K
- 1 award · 2018
- Rank in peer group#6 of 17
- Private capital raised
- None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 7
- 3 pending · first 2016
- Rank in peer group#4 of 17
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: Mass-Production of 3D Printed Parts Using Heliolithography$225K
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Standing among 17 peers
Line = medianMaterials · System
- Federal grants#6 · top 35%
- Granted patents#4 · top 24%
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Kurt DudleyResearcherExecutive Officer, Director, PromoterLinked by 7 patents · $225K in grants as PI
- Douglas FarberExecutive Officer, Director, PromoterNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 7 granted of 10- Granted3D Printing Using Rotational Components And Improved Light SourcesUSPTOUS 12,643,284
- PendingSecurity Features And Anti-counterfeiting And Part Tracking System For 3D Printed PartsUSPTOApplication 18827821
- GrantedSecurity Features And Anti-counterfeiting And Part Tracking System For 3D Printed PartsUSPTOUS 12,083,744
Show all 10 patent records
- 3D Printing Using Rotational Components And Improved Light SourcesJun 2, 2026 · US 12,643,284Granted
- Security Features And Anti-counterfeiting And Part Tracking System For 3D Printed PartsJul 3, 2025 · Application 18827821Pending
- Security Features And Anti-counterfeiting And Part Tracking System For 3D Printed PartsSep 10, 2024 · US 12,083,744Granted
- 3D Printing Using Rotational Components And Improved Light SourcesApr 16, 2024 · US 11,958,235Granted
- 3D Printing Using Rotational Components And Improved Light SourcesOct 12, 2021 · US 11,141,908Granted
- 3D Printing Using Spiral Buildup And High Viscosity Build MaterialsDec 11, 2018 · US 10,150,247Granted
- 3D Printing Using Spiral BuildupApr 10, 2018 · US 9,937,665Granted
- 3D Printing Using Spiral BuildupApr 26, 2016 · US 9,321,215Granted
- Improvements To Security Features And Anti-counterfeiting And Part Tracking System For 3D Printed PartsApplication PCTUS2020043625Pending
- 3D Printing Using Rotational Components And Improved Light SourcesApplication PCTUS2018014750Pending
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- Orange Maker LLCShares a founder: Kurt L Dudley
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- LASER FUSION SOLUTIONS LLCSimilar federal contract value in Materials · null in contracts
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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Data freshness
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