OSCILLA POWER INC
Wave-powered energy harvesting system for autonomous underwater vehicles
- Sector
- Aerospace
- Headquarters
- Seattle, WA
- Founded
- 2009
- Latest Form D
- $843K, Jul 2021
- Total capital
- $11.3M
- Federal grants
- $4.9M
- 6 awards · 2019–2023
- Rank in peer group#43 of 89
- Private capital raised
- $6.4M
- 7 Form D · last Jul 2021
- 64 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 17
- 23 pending · first 2015
- Rank in peer group#4 of 89
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal grantEnergy · Phase II · Integrated wave power charging capability for ocean observing vehicles$1.1M
- Federal grantEnergy · Phase II · Wave-Powered Radar-Based Ocean Sensing Systems$1.1M
- Federal grantEnergy · Phase II · Integrated wave power charging capability for ocean observing vehicles$1.1M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 7th filing$843K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 6th filing$100K
- Federal grantEnergy · Phase II · Improved On-Board Energy Storage for Wave Energy Convertors$1.1M
- Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Integrated wave power charging capability for ocean observing vehicles$200K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 5th filing$405K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 4th filing$1.7M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$935K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$761K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$1.7M
Show 1 earlier federal award
- Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Improved On-Board Energy Storage for Wave Energy Convertors$199K
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Standing among 89 peers
Line = medianAerospace · System
- Federal grants#43 · top 48%
- Granted patents#4 · top 4%
- Linked publications#7 · top 8%
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Balakrishnan NairResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by 2 patents
- Nair BalakrishnanResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by 2 patents
- Kristin MartinezDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Meredith FisherDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Rahul ShendureExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Rick LuebbeDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 17 granted of 40- PendingSystems and Methods for Integrated Wave Power Charging For Ocean VehiclesUSPTOApplication 18474196
- PendingSystems And Methods For A Plurality Of Nested Reaction Structures In Wave GeneratorsUSPTOApplication 18751189
- GrantedPower Dissipation In Wave Energy Converter SystemsUSPTOUS 11,933,262
Show all 40 patent records
- Systems and Methods for Integrated Wave Power Charging For Ocean VehiclesJan 23, 2025 · Application 18474196Pending
- Systems And Methods For A Plurality Of Nested Reaction Structures In Wave GeneratorsDec 26, 2024 · Application 18751189Pending
- Power Dissipation In Wave Energy Converter SystemsMar 19, 2024 · US 11,933,262Granted
- Systems And Methods For Integrated Wave Power Charging For Ocean VehiclesSep 26, 2023 · US 11,767,090Granted
- Wave Energy Conversion of Horizontal Surge MotionApr 18, 2023 · US 11,629,687Granted
- Extension Spring and Fairlead Based Power Take-Out For Wave Power SystemsMar 7, 2023 · US 11,598,308Granted
- Drivetrain for a Wave Energy ConverterAug 11, 2022 · Application 17678899Pending
- Drivetrain For A Wave Energy ConverterApr 5, 2022 · US 11,293,398Granted
- Applications Of Ocean Wave Energy ConvertorsFeb 17, 2022 · Application 17403836Pending
- Wave Energy Conversion Of Horizontal Surge MotionJun 8, 2021 · US 11,028,818Granted
- Survivability of Wave Energy ConvertorsFeb 4, 2021 · Application 16996001Pending
- Survivability of Wave Energy ConvertorsSep 8, 2020 · US 10,767,617Granted
- Linear Vernier Generator For Wave Energy ConversionMar 12, 2020 · Application 15965662Pending
- Wave Energy ConverterAug 27, 2019 · US 10,393,089Granted
- Power Take Off System For Wave Energy ConvertorJul 16, 2019 · US 10,352,291Granted
- Fluid Power Gearbox And Drivetrain For A Wave Energy ConverterDec 4, 2018 · US 10,145,354Granted
- Force Modification System For Wave Energy ConvertorsApr 10, 2018 · US 9,941,820Granted
- Method For Deploying And Recovering A Wave Energy ConverterMay 23, 2017 · US 9,656,728Granted
- Axial Loading For Magnetostrictive Power GenerationApr 25, 2017 · US 9,634,233Granted
- Downhole Energy Harvesting Method And DeviceApr 25, 2017 · US 9,634,234Granted
- Magnetostrictive Devices And SystemsSep 6, 2016 · US 9,438,138Granted
- Power Production In A Completed Well Using Magnetostrictive MaterialsAug 30, 2016 · US 9,431,928Granted
- Optimized Heave Plate For Wave Energy ConverterJan 7, 2016 · Application 14855134Pending
- Magnetostrictive Wave Energy Harvester With Heave PlateOct 27, 2015 · US 9,169,823Granted
- Secondary Flux Path For Magnetostrictive CircuitsJun 11, 2015 · Application 14533998Pending
- Energy Harvesting Systems For Power Take-off (pto) ModulesMar 19, 2015 · Application 14546895Pending
- Vibration Energy HarvesterSep 25, 2014 · Application 14221166Pending
- Rotary To Linear Converter For Downhole ApplicationsAug 28, 2014 · Application 14191381Pending
- Method And Device For Harvesting Energy From Ocean WavesApplication PCTUS2010020332Pending
- Power Dissipation In Wave Energy Converter SystemsApplication PCTUS2022043265Pending
- Peak Load Limitation for Power Take OffApplication 63242612Pending
- Applications Of Ocean Wave Energy ConvertorsApplication PCTUS2021046189Pending
- Systems And Methods For Integrated Wave Power Charging For Ocean VehiclesApplication PCTUS2021032099Pending
- Compact Power Take-out For Wave Power SystemsApplication PCTUS2021032100Pending
- Drivetrain For A Wave Energy ConverterApplication PCTUS2020036707Pending
- Power Take Off System For Wave Energy ConvertorApplication PCTUS2016052304Pending
- Improved Wave Energy ConverterApplication PCTUS2016043721Pending
- Optimized Heave Plate For Wave Energy ConverterApplication PCTUS2015050269Pending
- Method For Deploying And Recovering A Wave Energy ConverterApplication PCTUS2015041997Pending
- Secondary Flux Path For Magnetostrictive CircuitsApplication PCTUS2014064170Pending
Recent research by its founders
- Development & performance enhancement of an AUV wave-charging system20231 cites
- Survivability of wave energy convertors20231 cites
- Method for deploying and recovering a wave energy converter20230 cites
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Regulatory activity · Aerospace
- Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs of NASA-Effectuation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Special Conditions: AMAC Aerospace, The Boeing Company Model 747- 8 Airplane; Side-Facing SeatsFederal Aviation Administration
- Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous AmendmentsFederal Aviation Administration
- Operating Limitations at John F. Kennedy International AirportFederal Aviation Administration
- Operating Limitations at New York LaGuardia AirportFederal Aviation Administration
- Special Conditions: Honeywell Aerospace US LLC, Dassault Aviation Model Falcon 900EX Airplane; Electronic System Security Protection From Unauthorized External AccessFederal Aviation Administration
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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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