Osterhout Group, Inc.
Ruggedized, man-packable micro cloud server for remote data processing and secure information sharing among mobile warfighters
- Sector
- Defense
- Headquarters
- SAN FRANCISCO, CA
- Latest Form D
- $57.5M, Dec 2016
- Total capital
- $57.6M
- Federal grants
- $80K
- 1 award · 2014
- Rank in peer group#46 of 129
- Private capital raised
- $57.5M
- 1 Form D · last Dec 2016
- 119 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- $68K
- 7 awards · Defense, NASA
- Rank in Defense#887 of 1442
- Granted patents
- 32
- 8 pending · first 2017
- Rank in peer group#2 of 129
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal contractDefense · 3 Each R-7 Smart Glasses System$8K
- Federal contractDefense · R-7 Smartglasses System/land/std/$7K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$57.5M
- Federal contractDefense · R-6 System$4K
- Federal contractDefense · R-6 System$4K
- Federal contractDefense · R-6 Smart Glasses&system$5K
- Federal contractNASA · Q0 R-6 Development Kit For Use In Support Of Spaceport Operations$8K
Show 2 earlier federal awards
- Federal contractDefense · Procurement And Production$33K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Expeditionary Cyber Network (X Net)$80K
Node area is scaled to amount. Form D reports securities sold, which can differ from an announced round; filings are numbered in the order they were made.
Federal first
25months
from Osterhout Group, Inc.’s first federal award to its first private round.
- First federal award · Oct 2014
- Defense · $80K
- First Form D · Dec 2016
- $57.5M · 1st Form D
- Awards before first raise
- 6 awards
An association in public records, not a cause or a prediction.
Standing among 129 peers
Line = medianDefense · Device
- Federal grants#46 · top 36%
- Granted patents#2 · top 2%
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Ralph Frank OsterhoutResearcherExecutive OfficerLinked by 2 patents
- Edward Harry NortrupDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- James Patrick MoriartyExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Keith Frank BoeskyDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Peter Frank JamesonExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Rongjun Frank CaiDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 32 granted of 40- GrantedExternal User Interface For Head Worn ComputingUSPTOUS 10,254,856
- GrantedCompact Optics With Reduced Chromatic AberrationsUSPTOUS 10,222,618
- GrantedHead-worn ComputerUSPTOUS D,840,395
Show all 40 patent records
- External User Interface For Head Worn ComputingApr 9, 2019 · US 10,254,856Granted
- Compact Optics With Reduced Chromatic AberrationsMar 5, 2019 · US 10,222,618Granted
- Head-worn ComputerFeb 12, 2019 · US D,840,395Granted
- Head Worn Computer Display SystemsFeb 5, 2019 · US 10,197,801Granted
- See-through Computer Display SystemsJan 29, 2019 · US 10,191,284Granted
- Controller Movement Tracking With Light EmittersDec 11, 2018 · US 10,152,141Granted
- Language Translation With Head-worn ComputingDec 4, 2018 · US 10,146,772Granted
- Content Presentation In Head Worn ComputingNov 27, 2018 · US 10,139,635Granted
- External User Interface For Head Worn ComputingNov 27, 2018 · US 10,139,966Granted
- Object Shadowing In Head Worn ComputingNov 27, 2018 · US 10,140,079Granted
- Speaker Assembly For Headworn ComputerOct 16, 2018 · US 10,101,588Granted
- See-through Computer Display SystemsSep 18, 2018 · US 10,078,224Granted
- See-through Computer Display SystemsSep 11, 2018 · US 10,073,266Granted
- User Interface Systems For Head-worn ComputersSep 6, 2018 · Application 15446025Pending
- See-through Computer Display SystemsAug 28, 2018 · US 10,062,182Granted
- Head Worn Computer Display SystemsJul 31, 2018 · US 10,036,889Granted
- Head Worn Computer Display SystemsJul 10, 2018 · US 10,018,837Granted
- Content Rendering Systems For Head-worn ComputersJul 5, 2018 · Application 15398387Pending
- Audio Systems For Head-worn ComputersJul 5, 2018 · Application 15397920Pending
- Compact Optical System With Improved Contrast UniformityJul 3, 2018 · US 10,012,838Granted
- Compact Optical System With Improved IlluminationJun 26, 2018 · US 10,007,118Granted
- See-through Computer Display SystemsJun 19, 2018 · US 10,001,644Granted
- Eye Imaging In Head Worn ComputingMay 8, 2018 · US 9,965,681Granted
- User Interface Systems For Head-worn ComputersApr 26, 2018 · Application 15352745Pending
- User Interface Systems For Head-worn ComputersApr 26, 2018 · Application 15334412Pending
- Eye Imaging In Head Worn ComputingApr 24, 2018 · US 9,952,664Granted
- See-through Computer Display SystemsApr 3, 2018 · US 9,933,622Granted
- Object Shadowing In Head Worn ComputingMar 27, 2018 · US 9,928,019Granted
- See-through Computer Display SystemsMar 27, 2018 · US 9,927,612Granted
- Optical Systems For Head-worn ComputersMar 6, 2018 · US 9,910,284Granted
- Micro Doppler Presentations In Head Worn ComputingMar 1, 2018 · Application 15790684Pending
- Temple And Ear Horn Assembly For Headworn ComputerFeb 20, 2018 · US 9,897,822Granted
- Eye Imaging In Head Worn ComputingFeb 6, 2018 · US 9,885,868Granted
- Electrochromic Systems For Head-worn Computer SystemsJan 30, 2018 · US 9,880,441Granted
- Spatial Location Presentation In Head Worn ComputingDec 26, 2017 · US 9,852,545Granted
- Location Indicating Avatar In Head Worn ComputingDec 12, 2017 · US 9,841,602Granted
- Optical Configurations For Head-worn See-through DisplaysDec 12, 2017 · US 9,841,599Granted
- Eye Glint Imaging In See-through Computer Display SystemsDec 5, 2017 · US 9,836,122Granted
- Robust Optics For A Head-worn DisplayNov 30, 2017 · Application 15167648Pending
- Manufacturability Of An Optical AssemblyNov 30, 2017 · Application 15167621Pending
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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
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- Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06; IntroductionNational Aeronautics and Space 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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