OWL BIOMEDICAL
MEMS-based microfluidic device for sorting sperm cells
- Sector
- Agritech
- Headquarters
- SANTA BARBARA, CA
- Founded
- 2010
- Latest Form D
- $3M, Jan 2012
- Total capital
- $4.2M
- Federal grants
- $100K
- 1 award · 2012
- Rank in peer group#4 of 57
- Private capital raised
- $4.1M
- 2 Form D · last Jan 2012
- 177 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 18
- 22 pending · first 2015
- Rank in peer group#3 of 57
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal grantAgriculture · Mems-based Sperm Cell Sorting For Agricultural Breeding Programs$100K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$3M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$1.1M
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.
Standing among 57 peers
Line = medianAgritech · Device
- Federal grants#4 · top 7%
- Granted patents#3 · top 5%
Cumulative measures favor older companies. Rankings describe position today, not outcome. Below the median, ranks show as a band rather than a number.
Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- John Stuart FosterResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by 4 patents
- James Paul LintonExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Michael Paul ChaoDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 18 granted of 40- GrantedMicrofabricated Droplet Dispensor With Immiscible Fluid And Genetic SequencerUSPTOUS 12,440,841
- PendingData Analysis Methodology For Particle Manipulation DevicesUSPTOApplication 18592887
- PendingMicrofabricated Droplet Dispensor With HydrogelUSPTOApplication 18844961
Show all 40 patent records
- Microfabricated Droplet Dispensor With Immiscible Fluid And Genetic SequencerOct 14, 2025 · US 12,440,841Granted
- Data Analysis Methodology For Particle Manipulation DevicesSep 4, 2025 · Application 18592887Pending
- Microfabricated Droplet Dispensor With HydrogelJun 12, 2025 · Application 18844961Pending
- Particle Manipulation System With Camera/classifier Confirmation And Deep Learning AlgorithmAug 15, 2024 · Application 18438518Pending
- Particle Manipulation System With Multisort Valve And Focusing ElementJun 11, 2024 · US 12,005,453Granted
- Particle Manipulation System With Cytometric Capability And Feedback Loop And Variable Gain DetectorFeb 29, 2024 · Application 18238614Pending
- Particle Manipulation System With Camera/classifier Confirmation And Deep Learning AlgorithmFeb 13, 2024 · US 11,898,954Granted
- Particle Manipulation System With Multisort ValveDec 26, 2023 · US 11,850,592Granted
- Particle Manipulation System With Cytometric Capability And Feedback Loop And Variable Gain DetectorMay 4, 2023 · Application 17979175Pending
- Particle Manipulation System With Cytometric Capability And Feedback LoopApr 20, 2023 · Application 17979101Pending
- Particle Manipulation System With Cytometric Capability And Feedback LoopApr 20, 2023 · Application 17500986Pending
- Microfabricated Droplet Dispensor With Immiscible FluidNov 17, 2022 · Application 17873187Pending
- Microfabricated Particle Manipulation DeviceSep 15, 2022 · Application 17831445Pending
- Microfabricated Droplet Dispensor With Immiscible FluidJun 22, 2021 · US 11,040,347Granted
- Particle Manipulation System With Multisort ValveMar 11, 2021 · Application 17101038Pending
- Particle Manipulation System With Multisort ValveAug 11, 2020 · US 10,737,269Granted
- Microfabricated Particle Manipulation DeviceSep 26, 2019 · Application 15990516Pending
- Particle Manipulation System With Camera ConfirmationAug 13, 2019 · US 10,379,030Granted
- Microfabricated Droplet Dispensing DeviceMay 16, 2019 · Application 16239569Pending
- Microfabricated Cell Sorter Using Pressure PulseApr 30, 2019 · US 10,272,431Granted
- Filter For Capturing And Analyzing Debris In A Microfluidic SystemNov 29, 2018 · Application 15605933Pending
- Particle Manipulation System with Out-of-plane Channel and Recovery AlgorithmNov 20, 2018 · US 10,132,739Granted
- Particle Manipulation System With Out-of-plane Channel And Submerged Dicing TrenchJun 7, 2018 · Application 15873894Pending
- Particle Manipulation System With Out-of-plane Channel And Variable Cross Section Focusing ElementMay 8, 2018 · US 9,962,702Granted
- Cell Sorting System Using Electromagnetic SolenoidJan 9, 2018 · US 9,863,865Granted
- Particle Manipulation System With Spiral Focusing ChannelNov 2, 2017 · Application 15654716Pending
- Particle Manipulation System With Spiral Focusing ChannelApr 27, 2017 · Application 14919786Pending
- Cell Sorting System Using Microfabricated ComponentsMar 28, 2017 · US 9,604,214Granted
- Mems-based Single Particle Separation SystemSep 27, 2016 · US 9,453,787Granted
- Particle Manipulation System With Cytometric CapabilitySep 20, 2016 · US 9,446,435Granted
- Particle Manipulation System with Out-of-plane Channel and Focusing ElementSep 15, 2016 · Application 15159942Pending
- Particle Manipulation System With Out-of-plane Channel And Focusing ElementAug 2, 2016 · US 9,404,838Granted
- Particle manipulation system with out-of plane channelJun 21, 2016 · US 9,372,144Granted
- Particle Manipulation System With Stay-wet AlgorithmJun 7, 2016 · US 9,360,164Granted
- Particle Manipulation System With Cytometric ConfirmationOct 27, 2015 · US 9,168,568Granted
- Microfluidic System With Viscoelastic FluidAug 13, 2015 · Application 14620237Pending
- Filter For Capturing And Analyzing Debris In A Microfluidic SystemApplication PCTUS2018024265Pending
- Particle Manipulation System With Cytometric CapabilityApplication PCTUS2013000178Pending
- Microfabricated Particle Manipulation DeviceApplication 62645508Pending
- Microfabricated Cell Sorter Using Pressure PulseApplication PCTUS2018014798Pending
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Regulatory activity · Agritech
- Supplemental Disaster Assistance Programs, Marketing Assistance Loans, and Sugar ProvisionsCommodity Credit Corporation
- Revisions to the Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance Loan ProgramRural Business-Cooperative Service
- Organic Certification Cost Share Program (OCCSP)Commodity Credit Corporation
- Technical Guidelines for the Production of Regenerative Agricultural Biofuel FeedstocksEnergy and Environmental Policy Office
- Rescinding Portions of U.S. Department of Agriculture Title VI Regulations To Conform More Closely With the Department of Justice's Regulations To Implement Executive Order 14281
- Assistance for Specialty Crop Farmers (ASCF) Program; Approval of Information Collection RequestCommodity Credit Corporation
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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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