PACKET DIGITAL LLC

Fargo, ND · Defense · Private

Nuclear fuel monitoring system integrating precision neutron detectors with multi-sensor mesh network for safeguards in critical facilities

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · packetdigital.com

Sector: Defense
Headquarters: Fargo, ND
Latest Form D: $2.1M, Dec 2016
Total capital: $76M

Federal grants: $148K; 1 award · 2016; Rank in peer group#12 of 122
Private capital raised: $2.1M; 1 Form D · last Dec 2016; 118 months since last filing
Federal contracts: $73.7M; 16 awards · Defense; Rank in Defense#111 of 1442
Granted patents: 1; 2 pending · first 2020; Rank in peer group#22 of 122

Capital timeline

Latest events

May 2026Federal contractDefense · SBIR Topic #N07-160$9.8M
Apr 2026Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase III Topic# N07-160$27M
Dec 2025Federal contractDefense · Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (shield) Initial Order.$500
Dec 2024Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase III Research & Development$9.8M
Aug 2024Federal contractDefense · Star - Scalable Highly Integrated Wide Bandgap Maximum Power Point Tracking (mppt) With Power Distribution For Small Spacecraft$7.2M
May 2023Federal contractDefense · Study Design For Form, Fit And Function$50K
May 2022Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase II R&d$2.4M
Dec 2016Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$2.1M

Show 10 earlier federal awards

Jul 2021Federal contractDefense · Dual Switching Gan Based Mppt For Satellite Electrical Power System$8M
May 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Pr 68-1056-17, High Efficiency Maximum Power Point Tracking (mppt) And Power Converter System For Portable Solar Applications.$351K
Dec 2016Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Pr 68-1020-17 Minimum Guarantee/kick-off Meeting$3K
Jun 2016Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Cost Effective, Fault Tolerant Nuclear Fuel Monitoring System with Radiation Hardened SRAM Neutron Detector$148K
Sep 2014Federal contractDefense · Pr 68-1131-14; Mppt High Efficiency Solar Energy Power Converter$400K
Mar 2011Federal contractDefense · Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)$1M
Aug 2009Federal contractDefense · Research And Development In The Physical, Engineer$368K
Aug 2009Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase II Contract TAS::17 1804::TAS$1.9M
Feb 2008Federal contractDefense · Progress Report$70K
Oct 2006Federal contractDefense · Engineering Services$5.3M

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

122months

from PACKET DIGITAL LLC’s first federal award to its first private round.

First federal award · Oct 2006: Defense · $5.3M
First Form D · Dec 2016: $2.1M · 1st Form D
Awards before first raise: 7 awards

An association in public records, not a cause or a prediction.

Standing among 122 peers

Line = median

Defense · System

Federal grants#12 · top 10%
Granted patents#22 · top 18%

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Founders and team

From SEC Form D filings

Jeff JonsonDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Joel JorgensonExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
John, Dr. CookDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Linda PancratzDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Ronald RobsonExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
Terri ZimmermanExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings

What it has protected

USPTO · 1 granted of 3

Mar 17, 2020GrantedSmart BatteryUSPTOUS 10,594,001
May 30, 2019PendingUAS Surveillance And Communication PackageUSPTOApplication 15825479
PendingIntelligent Battery Management SystemUSPTOApplication 62503217

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Regulatory activity · Defense

Sector-level, not company-level

11 Jun 2026Danger Zone; Waters of Carr Creek and Whitehall Bay in the Vicinity of the Naval Support Activity AnnapolisEngineers Corps
13 Mar 2026Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01; IntroductionNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
13 Mar 2026Federal Acquisition Regulation: Trade Agreements ThresholdsNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
13 Mar 2026Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01; Small Entity Compliance GuideNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
27 Aug 2025Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06; Small Entity Compliance GuideNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
27 Aug 2025Federal 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.

How to read this page

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Data freshness

SEC Form D filings through Oct 23, 2026. SBIR and STTR awards through Oct 21, 2026.