PATHSENSORS, INC.
Multi-sample rapid testing platform for identification of Ralstonia solanacearum (bacterial pathogen)
- Sector
- Agritech
- Headquarters
- BALTIMORE, MD
- Founded
- 2009
- Latest Form D
- $2.1M offered, Oct 2014
- Total capital
- $9.9M
- Federal grants
- $795K
- 3 awards · 2015–2019
- Rank in peer group#3 of 16
- Private capital raised
- $224K
- 5 Form D · last Oct 2014
- 145 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- $8.9M
- 12 awards · Defense, Agriculture, Health and Human S
- Rank in Agritech#7 of 882
- Granted patents
- None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal contractDefense · Path Sensors Zephyr Instrument$25K
- Federal contractJustice · PPID35682 Mail Guard Pathogen Detection System. Includes Downdraft Booth, Bioflash Pathogen Identifier, Sidecar, Custom Hose Attachment, Custom Paper Jogger, Bristle Brushes, And Compact Medical Refrigerator.$120K
- Federal grantAgriculture · Food Safety In The 21ST Century: Rapid Toxin Detection In The Field$100K
- Federal contractAgriculture · Igf::ot::igf Zephyr Instrument Monthly Rental (april-july 2018).$9K
- Federal contractAgriculture · Igf::ot::igf Zephyr Rental$5K
- Federal contractAgriculture · Bont Assay Kit$10K
- Federal contractAgriculture · Zephyr Canary Biosensor Detection Platform$150K
- Offering registeredForm D · SEC · 5th filing$2.1M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 4th filing$169K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$55K
- Offering registeredForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$750K
- Offering registeredForm D · SEC · 1st filing$2.8M
Show 8 earlier federal awards
- Federal grantAgriculture · Development Of A Multi-sample Testing Platform For A Rapid, Facile Identification Of Ralstonia Solanacearum$595K
- Federal contractHomeland Security · Igf::cl,ct::igf Research And Development Services For The Department Of Homeland Security Science And Technology Directorate.$240K
- Federal contractDefense · Triggered Canary B-cells$3.6M
- Federal contractHomeland Security · Igf::cl,ct::igf Research And Development Services For The Department Of Homeland Security Science And Technology Directorate.$367K
- Federal grantAgriculture · Development Of A Multi-sample Testing Platform For A Rapid, Facile Identification Of Ralstonia Solanacearum$100K
- Federal contractHealth and Human S · Luminometer System&assessories$24K
- Federal contractAgriculture · Purchased Zephyr Diagnostics System For Cphst - Beltsville, Md/per Vessela Mavrodieva. Once Rc'd, Property Docs Will Be Orwarded To Mrpbs Property For PROP302 Update.$11K
- Federal contractDefense · Regular Batches Of B-cells$4.3M
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
2months
from PATHSENSORS, INC.’s first federal award to its first private round.
- First federal award · Sep 2010
- Defense · $4.3M
- First Form D · Nov 2010
- $2.8M · 1st Form D
- Awards before first raise
- 1 award
An association in public records, not a cause or a prediction.
Standing among 16 peers
Line = medianAgritech · Instrument
- Federal grants#3 · top 19%
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Founders and team
From SEC Form D filings- Paul A. SilberDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Peter C. HarrisDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Richard C. Faint, Jr.DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Richard A. Kohr, Jr.Executive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- THEODORE OLSENExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
No granted patents are on record.
USPTO usually publishes applications 18 months after filing, so recent applications may not be visible yet. Patents assigned under a different entity name won’t match.
Checked: USPTO granted patents and published applications · Oct 23, 2026
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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.
How to read this page
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Data freshness
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