Phygen, LLC
Industrial surface enhancement technology
- Sector
- Materials
- Headquarters
- IRVINE, CA
- Latest Form D
- May 2018
- Total capital
- $2M
- Federal grants
- None on recordNo awards found in SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF or DoD records.
- Private capital raised
- $2M
- 2 Form D · last May 2018
- 102 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 4
- 3 pending · first 2016
- Rank in peer group#54 of 369
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$2M
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Standing among 369 peers
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- Granted patents#54 · top 15%
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Founders and team
From SEC Form D filings- Amir David TaherniaDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Ben GuiotDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Frank David KuwamuraDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Lee KelleyDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Mark RenfroDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Mark David SelawskiExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
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- Thomas David GardnerExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Tom KulaDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 4 granted of 7- GrantedFixation Screw AssemblyUSPTOUS 10,433,875
- GrantedExpandable Interspinous DeviceUSPTOUS 10,143,501
- PendingExpandable Interspinous DeviceUSPTOApplication 15499626
Show all 7 patent records
- Fixation Screw AssemblyOct 8, 2019 · US 10,433,875Granted
- Expandable Interspinous DeviceDec 4, 2018 · US 10,143,501Granted
- Expandable Interspinous DeviceAug 10, 2017 · Application 15499626Pending
- Transverse Vertebral ConnectorAug 3, 2017 · Application 15491259Pending
- Transverse Vertebral ConnectorJun 6, 2017 · US 9,668,779Granted
- Expandable Interspinous DeviceJul 12, 2016 · US 9,387,016Granted
- Fixation Screw AssemblyApplication PCTUS2011056435Pending
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- Hera Materials INCSimilar federal contract value in Materials · null in contracts
Regulatory activity · Materials
- Eliminating Regulations Establishing Fellowships in Laboratory Standardization and Testing for Foreign CitizensNational Institute of Standards and Technology
- Eliminating Obsolete Marking Requirements for Toy, Look-Alike, and Imitation FirearmsNational Institute of Standards and Technology
- Eliminating Obsolete Regulations Related to the Advanced Technology Program and the Technology Innovation ProgramNational Institute of Standards and Technology
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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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Data freshness
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