Providence Photonics, LLC

BATON ROUGE, LA · Materials · Private

Advanced optical gas imaging system using patented photonics technology

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · providencephotonics.com

Sector: Materials
Headquarters: BATON ROUGE, LA
Latest Form D: $2M, Nov 2019
Total capital: $2.7M

Federal grants: None on recordNo awards found in SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF or DoD records.
Private capital raised: $2M; 1 Form D · last Nov 2019; 83 months since last filing
Federal contracts: $747K; 7 awards · Environmental Prot; Rank in Materials#188 of 1258
Granted patents: 5; 2 pending · first 2015; Rank in peer group#11 of 94

Capital timeline

Latest events

Feb 2025Federal contractEnvironmental Prot · Optical Gas Imaging (qogi) Calibrations And Training$58K
Sep 2024Federal contractEnvironmental Prot · One (1) Mantis Lite Hand-held Multi-spectral Flare Monitor$93K
Aug 2023Federal contractEnvironmental Prot · Purchase 1 Multi-spectral Remote Flare Monitor For Inspections Of Various Sources Using Open Flare Emission Control Devices (e.g. Refineries, Chemical Plants, Oil And Gas Production).$77K
Nov 2019Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$2M
Sep 2017Federal contractEnvironmental Prot · Comprehensive Flare Check-up Visr And Sow: Testing Combustion Efficiency Of Industrial Flares At Multiple Facilities Igf::ot::igf$20K
Dec 2015Federal contractEnvironmental Prot · Ql 100 System For Optical Gas Leak Quantification..$20K
Nov 2014Federal contractEnvironmental Prot · Igf::ot::igf Fund SBIR Contract For 2014 Phase II Award To Providence Photonics, Llc Entitled: Development Of A Peal-time Flare Combustion Efficiency Monitor$400K

Show 1 earlier federal award

May 2013Federal contractEnvironmental Prot · Igf::ot::igf Other Functions - SBIR 2013 Phase I Providence Photonics, Llc$80K

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Federal first

78months

from Providence Photonics, LLC’s first federal award to its first private round.

First federal award · May 2013: Environmental Prot · $80K
First Form D · Nov 2019: $2M · 1st Form D
Awards before first raise: 4 awards

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Standing among 94 peers

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Materials · Device

Granted patents#11 · top 12%

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Founders and team

Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants

Yousheng ZengResearcherExecutive OfficerLinked by 5 patents
A. Richard MajorExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
Jonathan Michael MorrisExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
Todd A. BlackExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings

What it has protected

USPTO · 5 granted of 7

Aug 8, 2017GrantedApparatus And Method For Validating Leak Survey ResultsUSPTOUS 9,726,543
Jun 6, 2017GrantedApparatus For Imaging Hydrogen Sulfide Plume And Method Of The SameUSPTOUS 9,671,331
Apr 26, 2016GrantedCalibration And Quantification Method For Gas Imaging CameraUSPTOUS 9,325,915

Show all 7 patent records

Apparatus And Method For Validating Leak Survey ResultsAug 8, 2017 · US 9,726,543Granted
Apparatus For Imaging Hydrogen Sulfide Plume And Method Of The SameJun 6, 2017 · US 9,671,331Granted
Calibration And Quantification Method For Gas Imaging CameraApr 26, 2016 · US 9,325,915Granted
Multi-spectral Infrared Imaging System For Flare Combustion Efficiency MonitoringFeb 9, 2016 · US 9,258,495Granted
Calibration And Quantification Method For Gas Imaging CameraDec 29, 2015 · US 9,225,915Granted
Apparatus And Method For Validating Leak Survey ResultsApplication 62117827Pending
Method To Image Hydrogen Sulfide Vapor PlumeApplication 62061032Pending

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Regulatory activity · Materials

Sector-level, not company-level

24 Apr 2026Eliminating Regulations Establishing Fellowships in Laboratory Standardization and Testing for Foreign CitizensNational Institute of Standards and Technology
19 Feb 2026Eliminating Obsolete Marking Requirements for Toy, Look-Alike, and Imitation FirearmsNational Institute of Standards and Technology
19 Feb 2026Eliminating 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

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