Resource Fiber LLC

Homewood, AL · Founded 2013 · Materials · Private

Hybrid bamboo/carbon fiber composite material for structural applications

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · resource-fiber.com

Sector: Materials
Headquarters: Homewood, AL
Founded: 2013
Latest Form D: $1.5M offered, Nov 2020
Total capital: $356K

Federal grants: $199K; 1 award · 2019; Rank in peer group#98 of 123
Private capital raised: $157K; 3 Form D · last Nov 2020; 72 months since last filing
Federal contracts: None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
Granted patents: 4; 11 pending · first 2019; Rank in peer group#10 of 123

Capital timeline

Latest events

Nov 2020Offering registeredForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$1.5M
Jul 2019Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Discontinuous low-cost carbon fiber/bamboo fiber hybrid intermediates for lightweighting Vehicle Applications$199K
May 2015Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$25K
Sep 2013Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$132K

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 123 peers

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Materials · Material

Federal grantsBelow median
Granted patents#10 · top 8%
Linked publications#5 · top 4%

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Founders and team

From SEC Form D filings

Andrea KnightExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Craig A ThomasonExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
David KnightExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Jonathan M ScherchExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Marsha FolsomExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Mary ValentaDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings

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Roger LewisDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Scott M. BryantDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings

What it has protected

USPTO · 4 granted of 15

Nov 16, 2021GrantedBamboo And/or Vegetable Cane Fiber Ballistic Impact Panel And ProcessUSPTOUS 11,175,116
Jan 5, 2021GrantedApparatus And Method For Conditioning Bamboo Or Vegetable Cane FiberUSPTOUS 10,882,048
Mar 24, 2020GrantedLaminated Bamboo Platform And Concrete Composite Slab SystemUSPTOUS 10,597,863

Show all 15 patent records

Bamboo And/or Vegetable Cane Fiber Ballistic Impact Panel And ProcessNov 16, 2021 · US 11,175,116Granted
Apparatus And Method For Conditioning Bamboo Or Vegetable Cane FiberJan 5, 2021 · US 10,882,048Granted
Laminated Bamboo Platform And Concrete Composite Slab SystemMar 24, 2020 · US 10,597,863Granted
Apparatus And Method For Processing Bamboo Or Vegetable CaneApr 23, 2019 · US 10,266,987Granted
Bamboo And/or Vegetable Cane Composite Decking And ProcessDec 13, 2018 · Application 16003020Pending
Bamboo And Or Vegetable Cane Composite Decking-planking And ProcessApplication 62516591Pending
Bamboo And Or Vegetable Cane Composite Ballistic/impact Panel And ProcessApplication 62484810Pending
Apparatus And Method For Conditioning Bamboo Or Vegetable Cane FiberApplication 62360905Pending
Railroad Cross Ties, Utility Pole Cross Arms And Other Industrial Products Engineered From Processed Bamboo Or Vegetable CaneApplication 62157363Pending
Bamboo And/or Vegetable Cane Fiber Ballistic Impact Panel And ProcessApplication PCTUS2019025550Pending
Apparatus And Method For Processing Bamboo Or Vegetable CaneApplication 61973358Pending
Hybrid Bamboo Carbon Fiber Material And Associated MethodsApplication 62809453Pending
Laminated Bamboo Platform And Concrete Composite Slab SystemApplication PCTUS2019013713Pending
Laminated Bamboo Platform And Concrete Composite Slab SystemApplication 62715162Pending
Laminated Bamboo Platform And Concrete Composite Slab SystemApplication 62619615Pending

Recent research by its founders

Bamboo Bio-composite Truck/Trailer Decking20210 cites

DriWay International Technologies LtdSimilar federal contract value in Materials · null in contracts
Moshun LLCSimilar federal contract value in Materials · null in contracts
Graphene 3D Lab, Inc.Similar federal contract value in Materials · null in contracts
NANO-META TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Similar federal contract value in Materials · null in contracts
FireFly Energy Solutions, LLCSimilar federal contract value in Materials · null in contracts
Precision Additive Solutions, Inc.Similar federal contract value in Materials · null in contracts

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.