Roccor, LLC
Deployable helical antenna systems for satellite communications
- Sector
- Aerospace
- Headquarters
- Longmont, CO
- Latest Form D
- $285K, Nov 2019
- Total capital
- $9.5M
- Federal grants
- $9.2M
- 22 awards · 2015–2020
- Rank in peer group#30 of 155
- Private capital raised
- $285K
- 1 Form D · last Nov 2019
- 83 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 20
- 20 pending · first 2017
- Rank in peer group#13 of 155
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Lunar Articulating Solar Panel System$250K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Compact High Energy Storage System (CHESS)$50K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$285K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Articulated Tensioned Hexapod Extendable Nanosatellite Antenna (ATHENA)$375K
- Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Sail Trimming Actuator for Targeted Reentry (STARTR)$125K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · High Power Radiator and Switchable Advanced Thermal Systems$150K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Robust, Highly Scalable Solar Array for Harsh Environments$1.5M
Show 16 earlier federal awards
- Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Shear Stabilization Based Framework for the Failure Testing and Analysis of HSCs$750K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · System for Ultrahigh Rate and Gravimetrically Efficient Storage$99K
- Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Engineering and Qualification of Thin-Ply Composites$125K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Bonding Composite TRAC Booms for NASA Missions$1.5M
- Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Trussed TRAC Boom for Solar Sails$755K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · TRAC Debris Deorbit Drag (TRAC-3D) Sail$149K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Advanced Thermal Management Devices for Multifunctional Information Distribution Systems (MIDS) Terminals$225K
- Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Fully Adaptive Slit-tube Structures with Electrically Integrated Smart Joints$125K
- Federal grantNASA · Phase I · High-Strain Composite Deployable Radiators for CubeSats$125K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Deployable Structural Booms for SmallSat Antennas$1.5M
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Dimensionally Stable HSC (DiSH) Booms for RF Antennas$150K
- Federal grantNASA · Phase I · High Performance TRAC Boom for Solar Sails$125K
- Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Bonding and Analysis of Composite TRAC Booms for NASA Science Missions$125K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · FSRA: A Flexbile-Substrate Resilient Array$150K
- Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Dimensionally Stable Structural Space Cable$750K
- Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Robust, Highly Scalable Solar Array System$125K
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
53months
from Roccor, LLC’s first federal award to its first private round.
- First federal award · Jun 2015
- NASA · $125K
- First Form D · Nov 2019
- $285K · 1st Form D
- Awards before first raise
- 20 awards
An association in public records, not a cause or a prediction.
Standing among 155 peers
Line = medianAerospace · Device
- Federal grants#30 · top 19%
- Granted patents#13 · top 8%
- Linked publications#4 · top 3%
Cumulative measures favor older companies. Rankings describe position today, not outcome. Below the median, ranks show as a band rather than a number.
Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Chris PearsonResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by 1 patent · $149K in grants as PI
- Heather ShoffnerExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- William FrancisExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 20 granted of 40- GrantedRigid Articulated Batten Integrated Truss Devices, Systems, and MethodsUSPTOUS 12,448,153
- GrantedTelescoping Boom Systems, Devices, and MethodsUSPTOUS 11,724,920
- GrantedIntegrated Power Module Devices, Systems, And MethodsUSPTOUS 11,670,955
Show all 40 patent records
- Rigid Articulated Batten Integrated Truss Devices, Systems, and MethodsOct 21, 2025 · US 12,448,153Granted
- Telescoping Boom Systems, Devices, and MethodsAug 15, 2023 · US 11,724,920Granted
- Integrated Power Module Devices, Systems, And MethodsJun 6, 2023 · US 11,670,955Granted
- Deployable Tile Aperture Devices, Systems, And MethodsJan 3, 2023 · US 11,545,731Granted
- Thermal Energy Storage Devices, Systems, And MethodsDec 13, 2022 · US 11,525,642Granted
- Precision Deployment Devices, Systems, And MethodsOct 27, 2022 · Application 17712556Pending
- Distributed Flexible Membrane Backing Systems, Devices, And MethodsOct 6, 2022 · Application 17712569Pending
- Foldable Tube with Unitary Hinge Devices, Systems, and MethodsOct 4, 2022 · US 11,459,128Granted
- Furlable Sail Devices, Systems, and MethodsApr 5, 2022 · US 11,292,619Granted
- Precision Deployment Devices, Systems, And MethodsApr 5, 2022 · US 11,292,616Granted
- Boom Deployer Devices, Systems, And MethodsFeb 10, 2022 · Application 17351302Pending
- Two-phase Thermal Management Devices, Methods, And SystemsJan 13, 2022 · Application 17371272Pending
- Passively Deployable Thermal Management Devices, Systems, And MethodsJul 20, 2021 · US 11,067,345Granted
- Furlable Antenna Blade Devices, Systems, And MethodsJul 20, 2021 · US 11,069,951Granted
- Two-phase Thermal Management Devices, Methods, And SystemsJul 13, 2021 · US 11,059,278Granted
- Boom Deployer Devices, Systems, And MethodsJun 29, 2021 · US 11,047,132Granted
- Extendible Membrane Systems, Devices, And Methods For Space ApplicationsMay 25, 2021 · US 11,014,693Granted
- Two-Phase Thermal Management Devices, Systems, and MethodsMar 16, 2021 · US 10,948,238Granted
- Devices, Systems, And Methods For Flexible, Deployable Structure With Optical FiberMar 16, 2021 · US 10,948,676Granted
- Bendable Flat Heat Pipe Devices, Systems, and MethodsMar 11, 2021 · Application 16999176Pending
- Articulating Solar Panel Energy Systems, Methods, and DevicesJan 14, 2021 · Application 16897479Pending
- Thermal Ground Planes And Light-emitting DiodesNov 17, 2020 · US 10,840,425Granted
- Deployable Radiator Devices, Systems, and Methods Utilizing Composite LaminatesJun 18, 2020 · Application 16662647Pending
- Precision Deployment Devices, Systems, And MethodsApr 7, 2020 · US 10,611,502Granted
- Rigid Slit-tube Laminate SystemDec 12, 2017 · US 9,840,060Granted
- System And Method For Functional Reconstruction Of Integrated Circuits From Layout Analysis Of Circuit ImagesNov 9, 2017 · Application 15148763Pending
- Thermal Ground Planes And Light-emitting DiodesOct 24, 2017 · US 9,799,814Granted
- Oxygenated Ocular Region Treatment Methods, Systems, And DevicesSep 21, 2017 · Application 15460509Pending
- Deployment System For Supported Retractable Extension Of A Composite BoomMar 14, 2017 · US 9,593,485Granted
- Rigid Slit-Tube Overwrapped Laminate SystemApplication 61729129Pending
- Distributed Flexible Membrane Backing Systems, Devices, And MethodsApplication 63170136Pending
- Rigid Articulated Bowed Batten Integrated Truss Devices, Systems, and MethodsApplication 63168445Pending
- Deployable Tile Aperture Devices, Systems, And MethodsApplication 62927780Pending
- Bendable Thin Flat Heat Pipe Devices, Systems, and MethodsApplication 62889878Pending
- Zero Dead Band Telescoping Boom Systems, Devices, and MethodsApplication 62874334Pending
- Articulating Solar Panel Energy Systems, Methods, and DevicesApplication 62859449Pending
- Furlable Sail Devices, Systems, And MethodsApplication PCTUS2019029537Pending
- Deployable, Compact Composite Radiators With Flat Heat PipesApplication 62750173Pending
- Furlable Sail Devices, Systems, And MethodsApplication 62663321Pending
- Boom Deployer Devices, Systems, And MethodsApplication 62677036Pending
Recent research by its founders
- Multi-Objective Optimization for Safety in the Grounding of AC Substations20254 cites
- Analysis of Advanced Non-Isolated Topologies for Vehicle-Integrated Photovoltaic (ViPV) Systems in Urban Electric Transport Buses20251 cites
- A Multi-Method Sensitivity Framework for LCOE Under Uncertainty: Combining Monte Carlo, Pareto Frontier, and Contour Maps20250 cites
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Regulatory activity · Aerospace
- Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs of NASA-Effectuation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Special Conditions: AMAC Aerospace, The Boeing Company Model 747- 8 Airplane; Side-Facing SeatsFederal Aviation Administration
- Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous AmendmentsFederal Aviation Administration
- Operating Limitations at John F. Kennedy International AirportFederal Aviation Administration
- Operating Limitations at New York LaGuardia AirportFederal Aviation Administration
- Special Conditions: Honeywell Aerospace US LLC, Dassault Aviation Model Falcon 900EX Airplane; Electronic System Security Protection From Unauthorized External AccessFederal Aviation 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.
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