ROOT APPLIED SCIENCES INC
Automated air sampling and DNA-based detection system for species-specific monitoring of plant pathogens and pests in agricultural fields
- Sector
- Agritech
- Total capital
- $865K
- Federal grants
- $825K
- 2 awards · 2022–2023
- Rank in peer group#2 of 22
- Private capital raised
- None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
- Federal contracts
- $40K
- 3 awards · Agriculture
- Rank in Agritech#78 of 882
- Granted patents
- 3
- 5 pending · first 2023
- Rank in peer group#2 of 22
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal contractAgriculture · Salinas, Ca. Cyclone Spore Traps (2 Each), Delivered. S.klosterman$10K
- Federal grantAgriculture · **awards Issued Prior To January 20, 2025, Were Funded Under Previous Administrations And May Not Reflect The Priorities And Policies Of The Current Administration.** This Proposal Falls Under Topic Area 8.13: Plant Production And Protection (engineering), Focusing On Research Priority 2B: Plant Protection Against Abiotic And/or Biotic Stresses: Monitoring, Detection, And Management. The System That Root Applied Sciences (ras) Has Engineered Allows For Species-specific Monitoring Of Plant Pathog$650K
- Federal contractAgriculture · Four Cyclone Spore Traps, Furnished On Lease$12K
- Federal grantAgriculture · Development And Optimization Of An In-field, Automated Detection System For Airborne Grapevine Powdery Mildew Spores$175K
- Federal contractAgriculture · Spore Traps$18K
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Standing among 22 peers
Line = medianAgritech · Device
- Federal grants#2 · top 9%
- Granted patents#2 · top 9%
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Checked: USPTO inventors; federal award principal investigators; SEC Form D related persons · Oct 23, 2026
Claim this profile to add your teamWhat it has protected
USPTO · 3 granted of 8- PendingMethods Of Collecting And Analyzing Materials From Gaseous FluidsUSPTOApplication 19074052
- GrantedDevice For Collecting Material From AirUSPTOUS 12,270,747
- GrantedPredictive Agricultural Management System And MethodUSPTOUS 12,004,444
Show all 8 patent records
- Methods Of Collecting And Analyzing Materials From Gaseous FluidsJun 26, 2025 · Application 19074052Pending
- Device For Collecting Material From AirApr 8, 2025 · US 12,270,747Granted
- Predictive Agricultural Management System And MethodJun 11, 2024 · US 12,004,444Granted
- Predictive Agricultural Management System And MethodJun 6, 2023 · US 11,665,992Granted
- Device For Collecting Material From AirApplication PCTUS2022026929Pending
- Air Capture And Genetic Analysis DeviceApplication 63517284Pending
- Device For Collecting Material From AirApplication 63201475Pending
- Air Capture And Genetic Analysis DeviceApplication PCTUS2024040709Pending
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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.
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