Sapphire Motors
Head-mounted display visor with OLED/LCD optics for military combat helmets
- Sector
- Defense
- Headquarters
- Pleasant Hill, CA
- Total capital
- $2.1M
- Federal grants
- $162K
- 1 award · 2019
- Rank in peer group#27 of 33
- Private capital raised
- None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
- Federal contracts
- $1.9M
- 1 award · Defense
- Rank in Defense#687 of 1442
- Granted patents
- 1
- 7 pending · first 2020
- Rank in peer group#11 of 33
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase II Sequential Award To Phasespace, Inc. For Low-cost Visor Optics For Head-mounted Display, For U.S. Army Devcom, C5ISR.$1.9M
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Integrated Visor Optics & Electronics for Head Mounted Display$162K
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Standing among 33 peers
Line = medianDefense · Device
- Federal grantsBelow median
- Granted patents#11 · top 33%
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Founders and team
No founders are linked to this company yet.
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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 · 1 granted of 8- PendingIntegrated Pump Assembly With One Moving Part With Stacked StatorUSPTOApplication 18203601
- PendingInline, One Moving Part Pump For Isolated Fluid ChannelsUSPTOApplication 17128002
- PendingIntegrated Pump Assembly With One Moving Part With Stacked StatorUSPTOApplication 17120016
Show all 8 patent records
- Integrated Pump Assembly With One Moving Part With Stacked StatorSep 21, 2023 · Application 18203601Pending
- Inline, One Moving Part Pump For Isolated Fluid ChannelsJun 23, 2022 · Application 17128002Pending
- Integrated Pump Assembly With One Moving Part With Stacked StatorJun 16, 2022 · Application 17120016Pending
- Integrated Pump Assembly With One Moving PartJun 16, 2022 · Application 17120010Pending
- Stator Assembly With Stack Of Coated ConductorsMar 4, 2021 · Application 17019124Pending
- Stator Assembly With Stack Of Coated ConductorsSep 15, 2020 · US 10,778,049Granted
- Stator Assembly With Stack Of Coated ConductorsApplication PCTUS2017036213Pending
- Sapphire Coated Aluminum StatorsApplication 62346898Pending
Related companies, and why
- Phasespace Inc.Shares a founder: Tracy McSheery, DUNS:024973591
- Third Dimension Technologies LLCSimilar federal contract value in Defense · $1.9M in contracts
- POLYMATERIALS APP, LLCSimilar federal contract value in Defense · $1.9M in contracts
- LITTLE PLACE LABS INC.Similar federal contract value in Defense · $1.9M in contracts
- Riptide Autonomous Solutions, LLCSimilar federal contract value in Defense · $1.9M in contracts
- TP ENGINEERING SERVICES, LLCSimilar federal contract value in Defense · $1.9M in contracts
Regulatory activity · Defense
- Danger Zone; Waters of Carr Creek and Whitehall Bay in the Vicinity of the Naval Support Activity AnnapolisEngineers Corps
- Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01; IntroductionNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Trade Agreements ThresholdsNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01; Small Entity Compliance GuideNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06; Small Entity Compliance GuideNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06; IntroductionNational Aeronautics and Space 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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