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Clean tech · Still private

Fire-fighting gel injection system for helicopter water tank deployment in forest fire suppression

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Sector
Clean tech
Total capital
$13K
Federal grants
$13K
2 awards · 2011
Rank in peer group#25 of 222
Private capital raised
None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts
None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
Granted patents
6
5 pending · first 2016
Rank in peer group#20 of 222

Capital timeline

2011FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $90K$90K
2011FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $90K$90K

Latest events

  • Federal grantAgriculture · Investigation Of Fire Fighting Gel Injection For Use With Helicopter Water Tank System To Combat Forest Fires$90K

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Standing among 222 peers

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Clean tech · System

  • Federal grants#25 · top 11%
  • Granted patents#20 · top 9%

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Checked: USPTO inventors; federal award principal investigators; SEC Form D related persons · Oct 23, 2026

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What it has protected

USPTO · 6 granted of 11
  • PendingAerial Fire Suppression SystemUSPTOApplication 18979062
  • PendingAerial Fire Suppression SystemUSPTOApplication 18230645
  • GrantedAerial Fire Suppression SystemUSPTOUS 11,717,711
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Regulatory activity · Clean tech

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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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