Smart Packaging, LLC
Active and intelligent packaging materials with integrated freshness indicators and antimicrobial properties for food preservation
- Sector
- Materials
- Headquarters
- PLYMOUTH, MN
- Founded
- 2011
- Latest Form D
- $100K, Feb 2013
- Total capital
- $100K
- Federal grants
- None on recordNo awards found in SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF or DoD records.
- Private capital raised
- $100K
- 1 Form D · last Feb 2013
- 164 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 6
- 7 pending · first 2018
- Rank in peer group#42 of 369
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$100K
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Standing among 369 peers
Line = medianMaterials · Material
- Granted patents#42 · top 11%
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Founders and team
From SEC Form D filings- Brian SlipkaDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- David GordonDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- David MinkkinenDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Jack OlsonDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Jason Lee HedlundExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Jeff PughExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
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- Joel SeleskieDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Merrill HansenExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Nicholas HedlundDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 6 granted of 13- GrantedTaco HolderUSPTOUS D1,097,701
- PendingTaco HolderUSPTOApplication 19011496
- PendingPaper-based Bakeable Tray With DiecutsUSPTOApplication 18623896
Show all 13 patent records
- Taco HolderOct 14, 2025 · US D1,097,701Granted
- Taco HolderJul 10, 2025 · Application 19011496Pending
- Paper-based Bakeable Tray With DiecutsAug 15, 2024 · Application 18623896Pending
- Pizza Box Blank And Arrangement ThereofNov 28, 2023 · US 11,827,432Granted
- Paper-based Bakeable Tray With DiecutsApr 6, 2023 · Application 17449742Pending
- Embossed Paper-based Bakeable TrayJan 18, 2022 · US 11,224,308Granted
- Embossed Sheet And Method Of Making And Using SameAug 22, 2019 · Application 16398203Pending
- Embossed Paper-based Bakeable TrayJun 11, 2019 · US 10,314,429Granted
- Embossed Insert And Food ContainerApr 30, 2019 · US 10,272,631Granted
- Embossed Paper-based Bakeable TrayApr 24, 2018 · US 9,949,593Granted
- Embossed Sheet And Method Of Making And Using SameApplication PCTUS2012060051Pending
- Taco HolderApplication 63618299Pending
- Paper-based Bakeable Tray With DiecutsApplication PCTUS2022077399Pending
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Regulatory activity · Materials
- Eliminating Regulations Establishing Fellowships in Laboratory Standardization and Testing for Foreign CitizensNational Institute of Standards and Technology
- Eliminating Obsolete Marking Requirements for Toy, Look-Alike, and Imitation FirearmsNational Institute of Standards and Technology
- Eliminating 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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