Spherical Block LLC
Specialized spherical concrete blocks designed to construct arches and domed structures
- Sector
- Materials
- Headquarters
- ALFRED STATION, NY
- Founded
- 2013
- Latest Form D
- $2M offered, Jul 2018
- Total capital
- $3M
- Federal grants
- $1M
- 2 awards · 2015–2017
- Rank in peer group#125 of 141
- Private capital raised
- $2M
- 1 Form D · last Jul 2018
- 99 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 4
- 1 pending · first 2019
- Rank in peer group#17 of 141
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Offering registeredForm D · SEC · 1st filing$2M
- Federal grantNSF · Phase II · SBIR Phase II: Topological Interlocking Manufactured Concrete Block$872K
- Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: Topological Interlocking Manufactured Concrete Block$165K
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Federal first
32months
from Spherical Block LLC’s first federal award to its first private round.
- First federal award · Dec 2015
- NSF · $165K
- First Form D · Jul 2018
- $2M · 1st Form D
- Awards before first raise
- 2 awards
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Standing among 141 peers
Line = medianMaterials · Material
- Federal grantsBelow median
- Granted patents#17 · top 12%
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Peter RobertsResearcherExecutive Officer, Director, PromoterLinked by $1M in grants as PI
What it has protected
USPTO · 4 granted of 5- GrantedConstruction Automation System And MethodUSPTOUS 11,485,026
- GrantedArchitectural Building BlockUSPTOUS 11,441,312
- GrantedConstruction Automation System And MethodUSPTOUS 10,870,979
Show all 5 patent records
- Construction Automation System And MethodNov 1, 2022 · US 11,485,026Granted
- Architectural Building BlockSep 13, 2022 · US 11,441,312Granted
- Construction Automation System And MethodDec 22, 2020 · US 10,870,979Granted
- Architectural Building Block SystemNov 26, 2019 · US 10,487,494Granted
- Architectural Building Block SystemApplication PCTUS2019063093Pending
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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.
How to read this page
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Data freshness
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