spotLESS Materials Inc.
Liquid-entrenched smooth surface (LESS) coatings for plastics with anti-fouling, anti-bacterial, and anti-scaling properties
- Sector
- Materials
- Total capital
- $2.1M
- Federal grants
- $1.9M
- 2 awards · 2019–2020
- 2.0× sector median 1 award
- Private capital raised
- None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
- Federal contracts
- $150K
- 1 award · Defense
- Rank in Materials#230 of 1258
- Granted patents
- 2
- 14 pending · first 2024
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal grantNSF · Phase II · SBIR Phase II: Anti-Fouling, Sludge- and Liquid-Repellent Slippery Surface Coatings for Common Plastics$1.7M
- Federal contractDefense · Anti-biofouling Slippery Surfaces For Underwater Heat Transfer Applications$150K
- Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: Anti-Fouling and Anti-Scaling Slippery Surface Coating for Cleaning and Sanitation Applications$225K
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Standing in Materials · 1258 companies
Line = median- Federal contracts#230 · top 18%
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Founders and team
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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 · 2 granted of 16- PendingFormulations And Processes To Generate Repellent Surfaces On Medical DevicesUSPTOApplication 19079753
- PendingRepellent Coating Formulation With Low Volatile Organic CompoundsUSPTOApplication 19076271
- GrantedFormulations And Processes To Generate Repellent Surfaces On Medical DevicesUSPTOUS 12,280,175
Show all 16 patent records
- Formulations And Processes To Generate Repellent Surfaces On Medical DevicesAug 7, 2025 · Application 19079753Pending
- Repellent Coating Formulation With Low Volatile Organic CompoundsJul 17, 2025 · Application 19076271Pending
- Formulations And Processes To Generate Repellent Surfaces On Medical DevicesApr 22, 2025 · US 12,280,175Granted
- Formulations And Processes To Generate Repellent Surfaces On Medical DevicesJan 30, 2024 · US 11,883,558Granted
- Formulations And Processes To Generate Repellent Surfaces On Medical DevicesSep 22, 2022 · Application 17697248Pending
- Repellent Coatings For High Temperature SurfacesSep 15, 2022 · Application 17691419Pending
- Repellent Coatings For High Temperature SurfacesApplication 63159208Pending
- Formulations And Processes To Generate Repellent SurfacesApplication PCTUS2020050618Pending
- Formulations And Processes To Generate Repellent SurfacesApplication 62992589Pending
- Formulations And Processes To Generate Repellent SurfacesApplication 62935887Pending
- Formulations And Processes To Generate Repellent SurfacesApplication 62900207Pending
- Repellent Coating Formulation With Low Volatile Organic CompoundsApplication PCTUS2023074882Pending
- Repellent Coating Formulation with LOW Volatile Organic CompoundsApplication 63409530Pending
- Repellent Coating FormulationApplication PCTUS2022020481Pending
- Repellent Coatings For High Temperature SurfacesApplication PCTUS2022019660Pending
- Repellent Coating FormulationApplication 63162261Pending
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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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