SPROUTEL, INC.
Interactive plush robotic bear with embedded game-based learning curriculum for diabetes self-management education
- Sector
- Medtech
- Total capital
- $149K
- Federal grants
- $149K
- 1 award · 2015
- Rank in peer group#35 of 1112
- 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
- 12
- 3 pending · first 2014
- Rank in peer group#176 of 1112
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase I · Jerry the Bear: A Robotic Platform for At-Home Therapy and Education for Children with Type 1 Diabetes$149K
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Standing among 1112 peers
Line = medianMedtech · Device
- Federal grants#35 · top 3%
- Granted patents#176 · top 16%
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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 · 12 granted of 15- GrantedSystem, Apparatus, And Method For Aiding In Recruitment, Retention, And Compliance In Medical Clinical TrialsUSPTOUS 12,512,189
- GrantedSocial Interaction Opportunity Detection Method and SystemUSPTOUS 11,784,961
- GrantedInteractive Reminder CompanionUSPTOUS 11,670,156
Show all 15 patent records
- System, Apparatus, And Method For Aiding In Recruitment, Retention, And Compliance In Medical Clinical TrialsDec 30, 2025 · US 12,512,189Granted
- Social Interaction Opportunity Detection Method and SystemOct 10, 2023 · US 11,784,961Granted
- Interactive Reminder CompanionJun 6, 2023 · US 11,670,156Granted
- Social Emotional Learning ToyOct 25, 2022 · US D,967,895Granted
- System, Apparatus, And Method For Educating And Reducing Stress For Patients With Illness Or Trauma Using An Interactive Location-aware Toy And A Distributed Sensor NetworkJul 26, 2022 · US 11,398,160Granted
- System and method for continuously sharing behavioral states of a creatureMay 5, 2022 · Application 17084646Pending
- Communication DeviceNov 2, 2021 · US D,934,829Granted
- System, Apparatus, And Method For Creating An Interactive Augmented Reality Experience To Simulate Medical Procedures For Pediatric Disease EducationJul 6, 2021 · US 11,056,022Granted
- System, Apparatus, And Method For Educating And Reducing Stress For Patients With Illness Or Trauma Using An Interactive Location-aware Toy And A Distributed Sensor NetworkSep 22, 2020 · US 10,783,799Granted
- System, Apparatus, And Method For Creating An Interactive Augmented Reality Experience To Simulate Medical Procedures For Pediatric Disease EducationAug 18, 2020 · US 10,748,450Granted
- Educational Doll For Children With Chronic IllnessJul 23, 2019 · US 10,360,810Granted
- Educational Doll for Children with Chronic IllnessJul 12, 2016 · US 9,390,626Granted
- Educational Doll For Children With Chronic IllnessOct 7, 2014 · US D,714,884Granted
- System, Apparatus, And Method For Educating And Reducing Stress For Patients With Illness Or Trauma Using An Interactive Location-aware Toy And A Distributed Sensor NetworkApplication 62435733Pending
- System, Apparatus, And Method For Creating An Interactive Augmented Reality Experience To Simulate Medical Procedures For Pediatric Disease EducationApplication 62427753Pending
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Regulatory activity · Medtech
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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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