SubPac, Inc.
Wearable haptic vest that delivers low-frequency vibrations to the body for tactile sound experience
- Sector
- Robotics
- Headquarters
- Palo Alto, CA
- Founded
- 2015
- Latest Form D
- $7.8M, Jul 2018
- Total capital
- $15M
- Federal grants
- None on recordNo awards found in SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF or DoD records.
- Private capital raised
- $15M
- 3 Form D · last Jul 2018
- 99 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 11
- 11 pending · first 2017
- Rank in peer group#22 of 164
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$7.8M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$1M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$6.1M
Node area is scaled to amount. Form D reports securities sold, which can differ from an announced round; filings are numbered in the order they were made.
Standing among 164 peers
Line = medianRobotics · Device
- Granted patents#22 · top 13%
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- John AlexiouResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by 4 patents
- Peter BarrettDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Todd CherneckiExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 11 granted of 22- GrantedTactile Audio EnhancementUSPTOUS 11,340,704
- GrantedCushionUSPTOUS D,943,307
- GrantedTransducer System Providing Tactile SensationsUSPTOUS 10,940,872
Show all 22 patent records
- Tactile Audio EnhancementMay 24, 2022 · US 11,340,704Granted
- CushionFeb 15, 2022 · US D,943,307Granted
- Transducer System Providing Tactile SensationsMar 9, 2021 · US 10,940,872Granted
- Personalized Tactile OutputFeb 16, 2021 · US 10,921,893Granted
- Personalized Tactile OutputFeb 16, 2021 · US 10,921,892Granted
- Contextualized EqualizationFeb 11, 2021 · Application 16534850Pending
- Multistage Tactile Sound DeviceOct 20, 2020 · US 10,812,914Granted
- Physical Feedback In VehiclesJun 2, 2020 · US 10,674,267Granted
- Tactile Sound Device Having Active Feedback SystemAug 20, 2019 · US 10,390,156Granted
- Combined Portable Speaker And VestOct 23, 2018 · US D,831,334Granted
- Multistage Tactile Sound DeviceOct 23, 2018 · US 10,111,010Granted
- Multistage Tactile Sound DeviceJun 6, 2017 · US 9,672,703Granted
- Artificial Intelligence Based Tactile Audio EnhancementApplication 62889834Pending
- Transducer System Providing Tactile SensationsApplication PCTUS2017045572Pending
- Physical Feedback In VehiclesApplication 16890974Pending
- Tactile Sound Device Having Active Feedback SystemApplication PCTUS2017031307Pending
- Physical Feedback In VehiclesApplication PCTUS2020045523Pending
- Transducer SystemApplication 62371599Pending
- Electroactive Transducer With An Integrated Active Feedback SystemApplication 62333611Pending
- Contextualized EqualizationApplication PCTUS2020045524Pending
- Multistage Tactile Sound DeviceApplication PCTUS2014053277Pending
- Tactile Audio EnhancementApplication PCTUS2020047523Pending
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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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Data freshness
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