Sunvapor, Inc.

Livermore, CA · Clean tech · Private

Automated robotic assembly system for parabolic trough solar collectors using aerospace metrology techniques

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · sunvapor.net

Sector: Clean tech
Headquarters: Livermore, CA
Total capital: $1.1M

Federal grants: $1.1M; 2 awards · 2018–2019; Rank in peer group#36 of 47
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: 2; 4 pending · first 2022; Rank in peer group#7 of 47

Capital timeline

Latest events

Aug 2019Federal grantEnergy · Phase II · Metrology-Assisted Robotic Mirror Alignment for Parabolic Trough Collectors$1M
Jul 2018Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Metrology-assisted Robotic Mirror Alignment for Parabolic Trough Collectors$150K

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Standing among 47 peers

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Clean tech · System

Federal grantsBelow median
Granted patents#7 · top 15%
Linked publications#3 · top 6%

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Checked: USPTO inventors; federal award principal investigators; SEC Form D related persons · Oct 23, 2026

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What it has protected

USPTO · 2 granted of 6

Mar 3, 2026GrantedA Hybrid Process And System For Recovering WaterUSPTOUS 12,565,436
Oct 11, 2022GrantedHybrid Process And System For Recovering WaterUSPTOUS 11,465,924
Aug 9, 2018PendingSpaceframe Support Structure For A Solar CollectorUSPTOApplication 15892105

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A Hybrid Process And System For Recovering WaterMar 3, 2026 · US 12,565,436Granted
Hybrid Process And System For Recovering WaterOct 11, 2022 · US 11,465,924Granted
Spaceframe Support Structure For A Solar CollectorAug 9, 2018 · Application 15892105Pending
A Hybrid Process And System For Recovering WaterApplication PCTUS2021041674Pending
Solar Cascading Evaporation Process to Recover EffluentApplication 63051886Pending
Parabolic Trough Collector Structure Using Lumber MembersApplication 62546518Pending

Recent research by its founders

Low-cost buffer storage for solar industrial steam applications20250 cites
Solar Boiler for Almond Processing20240 cites
Solar Steam on Demand20210 cites

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Regulatory activity · Clean tech

Sector-level, not company-level

09 Jul 2026Air Plan Approval; Michigan; Redesignation and Maintenance Plan for the Partial St. Clair 2010 1-Hour Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) NAAQS Nonattainment AreaEnvironmental Protection Agency
02 Jul 2026Air Plan Approval; Delaware; 2006 24-Hour Fine Particulate Matter Limited Maintenance Plan for the Philadelphia Nonattainment AreaEnvironmental Protection Agency
02 Jul 2026Air Plan Approval; Oklahoma; Updates to the State Implementation Plan for New Source Review Permitting and General SIP ProvisionsEnvironmental Protection Agency
30 Jun 2026Epyrifenacil; Pesticide TolerancesEnvironmental Protection Agency
30 Jun 2026Fluoxapiprolin; Pesticide TolerancesEnvironmental Protection Agency
30 Jun 2026Chlormequat Chloride; Pesticide TolerancesEnvironmental Protection Agency

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Sources

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Data freshness

SEC Form D filings through Oct 23, 2026. SBIR and STTR awards through Oct 21, 2026.