SurfTec, LLC
PTFE composite coating with improved adhesion for metal-polymer bearings
- Sector
- Materials
- Total capital
- $2.5M
- Federal grants
- $2.5M
- 4 awards · 2016–2024
- Rank in peer group#75 of 84
- 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
- 1
- 6 pending · first 2018
- Rank in peer group#25 of 84
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Anti-icing Coating For Fixed-wing Unmanned Air Vehicles And Rotary-wing Electric Vertical Take-off And Landing Aircraft$1.2M
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Anti-icing Coating For Fixed-wing Unmanned Ariel Vehicle And Rotary-wing Electronic Vertical Take Off And Landing Aircraft$75K
- Federal grantNSF · Phase II · SBIR Phase II: Low friction and high durability PTFE nanoparticle composite coating for bearings$910K
- Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: Low friction and high durability PTFE nanoparticle composite coating for bearings$225K
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Standing among 84 peers
Line = medianMaterials · Material
- Federal grantsBelow median
- Granted patents#25 · top 30%
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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 · 1 granted of 7- PendingCoating Compositions, Processes, And Applications For Low Friction And High Durability SubstratesUSPTOApplication 17110225
- GrantedPolytetrafluoroethylene Thin Film With Polydopamine Adhesive LayerUSPTOUS 9,914,152
- PendingPolytetrafluoroethylene Coating Composition For Anti-radar ApplicationsUSPTOApplication 62749036
Show all 7 patent records
- Coating Compositions, Processes, And Applications For Low Friction And High Durability SubstratesJun 3, 2021 · Application 17110225Pending
- Polytetrafluoroethylene Thin Film With Polydopamine Adhesive LayerMar 13, 2018 · US 9,914,152Granted
- Polytetrafluoroethylene Coating Composition For Anti-radar ApplicationsApplication 62749036Pending
- Polytetrafluoroethylene Coating Composition For Anti-ice ApplicationsApplication 62749049Pending
- Coating Composition For Low Friction And High DurabilityApplication 62679884Pending
- Polytetrafluoroethylene Coating Composition For Anti-corrosion ApplicationsApplication 62749028Pending
- Coating Compositions, Processes, And Applications For Low Friction And High Durability SubstratesApplication PCTUS2019035267Pending
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- SURFTEC LLCShares a founder: Samuel Beckford
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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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