SWIR Vision Systems, Inc.
SWIR (short-wave infrared) cameras and CQD (colloidal quantum dot) sensors for machine vision imaging
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- Sector
- Semiconductors
- Headquarters
- DURHAM, NC
- Founded
- 2018
- Latest Form D
- $7.8M, Oct 2021
- Total capital
- $13.7M
- Federal grants
- $1.9M
- 1 award · 2024
- Rank in peer group#9 of 68
- Private capital raised
- $9.8M
- 3 Form D · last Oct 2021
- 60 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- $2M
- 3 awards · Defense
- Rank in Semiconductors#96 of 707
- Granted patents
- 4
- 14 pending · first 2024
- Rank in peer group#13 of 68
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase II Award To Swir Vision Systems For See Spot Quantum Dot Detector (SEEQD2), Low-cost Swir Laser Sensor, For The U.S. Army Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance And Reconnaissance (C5ISR) Center.$1.9M
- Federal grantDefense · Phase II · SBIR Phase II Award To Swir Vision Systems For See Spot Quantum Dot Detector (SEEQD2), Low-cost Swir Laser Sensor, For The U.S. Army Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance And Reconnaissance (C5ISR) Center.$1.9M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$7.8M
- Federal contractDefense · Acuros Eswir Camera 1929X1080 Resolution U437H00$57K
- Federal contractDefense · Shortwave Infrared Device$27K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$1M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$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 68 peers
Line = medianSemiconductors · Device
- Federal grants#9 · top 13%
- Granted patents#13 · top 19%
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Founders and team
From SEC Form D filings- Christopher W. GregoryDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Ethan KlemExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- GEORGE WILDEMANExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Jeffery A. HiltonExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- JEFFERY A. HILTON, JR.Executive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Laurie W. BraunDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
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- Mark W. NewhouseDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 4 granted of 18- New patentMultiband Focal Plane Array (fpa) Enabled By The Combination Of Microbolometer And Colloidal Quantum Dot Short Wave Infrared (swir) Detectors On A Single Readout Integrated Circuit (roic)USPTOUS 12,757,504
- GrantedOptical Depth Sensing Systems Using High Speed Colloidal Quantum Dot PhotodetectorsUSPTOUS 12,379,205
- GrantedColloidal Quantum Dot Photodetectors Having Thin Encapsulation Layers Thereon and Methods of Fabricating the SameUSPTOUS 12,279,469
Show all 18 patent records
- Multiband Focal Plane Array (fpa) Enabled By The Combination Of Microbolometer And Colloidal Quantum Dot Short Wave Infrared (swir) Detectors On A Single Readout Integrated Circuit (roic)Oct 6, 2026 · US 12,757,504Granted
- Optical Depth Sensing Systems Using High Speed Colloidal Quantum Dot PhotodetectorsAug 5, 2025 · US 12,379,205Granted
- Colloidal Quantum Dot Photodetectors Having Thin Encapsulation Layers Thereon and Methods of Fabricating the SameApr 15, 2025 · US 12,279,469Granted
- High-Definition Broad-Band Visible-shortwave Infrared (SWIR) Sensors for Laser DetectionMar 6, 2025 · Application 18648897Pending
- Multiband Focal Plane Array (fpa) Enabled By The Combination Of Microbolometer And Colloidal Quantum Dot Short Wave Infrared (swir) Detectors On A Single Readout Integrated Circuit (roic)Dec 26, 2024 · Application 18751970Pending
- Wearable Laser Detection Systems Having Colloidal Quantum Dot Sensor Arrays ThereinFeb 13, 2024 · US 11,898,904Granted
- Photodetectors Having Optical Grating Couplers Integrated Therein and Related MethodsMay 26, 2022 · Application 17532299Pending
- Colloidal Quantum Dot (CQD) Photodetectors and Related DevicesSep 16, 2021 · Application 17199971Pending
- High-Definition Broad-Band Visible-SWIR Sensors for Laser DetectionApplication 63498968Pending
- Photodetectors Having Optical Grating Couplers Integrated Therein And Related MethodsApplication PCTUS2021060315Pending
- Colloidal Quantum Dot (CQD) Photodetectors Having Thin Encapsulation Layers Deposited Thereon and Methods of Fabricating the SameApplication 63138977Pending
- Optical Grating Couplers for Colloidal Quantum Dot PhotodetectorsApplication 63117548Pending
- Global Shutter Optical Interference Blocker for Quantum Dot Optical SensorsApplication 62988994Pending
- Optical Depth Sensing Systems Using High Speed Colloidal Quantum Dot PhotodetectorsApplication 63284846Pending
- Multiband Focal Plane Array (fpa) Enabled By The Combination Of Microbolometer And Colloidal Quantum Dot Short Wave Infrared Detectors On A Single Readout Integrated Circuit (roic)Application 63509868Pending
- Optical Depth Sensing Systems Using High Speed Colloidal Quantum Dot PhotodetectorsApplication PCTUS2022080635Pending
- Wearable Laser Detection Systems Having Colloidal Quantum Dot Sensor Arrays ThereinApplication PCTUS2022025672Pending
- Colloidal Quantum Dot Photodetectors Having Thin Encapsulation Layers Thereon And Methods Of Fabricating The SameApplication PCTUS2022012931Pending
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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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