TAU SCIENCE CORPORATION
Test and measurement equipment for solar photovoltaic characterization
- Sector
- Energy
- Headquarters
- Hillsboro, OR
- Founded
- 2008
- Latest Form D
- $50K, Oct 2011
- Total capital
- $3.7M
- Federal grants
- $3.4M
- 5 awards · 2015–2021
- Rank in peer group#2 of 25
- Private capital raised
- $235K
- 3 Form D · last Oct 2011
- 180 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 1
- 3 pending · first 2017
- Rank in peer group#11 of 25
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal grantEnergy · Phase II · Microwave Photoconductance Spectrometer for Thin-Film Deposited Semiconductor Materials$1.1M
- Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Microwave Photoconductance Spectrometer for Thin-Film Deposited Semiconductor Materials$200K
- Federal grantEnergy · Phase II · Mobile In-Situ Imaging of Photovoltaic Modules$999K
- Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Mobile In-situ Imaging of Photovoltaic Modules, Topic 13 (Solar), Sub-topic c (Photovoltaic Performance and Reliability Tools and Characterization Methods).$149K
- Federal grantEnergy · Phase II · Apparatus for Optimizing Photovoltaic Solar Manufacturing Efficiency through Real-Time Process Feedback and Spectral Binning of Cells$993K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$50K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$90K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$95K
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Standing among 25 peers
Line = medianEnergy · Instrument
- Federal grants#2 · top 8%
- Granted patents#11 · top 44%
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- GREG HORNERResearcherExecutive Officer, Director, PromoterLinked by $1.3M in grants as PI
- ANDREW KIRKPATRICKDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- GREG HOMERExecutive Officer, Director, PromoterNamed in SEC Form D filings
- JAMES HUDSONExecutive Officer, Director, PromoterNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 1 granted of 4- GrantedMethods and Systems for Characterizing Photovoltaic Cell and Module Performance at Various Stages in the Manufacturing ProcessUSPTOUS 9,537,444
- PendingMethods and Systems for Characterizing Photovoltaic Cell and Module Performance at Various Stages in the Manufacturing ProcessUSPTOApplication 14253578
- PendingHigh Speed Quantum Efficiency Measurement Apparatus Utilizing Solid State LightsourceUSPTOApplication PCTUS2010000637
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- Methods and Systems for Characterizing Photovoltaic Cell and Module Performance at Various Stages in the Manufacturing ProcessJan 3, 2017 · US 9,537,444Granted
- Methods and Systems for Characterizing Photovoltaic Cell and Module Performance at Various Stages in the Manufacturing ProcessApplication 14253578Pending
- High Speed Quantum Efficiency Measurement Apparatus Utilizing Solid State LightsourceApplication PCTUS2010000637Pending
- High Speed Detection Of Shunt Defects In Photovoltaic And Optoelectronic DevicesApplication PCTUS2010000420Pending
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Regulatory activity · Energy
- Air Plan Approval; Michigan; Redesignation and Maintenance Plan for the Partial St. Clair 2010 1-Hour Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) NAAQS Nonattainment AreaEnvironmental Protection Agency
- Air Plan Approval; Delaware; 2006 24-Hour Fine Particulate Matter Limited Maintenance Plan for the Philadelphia Nonattainment AreaEnvironmental Protection Agency
- Air Plan Approval; Oklahoma; Updates to the State Implementation Plan for New Source Review Permitting and General SIP ProvisionsEnvironmental Protection Agency
- List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: NAC International, Inc., MAGNASTOR® Storage System, Certificate of Compliance No. 1031, Amendment Nos. 16 and 17 and Revisions to Amendment Nos. 0 Through 16Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- Epyrifenacil; Pesticide TolerancesEnvironmental Protection Agency
- Fluoxapiprolin; Pesticide TolerancesEnvironmental Protection Agency
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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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