TREADSTONE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Low-cost carbon-based corrosion-resistant coating for metal bipolar plates in PEM fuel cells
- Sector
- Energy
- Headquarters
- Princeton, NJ
- Founded
- 2006
- Latest Form D
- $910K, Oct 2025
- Total capital
- $1.6M
- Federal grants
- $200K
- 1 award · 2023
- Rank in peer group#40 of 53
- Private capital raised
- $910K
- 1 Form D · last Oct 2025
- 12 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- $474K
- 3 awards · Defense
- Rank in Energy#144 of 998
- Granted patents
- 10
- 14 pending · first 2015
- Rank in peer group#4 of 53
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$910K
- Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Low Cost Metal Bipolar Plate Carbon Coating Technology for Heavy Duty Fuel Cells$200K
- Federal contractDefense · Coating Of Plates$5K
- Federal contractDefense · Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)$370K
- Federal contractDefense · Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)$100K
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.
Federal first
197months
from TREADSTONE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.’s first federal award to its first private round.
- First federal award · May 2009
- Defense · $100K
- First Form D · Oct 2025
- $910K · 1st Form D
- Awards before first raise
- 4 awards
An association in public records, not a cause or a prediction.
Standing among 53 peers
Line = medianEnergy · Material
- Federal grantsBelow median
- Granted patents#4 · top 8%
- Linked publications#1 · top 2%
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Conghua WangResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by 9 patents · $200K in grants as PI
- Anthony RickertDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Carl GlaeserDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Gerald DeCuolloExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Michael KelleyDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 10 granted of 24- GrantedComponent For Solid Oxide Fuel CellUSPTOUS 12,603,301
- PendingComponent Having Improved Surface Contact Resistance And Reaction Activity And Methods Of Making The SameUSPTOApplication 19095111
- GrantedComponent Having Improved Surface Contact Resistance And Reaction Activity And Methods Of Making The SameUSPTOUS 12,291,782
Show all 24 patent records
- Component For Solid Oxide Fuel CellApr 14, 2026 · US 12,603,301Granted
- Component Having Improved Surface Contact Resistance And Reaction Activity And Methods Of Making The SameAug 7, 2025 · Application 19095111Pending
- Component Having Improved Surface Contact Resistance And Reaction Activity And Methods Of Making The SameMay 6, 2025 · US 12,291,782Granted
- Component Having Improved Surface Contact Resistance And Reaction Activity And Methods Of Making The SameJan 30, 2024 · US 11,885,026Granted
- Method Of Metallic Component Surface Modification For Electrochemical ApplicationsAug 8, 2023 · US 11,718,906Granted
- Highly Electrically Conductive Surfaces For Electrochemical ApplicationsDec 28, 2021 · US 11,208,713Granted
- Method Of Metallic Component Surface Modification For Electrochemical ApplicationsMar 2, 2021 · US 10,934,615Granted
- Method Of Metallic Component Surface Modification For Electrochemical ApplicationsOct 8, 2019 · US 10,435,782Granted
- Corrosion Resistant And Electrically Conductive Surface Of Metallic Components For ElectrolyzersFeb 14, 2017 · US 9,567,681Granted
- Corrosion Resistant And Electrically Conductive Surface Of MetalNov 15, 2016 · US 9,493,883Granted
- Corrosion Resistant And Electrically Conductive Surface Of MetalJun 23, 2015 · US 9,062,384Granted
- Corrosion Resistance Metallic Components For BatteriesAug 28, 2014 · Application 14189223Pending
- Electrochemical Processor For Hydrogen Processing And Electrical Power GenerationApplication PCTUS2008051942Pending
- Component Having Improved Surface Contact Resistance And Reaction Activity And Methods Of Making The SameApplication PCTUS2021019315Pending
- Method Of Metallic Component Surface Moodification For Electrochemical ApplicationsApplication PCTUS2016027827Pending
- Method Of Metallic Component Surface Modification For Electrochemical ApplicationsApplication 62147755Pending
- Corrosion Resistant And Electrically Conductive Surface Of Metallic Components For ElectrolyzersApplication PCTUS2014033667Pending
- Corrosion Resistance Metallic Components For BatteriesApplication PCTUS2014018260Pending
- Corrosion Resistance Metal Electrode For BatteriesApplication 61798737Pending
- Corrosion Resistant And Electrically Conductive Surface Of Metallic Components For ElectrolyzersApplication 61776189Pending
- Corrosion Resistant And Electrically Conductive Surface Of MetalApplication PCTUS2013027630Pending
- Highly Electrically Conductive Surfaces For Electrochemical Applications And Methods To Produce SameApplication PCTUS2010050578Pending
- High Power Fuel Stacks Using Metal Separator PlatesApplication PCTUS2010034245Pending
- Highly Electrically Conductive Surfaces For Electrochemical ApplicationsApplication PCTUS2009030475Pending
Recent research by its founders
- Delay-diffusion induced mode-selective Hopf bifurcations in a paradoxical cell population control circuit20260 cites
- Independent control of oscillation frequency and amplitude in HIV–immune dynamics20260 cites
- Dynamic Analysis and Robust Strategy for the Delayed Paradoxical Cell Population Control Circuit20253 cites
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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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