Twinleaf LLC
Atomic vector magnetometer based on alkali metal spin physics to measure magnetic fields with improved low-frequency drift performance
- Sector
- Defense
- Headquarters
- Plainsboro, NJ
- Total capital
- $24M
- Federal grants
- $6.3M
- 6 awards · 2018–2025
- Rank in peer group#57 of 164
- Private capital raised
- None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
- Federal contracts
- $17.6M
- 35 awards · Defense, NASA, Interior
- Rank in Defense#286 of 1442
- Granted patents
- 7
- 6 pending · first 2017
- Rank in peer group#24 of 164
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal contractDefense · Dapra SBIR Phase II Effort, Entitled Stable Quantum Vector Magnetometer.$1.3M
- Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Dapra SBIR Phase II Effort, Entitled Stable Quantum Vector Magnetometer.$500K
- Federal contractDefense · Magnetic Shield Set, Bipolar Current Supply, Vmr Vector Magnetometer System$20K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase II · SBIR 2 OSD232-D02$1.9M
- Federal contractDefense · SBIR 2 OSD232-D02$1.9M
- Federal contractDefense · Twinleaf Optically Pumped Gradiometer$15K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Accurate and Reliable Quantum Vector Magnetometer$1.8M
Show 34 earlier federal awards
- Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Magnetic reference sensor for GPS-free navigation$1.8M
- Federal contractDefense · New Darpa SBIR II - Twinleaf Llc, Seeks To Develop A Modern HELIUM-3 Magnetic Field Sensor. It Serves As A True Absolute Magnetic Field Calibration System And It Could Allow For Record Low-power Magnetic Detection With Excellent Sensitivity$1.8M
- Federal contractGeneral Services A · SBIR Direct To Phase II Twinleaf$1.7M
- Federal contractDefense · Basic SBIR I Award - Program: Microfabricated, Vacuum-packaged Alkali Reference Cells.$149K
- Federal contractDefense · Science Of Atomic Vapors For New Technologies (savant) Program. The Objective Of The Savant Program Is To Advance The Performance Of The Versatile Atomic Vapor Platform With Metrics Informed By Limitations Of The Current State Of The Art (soa.$2M
- Federal contractDefense · Research And Development- Ph 2$600K
- Federal contractDefense · Magnetometers$65K
- Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Scalar Atomic Magnetometer for CubeSats$125K
- Federal contractDefense · Entangled Short-wave Infrared (en-swir)$150K
- Federal contractNASA · In This Project, We Build Upon Decades Of Magnetometer Experience To Develop Solutions For Ultra-long Lasting, Reliable And Accurate Magnetometers For Space And Planetary Science Applications.$125K
- Federal contractDefense · Research And Development$239K
- Federal contractNASA · Four-layer Magnetic Shield Set With Microserf And Optical Magnetometers$50K
- Federal contractDefense · Research And Development. Igf::ot::igf$999K
- Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Radiation-resistant Magnetic Field Probe$150K
- Federal contractDefense · Magnetic Shield Pr# 56-9720-17$15K
- Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf STTR Phase I N17A-T015 Base$224K
- Federal contractInterior · Igf::ot::igf High Dynamic Range Atomic Magnetic Gradiometer$99K
- Federal contractDefense · Igf::ct::igf SBIRSOL2015.2$80K
- Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Twinleaf Proposes To Develop A Compact, Low Power Consumption, Accurate And High Precision Magnetometer That Can Operate In Both Vector And Scalar Measurement Modes. It Will Be Self-calibrating, With 1 Nt Accuracy And 5 Pt/sqrt(hz) Sensitivity. The Magnetometer Will Be Suitable For Installation On Spacecraft.$130K
- Federal contractDefense · STTR Phase I Research&development ''igf::ot::igf''$80K
- Federal contractDefense · Progress Report$80K
- Federal contractDefense · A Universal, Low-cost Atomic Magnetometer$745K
- Federal contractDefense · Under Topic N102-134, Twinleaf Will Deliver A Highly Reliable, Easy To Use Magnetometer For Use On Unmanned Aerial Vehicles.$1.2M
- Federal contractDefense · SBIR Pi Twinleaf Awd$80K
- Federal contractDefense · DOD STTR 13.A$150K
- Federal contractDefense · R&d Under SBIR Topic N121-006$749K
- Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I Topic N121-006$150K
- Federal contractDefense · Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)$742K
- Federal contractDefense · Ph I Research&development$99K
- Federal contractDefense · R&d SBIR Topic N102-134$80K
- Federal contractDefense · A Compact Precision Atomic Spin Gyroscope For Inertial Navigation$750K
- Federal contractDefense · Phase I$100K
- Federal contractDefense · R&d SBIR Phase II Topic N07-011$750K
- Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I Topic N07-011$150K
Federal awards are summed by year (41 awards); hover a bar for the split. Form D reports securities sold, which can differ from an announced round; filings are numbered in the order they were made.
Standing among 164 peers
Line = medianDefense · Device
- Federal grants#57 · top 35%
- Granted patents#24 · top 15%
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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 · 7 granted of 13- GrantedUnshielded Pulsed Pump Magnetometers For Biomagnetic MeasurementsUSPTOUS 12,616,402
- GrantedUnshielded Pulsed Pump Magnetometers For Biomagnetic MeasurementsUSPTOUS 12,564,346
- GrantedPulsed Vector Magnetometer Using A Fast Rotating FieldUSPTOUS 12,517,198
Show all 13 patent records
- Unshielded Pulsed Pump Magnetometers For Biomagnetic MeasurementsMay 5, 2026 · US 12,616,402Granted
- Unshielded Pulsed Pump Magnetometers For Biomagnetic MeasurementsMar 3, 2026 · US 12,564,346Granted
- Pulsed Vector Magnetometer Using A Fast Rotating FieldJan 6, 2026 · US 12,517,198Granted
- High Performance Pulsed Pump MagnetometerAug 15, 2024 · Application 18631958Pending
- High Performance Pulsed Pump MagnetometerJun 20, 2024 · Application 18389420Pending
- Circuit Board Integrated Atomic Magnetometer And GyroscopeMar 23, 2021 · US 10,955,495Granted
- Circuit Board Integrated Atomic Magnetometer And GyroscopeOct 23, 2018 · US 10,107,877Granted
- System And Method For Atom-modulated, Low-drift SensorMar 13, 2018 · US 9,915,711Granted
- Circuit Board Integrated Atomic Magnetometer And GyroscopeMay 2, 2017 · US 9,638,768Granted
- Circuit Board Integrated Atomic Magnetometer And GyroscopeApplication 62006535Pending
- High Performance Pulsed Pump MagnetometerApplication 63425446Pending
- Circuit Board Integrated Atomic Magnetometer And GyroscopeApplication PCTUS2015033748Pending
- Unshielded Pulsed Pump Magnetometers For Biomagnetic MeasurementsApplication 63425453Pending
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Regulatory activity · Defense
- Danger Zone; Waters of Carr Creek and Whitehall Bay in the Vicinity of the Naval Support Activity AnnapolisEngineers Corps
- Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01; IntroductionNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
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Sources
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