UBIQD INC
Luminescent solar concentrator windows using quantum dots to convert sunlight into electricity at window edges
- Sector
- Energy
- Headquarters
- Los Alamos, NM
- Founded
- 2014
- Total capital
- $4.8M
- Federal grants
- $3.5M
- 7 awards · 2016–2024
- Rank in peer group#13 of 39
- Private capital raised
- None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
- Federal contracts
- $1.3M
- 3 awards · NASA, Defense
- Rank in Energy#112 of 998
- Granted patents
- 8
- 32 pending · first 2017
- Rank in peer group#7 of 39
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal grantAgriculture · **awards Issued Prior To January 20, 2025, Were Funded Under Previous Administrations And May Not Reflect The Priorities And Policies Of The Current Administration.** This Project Aims Todevelop A Color-changing Glass Glazing Material For Greenhouses That Will Impact Greenhouse Farmers By Improving Crop Yields And Quality. The Technology Has Been Proven Already In Plastic Greenhouse Coverings. Based On Non-toxic Nanocrystals Called Quantum Dots (qds) Developed At Los Alamos National Laboratory, $175K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Self-Powered Nanotechnology Windows for Base Resilience and Integrated Security$75K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Quantum Dot Based Solar Windows to Power the Base of the Future$750K
- Federal contractDefense · Quantum Dot Solar Windows$50K
- Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Tailoring the Solar Spectrum for Enhanced Crop Yield for Space Missions$750K
- Federal contractNASA · Tailoring The Solar Spectrum For Enhanced Crop Yield For Space Missions$1.1M
- Federal contractNASA · Ubiqd, Inc, Is Partnered With The University Of Arizona, Controlled Environment Agriculture Center To Enhance The Lighting Component Of The Mars-lunar Greenhouse Prototype To Improve The Food Production For The System. Ultimately, The Goals Is For Ubiqd To Install A Down-conversion Film Composed Of Quantum Dots (qds) Into The Solar Collecting/fiber Optic System To Not Only Provide Higher Quality Par Spectrum Than Currently Using, But By Converting The High Concentration Of Uv Photons To Visible $125K
Show 3 earlier federal awards
- Federal grantNSF · Phase II · SBIR Phase II: Quantum Dot-Tinted Glass Luminescent Solar Concentrator Windows$1.4M
- Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: Luminescent Solar Concentrating Glass Windows Quantum Dot Coatings$225K
- Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Non-radiative recombination pathways in non-carcinogenic quantum dot composites$150K
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Standing among 39 peers
Line = medianEnergy · Material
- Federal grants#13 · top 33%
- Granted patents#7 · top 18%
- Linked publications#4 · top 10%
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Hunter McDanielResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by $2.5M in grants as PI
- MATTHEW BERGRENResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by $825K in grants as PI
- Bradley HarrisonDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Colin CummingDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Dan BrooksDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Dudley McDanielDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Show all 11 people
- Katharine ChartrandDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- LISETH GARAYExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- MIKE BURROWSExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- SHENG PENGDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Tony BeamsExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 8 granted of 40- GrantedLow-ph Nanoparticles And LigandsUSPTOUS 12,305,096
- GrantedFiber-coupled Broadband Light SourceUSPTOUS 12,085,443
- PendingExtruded Fluorescent FilmsUSPTOApplication 17790116
Show all 40 patent records
- Low-ph Nanoparticles And LigandsMay 20, 2025 · US 12,305,096Granted
- Fiber-coupled Broadband Light SourceSep 10, 2024 · US 12,085,443Granted
- Extruded Fluorescent FilmsFeb 16, 2023 · Application 17790116Pending
- Luminescent Optical Elements For Agricultural ApplicationsJan 31, 2023 · US 11,569,402Granted
- Authentication Of Quantum Dot Security InksNov 8, 2022 · US 11,493,444Granted
- Low-ph Nanoparticles And LigandsNov 8, 2022 · US 11,492,547Granted
- Color-modified Luminescent ConcentratorSep 29, 2022 · Application 17618346Pending
- Authentication Of Quantum Dot Security InksJul 28, 2020 · US 10,724,951Granted
- Fiber-coupled Broadband Light SourceDec 20, 2018 · Application 16009158Pending
- Fluorescent Liquid Penetrants And Methods Of Nondestructive TestingSep 25, 2018 · US 10,082,387Granted
- Laminated Glass Luminescent ConcentratorNov 30, 2017 · Application 15604656Pending
- Apparatus For Analyzing Quantum Dot Security InksJan 10, 2017 · US 9,540,523Granted
- Nanocrystal Heterostructures For Sub-bandgap Emission And Solar ModulesApplication 63725992Pending
- Quantum Dot Synthesis Using Plasticizers And Their Use In Polymeric CompositionsApplication PCTUS2024036202Pending
- Distributed Inverter Systems For Building Integrated Photovoltaic Power GenerationApplication PCTUS2024036111Pending
- Extruded Fluorescent FilmsApplication PCTUS2024033794Pending
- A Composition Exhibiting Narrow Photoluminescence LinewidthApplication PCTUS2024031060Pending
- Light-blocking Coatings Comprising Metal Halide Compounds, And Associated Systems, Devices And MethodsApplication 63633618Pending
- Encapsulated Nanoparticle Film Compositions And MethodsApplication PCTUS2023085689Pending
- Reduced Haze Nanocomposite FilmsApplication 63613868Pending
- Nanoparticle Ligands For Polar Host EnvironmentsApplication PCTUS2023082451Pending
- Phosphor Compositions And Associated Systems, Devices And MethodsApplication PCTUS2023076290Pending
- Quantum Dot Synthesis Using Plasticizers And Their Use In Polymeric CompositionsApplication 63511236Pending
- Distributed Inverter Systems for Building Integrated Photovoltaic Power GenerationApplication 63511238Pending
- Extruded Fluorescent FilmsApplication 63507769Pending
- Low-ph Nanoparticles And LigandsApplication PCTUS2021035785Pending
- Extruded Fluorescent FilmsApplication PCTUS2020067587Pending
- Encapsulated Nanoparticle Film Compositions And MethodsApplication 63479077Pending
- Encapsulated Nanoparticle Film Compositions And MethodsApplication 63477615Pending
- Nanoparticle Ligands For Polar Host EnvironmentsApplication 63386020Pending
- Distributed Inverter Systems For Building Integrated Photovoltaic Power GenerationApplication 19493870Pending
- Quantum Dot Synthesis Using Plasticizers And Their Use In Polymeric CompositionsApplication 19493919Pending
- Nanoparticle Ligands For Polar Host EnvironmentsApplication 19134955Pending
- Phosphor Compositions And Associated Systems, Devices And MethodsApplication 19120367Pending
- Composition Exhibiting Narrow Photoluminescence Line WidthApplication 63504044Pending
- Color-modified Luminescent ConcentratorApplication PCTUS2020037093Pending
- Extruded Fluorescent FilmsApplication 62955258Pending
- Color-modified Luminescent ConcentratorApplication 62859630Pending
- Fiber-coupled Broadband Light SourceApplication PCTUS2018037654Pending
- Luminescent Optical Elements For Agricultural ApplicationsApplication PCTUS2018031918Pending
Recent research by its founders
- Tunable Near-Infrared Emission from CdSe/CdTe/CdSe Core/Shell/Shell Quantum Dots20254 cites
- 12‐1: <i>Invited Paper:</i> Narrowing the Emission Linewidth of I‐III‐VI Quantum Dots20241 cites
- Narrowing the Emission Linewidth of Non-toxic I-III-VI Quantum Dots for Display and Other Applications20240 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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