VOLLEY AUTOMATION, INC.
Automated robotic parking systems using mechanical lifts and conveyors to store and retrieve vehicles without human drivers
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- Sector
- Robotics
- Headquarters
- SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA
- Founded
- 2018
- Latest Form D
- $7.6M, Aug 2021
- Total capital
- $7.6M
- Federal grants
- None on recordNo awards found in SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF or DoD records.
- Private capital raised
- $7.6M
- 1 Form D · last Aug 2021
- 62 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 6
- 11 pending · first 2024
- Rank in peer group#22 of 138
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$7.6M
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Standing among 138 peers
Line = medianRobotics · System
- Granted patents#22 · top 16%
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Founders and team
From SEC Form D filings- JAMES MULVIHILLDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- RYAN MCKILLENDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- SOHIN CHINOYExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 6 granted of 17- New patentParking Systems And Methods For Pre-configuring Bays To Reduce Vehicle Retrieval TimeUSPTOUS 12,760,547
- GrantedParking Bays Having A Sloped Floor, And Parking Apparatuses And Parking Systems Including SameUSPTOUS 12,618,254
- PendingVehicles Including Truck Assemblies Configured To Selectively Decouple A Wheel Of The Truck AssemblyUSPTOApplication 19283352
Show all 17 patent records
- Parking Systems And Methods For Pre-configuring Bays To Reduce Vehicle Retrieval TimeOct 13, 2026 · US 12,760,547Granted
- Parking Bays Having A Sloped Floor, And Parking Apparatuses And Parking Systems Including SameMay 5, 2026 · US 12,618,254Granted
- Vehicles Including Truck Assemblies Configured To Selectively Decouple A Wheel Of The Truck AssemblyJan 29, 2026 · Application 19283352Pending
- Vehicle Charging Systems And Methods Of Positioning A Charging Cable To Engage A Charging AdapterNov 6, 2025 · Application 19269476Pending
- Vehicles Including Truck Assemblies Configured To Selectively Decouple A Wheel Of The Truck AssemblySep 2, 2025 · US 12,403,968Granted
- Vehicle Charging Systems And Methods Of Positioning A Charging Cable To Engage A Charging AdapterAug 12, 2025 · US 12,384,261Granted
- Vehicle Charging Systems And Methods For Using SameJun 5, 2025 · Application 18528104Pending
- Parking Systems And Methods For Arranging Vehicles Within A Parking GarageDec 24, 2024 · US 12,172,633Granted
- Parking Systems And Methods For Pre-configuring Bays To Reduce Vehicle Retrieval TimeNov 21, 2024 · Application 18787547Pending
- Parking Systems And Methods For Pre-configuring Bays To Reduce Vehicle Retrieval TimeAug 27, 2024 · US 12,071,784Granted
- Parking Systems And Methods For Arranging Vehicles Within A Parking GarageApplication PCTUS2023014217Pending
- Parking Bays Having A Sloped Floor, And Parking Apparatuses And Parking Systems Including SameApplication 63413073Pending
- Parking Systems And Methods For Pre-configuring Bays To Reduce Vehicle Retrieval TimeApplication PCTUS2023014219Pending
- Vehicle Charging Systems And Methods Of Positioning A Charging Cable To Engage A Charging AdapterApplication PCTUS2023017506Pending
- Vehicle Charging Systems And Methods For Using SameApplication PCTUS2024057822Pending
- Vehicles Including Truck Assemblies Configured To Selectively Decouple A Wheel Of The Truck AssemblyApplication PCTUS2023014216Pending
- Parking Bays Having A Sloped Floor, And Parking Apparatuses And Parking Systems Including SameApplication PCTUS2023034340Pending
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- Shinkei SystemsSimilar federal contract value in Robotics · null in contracts
- Ascent Vision Technologies LLCSimilar federal contract value in Robotics · null in contracts
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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