WILDER SYSTEMS INC.
Structural repair and life extension systems for military aircraft fuselages
- Sector
- Aerospace
- Headquarters
- Austin, TX
- Founded
- 2022
- Latest Form D
- $8.6M, Aug 2023
- Total capital
- $27.5M
- Federal grants
- $4.8M
- 8 awards · 2019–2025
- Rank in peer group#45 of 89
- Private capital raised
- $11.4M
- 2 Form D · last Aug 2023
- 38 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- $11.4M
- 12 awards · Defense
- Rank in Aerospace#218 of 1335
- Granted patents
- 17
- 21 pending · first 2023
- Rank in peer group#4 of 89
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Robotic C-130 Clear Water Rinse System To Promote Aircraft Availability$1.2M
- Federal contractDefense · Robotic C-130 Clear Water Rinse System To Promote Aircraft Availability$1.2M
- Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Affordable Autonomous Mass$1.2M
- Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Develop A Robotic Design And Software To Meet Aircraft Wheel Washing Requirements, Demonstrate The Ability To Operate In A Repeatable Manner While Collecting Robotic Data For Use And Develop Robotic Data To Serve As Benchmark For Air Force Use.$1.8M
- Federal contractDefense · Develop A Robotic Design And Software To Meet Aircraft Wheel Washing Requirements, Demonstrate The Ability To Operate In A Repeatable Manner While Collecting Robotic Data For Use And Develop Robotic Data To Serve As Benchmark For Air Force Use.$1.8M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$8.6M
- Federal contractDefense · Robotic System For Large Aircraft Outer Mold Line (oml) Wash$1.2M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$2.8M
Show 13 earlier federal awards
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Autonomous Non-Destructive Inspection for Aircraft Structural Repair$74K
- Federal contractDefense · Army Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program For The Effort Entitled "affordable Robotics For Future Vertical Lift Assembly"$1.9M
- Federal contractDefense · Application For This Dual Use Technology Has Been Identified In Heavy Aircraft Structures Maintenance, Specifically Drilling Out Rivets As Part Of The Fuselage And Wing Panel Replacement Process At The Depot$1.5M
- Federal contractDefense · Providing Automated Defastening Capabilities To Help The USAF Accomplish The Goal Of Sustaining Optimal Aircraft Mission Ready Rates.$49K
- Federal contractDefense · Mobile Robotic Aircraft Sealing$749K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Autonomous Mobile Robots for Large Aircraft Flightline Maintenance$49K
- Federal contractDefense · Small Business Innovation Research Phase I - Expeditionary Technology Search (xtech Search) Dual-use Technologies To Solve Challenging Army Problems$100K
- Federal contractDefense · COVID-19 Dib- Robots As A Service For Structural Aircraft Repair$1.1M
- Federal contractDefense · Aflcmc Rso Wilder SBIR Phase II$1.6M
- Federal contractDefense · Deployable Robotic Thermographic Non Destructive Inspection$50K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Open Call for Innovative Defense-Related Dual-Purpose Technologies/Solutions with a Clear Air Force Stakeholder Need$50K
- Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: Mobile Drilling Robot for Aerospace Structures Manufacturing$225K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Open Call for Robotics, 3D Printing, Autonomous Systems, and Other Immersive Training Solutions with Defense-Related Dual-Purpose Technologies/Solutions with a Clear Air Force Stakeholder Need$75K
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.
1 record has no date or no amount, so it isn’t placed on the timeline.
Federal first
39months
from WILDER SYSTEMS INC.’s first federal award to its first private round.
- First federal award · Mar 2019
- Defense · $75K
- First Form D · Jun 2022
- $2.8M · 1st Form D
- Awards before first raise
- 11 awards
An association in public records, not a cause or a prediction.
Standing among 89 peers
Line = medianAerospace · System
- Federal grants#45 · top 51%
- Granted patents#4 · top 4%
Cumulative measures favor older companies. Rankings describe position today, not outcome. Below the median, ranks show as a band rather than a number.
Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- William WilderResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by 3 patents · $473K in grants as PI
- Erica PocsExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Hal LambertDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Paul RasplickaDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 17 granted of 38- GrantedAuto-locating And Locking Movable Gantry SystemUSPTOUS 12,722,805
- GrantedUser Interface And Related Flow For Controlling A Robotic ArmUSPTOUS 12,667,970
- GrantedUse Of Artificial Intelligence Models To Identify Fasteners And Perform Related OperationsUSPTOUS 12,447,626
Show all 38 patent records
- Auto-locating And Locking Movable Gantry SystemSep 1, 2026 · US 12,722,805Granted
- User Interface And Related Flow For Controlling A Robotic ArmJun 30, 2026 · US 12,667,970Granted
- Use Of Artificial Intelligence Models To Identify Fasteners And Perform Related OperationsOct 21, 2025 · US 12,447,626Granted
- Part Modeling For Path Generation To Guide Robotic End EffectorAug 19, 2025 · US 12,390,937Granted
- Training Of Artificial Intelligence ModelAug 7, 2025 · Application 19188464Pending
- Auto-locating And Autonomous Operation Data StorageJun 19, 2025 · Application 19063749Pending
- Balancing Compute For Robotic OperationsMay 29, 2025 · Application 19040403Pending
- Training Of Artificial Intelligence ModelMay 20, 2025 · US 12,304,091Granted
- Auto-locating And Autonomous Operation Data StorageMar 25, 2025 · US 12,258,147Granted
- Balancing Compute For Robotic OperationsFeb 11, 2025 · US 12,220,826Granted
- User Interface And Related Flow For Controlling A Robotic ArmJul 16, 2024 · US 12,036,684Granted
- Movable Gantry System Configured To Interface With Jigs Of Different SizesJun 18, 2024 · US 12,013,677Granted
- Database For A Coordinate System Of An AircraftMay 28, 2024 · US 11,995,056Granted
- Pump Mechanism To Control Sealant DispensingApr 11, 2024 · Application 18478865Pending
- Automatically Identifying Locations To Apply Sealant And Applying Sealant To A Target ObjectApr 9, 2024 · US 11,951,635Granted
- Auto-locating And Positioning Relative To An AircraftMar 28, 2024 · Application 18530741Pending
- Use Of Artificial Intelligence Models To Identify Fasteners And Perform Related OperationsMar 19, 2024 · US 11,931,910Granted
- Training Of Artificial Intelligence ModelFeb 27, 2024 · US 11,911,921Granted
- Part Modeling For Path Generation To Guide Robotic End EffectorFeb 13, 2024 · US 11,897,145Granted
- Auto-locating And Positioning Relative To An AircraftJan 23, 2024 · US 11,880,995Granted
- Balancing Compute For Robotic OperationsJan 9, 2024 · US 11,865,696Granted
- Robotic Vehicle DecontaminatorDec 21, 2023 · Application 18338238Pending
- Auto-locating And Autonomous Operation Data StorageNov 7, 2023 · US 11,807,400Granted
- Automatically Identifying Locations To Apply Sealant And Applying Sealant To A Target ObjectApplication PCTUS2024013343Pending
- Auto-locating And Locking Movable Gantry SystemApplication 63482491Pending
- Systems And Methods For Automatically Identifying Locations To Apply Sealant And Applying Sealant To A Target ObjectApplication 63482502Pending
- Use Of Artificial Intelligence Models To Identify Fasteners And Perform Related OperationsApplication 63481563Pending
- Auto-locating And Positioning Relative To An AircraftApplication 63481578Pending
- Training Of Artificial Intelligence ModelApplication 63481576Pending
- Pump Mechanism To Control Sealant DispensingApplication 63378463Pending
- Database For A Coordinate System Of An AircraftApplication 63377149Pending
- Part Modeling For Path Generation To Guide Robotic End EffectorApplication 63398203Pending
- User Interface And Related Flow For Controlling A Robotic ArmApplication 63398202Pending
- Use Of Artificial Intelligence Models To Identify Fasteners And Perform Related OperationsApplication PCTUS2024012997Pending
- Balancing Compute For Robotic OperationsApplication 63396938Pending
- Auto-locating And Positioning Relative To An AircraftApplication PCTUS2024012961Pending
- Training Of Artificial Intelligence ModelApplication PCTUS2024012988Pending
- Auto-locating And Locking Movable Gantry SystemApplication PCTUS2024013339Pending
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Regulatory activity · Aerospace
- Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs of NASA-Effectuation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Special Conditions: AMAC Aerospace, The Boeing Company Model 747- 8 Airplane; Side-Facing SeatsFederal Aviation Administration
- Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous AmendmentsFederal Aviation Administration
- Operating Limitations at John F. Kennedy International AirportFederal Aviation Administration
- Operating Limitations at New York LaGuardia AirportFederal Aviation Administration
- Special Conditions: Honeywell Aerospace US LLC, Dassault Aviation Model Falcon 900EX Airplane; Electronic System Security Protection From Unauthorized External AccessFederal Aviation Administration
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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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