Yates Electrospace Corporation

IRVINE, CA · Founded 2012 · Aerospace · Still private

Electric aircraft propulsion systems and full-scale electric aircraft

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · silent-arrow.com

Sector: Aerospace
Headquarters: IRVINE, CA
Founded: 2012
Latest Form D: $1M, Jan 2025
Total capital: $6.9M

Federal grants: $3.2M; 4 awards · 2021–2024; Rank in peer group#125 of 155
Private capital raised: $3.8M; 13 Form D · last Jan 2025; 22 months since last filing
Federal contracts: None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
Granted patents: None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.

Capital timeline

Latest events

Jan 2025Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 13th filing$1M
Sep 2024Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 12th filing$800K
Aug 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Silent Arrow Contested Logistics System With 300 Nautical Mile Range (CLS-300).$1.2M
Aug 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Low-cost Long-range Airdrop Delivery D2P2 2$1.8M
Jun 2024Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 11th filing$600K
Feb 2024Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 10th filing$400K
Dec 2023Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Small Business Innovation Research Phase I- Feasibility Of Scaling Up And Integrating A Propulsion System To The Commercial Silent Arrow Cargo Delivery UAS To Meet Afsoc Requirements Of 300NM Range Carrying 1,000 Lbs. Payload$75K
Sep 2023Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 9th filing$200K
Apr 2022Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 8th filing$131K
Dec 2021Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 7th filing$250K
Mar 2020Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 6th filing$250K
Dec 2019Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 5th filing$100K
Sep 2019Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 4th filing$1
Jun 2018Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$9K
Sep 2017Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$7K
Nov 2013Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$25K

Show 1 earlier federal award

Feb 2021Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Feasibility of Downsizing and Adapting Commercial Silent Arrow Cargo Delivery UAS to Meet Specific AFSOC Operational Requirements$50K

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.

Standing among 155 peers

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Aerospace · Device

Federal grantsBelow median

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Founders and team

Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants

WIlliam Morrison YatesResearcherExecutive Officer, Director, PromoterLinked by $50K in grants as PI
BART MORRISON VAN AALSTDirector, PromoterNamed in SEC Form D filings
BETHANY MORRISON YATESDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
CHRISTOPHER MORRISON MOEExecutive Officer, Director, PromoterNamed in SEC Form D filings
JAMES C KIECKHAFERDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Marla Merhab RobinsonPromoterNamed in SEC Form D filings

Show all 9 people

NAVIN C NARANGDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Song Ki JungPromoterNamed in SEC Form D filings
TIMOTHY HALL REYNOLDSDirector, PromoterNamed in SEC Form D filings

What it has protected

No granted patents are on record.

USPTO usually publishes applications 18 months after filing, so recent applications may not be visible yet. Patents assigned under a different entity name won’t match.

Checked: USPTO granted patents and published applications · Oct 23, 2026

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Regulatory activity · Aerospace

Sector-level, not company-level

06 Jul 2026Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs of NASA-Effectuation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964National Aeronautics and Space Administration
01 Jul 2026Special Conditions: AMAC Aerospace, The Boeing Company Model 747- 8 Airplane; Side-Facing SeatsFederal Aviation Administration
26 Jun 2026Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous AmendmentsFederal Aviation Administration
23 Jun 2026Operating Limitations at John F. Kennedy International AirportFederal Aviation Administration
23 Jun 2026Operating Limitations at New York LaGuardia AirportFederal Aviation Administration
18 Jun 2026Special 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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Data freshness

SEC Form D filings through Oct 23, 2026. SBIR and STTR awards through Oct 21, 2026.