ZECOAT CORPORATION

Torrance, CA · Aerospace · Private

X-ray hardened vacuum-deposited black coating for stray light suppression in optical sensors

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · zecoat.com

Sector: Aerospace
Headquarters: Torrance, CA
Total capital: $8.7M

Federal grants: $3M; 4 awards · 2022–2026; Rank in peer group#45 of 61
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $5.6M; 12 awards · NASA, Defense; Rank in Aerospace#315 of 1335
Granted patents: None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.

Capital timeline

Latest events

Sep 2026Federal grantNASA · Phase II · SBIR 2026$1.3M
Mar 2026Federal contractNASA · Habitable Worlds Observatory System Technology Demonstrations And Mission Architecture Studies$442K
Sep 2025Federal contractNASA · SBIR Phase I 80NSSC25C0409 Micrometeorite Shield With Tailorable High-performance Thermal/optical Properties For Spacecraft Telescope Baffle$150K
Sep 2025Federal grantNASA · Phase I · SBIR Phase I 80NSSC25C0409 Micrometeorite Shield With Tailorable High-performance Thermal/optical Properties For Spacecraft Telescope Baffle$150K
Oct 2023Federal grantDefense · Phase II · SBIR Phase II R&d: Radiation Hardened Dark Coating For Stray Light Suppression In Optical Systems$1.5M
Oct 2023Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase II R&d: Radiation Hardened Dark Coating For Stray Light Suppression In Optical Systems$1.5M
Jul 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Radiation Hardened Dark Coating for Stray Light Suppression in Optical Systems$150K

Show 9 earlier federal awards

Apr 2022Federal contractNASA · Mirror Recoating Of Es-mcat Telescope$250K
Jul 2021Federal contractNASA · Dark Coatings With Tailorable Brdf And Thermal-emissivity For Light-blocking Starshade Membranes.$750K
Aug 2020Federal contractNASA · Specular Black Coating For Flexible Starshade Optical Sheild$125K
Aug 2018Federal contractNASA · Precision Optical Coatings For Large Space Telescope Mirrors.$1.2M
May 2018Federal contractNASA · Meter Class Autonomous Telescope 1.3M Optical Mirror Coating$136K
Jun 2017Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Zecoat Corporation Will Develop A Battery-powered, Aluminum Deposition Process For Making Broadband Reflective Coatings In Space (wavelength Range: 30-NM To 2500-NM). The Process Uses An Array Of Evaporation Filaments Powered By Batteries Contained In Pressurized Vessels Placed In The Vacuum Of Space. The Vacuum Coating Process Is Scalable For Large Mirrors Several Meters In Diameter, But Is Applicable To Any Size Mirror. By Simultaneously Discharging Batteries Through Individual Ev$125K
Jun 2014Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Zecoat Corporation Will Develop And Demonstrate A Set Of Revolutionary Coating Processes For Making Broadband Reflective Coatings Suitable For Very Large Mirrors (4+ Meters). Decades Of Research And Flight Missions (hubble, Galax And Fuse) Have Utilized Metal Fluorides Such As, MGF2 And Lif, Applied To Al To Achieve Fuvoir Coating Requirements. While Metal Fluoride-protected Al Remains The Best Option For Meeting Broadband Reflectance Requirements (90-NM To 2500-NM), Zecoat Offers A$129K
Apr 2014Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf In This Phase I Research, Zecoat Corporation Demonstrated A Low-stress Silicon Cladding Process For Surface Finishing Large Uvoir Mirrors. A Polishable Cladding Is Desired For Sic Optics So They May Be Figured In Less Time, And So They May Be Polished To Levels Suitable For Uvoir Astronomy. Zecoat Has Filed A Provisional US Patent Application For The Technology. The Proposed Process Is Directly Scalable To Sic Mirrors Several Meters In Diameter. The Process Is Based On A Novel, Low $750K
May 2013Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf In This Phase I Research, Zecoat Corporation Will Develop An Affordable, Low-stress Silicon Cladding Process Which Is Super-polishable For Large Uvoir Mirrors. The Proposed Ion-assisted Evaporation Process Is Directly Scaleable To Sic Mirrors Several Meters In Diameter. The Process Is Based On A Novel, Low Temperature, Ion-assisted, Evaporation Technique (iad), Whereby The Coating Stress Of A Silicon Film May Be Manipulated From Compressive To Tensile, In Order To Produce A Near-ze$123K

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What it has protected

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

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Regulatory activity · Aerospace

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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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