Zeus Electric Chassis, Inc.
All-electric class-5 work truck chassis platform
- Sector
- Aerospace
- Headquarters
- WHITE BEAR LAKE, MN
- Founded
- 2018
- Latest Form D
- $6.3M, Jul 2022
- Total capital
- $6.3M
- Federal grants
- None on recordNo awards found in SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF or DoD records.
- Private capital raised
- $6.3M
- 3 Form D · last Jul 2022
- 51 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 2
- 8 pending · first 2024
- Rank in peer group#29 of 181
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$6.3M
- Offering registeredForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$50M
- Offering registeredForm D · SEC · 1st filing$550K
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 181 peers
Line = medianAerospace · System
- Granted patents#29 · top 16%
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Robert GrinsteadResearcherExecutive OfficerLinked by 2 patents
- Bill BrandtExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Ken SmithDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Lee PrinkkilaExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Mark OldfieldDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Markus RauchhausDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Show all 11 people
- Philip SteffesExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Phillip SteffesExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Rick PennDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Steve SnyderDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Wayne KugelExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 2 granted of 10- PendingOptimized Ac Powered Auxilliary Units For Medium/heavy Duty Configurable Electric TrucksUSPTOApplication 19231830
- GrantedOptimized Ac Powered Auxiliary Units For Medium/heavy Duty Configurable Electric TrucksUSPTOUS 12,351,014
- PendingUniversal Chassis Frame For Medium-duty Configurable Electric TrucksUSPTOApplication 18572898
Show all 10 patent records
- Optimized Ac Powered Auxilliary Units For Medium/heavy Duty Configurable Electric TrucksSep 25, 2025 · Application 19231830Pending
- Optimized Ac Powered Auxiliary Units For Medium/heavy Duty Configurable Electric TrucksJul 8, 2025 · US 12,351,014Granted
- Universal Chassis Frame For Medium-duty Configurable Electric TrucksJun 27, 2024 · Application 18572898Pending
- Universal Chassis Frame With Variable Rear Axle Positions For Medium/heavy Duty Configurable Electric TrucksJun 11, 2024 · US 12,005,958Granted
- Universal Chassis Frame With Variable Rear Axle Positions For Medium/heavy Duty Configurable Electric TrucksApplication PCTUS2022039638Pending
- Optimized Ac Powered Auxilliary Units For Medium/heavy Duty Configurable Electric TrucksApplication PCTUS2022039639Pending
- Universal Chassis Frame For Medium-duty Configurable Electric TrucksApplication PCTUS2022030059Pending
- Optimized Ac Powered Auxilliary Units For Medium/heavy Duty Configurable Electric TrucksApplication 63230004Pending
- Universal Chassis Frame With Variable Rear Axle Positions For Medium/heavy Duty Configurable Electric TrucksApplication 63229979Pending
- Universal Chassis Frame For Medium-duty Configurable Electric TrucksApplication 63190474Pending
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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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