ZS SYSTEMS LLC
High-accuracy optical encoders manufactured via novel projection lithography and additive micro-fabrication
- Sector
- Semiconductors
- Headquarters
- Lafayette, IN
- Total capital
- $1.3M
- Federal grants
- $1.3M
- 2 awards · 2021–2023
- Rank in peer group#47 of 68
- Private capital raised
- None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 2
- 2 pending · first 2014
- Rank in peer group#21 of 68
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal grantNSF · Phase II · SBIR Phase II: Novel Manufacturing Method for Precision Optical Encoders$1M
- Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: Novel Manufacturing Method for Long Length Linear Encoders$276K
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Standing among 68 peers
Line = medianSemiconductors · Device
- Federal grantsBelow median
- Granted patents#21 · top 31%
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Founders and team
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Checked: USPTO inventors; federal award principal investigators; SEC Form D related persons · Oct 23, 2026
Claim this profile to add your teamWhat it has protected
USPTO · 2 granted of 4- PendingApparatus and Method for Lithographic Exposure of Large Area SubstratesUSPTOApplication 18661503
- GrantedOperator Console Housing For Measuring And Control ToolUSPTOUS D,852,650
- PendingOptical Linear EncoderUSPTOApplication 15701524
Show all 4 patent records
- Apparatus and Method for Lithographic Exposure of Large Area SubstratesNov 13, 2025 · Application 18661503Pending
- Operator Console Housing For Measuring And Control ToolJul 2, 2019 · US D,852,650Granted
- Optical Linear EncoderMar 15, 2018 · Application 15701524Pending
- Digital Readout CasingApr 8, 2014 · US D,702,137Granted
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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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