Paxis
Develops WAV (Wave Applied Voxel), a patented, scalable industrial additive manufacturing process that addresses limitations in existing photopolymerization technologies.
- CEO / Founder
- Mike Littrell
- Team Size
- 1-10
- Stage
- Active
- Total Funding
- Bootstrapped
- Latest Round
- Bootstrapped
- Key Investors
- Mike Littrell (Founder)
Technology & Products
Key Products
WAV printer/system
Technological Advantage
4-24x faster than competitors; <1 liter material for large parts vs. $500k competitor resin; virtually limitless build volume.
Patent position
Paxis filed 5 patent families in 2022-2024, flat from 5 in 2019-2021, even as tracked AM filings in the same patent offices fell 20%, and it has kept 100% equipment focus across both windows. AMPulse analysis
- Filing momentum
- 5 families filed 2022–2024, 5 in 2019–2021 (0%); all tracked AM filings in the same offices -20%
- Focus, 2019–2021 → 2022–2024
- Equipment 100% → 100%
- Filed in
- US 40%WO 25%EP 20%CN 15%
20 AM patent families in total. Recent years are still being published, so read a filing change against the same-office figure.
Differentiation
Value Proposition
Reduces material load (<1 liter vs $500k resin) and increases speed (4-24x faster) for large-scale photopolymerization while eliminating trapped volumes.
How They Differentiate
4-24x faster build speed than existing photopolymerization; <1 liter material for large parts vs. $500k competitor resin; modular scalability vs fixed large vats.
Market & Competition
Target Customers
Commercial manufacturers needing scalable production for prototyping, investment casting, large/medium parts.
Industry Verticals
Additive manufacturing; Advanced manufacturing; Traditional manufacturing; Investment casting
Competitors
Mammoth
Growth & Milestones
Growth Metrics
Speeds 4-24x faster than existing photopolymerization; <1 liter material for large parts vs. $500k competitor resin; virtually limitless build volume.
Major Milestones
2016 founding and initial patents filed; Proof-of-concept machine built; 85-inch surfboard printed; BASF/Sartomer partnerships (2019); US patent issuance (2020)
Notable Customers
BASF 3D Printing Solutions
AM patents
AM-relevant patents linked to this company.
- Patents
- 24
- Granted
- 12
- Families
- 20
Leading domains: process (23), equipment (22)
Filings by year: 2024: 1 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 2
- ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD2019195702 · WO
- ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD2018208799 · WO
- ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD03774158 · EP
- Additive manufacturing apparatus, system, and method11969937 · US
- Additive Manufacturing Apparatus, System, and Method20170239885 · US