About
OCS is an advanced functional materials company. Coatings are one application of a patented graphene platform.
- Founded
- 2015
- Quality system
- ISO 9001:2015
- U.S. patents
- 5
- Platform
- Graphene functional surface technology
- Marine certification
- ABS product design assessment
- Research partners
- NDSU and independent test labs
- Focus
- Defense-oriented engineering
Story
Samkol Truong and Robert Helstern met at a company that made optical lenses and filters for aerospace electro-mechanical lighted push buttons. They founded Optic Clear Solutions in 2015 to build products the market lacked at lower cost. Together they bring more than 80 years of aerospace, defense, and industrial experience.
OCS works from one graphene platform. Functionalized multilayer graphene powder goes into one-part coatings for corrosion, fouling, electromagnetic interference, and heat, and into a PMMA matrix for optical composites. Coatings are one application of the platform, and optical materials are another.
OCS holds five U.S. patents and runs an ISO 9001:2015 quality system registered with NSF-ISR. KleProtect carries an ABS product design assessment as an anti-fouling coating. The company is headquartered in Irvine, California.
Mission
To engineer advanced graphene-enabled materials that solve our customers' most demanding challenges by delivering innovative coatings, optical technologies, and functional surfaces that improve performance, enhance survivability, and reduce lifecycle costs across defense, aerospace, marine, transportation, and industrial markets.
Vision
To become the global leader in functional graphene technologies through innovation, scientific excellence, and customer-focused engineering solutions.
Core values
- Innovation
- Scientific integrity
- Performance first
- Environmental responsibility
- Customer success
- Continuous improvement
- ISO 9001 quality
Team
Samkol Truong
Co-Founder / President
Leads OCS's strategy, technology commercialization, customer development, and defense and industrial programs. Brings more than 40 years of aerospace and Department of Defense experience. Guides the development and market introduction of KleProtect, KleGuard, KleHeet, and DarkArmor. Holds an MSEE and is an inventor on six U.S. patents.
Robert Helstern
Co-Founder / Principal Investigator
Leads OCS's materials research and supports the scientific development of its functional graphene technology platform. 40 years of aerospace and defense specializing in electromagnetic-spectrum absorption, polymer material, optical technologies, and NVIS countermeasures. Bachelor of Science in Physics and 20 Patents.
Jeff Gordon
Principal & Director of Operations
Leads OCS's production, formulation, testing, and field validation activities. 20 years of experience in advanced coatings, Chemical Vapor Deposition, and graphene-enhanced systems, with a strong focus on MIL-STD and ASTM requirements for commercial and defense applications.
Roy Hart
Principal Engineer
Pablo Ocasio
Business Development Manager
Jason Ball
Business Development Manager
Warren Huch
Sales
Jessica Li
Company Manager
Patents
U.S. patent 9,838,606
Transparent screen cover. Issued 2017.
U.S. patent 10,157,555
Ruggedized placard. Issued 2018.
U.S. patent 10,281,620
Ruggedized safety mirror having polymethylmethacrylate layers and embedded neodymium magnets. Issued 2019.
U.S. patent 11,462,369
Compact switch. Issued 2022.
U.S. patent 11,610,746
Compact switch. Issued 2023.
Trademarks
KLeProtect
Anti-corrosion and anti-fouling coating.
KLeGuard
Electromagnetic protection coating.
KLeHeet
Thermal management coating.
KleArmor
Ruggedized optical polymer.
Certifications
ISO 9001:2015
Quality management system registered with NSF-ISR.
ABS 25-069536-PDA
American Bureau of Shipping product design assessment for KleProtect as an anti-fouling coating.
ASTM B117 and G85
Salt spray corrosion testing. KleProtect passed 250 hours under ASTM G85 Method A2 on steel.
ASTM D2794
Impact resistance. KleProtect is rated +100 lb/in.
IEEE Std 299
Shielding effectiveness of electromagnetic shielding enclosures. Element Lab tested KleGuard EMI shielding under this standard.
NDSU 2025 biological screening
Anti-fouling leachate toxicity evaluations at North Dakota State University, a NAVSEA-associated laboratory. The screening covered coating preconditioning, extraction, organism exposure, and toxicity scoring.
Ocean Engineering & Marine Science Florida Institute of Technology
Immersion & Biofouling Assessment and Hydrodynamic Test & Analysis, a NAVSEA-associated laboratory.
Advisory board
OCS is forming an external advisory board.