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Ci™ – the journey so far

Company timeline

A timeline of key events and milestones in the Ci™ company journey.

2015 Initial Idea 2015 The initial idea is born from a personal incident in Anthony Parfitt’s home.

An early stage prototype is created.
2016 New company 2016 New company formed to consider the problem of electrical appliance safety. 2017 Grenfell Tragedy 2017 The Grenfell Tower tragedy happens – company accelerates design process. 2018 Proof of Concept 2018 Fully functional Proof of Concept demonstration kit built in order to seek investment. 2018 Products Designed 2018 Board and founding team assembled.
A full suite of concept products designed.
2019-20 UK Patents 2019-20 UK patents filed and granted for the Ci™ core technology.
Global patents filed and pending.
2021 Build Test Certificate 2021 Build and test prototypes.

First round of funding closed.
2022 Trials 2022 Conduct trials, launch Ci™ as a solution (Grenfell 5 year anniversary).

Second round of funding opened.
2022 SIA 2022 Winners of the Safety Innovation Award at the Electrical Product Safety Conference 2022, by Electrical Safety First. 2023 IoT Global 2023 Winners in the Connected Consumer & Smart Home category of the IoT Global Awards 2023. 2023 R&D Office 2023 Ci™ opens its Research & Development office in Rzeszow, Poland. 2023 Gen 1 Socket 2023 1st generation Ci™ socket design complete, ready for certification.

Patent protection

All our patent applications are PCT-based, meaning we have the opportunity to exclusively file in major economies within (typically) a 2-year period and no one else can file in this time.

Countries in which three patents have been granted.

  • United Kingdom

Countries in which two patents have been granted under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT).

  • Japan

Countries in which two patents under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) are currently pending.

  • UAE
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Bahrain
  • USA
  • EU (including all 36 member states of the European Patent Convention)
  • Hong Kong
  • China
  • Nigeria
  • India
  • Canada
  • Australia
  • Malaysia
  • Indonesia
  • Singapore

Protecting people, property and our planet

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Chancery House, 30 St Johns Road, Woking, Surrey, GU21 7SA

T: +44 (0) 330 660 0998

E: info@connectedinnovations.com

Connected Innovations (R&D) sp. z o.o.  

ul. Warszawska 18. 35-205 Rzeszow, Poland

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  • Our mission and vision
  • Our founder & team
  • Ci™ – the journey so far
  • Company Updates
  • Investors
  • Careers
  • Contact
  • T: +44 (0) 330 660 0998
  • info@connectedinnovations.com
  • Chancery House, 30 St Johns Road, Woking, Surrey, GU21 7SA