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JOHN W. WINTER

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · OR · Jun 28, 2011 → Mar 11, 2016

1deal (issuers)
$1.83Mreported sold
9investors
4Form D filings
2011–2016years on file
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Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:23 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

JOHN W. WINTER is listed as an executive officer on 4 SEC Form D filings by 1 issuer between Jun 2011 and Mar 2016: ZAPS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (Corvallis, OR — manufacturing — 2011–2016; $1.83M reported sold to 9 investors).

What this means One deal on file with the SEC. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment — it is a notice, not an approval.

Listed alongside GARY P. KLINKHAMMER (4 shared filings), MATTHEW J. JOHNEN (4 shared filings), Milton K. Cheever (4 shared filings) and Nicholas Fowler (4 shared filings).

What this means These are the other officers, directors or promoters the companies named on the same forms — the team around JOHN. Each name links to their own page.

Public records searched: federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), SEC enforcement releases, state securities regulators (AZ, CA, DE, TX, WA) — 11 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 11 records came back. Each one is listed below with a link to the original document and a line saying why it matched. A name match is not proof it is the same person or company — read the why line and the document. Being sued or named in a release is an accusation, not a finding.

We compared 4 public filings for JOHN W. WINTER and found 7 differences: Form D filed 33 days after the first sale; Form D filed 53 days after the first sale; and more below.

What this means These are differences between the sponsor's own SEC filings — both values, dates and sources are listed in Key records, section 4. Most have ordinary explanations; ask the sponsor.

What the community is saying

Community search for JOHN W. WINTER has not run yet — it is joining a line of 12,444 names; searches run around the clock at the hosts' allowed rate. Searched so far: 27 names.

Community comments are quoted as written by their authors. Sources searched: BiggerPockets forums (via DuckDuckGo, Brave, Bing and BiggerPockets search) and Reddit (search feed + public archive).

Key records

Five things investors ask first. Items still in human review are counted, not shown.

1. Lawsuits

None found in sources searched — federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), checked Oct 24, 2026

What was searched

Sources searched: CourtListener bulk data (RECAP dockets as of 2026-09-30; recall-first rule 10-24) — federal district + bankruptcy courts State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). PACER: not searched. · Last checked Oct 24, 2026, 2:23 AM ET.

State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). No state offers a lawful automated statewide source PartnerFacts can use today. Texas (re:SearchTX) terms prohibit storing results in a database open to third parties; New York (WebCivil) and Massachusetts (MassCourts) require a browser check that blocks scripted queries; California has no statewide index (58 county portals; Rule of Court 2.503 grants name-based access case by case); Florida, Utah and Illinois offer paid or partial access whose terms for automated use are unverified. Washington (dw.courts.wa.gov; bulk index reports under a JISC data-dissemination agreement), Delaware (CourtConnect; Court of Chancery not included) and Arizona (apps.azcourts.gov/publicaccess, which has an official channel to request high-volume access) are the candidates; PartnerFacts will request written permission before any automated search. Federal courts are searched through CourtListener / RECAP.

2. Regulatory actions

None found in sources searched — SEC enforcement releases (index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET) · state securities regulators: AZ, CA, DE, TX, WA (crawled Oct 23, 2026)

What was searched

SEC enforcement searched: SEC litigation releases and administrative proceedings — respondent names in the sec.gov index titles (30,205 releases, 1995-09-19 to 2026-10-23); release text is read only to confirm a candidate. Names that appear only in the body of a release are not found. — Searched SEC litigation releases and administrative proceedings (1995→ / 2007→) (30,205 records as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET) — nothing matched JOHN W. WINTER..

State securities regulators searched: AZ (Corporation Commission Securities Division), CA (DFPI — 16 of 12,159 DFPI respondent pages read so far; sponsor-name matches are read first), DE (DOJ Investor Protection Unit), TX (State Securities Board), WA (DFI) — last crawled Oct 23, 2026, 9:57 PM ET. Other states are not covered.

3. Bankruptcies

11 cases: 1 open, 10 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

John W. Winter, II open
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Jersey · No. 23-20632 · Filed Nov 14, 2023
Role of John W. Winter, II: Debtor · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 66 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in NJ (not a filing state)
John W Winter, II closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Jersey · No. 23-11835 · Filed Mar 7, 2023 · Closed Jan 24, 2024
Role of John W Winter, II: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2024-01-24 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 66 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in NJ (not a filing state)
John W Winter, II and Patrice A Winter closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Jersey · No. 19-16423 · Filed Mar 29, 2019 · Closed Jul 8, 2019
Role of John W Winter, II: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2019-07-08 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 66 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in NJ (not a filing state)
John W Winter, II and Patrice A Winter closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Jersey · No. 17-26784 · Filed Aug 18, 2017 · Closed Jul 9, 2019
Role of John W Winter, II: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2019-07-09 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 66 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in NJ (not a filing state)
John Winter closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · No. 10-54274 · Filed Dec 7, 2010 · Closed Apr 4, 2011
Role of John Winter: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2011-04-04 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 66 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in IL (not a filing state)
John W Winter closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Texas · No. 04-57000 · Filed Dec 10, 2004 · Closed Mar 22, 2005
Role of John W Winter: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2005-03-22 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 66 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in TX (not a filing state)
John W Winter closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Jersey · No. 03-36455 · Filed Aug 8, 2003 · Closed Dec 8, 2005
Role of John W Winter: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2005-12-08 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 66 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in NJ (not a filing state)
John Winter and Linda Sue Winter closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Kentucky · No. 02-37124 · Filed Sep 20, 2002 · Closed Dec 11, 2003
Role of John Winter and Linda Sue Winter: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2003-12-11 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 66 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in KY (not a filing state)
John Winter and Carmella M Winter closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · No. 96-22379 · Filed Aug 26, 1996 · Closed Jan 6, 1997
Role of John Winter and Carmella M Winter: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1997-01-06 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 66 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in IL (not a filing state)
John Winter closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan · No. 96-40714 · Filed Jan 19, 1996 · Closed Jul 23, 1996
Role of John Winter: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1996-07-23 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 66 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in MI (not a filing state)
John Winter and Vanessa Winter closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Arkansas · No. 4:93-bk-40414 · Filed Feb 26, 1993 · Closed Jul 22, 1993
Role of John Winter and Vanessa Winter: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1993-07-22 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 66 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in AR (not a filing state)
What was searched

Sources searched: Federal bankruptcy courts via CourtListener / RECAP archive (federal district courts, federal bankruptcy courts). State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). PACER: not searched (RECAP only). · Last checked Oct 24, 2026, 2:23 AM ET.

Court records show docket facts only; we never restate allegations as facts. Outcome wording comes from the docket feed; where it does not state a disposition we say so.

State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). No state offers a lawful automated statewide source PartnerFacts can use today. Texas (re:SearchTX) terms prohibit storing results in a database open to third parties; New York (WebCivil) and Massachusetts (MassCourts) require a browser check that blocks scripted queries; California has no statewide index (58 county portals; Rule of Court 2.503 grants name-based access case by case); Florida, Utah and Illinois offer paid or partial access whose terms for automated use are unverified. Washington (dw.courts.wa.gov; bulk index reports under a JISC data-dissemination agreement), Delaware (CourtConnect; Court of Chancery not included) and Arizona (apps.azcourts.gov/publicaccess, which has an official channel to request high-volume access) are the candidates; PartnerFacts will request written permission before any automated search. Federal courts are searched through CourtListener / RECAP.

4. Differences between public sources

Comparisons cover issuers and sponsor groups — see the issuer pages under Deals

7 differences found between the filings for JOHN W. WINTER (compared 4 filings on Oct 24, 2026)

Note · Nov 28, 2012 – Dec 31, 2012

Form D filed 33 days after the first sale — ZAPS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

The filing says the first sale was Nov 28, 2012. The Form D was filed Dec 31, 2012 — 33 days later. The rule: a Form D is generally due within 15 days after the first sale, so this one is 18 days past that.

What this means A late notice is common and carries no penalty by itself. It is worth asking the sponsor why the paperwork lagged.

Form D · Dec 31, 2012 ↗ZAPS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. — PartnerFacts page ↗
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Note · May 6, 2011 – Jun 28, 2011

Form D filed 53 days after the first sale — ZAPS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

The filing says the first sale was May 6, 2011. The Form D was filed Jun 28, 2011 — 53 days later. The rule: a Form D is generally due within 15 days after the first sale, so this one is 38 days past that.

What this means A late notice is common and carries no penalty by itself. It is worth asking the sponsor why the paperwork lagged.

Form D · Jun 28, 2011 ↗ZAPS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Dec 31, 2014 – Mar 11, 2016

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — ZAPS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (latest filing Mar 11, 2016)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Mar 11, 2016 (first sale Dec 31, 2014). It reports $1,827,140 sold of $4,000,000 offered. No later amendment is in our index as of Oct 24, 2026.

What this means SEC rules expect a yearly amendment while an offering is still going. The raise may simply have ended — a Form D does not say when it closed. Ask the sponsor whether the offering closed, when, and at what amount.

Form D/A · Mar 11, 2016 ↗ZAPS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Nov 28, 2012 – Dec 31, 2012

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — ZAPS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (latest filing Dec 31, 2012)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Dec 31, 2012 (first sale Nov 28, 2012). It reports $100,000 sold of $1,200,000 offered. No later amendment is in our index as of Oct 24, 2026.

What this means SEC rules expect a yearly amendment while an offering is still going. The raise may simply have ended — a Form D does not say when it closed. Ask the sponsor whether the offering closed, when, and at what amount.

Form D · Dec 31, 2012 ↗ZAPS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · May 6, 2011 – Jun 28, 2011

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — ZAPS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (latest filing Jun 28, 2011)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Jun 28, 2011 (first sale May 6, 2011). It reports $569,596 sold of $1,612,807 offered. No later amendment is in our index as of Oct 24, 2026.

What this means SEC rules expect a yearly amendment while an offering is still going. The raise may simply have ended — a Form D does not say when it closed. Ask the sponsor whether the offering closed, when, and at what amount.

Form D · Jun 28, 2011 ↗ZAPS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Jun 28, 2011 – Mar 11, 2016

Industry group changed between filings — ZAPS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

"Other Technology" (Jun 28, 2011 to Jan 8, 2015); then "Manufacturing" (Mar 11, 2016).

What this means The issuer described its business differently on different forms. Often it is just a different box ticked; sometimes the deal itself changed. Ask which business your money is in.

Form D · Jun 28, 2011 ↗Form D/A · Mar 11, 2016 ↗ZAPS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Jun 1, 2020

Same name, different state: "JOHN W. WINTER, JR." (WA) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is OR. A separate record, "JOHN W. WINTER, JR." with address state WA, is listed on 1 filing — most recently by WELCOME HOME HEALTH, INC. (Jun 1, 2020). The two records do not overlap in time: this page runs Jun 28, 2011 to Mar 11, 2016; the other has one filing dated Jun 1, 2020.

What this means Could be the same person who moved, or two people with the same name. We keep them apart until a filing ties them together. Check both pages before you decide.

JOHN W. WINTER, JR. (WA) — PartnerFacts page ↗Form D · Jun 1, 2020 ↗WELCOME HOME HEALTH, INC. — PartnerFacts page ↗JOHN W. WINTER (OR) — this page ↗
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What is compared

What is compared: every Form D and D/A we hold for this subject, side by side — filing dates vs. first-sale dates (the 15-day rule), amendment timing on open offerings (the yearly-amendment expectation), amounts sold, investor counts, offering amounts and minimums across amendments, industry and size bands, addresses, how each person's name and role is written, paid sellers' CRD numbers, and (for groups) where the member companies were formed and sit. Everything is as filed by the issuer; the SEC does not check it. Differences are common and usually have ordinary explanations — we show both values, the dates, and the source so you can ask. As of Oct 24, 2026.

5. Money to insiders

None reported on 3 offerings — no sales commissions, finder's fees or proceeds to insiders

Per-offering detail
Offering (latest filing)Sales commissionsFinder's feesTo insidersPaid to sell itSource
Mar 11, 2016 D/A
ZAPS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
File 021-231767
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Dec 31, 2012 D
ZAPS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
File 021-189153
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Jun 28, 2011 D
ZAPS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
File 021-161943
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗

Counts come from Form D Items 12–15 on the filings in our index (latest filing per offering; one offering = one SEC file number; an amendment updates its offering rather than adding one). "To insiders" = gross proceeds used for payments to executive officers, directors or promoters. "—" = not reported on that filing. Amounts marked (est.) were reported as estimates. "Paid to sell it" = sales compensation recipients named on that filing (Item 12), each linked to FINRA BrokerCheck when a CRD number is reported.

Counted across every filing this person is listed on (latest filing per offering, per issuer).

Deals 1

Every issuer that named John W. Winter on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.

ZT
Manufacturing

ZAPS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Corvallis, OR · Jun 28, 2011 → Mar 11, 2016 · 4 filings
  • Mar 11, 2016 · D/A · $1,827,140 sold of $4,000,000 · 9 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗
  • Jan 8, 2015 · D · $0 sold of $4,000,000 · 0 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗
  • Dec 31, 2012 · D · $100,000 sold of $1,200,000 · 1 investors · min. $100,000 · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗
  • Jun 28, 2011 · D · $569,596 sold of $1,612,807 · 4 investors · min. $10,451 · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗

Raised $1.83M from 9 investors (46% of the $4M target) as of the latest filing. John is listed as executive officer on 4 filings for this deal.

Latest filing on EDGAR ↗
Sources

Every row is a Form D or D/A on which the issuer listed this name as a related person. Amount sold and investors are the maximum reported on any filing for this issuer. "Similar" = offerings in the same industry claiming the same exemption, filed in the last 5 years: Manufacturing / 506(b) (1,339 filings); ranges are the middle half (25th–75th percentile). Computed by PartnerFacts from SEC EDGAR Form D data as of Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET. Rows without a range: fewer than 30 comparable filings, or not a Rule 506 offering. No ranking or score.

Other pages with the same name (1)

Separate person records under the same name, not combined with this page. Each line says whether it shares an issuer with this record.

People around John 4

Officers, directors, promoters and management entities named on the same filings, as of Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET.

MC
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Person

Milton K. Cheever

Director · 4 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 9 other issuers

Milton K. Cheever is on 10 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

MJ
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Person

MATTHEW J. JOHNEN

Executive Officer, Director · 4 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as John W. Winter. Their page shows their other deals.

GK
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Person

GARY P. KLINKHAMMER

Director, Executive Officer · 4 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as John W. Winter. Their page shows their other deals.

NF
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Person

Nicholas Fowler

Director · 4 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 4 other issuers

Nicholas Fowler is on 5 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

Registrations and other filings

Adviser registration (Form ADV)

None of the 1 issuer this person is listed on appears in Form ADV (searched 24,962 advisers as of Oct 2, 2026). A person is never an adviser firm; Form ADV is checked for the issuers and the management companies they are listed with.

Other offering types (Regulation A and Regulation Crowdfunding)

Searched SEC Regulation A Data Sets (Forms 1-A, 1-K, 1-Z; 2015 Q2 → 2026 Q3); SEC Crowdfunding Offerings Data Sets (Form C family; 2016 Q2 → 2026 Q3); EDGAR form index for 2026 Q3 → 2026 Q4 (51,358 records as of Oct 23, 2026, 8:41 PM ET) — nothing matched this name.

Property records none — individuals are not matched

Property records are matched to companies only, never to individuals, so none are matched to JOHN W. WINTER by design. Searched property records in Hillsborough County FL (Clerk recorded-document index Oct 14, 2026 to Oct 15, 2026 + FL DOR 2026 ownership roll), Miami-Dade County FL (FL DOR 2026 ownership roll), Harris County TX (HCAD 2026 ownership roll), Dallas County TX (DCAD 2026 ownership roll), New York City ACRIS documents and PLUTO ownership rows already retrieved for other issuers, Cook County IL sale and ownership rows already retrieved for other issuers (814,874 records as of Oct 23, 2026, 8:59 PM ET) for the 1 issuer this person is listed on — nothing matched.

Public profiles and social

Websites and social links of the issuers John W. Winter is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in ZAPS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.'s SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #291,097 of 374,652 in line (14 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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