FOMS INC.
High Power Robust Optical Deflector (HIPROD) — a non-mechanical beam steering device using stacked optical switching elements for coherent synthetic aperture LADAR systems
- Sector
- Defense
- Total capital
- $900K
- Federal grants
- $900K
- 2 awards · 2015–2017
- Rank in peer group#4 of 48
- 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
- 3
- 2 pending · first 2018
- Rank in peer group#9 of 48
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Space Facility for Orbital Remote Manufacturing (SPACEFORM)$750K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · High Power Robust Optical Deflector (HIPROD)$150K
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Standing among 48 peers
Line = medianDefense · Device
- Federal grants#4 · top 8%
- Granted patents#9 · top 19%
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Founders and team
No founders are linked to this company yet.
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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 · 3 granted of 5- GrantedFiber Optic Manufacturing In SpaceUSPTOUS 10,550,028
- GrantedFiber Optic Manufacturing In SpaceUSPTOUS 10,189,737
- GrantedFiber Optic Manufacturing In SpaceUSPTOUS 9,988,295
Show all 5 patent records
- Fiber Optic Manufacturing In SpaceFeb 4, 2020 · US 10,550,028Granted
- Fiber Optic Manufacturing In SpaceJan 29, 2019 · US 10,189,737Granted
- Fiber Optic Manufacturing In SpaceJun 5, 2018 · US 9,988,295Granted
- Fiber Optic Manufacturing In SpaceApplication PCTUS2017017997Pending
- Continuous Zoom Afocal Lens AssemblyApplication 62446301Pending
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Regulatory activity · Defense
- Danger Zone; Waters of Carr Creek and Whitehall Bay in the Vicinity of the Naval Support Activity AnnapolisEngineers Corps
- Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01; IntroductionNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Trade Agreements ThresholdsNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01; Small Entity Compliance GuideNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06; Small Entity Compliance GuideNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06; IntroductionNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
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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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