HUMMINGBIRD PRECISION MACHINE CO.

Lacey, WA · Materials · Private

High-pressure in-situ sample holders and fluid membrane devices for synchrotron and electron microscopy enabling gas mixing and reactions at up to 100 bar pressure and elevated temperatures

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · hummingbirdscientific.com

Sector: Materials
Headquarters: Lacey, WA
Total capital: $11.7M

Federal grants: $10M; 21 awards · 2016–2026; Rank in peer group#2 of 17
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $1.7M; 11 awards · Defense, Commerce; Rank in Materials#138 of 1258
Granted patents: None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.

Capital timeline

Latest events

Apr 2026Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Transmission Electron Microscope Sample Holder For REAL&#8208TIME Observation Of NON&#8208THERMAL Plasma Electrochemistry$250K
Mar 2026Federal contractDefense · Transmission Electron Microscope Sample Holder For REAL&#8208TIME Observation Of NON&#8208THERMAL Plasma Electrochemistry$250K
Jun 2024Federal contractDefense · Transmission Electron Microscope (tem) Tomography Holder$30K
Apr 2023Federal contractCommerce · High-tilt Tomography Holder For Transmission Electron Microscope$31K
Aug 2022Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · Development and Commercialization of a Sample Preparation System for Time Resolved Cryo-Electron Microscopy$836K
Jul 2022Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase I · Development of an Instant Freezing Sample Preparation System for Cryo-EM$237K
Apr 2022Federal grantEnergy · Phase II · Multiport high-pressure synchrotron x-ray microscopy cell$1.1M

Show 25 earlier federal awards

Sep 2021Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase I · A high precision piezo driven replacement goniometer for cryoelectron microscopy$242K
Sep 2021Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase I · A high precision piezo driven replacement goniometer for cryoelectron microscopy$242K
Sep 2021Federal contractCommerce · Transmission Electron Microscope$116K
Aug 2021Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · Development and Commercialization of a Sample Preparation System for Time Resolved Cryo-Electron Microscopy$840K
May 2021Federal grantEnergy · Phase II · Ultra-Low Temperature Liquid Helium Side Entry Electron Microscopy Holder$1.1M
May 2021Federal grantEnergy · Phase II · Ultra-low temperature liquid helium temperature in-situ (S)TEM stage$1.1M
Feb 2021Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Development of an Ultra-Stable and Repeatable Stage for Enabling Transmission Electron Microscopes with Improved Biomolecular Structure Characterization Capabilities$250K
Feb 2021Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Multiport high-pressure synchrotron x-ray microscopy cell$200K
Sep 2020Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase I · Cryo-correlative light and electron microscopy (cryo-CLEM) transfer holder for high-resolution imaging$252K
Sep 2020Federal contractDefense · STTR Phase I Research Study, 20.A$167K
Aug 2020Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · Development and Commercialization of a Sample Preparation System for Time Resolved Cryo-Electron Microscopy$252K
May 2020Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase I · High-stability solid-state cooled Cryo-TEM transfer holder$150K
Apr 2020Federal grantEnergy · Phase II · Cryogenic temperature controlled electrical biasing in-situ TEM sample platform$1M
Apr 2020Federal grantEnergy · Phase II · In-situ transmission electron microscopy characterization of electrochemical processes in solid-state energy storage devices with air sensitive materials$1M
Feb 2020Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Ultra-Low Temperature Liquid Helium Temperature In-Situ S)TEM Stage$200K
Feb 2020Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Ultra-Low Liquid Helium Temperature In-Situ TEM Sample Holder$200K
Sep 2019Federal contractDefense · High Vacuum Pumping Seal Check Station$25K
Feb 2019Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · In-situ Transmission Electron Microscopy Characterization of Electrochemical Processes in Solid-state Energy Storage Devices with Air Sensitive Materials$150K
Feb 2019Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Cryogenic Temperature Controlled Electrical Biasing In-situ TEM Sample Platform$150K
Oct 2018Federal contractDefense · Liquid Heater Controller/power Supply Pr# 63-6046-18$35K
Sep 2017Federal contractDefense · Liquid Tem Holder Pr# 63-6097-17$121K
Sep 2016Federal contractDefense · Sample Holders For Tem/stem$166K
Feb 2016Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · In-situ Correlative Electron and X-ray Optical-Environmental Cell Sample Holder for Electrochemical Imaging and Spectroscopy$150K
Sep 2015Federal contractCommerce · Jeol Microscope Accessories.$29K
Oct 2009Federal contractDefense · U435CFM STTR Interactions At Nanoscale Resolution$750K

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Materials · Device

Federal grants#2 · top 12%

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What it has protected

No granted patents are on record.

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Checked: USPTO granted patents and published applications · Oct 23, 2026

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Regulatory activity · Materials

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24 Apr 2026Eliminating Regulations Establishing Fellowships in Laboratory Standardization and Testing for Foreign CitizensNational Institute of Standards and Technology
19 Feb 2026Eliminating Obsolete Marking Requirements for Toy, Look-Alike, and Imitation FirearmsNational Institute of Standards and Technology
19 Feb 2026Eliminating Obsolete Regulations Related to the Advanced Technology Program and the Technology Innovation ProgramNational Institute of Standards and Technology

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Sources

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SEC Form D filings through Oct 23, 2026. SBIR and STTR awards through Oct 21, 2026.