HYSITRON, INCORPORATED

Materials · Acquired

Closed-loop miniaturized five-axis stage for correlative microscopy enabling precise sample positioning across multiple microscopy techniques

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · hysitron.com

Sector: Materials
Total capital: $3.2M

Federal grants: $1.3M; 3 awards · 2015–2016; Rank in peer group#8 of 13
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $1.9M; 23 awards · Defense, Commerce, Agriculture; Rank in Materials#132 of 1258
Granted patents: 2; 6 pending · first 2016; Rank in peer group#2 of 13

Capital timeline

Latest events

Jun 2016Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Automated Miniature Closed Loop Five Axes Stage with Manipulator/A Miniature Closed Loop Five Axes Stage$150K
Jun 2016Federal contractDefense · Ti 950 Tribometer Instrument Upgrades$60K
Apr 2016Federal grantEnergy · Phase II · In Operando SPM: Variable Pressure and Temperature$1M
Apr 2016Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Support Renewal$8K
Sep 2015Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Ti 950 Upgrade And Service Agreement$37K
Sep 2015Federal contractCommerce · Igf::ot::igf Purchase Of An In-situ Indenter Inclusive Of Installation, Training, Warranty And Maintenance Service Options.$180K
Mar 2015Federal contractDefense · Mrnp Kit$56K

Show 17 earlier federal awards

Feb 2015Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · In Operando SPM: variable pressure and temperature$150K
Jan 2015Federal contractAgriculture · Pwa, Piezo Amplifier Board$4K
Apr 2014Federal contractNASA · Nanoindentation Tip And Sample Mounts For Pi 85 System.$4K
Nov 2012Federal contractDefense · High Temperature Microsample Testing System$750K
Sep 2012Federal contractNASA · Scanning Elecytron Microscopy Holder$191K
Sep 2012Federal contractDefense · Software$24K
Sep 2011Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I - High Temperature Microsample Testing Sample$150K
Apr 2011Federal contractDefense · U438240 - Accessories For Hysitron Nanomechanical Test Machine$17K
Apr 2011Federal contractCommerce · Controller/driver$7K
Sep 2010Federal contractDefense · Equipment Software Upgrade$21K
Sep 2010Federal contractDefense · U438240 - PI-85 Sem Picoindenter$150K
Aug 2010Federal contractNASA · Nanomechanics Lab Testing Services$13K
Dec 2009Federal contractDefense · Nano Mechanical Load Frame$70K
Aug 2009Federal contractAgriculture · Peformance Upgrade To Ti 900 Triboindenter$53K
Jun 2009Federal contractDefense · Vacuum Chuck W/parts$23K
Jan 2009Federal contractCommerce · Optics Upgrade For Hysitron Triboindenter$19K
Sep 2008Federal contractDefense · Transducer$73K

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Standing among 13 peers

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Materials · Instrument

Federal grantsBelow median
Granted patents#2 · top 15%
Linked publications#1 · top 8%

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Checked: USPTO inventors; federal award principal investigators; SEC Form D related persons · Oct 23, 2026

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What it has protected

USPTO · 2 granted of 8

Aug 2, 2016GrantedMicroelectromechanical Transducer And Test SystemUSPTOUS 9,404,841
May 10, 2016GrantedMethod Of Measuring An Interaction ForceUSPTOUS 9,335,240
PendingMicro/nano-mechanical Test System Employing Tensile Test Holder With Push-to-pull TransformerUSPTOApplication PCTUS2009059881

Show all 8 patent records

Microelectromechanical Transducer And Test SystemAug 2, 2016 · US 9,404,841Granted
Method Of Measuring An Interaction ForceMay 10, 2016 · US 9,335,240Granted
Micro/nano-mechanical Test System Employing Tensile Test Holder With Push-to-pull TransformerApplication PCTUS2009059881Pending
Digital Damping Control Of Nanomechanical Test InstrumentsApplication PCTUS2009049726Pending
Micromachined Comb Drive For Quantitative NanoindentationApplication PCTUS2009049697Pending
Micromachined Comb Drive For Quantitative NanoindentationApplication PCTUS2013072300Pending
Surface Evaluation Employing Orthogonal Force MeasurementApplication PCTUS2009045191Pending
2-D Mems Tribometer With Comb DrivesApplication PCTUS2011034835Pending

Recent research by its founders

Synergistic Dual-Mode Cooling Enabled by h-BN/Al <sub>2</sub> O <sub>3</sub> Hybrid Composites for Efficient Thermal Management20254 cites
Micro/nano-mechanical test system employing tensile test holder with push-to-pull transformer20234 cites
Assessment of Bladder Filling Type on Radiation Dose to Organs at Risk in MR-Guided Intracavity Brachytherapy for Cervical Cancer20230 cites

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Regulatory activity · Materials

Sector-level, not company-level

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

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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Data freshness

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