Ormond, LLC

Aerospace · Private

Patented waterjet milling process for countersunk hole drilling in composite and laminated materials

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · ormondllc.com

Sector: Aerospace
Total capital: $21.7M

Federal grants: $1.8M; 4 awards · 2015–2025; 2.0× sector median 2 awards
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $19.9M; 41 awards · Defense, NASA; Rank in Aerospace#153 of 1335
Granted patents: 3; 3 pending · first 2015

Capital timeline

Latest events

Jul 2025Federal contractDefense · The Purpose Of This Effort Is To Develop Improved Waterjet Manufacturing Methods For Refractory Metal Gun Barrels And To Develop An Alternative To Hard-chrome Plating The Inside Diameter (id) Of Barrels.$2.1M
Jun 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Research And Development$140K
Jun 2025Federal contractDefense · Research And Development$140K
May 2024Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase 3 Task 4$2.2M
Apr 2024Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase III Task 5$220K
Sep 2023Federal contractDefense · Water Jet Honing, Grinding And Machining Of Tubes: Task 3$749K
Sep 2023Federal contractDefense · Cnc Robotic Frame - SBIR Ph III$600K

Show 38 earlier federal awards

Sep 2023Federal contractDefense · Contractor To Provide Onsite Training Of The Waterjet Prototype Machine, At The Watervliet Arsenal, Watervliet, New York.$15K
Jul 2023Federal contractDefense · Minimum Guarantee $10K.$10K
Sep 2022Federal contractDefense · Phase III Water Jet Hormning$753K
Jan 2022Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase III Follow-on Effort$119K
Jun 2019Federal contractNASA · Mill Constant Width Cooling Channels Only In Wjm Mid-scale Liners Per April 25 2019 Sow. It Is Assumed That The Liners Will Be The Same Geometry As Prior Mid-scale Liners Milled By Ormond.$196K
Oct 2018Federal contractDefense · This Contract Is For A Phase I SBIR Effort Titled: "novel Manufacturing Of Bimetallic Gun Barrels".$100K
May 2018Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Precision Machining of Composite with Waterjets$125K
Sep 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Status Report$125K
Sep 2016Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Rifling Of Gun Barrels$1.7M
Jun 2015Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Manufacturing Advanced Channel Wall Rocket Liners$797K
May 2015Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Cavitation Peening of Aerospace Bearings$747K
Aug 2014Federal contractNASA · Sap Purchase Requisition: 4200523782 For SBIR Phase III Effort For Water Jet Milling Of Channel Wall Liner Coolant Passages For C-18150 Copper.$78K
Jul 2014Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf SBIR Phase I$150K
Jun 2014Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf This SBIR Will Adapt And Demonstrate A Low Cost Flexible Method Of Manufacturing Channel Wall Liquid Rocket Nozzles And Combustors, While Providing Developers A Means To Manufacture More Complex Designs For Improved Engine Performance. Current Channel Wall Engine Concepts Are Limited By Capabilities Of Available Manufacturing Methods. This SBIR Will Provide A Cold, Non-chemical, Low Load Alternative While Supporting More Complex Liner Designs. It Will Enable Features Such As Cooling$124K
Jun 2014Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf High-value Bearings Are A Critical Part Of The Safety, Reliability, Cost And Performance Of Modern Aircraft. A Typical Passenger Jet Will Have 100 To 175 High-valve Bearings Costing From $2,500 To $50,000 Each For A Total Aircraft Cost Of $300,000 To $600,000. All Gas Turbine Engine Bearings Are Inspected At Overhaul And Typically 30-40% Of There Are Rejected. For Each Engine Overhaul, Bearing Replacement Costs On Average $100,000. Any Process That Increases Bearing Performance And $123K
May 2014Federal contractNASA · SBIR Phase III: Flat Plate Buildup Development And Closeout Technique Demonstration.$100K
Apr 2014Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf The Phase I Project Successfully Demonstrated The Feasibility Of Developing A Technology That Will Reduce Cost And Manufacturing Time, Broaden Design Options, And Improve Performance Of Large Space Optics. Primarily Addressed Is Light Weighting Ule Glass Mirrors For Large Telescope Systems. While Milling And Cutting Materials Such As Ule Or Sic Is Often Performed At Ormond Using A Novel Abrasivejet Technology, There Is A Need To Develop This Technology To A The Requirements Of Large$750K
Apr 2014Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf To Provide The Development And Demonstrability Of The Water Jet Milling Of A Channel Wall Nozzle Liner Produced From The Inconel 625$57K
Sep 2013Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Rifling Gun Barrels With Waterjets (r&d)$1.5M
May 2013Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Proposed Is The Development Of A Manufacturing Technology That Will Increase Feasible Large Optics Design Options And Significantly Reduce The Manufacturing Time, Cost And Risk Involved In Manufacturing Large Optic Components. Specifically Addressed Are Cutting And Light Weighting Of Glass And Ceramic Optical Components. While Milling And Cutting Materials Such As Ule Or Sic Is Often Performed At Ormond Using A Novel Technology, There Is A Need To Develop This Technology To A Point$125K
Jun 2012Federal contractDefense · Topic N111-012$750K
Jun 2012Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase 1, Topic #A12-014 - Novel Gun Barrel Rifling Technology$150K
Jan 2012Federal contractDefense · Research And Development Topic N102-127$750K
Mar 2011Federal contractDefense · SBIR R&d Topic N111-012.$150K
Dec 2010Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase II, Topic #:A09-050$730K
Oct 2010Federal contractDefense · SBIR Pi N102-127$150K
Sep 2010Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase II$730K
Aug 2010Federal contractDefense · R&d SBIR Topic N092-120.$740K
Nov 2009Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase 1, Topic #A09-050$120K
Oct 2009Federal contractDefense · Final Report And Project Summary$120K
Sep 2009Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I Topic N092-120$150K
Jun 2009Federal contractDefense · Ormond Llc$99K
Jan 2009Federal contractNASA · Low Cost Method Of Manufacturing Cooled Axisymmetric Scramjets Scramjet Engine Developers Are Working On Advanced Axisymmetric Engine Concepts That May Not Be Feasible Due To Limitations Of Currently Available Manufacturing Methods. The Primary Goal Of This SBIR Is To Make Available A New Technology That Will Make It Feasible To Manufacture Small Diameter One-piece Cooled Axisymmetric Scramjet Combustors. The Availability Of The Proposed Technology Will Result In Scramjet Program Cost Savings $100K
Jun 2008Federal contractDefense · Ormond Low Cost Precision Waterjet Machining Of Grid Fins$750K
Aug 2007Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase II Topic N06-047$750K
Mar 2007Federal contractDefense · Cavitation Peening Of Ceramic Armor$160K
Sep 2004Federal contractDefense$737K
Oct 2003Federal contractDefense · 200412!000329!2100!W911W6!AVIATION Applied Technology !W911W604C0002 !a!n! !n! ! !20031031!20051028!005285288!005285288!005285288!N!ORMOND, Llc !1505 Central Avenue South !kent !WA!98032!35415!033!53!KENT !king !WASHINGTON!+000000100000!N!N!000000729982!AZ16!RDTE/OTHER Research & Development-mgmt Support !A1C!OTHER Aircraft Equipment !000 !* !541710!E! !3! ! ! ! ! !999$725K

Federal awards are summed by year (45 awards); hover a bar for the split. Form D reports securities sold, which can differ from an announced round; filings are numbered in the order they were made.

Standing in Aerospace · 1335 companies

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Federal contracts#153 · top 11%

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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 · 3 granted of 6

Jan 12, 2021GrantedApparatus, System, And Method For Machining An Inner Diameter Of Bored Structures Using An Abrasive JetUSPTOUS 10,888,971
Jun 5, 2018GrantedMethod For Machining An Inner Diameter Of Bored Structures Using An Abrasive JetUSPTOUS 9,987,725
Jun 9, 2015GrantedMethod And Apparatus For Surface EnhancementUSPTOUS 9,050,642

Show all 6 patent records

Apparatus, System, And Method For Machining An Inner Diameter Of Bored Structures Using An Abrasive JetJan 12, 2021 · US 10,888,971Granted
Method For Machining An Inner Diameter Of Bored Structures Using An Abrasive JetJun 5, 2018 · US 9,987,725Granted
Method And Apparatus For Surface EnhancementJun 9, 2015 · US 9,050,642Granted
Machining Rifling Grooves Using An Abrasive Fluid JetApplication 61982783Pending
Treating An Object Having An Amount Of Ceramic MaterialApplication PCTUS2007067042Pending
Cnc Abrasive Fluid-jet MillingApplication PCTUS2004027715Pending

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Regulatory activity · Aerospace

Sector-level, not company-level

06 Jul 2026Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs of NASA-Effectuation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964National Aeronautics and Space Administration
01 Jul 2026Special Conditions: AMAC Aerospace, The Boeing Company Model 747- 8 Airplane; Side-Facing SeatsFederal Aviation Administration
26 Jun 2026Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous AmendmentsFederal Aviation Administration
23 Jun 2026Operating Limitations at John F. Kennedy International AirportFederal Aviation Administration
23 Jun 2026Operating Limitations at New York LaGuardia AirportFederal Aviation Administration
18 Jun 2026Special Conditions: Honeywell Aerospace US LLC, Dassault Aviation Model Falcon 900EX Airplane; Electronic System Security Protection From Unauthorized External AccessFederal Aviation Administration

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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.