Rochester Precision Optics, LLC

Quantum · Private

Fast axis collimating lenses for quantum cascade lasers in the mid-wave infrared range, manufactured from chalcogenide glass using precision glass molding

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Updated Oct 23, 2026

Sector: Quantum
Total capital: $6.3M

Federal grants: $900K; 1 award · 2016; Rank in peer group#26 of 48
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $5.4M; 8 awards · Defense, NASA, Justice; Rank in Quantum#13 of 112
Granted patents: 2; 1 pending · first 2018; Rank in peer group#14 of 48

Capital timeline

Latest events

Feb 2021Federal contractJustice · Require The Purchase Of One (1) Rochester Precision Optics Cmos Night Observation Device (cnod).$30K
Jul 2020Federal contractJustice · Supplies$15K
Sep 2019Federal contractDefense · Vision Enhancement For The Dismounted Warrior$100K
Aug 2019Federal contractNASA · Hierarchical Metasurface Optics For Multiplexed Visible To Terahertz Cross-band Systems$124K
Oct 2016Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Chalcogenide Glass Mid-IR Optic Development$900K
Aug 2015Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf STTR L Rochester Precision Optics, Llc$150K
Jan 2014Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf SBIR Phase III To Advance The State Of The Art In Glass Molding Technology To Include Larger Diameter (100MM) Infrared Optics, Infrared Molded Doublets, And Molded Gradient Index (grin) Infrared (IR) Lenses.$4.2M

Show 2 earlier federal awards

Sep 2011Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase II$773K
Jul 2010Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I Advanced Molded Glass Lenses Night Guard$69K

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Standing among 48 peers

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Quantum · Device

Federal grantsBelow median
Granted patents#14 · top 29%

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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 3

Jan 12, 2021GrantedAthermalized And Achromatized Multispectral Optical Systems And Methods Of Designing SameUSPTOUS 10,890,736
Feb 27, 2018GrantedCompact Thermal Aiming SightUSPTOUS 9,906,736
Sep 18, 2014PendingCompact Thermal Aiming SightUSPTOApplication 13804374

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Regulatory activity · Quantum

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.