ROSS-HIME DESIGNS, INCORPORATED

Defense · Private

Lightweight seeker gimbal with 40 degrees of azimuth/elevation range using stacked rotary voice coils and COTS components

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · anthrobot.com

Sector: Defense
Total capital: $4.6M

Federal grants: $150K; 1 award · 2017; Rank in peer group#10 of 129
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $4.5M; 7 awards · Defense; Rank in Defense#548 of 1442
Granted patents: 4; 3 pending · first 2017; Rank in peer group#21 of 129

Capital timeline

Latest events

Sep 2021Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase II AF192-064 Ross-hime Designs$900K
Dec 2019Federal contractDefense · MIL-PRF-85285 Capable Controlled-spray Head For Automated Stenciling Of Aircraft Markings$150K
Sep 2019Federal contractDefense · Sbir/sttr Phase II R&d- Advanced Lightweight, Low Cost, High-g Seeker Gimbal$1.6M
Nov 2017Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Advanced Lightweight, Low Cost, High-g Seeker Gimbal$150K
Sep 2010Federal contractDefense · Cotm Antenna Pointing And Stabilization System$900K
Feb 2009Federal contractDefense · Communications-on-the-move (cotm) Antenna Pointing And Stabilization System$100K
Nov 2008Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase II - Basic Effort$730K

Show 1 earlier federal award

Nov 2006Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I - Basic Effort For Lightweight, Low Cost, Seeker Gimbals$120K

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Standing among 129 peers

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Defense · Device

Federal grants#10 · top 8%
Granted patents#21 · top 16%

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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 · 4 granted of 7

Aug 12, 2025GrantedGimbal AssemblyUSPTOUS 12,385,597
Jan 14, 2020GrantedRobotic ManipulatorUSPTOUS 10,532,458
Dec 26, 2017GrantedRobotic ManipulatorUSPTOUS 9,849,586

Show all 7 patent records

Gimbal AssemblyAug 12, 2025 · US 12,385,597Granted
Robotic ManipulatorJan 14, 2020 · US 10,532,458Granted
Robotic ManipulatorDec 26, 2017 · US 9,849,586Granted
Robotic Manipulator With Spherical JointsApr 25, 2017 · US 9,630,326Granted
Robotic Manipulator With Spherical JointsApplication PCTUS2012064185Pending
Robotic ManipulatorApplication PCTUS2006010366Pending
Inserter Joint And InserterApplication PCTUS2005001852Pending

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Regulatory activity · Defense

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11 Jun 2026Danger Zone; Waters of Carr Creek and Whitehall Bay in the Vicinity of the Naval Support Activity AnnapolisEngineers Corps
13 Mar 2026Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01; IntroductionNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
13 Mar 2026Federal Acquisition Regulation: Trade Agreements ThresholdsNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
13 Mar 2026Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01; Small Entity Compliance GuideNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
27 Aug 2025Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06; Small Entity Compliance GuideNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
27 Aug 2025Federal 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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Data freshness

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