Sydor Instruments, LLC

Fairport, NY · Founded 2004 · Energy · Private

Plasma Electrode Pockels Cell, an electro-optic device for modulating high-power laser systems

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · sydortechnologies.com

Sector: Energy
Headquarters: Fairport, NY
Founded: 2004
Total capital: $7.4M

Federal grants: $2.9M; 6 awards · 2015–2023; Rank in peer group#24 of 39
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $4.5M; 35 awards · Defense, Commerce, NASA; Rank in Energy#60 of 998
Granted patents: None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.

Capital timeline

Latest events

Nov 2026Federal contractJustice · Sydor Technologies$207K
Mar 2025Federal contractDefense · Dopler System$54K
Sep 2024Federal contractDefense · Ballistic Range Equipment$279K
May 2024Federal contractDefense · Annual Sydor Services Ross Streak Camera$96K
Sep 2023Federal contractDefense · Streak Camera$272K
Jul 2023Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Plasma Electrode Pockels Cells for Inertial Fusion Facilities$207K
May 2023Federal contractJustice · Rate Of Fire Recorder.$13K

Show 34 earlier federal awards

Aug 2022Federal grantEnergy · Phase II · An ultra-fast photodiode for picosecond optical, UV, and x-ray detection$1.1M
Jul 2022Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Soft X-ray sCMOS Detectors for Space Exploration$150K
Jul 2022Federal contractNASA · E014042 Phase 1 Soft X-ray Scmos Detectors For Space Exploration$161K
Jun 2022Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · An Ultra-Fast X-ray Imager for HED and X-ray Science$200K
Sep 2021Federal contractDefense · Gas Gun System$140K
Jun 2021Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · A picosecond response photodiode for optical and x-ray timing experiments$200K
Sep 2020Federal contractDefense · Strobe Illuminators$72K
Aug 2020Federal contractDefense · Mlsh Calibration And Certification Services$9K
May 2020Federal contractDefense · Service Ross Streak Camera$109K
Jun 2019Federal contractNASA · Ot - Intelligent Lens Coupled Intensifier$35K
May 2019Federal contractJustice · Ballistics Research Facility Testing Equipment$100K
Mar 2018Federal contractDefense · Ross 1000 Upgrade$40K
Feb 2018Federal contractNASA · Programmable Laser Pulse Shaper$18K
Oct 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf New SBIR II Contract$982K
Jan 2017Federal contractDefense · Velocity Measurement And Triggering Equipment$34K
Mar 2016Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Fast-framing Hybrid Pixel Array Detector For Hard X-ray Measurements Small Business Innovative Research Phase I$150K
Sep 2015Federal contractDefense · Trigger Timing Circuits$36K
Sep 2015Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Repair Ross Streak Cameras$111K
Apr 2015Federal grantEnergy · Phase II · Diamond beam flux, timing and position monitors for synchrotron radiation facilities$988K
Sep 2014Federal contractJustice · Streak Camera$175K
Sep 2014Federal contractDefense · Streak Camera, Spectrograph, And Associated Hardware$152K
Sep 2013Federal contractCommerce · Beam Monitor$9K
Sep 2013Federal contractDefense · Purchase Order For Camera Systen$135K
Jun 2012Federal contractNASA · Procurement For Two (2) SIIS18/SYDOR Integrated 18 Mm Intensifier Systems In Support Of EV44.$49K
Apr 2012Federal contractDefense · Laser Strobe Illuminator$55K
Sep 2011Federal contractDefense · Trigger Timing Circuit$49K
Apr 2011Federal contractCommerce · Imaging Spectrograph$16K
Feb 2011Federal contractDefense · Fiberized Laser Pulser$5K
Sep 2010Federal contractDefense · Streak Camera$158K
Sep 2010Federal contractDefense · Nanosecond Strobe Light Source For High$49K
Aug 2010Federal contractDefense · #HRPCS-218 Photek 18MM Photon$84K
Apr 2010Federal contractDefense · Near Infra-red Spectroscopy System$349K
May 2009Federal contractDefense · Streak Camera$255K
Apr 2008Federal contractDefense · Photek CDL340,40MM 3 Channel Plate Cross; Photek TDC8HP, 8 Channel Tdc (pci Card) Based On The Cern Hptdc With Data Acquition And Analysis Software; Photek ATR19, 6CHANNELCDL340 Front-end-electronics (amplifier And Constant Fraction Discriminator)in 19" Rack Standard With 100-125V/200-250V Ac Adapter; Photek BPS1, Single Channel High Voltage Power Supply For CDL340$84K

Federal awards are summed by year (41 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.

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What it has protected

No granted patents are on record.

USPTO usually publishes applications 18 months after filing, so recent applications may not be visible yet. Patents assigned under a different entity name won’t match.

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

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Regulatory activity · Energy

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09 Jul 2026Air Plan Approval; Michigan; Redesignation and Maintenance Plan for the Partial St. Clair 2010 1-Hour Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) NAAQS Nonattainment AreaEnvironmental Protection Agency
02 Jul 2026Air Plan Approval; Delaware; 2006 24-Hour Fine Particulate Matter Limited Maintenance Plan for the Philadelphia Nonattainment AreaEnvironmental Protection Agency
02 Jul 2026Air Plan Approval; Oklahoma; Updates to the State Implementation Plan for New Source Review Permitting and General SIP ProvisionsEnvironmental Protection Agency
01 Jul 2026List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: NAC International, Inc., MAGNASTOR® Storage System, Certificate of Compliance No. 1031, Amendment Nos. 16 and 17 and Revisions to Amendment Nos. 0 Through 16Nuclear Regulatory Commission
30 Jun 2026Epyrifenacil; Pesticide TolerancesEnvironmental Protection Agency
30 Jun 2026Fluoxapiprolin; Pesticide TolerancesEnvironmental Protection Agency

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Sources

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