Tanner Research, Inc.

Duarte, CA · Defense · Private

Compact robotic mechanical tester for in-situ characterization of solid rocket motor material properties

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Updated Oct 23, 2026

Sector: Defense
Headquarters: Duarte, CA
Total capital: $6.5M

Federal grants: $6.2M; 14 awards · 2015–2026; Rank in peer group#68 of 164
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $218K; 9 awards · Commerce, Defense; Rank in Defense#833 of 1442
Granted patents: None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.

Capital timeline

Latest events

Jun 2026Federal grantDefense · Phase I · SBIR N254-P02 New Award Ph I Tanner Research, Inc. Navsea$146K
Jun 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase II · 873AUTHORITY$900K
May 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Research And Development.$140K
May 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase I · 270VDC Input Power Capability For Common Munitions Tester$140K
Apr 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase II · 873AUTHORITY$525K
Jun 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Kick-off Briefing Materials & Fwa Cert.$146K
Nov 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Health Monitoring of SRM Propellant Mechanical Characteristics with a Robotic Head$146K

Show 16 earlier federal awards

Jan 2021Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Rapidly Procurable sUAS Utilizing Commodity Components$499K
Aug 2020Federal grantEnergy · Phase II · Quench Detection Method for Large Superconducting Magnets using Robust MEMS Acoustic Sensor Arrays$1.1M
Jul 2019Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Quench Detection Method for Large Superconducting Magnets using Robust MEMS Acoustic Sensor Arrays$200K
Sep 2018Federal grantAgriculture · An Autonomous Pallet-stacking Robot For Field Use$100K
Sep 2016Federal grantAgriculture · An Autonomous Robot For Field Transport Of Strawberries$600K
Jun 2016Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Miniaturized Safe and Arm (S&A) Devices$1.5M
Jun 2015Federal grantAgriculture · An Autonomous Robot For Field Transport Of Strawberries$100K
Jul 2013Federal contractCommerce · Software License Renewal$6K
May 2013Federal contractDefense · Ph I Research&development SBIR Contract; "nexgen Electro-explosive Ordnance Device With Bit" Igf::ot::igf$147K
Aug 2012Federal contractCommerce · Tanner Tools Pro Yearly Maintenance Contract$5K
Aug 2012Federal contractCommerce · L-edit Mems Software Maintenance$6K
Sep 2011Federal contractCommerce · Purchase Of L-edit Mems Software License And Maintenance Renewal Of Existing License$19K
Jul 2011Federal contractCommerce · Software Maintenance/license$5K
Aug 2010Federal contractCommerce · Software Maintenance Renewal$5K
Jun 2009Federal contractCommerce · Mosis Design Kit.$10K
Mar 2009Federal contractCommerce · Software License$15K

Node area is scaled to amount. Form D reports securities sold, which can differ from an announced round; filings are numbered in the order they were made.

Standing among 164 peers

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Defense · Device

Federal grants#68 · top 41%

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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

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 · Defense

Sector-level, not company-level

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.