TIPTEK, LLC
Atomically precise manufacturing probes with engineered compositions and apex geometries for scanning tunneling microscopy
- Sector
- Materials
- Headquarters
- West Chester, PA
- Total capital
- $2.6M
- Federal grants
- $2.6M
- 4 awards · 2018–2024
- Rank in peer group#10 of 10
- Private capital raised
- None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 3
- 4 pending · first 2018
- Rank in peer group#3 of 10
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: Controlled Geometry Ultrasharp Nanoprobes for Semiconductor Diagnostics$275K
- Federal grantEnergy · Phase II · Novel Probes for Tip-Based Atomically Precise Manufacturing$1.1M
- Federal grantEnergy · Phase II · Novel Probes for Tip-Based Atomically Precise Manufacturing$1M
- Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Novel Probes for Tip-Based Atomically Precise Manufacturing$150K
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Standing among 10 peers
Line = medianMaterials · Instrument
- Federal grantsBelow median
- Granted patents#3 · top 30%
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Founders and team
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Checked: USPTO inventors; federal award principal investigators; SEC Form D related persons · Oct 23, 2026
Claim this profile to add your teamWhat it has protected
USPTO · 3 granted of 7- PendingScanning Probe and Electron Microscope Probes and Their ManufactureUSPTOApplication 17569398
- GrantedScanning Probe and Electron Microscope Probes and Their ManufactureUSPTOUS 11,237,188
- GrantedScanning Probe And Electron Microscope Probes And Their ManufactureUSPTOUS 11,169,177
Show all 7 patent records
- Scanning Probe and Electron Microscope Probes and Their ManufactureApr 28, 2022 · Application 17569398Pending
- Scanning Probe and Electron Microscope Probes and Their ManufactureFeb 1, 2022 · US 11,237,188Granted
- Scanning Probe And Electron Microscope Probes And Their ManufactureNov 9, 2021 · US 11,169,177Granted
- Scanning Probe and Electron Microscope Probes and Their ManufactureAug 28, 2018 · US 10,060,948Granted
- Nanoprobes And Method Of Testing Electronic DevicesApplication PCTUS2025052963Pending
- Nanoprobes and Method of Testing Electronic DevicesApplication 63713024Pending
- Scanning Probe And Electron Microscope Probes And Their ManufactureApplication PCTUS2017046000Pending
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Regulatory activity · Materials
- Eliminating Regulations Establishing Fellowships in Laboratory Standardization and Testing for Foreign CitizensNational Institute of Standards and Technology
- Eliminating Obsolete Marking Requirements for Toy, Look-Alike, and Imitation FirearmsNational Institute of Standards and Technology
- Eliminating 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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