Waviks, Inc.

Materials · Private

Optical delivery system for transmission electron microscopes enabling atomic-scale imaging at high temperatures and excited states

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Updated Oct 23, 2026

Sector: Materials
Total capital: $1.3M

Federal grants: $1.3M; 2 awards · 2018–2019; Rank in peer group#3 of 13
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; 3 pending · first 2019; Rank in peer group#1 of 13

Capital timeline

Latest events

Apr 2019Federal grantNSF · Phase II · SBIR Phase II: Optical Delivery System for In Situ Heating and Excitation in the Transmission Electron Microscope$1.1M
Jan 2018Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: Optical Delivery System for In Situ Heating and Excitation in the Transmission Electron Microscope$225K

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Standing among 13 peers

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Materials · Instrument

Federal grants#3 · top 23%
Granted patents#1 · top 8%

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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 · 3 granted of 6

Jul 7, 2026GrantedOptical Probe System for the Electron MicroscopeUSPTOUS 12,676,282
Nov 9, 2021GrantedCoaxial Fiber Optical Pyrometer With Laser Sample HeaterUSPTOUS 11,169,029
Jan 8, 2019GrantedMethod And Apparatus For Alignment Of Optical And Charged-particle Beams In An Electron MicroscopeUSPTOUS 10,176,963

Show all 6 patent records

Optical Probe System for the Electron MicroscopeJul 7, 2026 · US 12,676,282Granted
Coaxial Fiber Optical Pyrometer With Laser Sample HeaterNov 9, 2021 · US 11,169,029Granted
Method And Apparatus For Alignment Of Optical And Charged-particle Beams In An Electron MicroscopeJan 8, 2019 · US 10,176,963Granted
Optical Probe System for an Electron MicroscopeApplication 63656883Pending
Coaxial Fiber Optic Pyrometer With Laser Sample HeaterApplication 62723114Pending
Method And Apparatus For Alignment Of Optical And Charged Particle Beams In An Electron MicroscopeApplication 62431937Pending

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Regulatory activity · Materials

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.