A61B 1/0605
For spatially modulated illumination
Official title: {for spatially modulated illumination}
A61B1/0605 (For spatially modulated illumination) appears on 273 US grants and 393 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 273
- Published applications
- 393
- Assignees
- 153
- Inventors
- 599
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 5 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 5 |
| 2006 | 0 | 6 |
| 2007 | 1 | 3 |
| 2008 | 3 | 7 |
| 2009 | 3 | 4 |
| 2010 | 4 | 8 |
| 2011 | 1 | 7 |
| 2012 | 5 | 5 |
| 2013 | 4 | 8 |
| 2014 | 1 | 15 |
| 2015 | 5 | 13 |
| 2016 | 11 | 15 |
| 2017 | 12 | 29 |
| 2018 | 8 | 15 |
| 2019 | 21 | 16 |
| 2020 | 24 | 58 |
| 2021 | 21 | 41 |
| 2022 | 26 | 21 |
| 2023 | 27 | 47 |
| 2024 | 39 | 24 |
| 2025 | 24 | 27 |
| 2026 | 14 | 15 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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