A61B 1/0607
For annular illumination
Official title: {for annular illumination}
A61B1/0607 (For annular illumination) appears on 490 US grants and 664 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 490
- Published applications
- 664
- Assignees
- 263
- Inventors
- 1,031
- Latest grant
- 30 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 2 | 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 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 |
| 1999 | 9 | 0 |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 2 |
| 2002 | 0 | 10 |
| 2003 | 6 | 16 |
| 2004 | 5 | 12 |
| 2005 | 8 | 20 |
| 2006 | 8 | 31 |
| 2007 | 1 | 33 |
| 2008 | 6 | 27 |
| 2009 | 9 | 23 |
| 2010 | 13 | 19 |
| 2011 | 20 | 23 |
| 2012 | 12 | 29 |
| 2013 | 27 | 24 |
| 2014 | 17 | 39 |
| 2015 | 23 | 24 |
| 2016 | 27 | 33 |
| 2017 | 36 | 40 |
| 2018 | 19 | 35 |
| 2019 | 27 | 40 |
| 2020 | 37 | 50 |
| 2021 | 30 | 27 |
| 2022 | 26 | 25 |
| 2023 | 19 | 26 |
| 2024 | 33 | 23 |
| 2025 | 19 | 26 |
| 2026 | 10 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Estimating a surface texture of a tooth9 Jun 2026US 12,648,699 B2Align Technology, Inc.
- Light carrier and illumination system for a surgical tube19 May 2026US 12,629,229 B2Sunoptic Technologies LLC
- Lighting source and endoscope12 May 2026US 12,622,578 B2Beijing Weston Asia-Pacific Opto-Electric Instrument Co., Ltd.
- Imaging apparatus and method which utilizes multidirectional field of view endoscopy28 Apr 2026US 12,611,089 B2The General Hospital Corporation
- Imaging camera, mobile application, and health monitoring system24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283458 A1Pacific Dental Services, LLC
- Medical devices having a reduced profile and related methods of use13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232178 A1Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited
- Oral imaging device and system thereof30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215672 A1Guangzhou Stars Pulse Co., Ltd.
- Dental instrument having light sources and optical diffusing assembly and method of use thereof23 Jul 2026US 2026/0207040 A1Halo Dental Technologies Inc.
- Oral endoscopic scanning device16 Jul 2026US 2026/0198768 A1Shanghai Dian-Tai Medical Technology Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
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- Imaging device for use with a surgical device1,133US 8,262,560 B2Tyco Healthcare Group LP · 2012
- Endoscope1,018US 9,829,698 B2Panasonic Corporation · 2017