A61B 5/150786
Optical identification systems
Official title: {Optical identification systems, e.g. bar codes, colour codes}
A61B5/150786 (Optical identification systems) appears on 180 US grants and 267 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 180
- Published applications
- 267
- Assignees
- 112
- Inventors
- 504
- Latest grant
- 2 Jun 2026
Filings by year
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| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
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| 2002 | 4 | 4 |
| 2003 | 2 | 12 |
| 2004 | 3 | 12 |
| 2005 | 2 | 6 |
| 2006 | 2 | 7 |
| 2007 | 1 | 9 |
| 2008 | 2 | 12 |
| 2009 | 3 | 19 |
| 2010 | 3 | 8 |
| 2011 | 7 | 12 |
| 2012 | 6 | 14 |
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| 2018 | 7 | 11 |
| 2019 | 12 | 17 |
| 2020 | 11 | 5 |
| 2021 | 6 | 9 |
| 2022 | 8 | 11 |
| 2023 | 7 | 12 |
| 2024 | 6 | 14 |
| 2025 | 4 | 5 |
| 2026 | 3 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Devices and systems for automated collection of blood into tube stored at atmospheric pressure2 Jun 2026US 12,642,465 B2P5 Designers, LLC
- Fluid component analysis systems and methods for glucose monitoring and control24 Feb 2026US 12,558,026 B2Insulet Corporation
- Fluid component analysis system and method for glucose monitoring and control6 Jan 2026US 12,514,979 B2Insulet Corporation
- Devices and methods for verifying a sample volume28 Oct 2025US 12,453,498 B2Magnolia Medical Technologies, Inc.
- Vein imaging device with differential image resolution at the center and the extremities of the vein image9 Sep 2025US 12,408,865 B2AccuVein, Inc.
- Devices and Systems for Automated Collection of Blood into Tube Stored at Atmospheric Pressure21 May 2026US 2026/0137315 A1P5 Designers, LLC
- Devices and methods for body fluid sampling and analysis2 Apr 2026US 2026/0090746 A1
- Blood sample device19 Mar 2026US 2026/0076597 A1Kurin, Inc.
- Devices and methods for verifying a sample volume15 Jan 2026US 2026/0013761 A1Magnolia Medical Technologies, Inc.
- Blood sample optimization device11 Dec 2025US 2025/0375128 A1Kurin, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Glucose medical monitoring system988US 4,637,403 AGarid, Inc. · 1987
- Glucose medical monitoring system967US 4,627,445 AGarid, Inc. · 1986
- Medical system having consumables monitoring611US 8,517,938 B2Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc. · 2013
- Sample collection and manipulation method513US 5,700,695 A1997
- Combined lancet and multi-function cap and lancet injector for use therewith437US 5,324,303 AAMG Medical Inc. · 1994