G01J 5/0896
Using a light source
Official title: {using a light source, e.g. for illuminating a surface}
G01J5/0896 (Using a light source) appears on 358 US grants and 350 published applications in this corpus.
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Systems and methods for monitoring the surface temperature of an object using an imager and the temperature-dependent absorption properties of semiconductors19 May 2026US 12,631,495 B2California Institute of Technology
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- Sensor device having thermally-insulated detector21 May 2026US 2026/0143573 A1Lutron Technology Company LLC
- Device and system for in-situ scanning substrate temperature in an epitaxial reactor30 Apr 2026US 2026/0117387 A1Lpe S.P.A.
- High-speed temperature measurement method and high- speed temperature measurement device30 Apr 2026US 2026/0118180 A1Semes Co., Ltd.
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