G01N 2021/8908
Strip illuminator
Official title: {Strip illuminator, e.g. light tube}
G01N2021/8908 (Strip illuminator) appears on 49 US grants and 55 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01N- Granted patents
- 49
- Published applications
- 55
- Assignees
- 51
- Inventors
- 127
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
Filings by year
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| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
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| 2002 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 3 |
| 2008 | 3 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 4 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 3 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 2 | 6 |
| 2019 | 3 | 5 |
| 2020 | 3 | 4 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 6 | 4 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 4 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 |
| 2026 | 2 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Method of hyperspectral imaging using lamp with double-walled housing18 Aug 2026US 12,710,374 B2Parata Systems, LLC
- Pinhole detection device3 Feb 2026US 12,540,903 B2Toyo Kohan Co.Ltd
- Inspection system for roll-to-roll equipment21 Oct 2025US 12,452,544 B2Intekplus Co., Ltd.
- Lamp with double-walled housing, for hyperspectral imaging29 Apr 2025US 12,287,296 B2Parata Systems, LLC
- Optical detection device and detection method thereof23 Jul 2024US 12,044,628 B2Aspect Microsystems Corp.
- Pole inspection device and inspection method20 Aug 2026US 2026/0243696 A1Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
- Pinhole detection device18 Jun 2026US 2026/0168934 A1Toyo Kohan Co.Ltd
- Lighting device for generating a line illumination19 Mar 2026US 2026/0079115 A1Isra Vision AG
- Lamp with double-walled housing, for hyperspectral imaging28 Aug 2025US 2025/0271364 A1Parata Systems, LLC
- Inspection system for roll-to-roll equipment22 Aug 2024US 2024/0284054 A1Intekplus Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and apparatus for optical inspection of substrates183US 4,877,326 AKLA Instruments Corporation · 1989
- Automatic high speed optical inspection system62US 5,131,755 A1992
- Continuous two dimensional monitoring of thin webs of textile materials62US 5,533,145 AZellweger Uster AG · 1996
- Automated product profiling apparatus and product slicing system using same43US 6,882,434 B1Formax, Inc. · 2005
- Inspecting device for inspecting printed state of cream solder40US 5,450,204 ASharp Kabushiki Kaisha · 1995