G01N 21/9009
Non-optical constructional details affecting optical inspection
Official title: {Non-optical constructional details affecting optical inspection, e.g. cleaning mechanisms for optical parts, vibration reduction}
G01N21/9009 (Non-optical constructional details affecting optical inspection) appears on 107 US grants and 96 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01N- Granted patents
- 107
- Published applications
- 96
- Assignees
- 83
- Inventors
- 303
- Latest grant
- 12 May 2026
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| 2023 | 14 | 8 |
| 2024 | 10 | 5 |
| 2025 | 3 | 7 |
| 2026 | 5 | 11 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Method for quality assessment of a food package and a packaging system12 May 2026US 12,626,357 B2Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S. A.
- Movable visual inspection device for shield machines28 Apr 2026US 12,613,199 B2China Railway Sunward Engineering Equipment Co., Ltd.
- Compact apparatus for batch vial inspection24 Feb 2026US 12,560,552 B2APPLIED Materials.Inc.
- Grasping device27 Jan 2026US 12,536,635 B2NEC Corporation
- Inspection apparatus20 Jan 2026US 12,529,661 B2NEC Corporation
- Carrying apparatus27 Aug 2026US 2026/0250076 A1Finatec Holding AG
- Module for a Container Treatment Machine6 Aug 2026US 2026/0225871 A1
- Method for contactless in-line inspection of containers, and station for implementing same30 Jul 2026US 2026/0219204 A1Tiama
- Test device16 Jul 2026US 2026/0202348 A1Intravis Gesellschaft FüR Lieferungen Und Leistungen Von Bildgebenden Und Bildverarbeitenden Anlagen
- Systems, Methods, and Apparatuses for Producing and Packaging Medical Fluids7 May 2026US 2026/0124112 A1DEKA Products Limited Partnership
Most cited
By later US patents
- Process and device for conveying containers past a device for inspecting the container bases57US 6,116,404 AHeuft Systemtechnik GmbH · 2000
- System and method for seeking and presenting an area for reading with a vision system47US 5,405,015 AVideojet Systems International, Inc. · 1995
- Method and apparatus for inspecting liquids in transparent containers40US 3,966,332 ASchering Corporation · 1976
- Method and apparatus for inspecting a rotating medicine vial with cameras40US 5,719,679 AEisai Co., Ltd. · 1998
- Container inspecting apparatus having rotary indexing apparatus37US 5,404,227 AKirin Techno-System Corporation · 1995