G01N 21/9036
Using arrays of emitters or receivers
Official title: {using arrays of emitters or receivers}
G01N21/9036 (Using arrays of emitters or receivers) appears on 126 US grants and 99 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01N- Granted patents
- 126
- Published applications
- 99
- Assignees
- 82
- Inventors
- 229
- Latest grant
- 23 Jun 2026
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| 2020 | 4 | 6 |
| 2021 | 7 | 2 |
| 2022 | 2 | 7 |
| 2023 | 5 | 7 |
| 2024 | 6 | 8 |
| 2025 | 7 | 7 |
| 2026 | 7 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Optical computing methods and systems for inspecting a glass container in transmitted light23 Jun 2026US 12,663,381 B2Tiama
- Imaging device, inspection device, and imaging method26 May 2026US 12,638,403 B2Kabushiki Kaisha N-Tech
- Communication between an optical measuring device and two measuring cells accommodated therein17 Mar 2026US 12,578,278 B2Anton Paar Optotec GmbH
- Apparatus and method for automatic monitoring of lids of beverage and food cans10 Mar 2026US 12,571,738 B2Quiss QualitäTs-Inspektionssysteme Und Service GmbH
- Compact apparatus for batch vial inspection24 Feb 2026US 12,560,552 B2APPLIED Materials.Inc.
- Module for a Container Treatment Machine6 Aug 2026US 2026/0225871 A1
- Health and usage monitoring for electrical/mechanical contacts16 Jul 2026US 2026/0202346 A1Schneider Electric USA, Inc.
- Method and device for inspecting glass containers according to at least two modes with a view to classifying the containers by their glass defects21 May 2026US 2026/0141681 A1Tiama
- Method and Device for Inspecting the Base of a Container29 Jan 2026US 2026/0029353 A1Emhart Glass S. A.
- Inspection system for inspecting parts traveling on a conveyor20 Nov 2025US 2025/0354937 A1Applied Vision Company, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Bottle inspection system103US 4,691,231 AVistech Corporation · 1987
- Machine-vision ring-reflector illumination system and method84US 6,022,124 APPT Vision, Inc. · 2000
- Machine-vision ring-reflector illumination system and method66US 6,554,452 B1PPT Vision, Inc. · 2003
- Bottle inspection apparatus54US 4,280,624 ATI Fords Limited · 1981
- Foreign matter detecting device50US 4,376,951 AKirin Beer Kabushiki Kaisha · 1983