G01N 2201/063
Illuminating optical parts
G01N2201/063 (Illuminating optical parts) appears on 1,344 US grants and 1,761 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01N- Granted patents
- 1,344
- Published applications
- 1,761
- Assignees
- 989
- Inventors
- 3,905
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 5 | 0 |
| 1990 | 4 | 0 |
| 1991 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 7 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 1 |
| 2002 | 5 | 4 |
| 2003 | 2 | 5 |
| 2004 | 3 | 13 |
| 2005 | 4 | 12 |
| 2006 | 16 | 22 |
| 2007 | 14 | 28 |
| 2008 | 13 | 16 |
| 2009 | 13 | 25 |
| 2010 | 11 | 31 |
| 2011 | 19 | 23 |
| 2012 | 17 | 25 |
| 2013 | 21 | 38 |
| 2014 | 26 | 30 |
| 2015 | 38 | 78 |
| 2016 | 57 | 131 |
| 2017 | 90 | 101 |
| 2018 | 109 | 112 |
| 2019 | 96 | 115 |
| 2020 | 105 | 108 |
| 2021 | 88 | 152 |
| 2022 | 106 | 111 |
| 2023 | 89 | 145 |
| 2024 | 133 | 163 |
| 2025 | 116 | 153 |
| 2026 | 96 | 119 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- G01N 2201/0636ReflectorsIndexing code543
- G01N 2201/0638Refractive partsIndexing code249
- G01N 2201/0633Directed, collimated illuminationIndexing code239
- G01N 2201/0635Structured illuminationIndexing code193
- G01N 2201/0634Diffuse illuminationIndexing code172
- G01N 2201/0631Homogeneising elementsIndexing code97
Recent patents
- Refractive-index concentration sensor6 Oct 2026US 12,754,133 B2Keyence Corporation
- Optical systems and optical measuring apparatus29 Sep 2026US 12,748,038 B2Yokogawa Electric Corporation
- Method and apparatus for determining a force applied to a sample during an optical interrogation technique29 Sep 2026US 12,748,046 B2Thermo Electron Scientific Instruments LLC
- Method for inspecting for surface defects on a cast part made of single-crystal metal and system for implementing same29 Sep 2026US 12,748,054 B2Safran
- Method of determining saturates, aromatics, resins, and asphaltene (SARA) fractions of reservoir fluid during downhole fluid analysis29 Sep 2026US 12,748,097 B2Schlumberger Technology Corporation
- All-Reflective Optical Imaging Spectrometer with Flat Dispersive Element8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309620 A1
- Interference observation device and interference observation method8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309643 A1Hamamatsu Photonics K.K.
- Method and apparatus for inspecting a wafer8 Oct 2026US 2026/0311320 A1Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company.Ltd
- System for detecting fluid in container for receiving semiconductor device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0314312 A1Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company.Ltd
- Multiple Azimuth, Multiple Pass Optical Measurements Of Semiconductor Structures1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298807 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Fluorometers466US 8,305,580 B2Precisense A/S · 2012
- Substrates and optical system having at least one optical waveguide, at least one nanometer-scale aperture and at least one lens array and methods of use thereof169US 8,274,040 B2Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. · 2012
- Apparatus and a method for high numerical aperture microscopic examination of materials158US 5,220,403 AInternational Business Machines Corporation · 1993
- Apparatus for filtering a laser beam in an analytical instrument123US 5,719,667 ABayer Aktiengesellschaft · 1998
- Illuminator optical assembly for an analytical instrument and methods of alignment and manufacture122US 6,042,249 ABayer Aktiengesellschaft · 2000