G01Q 60/18
Snom [scanning near-field optical microscopy] or apparatus therefor
Official title: SNOM [Scanning Near-Field Optical Microscopy] or apparatus therefor, e.g. SNOM probes
G01Q60/18 (Snom [scanning near-field optical microscopy] or apparatus therefor) appears on 538 US grants and 363 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01Q- Granted patents
- 538
- Published applications
- 363
- Assignees
- 261
- Inventors
- 989
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
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| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 15 | 0 |
| 1995 | 9 | 0 |
| 1996 | 14 | 0 |
| 1997 | 23 | 0 |
| 1998 | 19 | 0 |
| 1999 | 28 | 0 |
| 2000 | 12 | 0 |
| 2001 | 26 | 7 |
| 2002 | 28 | 24 |
| 2003 | 25 | 27 |
| 2004 | 26 | 17 |
| 2005 | 25 | 25 |
| 2006 | 27 | 31 |
| 2007 | 17 | 23 |
| 2008 | 18 | 21 |
| 2009 | 25 | 21 |
| 2010 | 16 | 18 |
| 2011 | 14 | 15 |
| 2012 | 22 | 14 |
| 2013 | 13 | 9 |
| 2014 | 19 | 10 |
| 2015 | 10 | 18 |
| 2016 | 11 | 12 |
| 2017 | 8 | 9 |
| 2018 | 13 | 17 |
| 2019 | 13 | 9 |
| 2020 | 10 | 6 |
| 2021 | 8 | 9 |
| 2022 | 5 | 7 |
| 2023 | 8 | 3 |
| 2024 | 5 | 4 |
| 2025 | 3 | 4 |
| 2026 | 2 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Microscopy imaging29 Sep 2026US 12,748,128 B2Alentic Microscience Inc.
- Tip-enhanced spectroscopy7 Jul 2026US 12,674,746 B2Postech Research and Business Development Foundation
- Method for adjusting laser path of terahertz near-field system17 Jun 2025US 12,332,172 B1Institute of Energy, Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center
- Scattering-type scanning near-field optical microscopy with Akiyama piezo-probes11 Mar 2025US 12,247,998 B2The Research Foundation for The State University of New York
- Inspection apparatus and method of inspecting wafer14 Jan 2025US 12,196,669 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Physical Security and Authentication Systems Using Quantum Signatures9 Jul 2026US 2026/0194607 A1Northeastern University
- Non-fluorescent molecular super-resolution imaging system based on photothermal relaxation localization microscope18 Jun 2026US 2026/0169026 A1Zhejiang University
- Method for identifying a target analyte with a nanoparticle probe12 Feb 2026US 2026/0043744 A1King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
- Methods and systems for determining surface-enhanced raman scattering-active hotspots with near-field scanning optical microscopy3 Jul 2025US 2025/0216333 A1King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
- Scanning probe microscope and method of alignment, focusing, and measurement29 May 2025US 2025/0172585 A1Molecular Vista, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Zero-mode clad waveguides for performing spectroscopy with confined effective observation volumes483US 6,917,726 B2Cornell Research Foundation, Inc. · 2005
- Superresolution imaging fiber for subwavelength light energy generation and near-field optical microscopy253US 5,633,972 ATrustees of Tufts College · 1997
- Near-field scanning optical microscope using a fluorescent probe244US 5,105,305 AAT&T Bell Laboratories · 1992
- Scanning probe optical microscope using a solid immersion lens160US 5,939,709 A1999
- Waveguides for performing spectroscopy with confined effective observation volumes153US 7,013,054 B2Cornell Research Foundation, Inc. · 2006