G01Q 60/22
Probes, their manufacture, or their related instrumentation
Official title: Probes, their manufacture, or their related instrumentation, e.g. holders
G01Q60/22 (Probes, their manufacture, or their related instrumentation) appears on 502 US grants and 321 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01Q- Granted patents
- 502
- Published applications
- 321
- Assignees
- 238
- Inventors
- 901
- Latest grant
- 7 Jul 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 15 | 0 |
| 1995 | 9 | 0 |
| 1996 | 14 | 0 |
| 1997 | 23 | 0 |
| 1998 | 19 | 0 |
| 1999 | 27 | 0 |
| 2000 | 12 | 0 |
| 2001 | 26 | 7 |
| 2002 | 27 | 24 |
| 2003 | 25 | 25 |
| 2004 | 24 | 16 |
| 2005 | 22 | 22 |
| 2006 | 23 | 29 |
| 2007 | 16 | 21 |
| 2008 | 16 | 18 |
| 2009 | 25 | 19 |
| 2010 | 15 | 16 |
| 2011 | 13 | 13 |
| 2012 | 19 | 13 |
| 2013 | 13 | 8 |
| 2014 | 18 | 9 |
| 2015 | 7 | 16 |
| 2016 | 11 | 10 |
| 2017 | 7 | 6 |
| 2018 | 10 | 15 |
| 2019 | 11 | 7 |
| 2020 | 7 | 4 |
| 2021 | 7 | 8 |
| 2022 | 5 | 7 |
| 2023 | 7 | 2 |
| 2024 | 5 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- 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.
- Polaritonic fiber probe and method for nanoscale mapping11 Jun 2024US 12,007,409 B2Baylor 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 sample used therein1 May 2025US 2025/0138047 A1Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
- Scattering-type scanning near-field optical microscopy with akiyama piezo-probes15 Aug 2024US 2024/0272196 A1The Research Foundation for The State University of New York
- Tip-enhanced spectroscopy11 Jul 2024US 2024/0230520 A1Postech Research and Business Development Foundation
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
- 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
- Near field and solid immersion optical microscope140US 5,004,307 AThe Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University · 1991