G02B 19/00
Condensers
Official title: Condensers, {e.g. light collectors or similar non-imaging optics}(for microscopes G02B21/08)
G02B19/00 (Condensers) appears on 5,030 US grants and 5,711 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02B- Granted patents
- 5,030
- Published applications
- 5,711
- Assignees
- 2,055
- Inventors
- 9,122
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 12 | 0 |
| 1977 | 9 | 0 |
| 1978 | 12 | 0 |
| 1979 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980 | 15 | 0 |
| 1981 | 9 | 0 |
| 1982 | 11 | 0 |
| 1983 | 13 | 0 |
| 1984 | 9 | 0 |
| 1985 | 12 | 0 |
| 1986 | 26 | 0 |
| 1987 | 31 | 0 |
| 1988 | 24 | 0 |
| 1989 | 21 | 0 |
| 1990 | 30 | 0 |
| 1991 | 21 | 0 |
| 1992 | 19 | 0 |
| 1993 | 23 | 0 |
| 1994 | 22 | 0 |
| 1995 | 18 | 0 |
| 1996 | 22 | 0 |
| 1997 | 29 | 0 |
| 1998 | 30 | 0 |
| 1999 | 37 | 0 |
| 2000 | 36 | 0 |
| 2001 | 41 | 14 |
| 2002 | 23 | 49 |
| 2003 | 36 | 73 |
| 2004 | 52 | 73 |
| 2005 | 66 | 99 |
| 2006 | 76 | 135 |
| 2007 | 70 | 149 |
| 2008 | 86 | 156 |
| 2009 | 88 | 142 |
| 2010 | 115 | 217 |
| 2011 | 134 | 212 |
| 2012 | 129 | 237 |
| 2013 | 172 | 246 |
| 2014 | 220 | 285 |
| 2015 | 220 | 349 |
| 2016 | 249 | 324 |
| 2017 | 286 | 362 |
| 2018 | 312 | 349 |
| 2019 | 369 | 370 |
| 2020 | 339 | 374 |
| 2021 | 298 | 345 |
| 2022 | 291 | 363 |
| 2023 | 265 | 268 |
| 2024 | 281 | 225 |
| 2025 | 223 | 198 |
| 2026 | 93 | 97 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- System for minimizing perturbation in optics due to thermal deformation6 Oct 2026US 12,754,379 B2PLX, Inc.
- Dynamic concentrator system and method therefor6 Oct 2026US 12,754,413 B2PLX, Inc.
- Optical system and method for a radiation source6 Oct 2026US 12,757,311 B2ASML Netherlands B. V.
- Extreme ultraviolet light source device6 Oct 2026US 12,757,312 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Optical system for sample processing instrument and sample processing instrument29 Sep 2026US 12,748,035 B2Beckman Coulter Biotechnology (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.
- Light Management System with Distributed Light Input Ports and Light-Converting Layer24 Sep 2026US 2026/0293368 A1
- Flow cytometer, laser optics assembly thereof, and methods of assembling the same17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276940 A1IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.
- Air tolerant photocathode electron gun17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276961 A1Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd.
- Spectral separation of light for collection3 Sep 2026US 2026/0261236 A1Microchip Technology Incorporated
- Sunflower optics for color mixing and beam shaping27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251284 A1Signify Holding B. V.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Uniform illumination system488US 7,072,096 B2Digital Optics International Corporation · 2006
- Side emitting light emitting device337US 6,598,998 B2Lumileds Lighting U.S., LLC · 2003
- Side emitting LED and lens330US 6,679,621 B2Lumileds Lighting U.S., LLC · 2004
- High efficiency polarized display298US 5,751,388 AHoneywell Inc. · 1998
- Sensor configuration for substantial spacing from a small aperture267US 6,831,268 B2Gentex Corporation · 2004