G02B 21/002
Scanning microscopes
Official title: {Scanning microscopes (scanning near field optical microscopes G01Q60/18)}
G02B21/002 (Scanning microscopes) appears on 3,997 US grants and 4,558 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02B- Granted patents
- 3,997
- Published applications
- 4,558
- Assignees
- 1,306
- Inventors
- 6,206
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 | 8 | 0 |
| 1989 | 17 | 0 |
| 1990 | 8 | 0 |
| 1991 | 14 | 0 |
| 1992 | 25 | 0 |
| 1993 | 24 | 0 |
| 1994 | 20 | 0 |
| 1995 | 12 | 0 |
| 1996 | 26 | 0 |
| 1997 | 18 | 0 |
| 1998 | 31 | 0 |
| 1999 | 42 | 0 |
| 2000 | 43 | 0 |
| 2001 | 51 | 29 |
| 2002 | 67 | 98 |
| 2003 | 64 | 82 |
| 2004 | 70 | 124 |
| 2005 | 82 | 117 |
| 2006 | 79 | 133 |
| 2007 | 92 | 139 |
| 2008 | 80 | 112 |
| 2009 | 104 | 119 |
| 2010 | 83 | 114 |
| 2011 | 91 | 147 |
| 2012 | 81 | 131 |
| 2013 | 97 | 148 |
| 2014 | 123 | 174 |
| 2015 | 129 | 207 |
| 2016 | 166 | 247 |
| 2017 | 202 | 259 |
| 2018 | 224 | 242 |
| 2019 | 287 | 300 |
| 2020 | 274 | 314 |
| 2021 | 217 | 293 |
| 2022 | 243 | 232 |
| 2023 | 204 | 237 |
| 2024 | 212 | 204 |
| 2025 | 224 | 203 |
| 2026 | 135 | 153 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Laser illumination techniques for capillary electrophoresis29 Sep 2026US 12,748,072 B2Promega Corporation
- Microscopy imaging29 Sep 2026US 12,748,128 B2Alentic Microscience Inc.
- Low cost beam-expanding relay lens29 Sep 2026US 12,748,293 B2CZ Biohub SF, LLC
- Apparatus and methods for fluorescence imaging using radiofrequency-multiplexed excitation22 Sep 2026US 12,742,731 B2The Regents of the University of California
- Semiconductor inspection tool and methods of operation22 Sep 2026US 12,742,954 B2Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company.Ltd
- System and method for microscopy using a smart device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309965 A1Georgia Tech Research Corporation
- Illumination device for a light sheet microscope8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309966 A1Viventis Microscopy SàRl
- An imaging device and a method for imaging8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309967 A1Imec Vzw
- Microscope with digital binocular assembly having rigid flex cable connections8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309972 A1Alcon Inc.
- Method and apparatus for dynamic multi plane fluorescence microscopy1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298827 A1Fluorescence Microscopy Business Unit (FMBU) of Bruker Nano Surfaces Division
Most cited
By later US patents
- Tandem linear scanning confocal imaging system with focal volumes at different heights499US 5,248,876 AInternational Business Machines Corporation · 1993
- Laser excited confocal microscope fluorescence scanner and method491US 5,091,652 AThe Regents of the University of California · 1992
- Microlens scanner for microlithography and wide-field confocal microscopy461US 6,133,986 A2000
- Two-photon laser microscopy358US 5,034,613 ACornell Research Foundation, Inc. · 1991
- Confocal measuring microscope with automatic focusing340US 4,844,617 ATencor Instruments · 1989