G02B 21/0024
Confocal scanning microscopes or confocal "macroscopes"
Official title: {Confocal scanning microscopes (CSOMs) or confocal "macroscopes"; Accessories which are not restricted to use with CSOMs, e.g. sample holders}
G02B21/0024 (Confocal scanning microscopes or confocal "macroscopes") appears on 3,450 US grants and 4,081 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02B- Granted patents
- 3,450
- Published applications
- 4,081
- Assignees
- 1,181
- Inventors
- 5,551
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 9 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 9 | 0 |
| 1992 | 19 | 0 |
| 1993 | 12 | 0 |
| 1994 | 13 | 0 |
| 1995 | 10 | 0 |
| 1996 | 19 | 0 |
| 1997 | 12 | 0 |
| 1998 | 22 | 0 |
| 1999 | 36 | 0 |
| 2000 | 33 | 0 |
| 2001 | 35 | 24 |
| 2002 | 54 | 76 |
| 2003 | 48 | 51 |
| 2004 | 50 | 88 |
| 2005 | 58 | 86 |
| 2006 | 55 | 116 |
| 2007 | 72 | 119 |
| 2008 | 71 | 95 |
| 2009 | 80 | 102 |
| 2010 | 68 | 99 |
| 2011 | 79 | 129 |
| 2012 | 66 | 110 |
| 2013 | 84 | 131 |
| 2014 | 107 | 151 |
| 2015 | 109 | 182 |
| 2016 | 147 | 226 |
| 2017 | 183 | 245 |
| 2018 | 195 | 210 |
| 2019 | 262 | 277 |
| 2020 | 251 | 296 |
| 2021 | 202 | 274 |
| 2022 | 225 | 224 |
| 2023 | 194 | 232 |
| 2024 | 199 | 193 |
| 2025 | 216 | 198 |
| 2026 | 131 | 147 |
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
- 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
- Optical apparatus for laser annealing15 Sep 2026US 12,736,790 B2International Business Machines Corporation
- 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