G02B 21/0052
Optical details of the image generation
Official title: {Optical details of the image generation}
G02B21/0052 (Optical details of the image generation) appears on 2,423 US grants and 2,846 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02B- Granted patents
- 2,423
- Published applications
- 2,846
- Assignees
- 915
- Inventors
- 4,146
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2002 | 41 | 51 |
| 2003 | 35 | 33 |
| 2004 | 37 | 55 |
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| 2006 | 34 | 66 |
| 2007 | 44 | 66 |
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| 2009 | 53 | 55 |
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| 2012 | 37 | 68 |
| 2013 | 56 | 83 |
| 2014 | 71 | 107 |
| 2015 | 75 | 121 |
| 2016 | 93 | 165 |
| 2017 | 140 | 163 |
| 2018 | 146 | 164 |
| 2019 | 183 | 201 |
| 2020 | 180 | 222 |
| 2021 | 145 | 202 |
| 2022 | 166 | 169 |
| 2023 | 146 | 181 |
| 2024 | 148 | 143 |
| 2025 | 168 | 148 |
| 2026 | 89 | 112 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- G02B 21/0076Arrangements using fluorescence or luminescence1,465
- G02B 21/0056Based on optical coherence423
- G02B 21/006Focusing arrangements410
- G02B 21/0064Multi-spectral or wavelength-selective arrangements357
- G02B 21/0072Details concerning resolution or correction, including general design of csom objectives356
- G02B 21/0068Arrangements using polarisation216
Recent patents
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- Method and apparatus for dynamic multi plane fluorescence microscopy1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298827 A1Fluorescence Microscopy Business Unit (FMBU) of Bruker Nano Surfaces Division
- Methods and systems for three-dimensional lightsheet imaging1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299271 A1Countable Labs, Inc.
- Chromatic Confocal System for Line-Scanning an Object1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299272 A1Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute Company Limited
- Optical device for modifying a light beam1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299273 A1Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH
Most cited
By later US patents
- Laser excited confocal microscope fluorescence scanner and method491US 5,091,652 AThe Regents of the University of California · 1992
- Two-photon laser microscopy358US 5,034,613 ACornell Research Foundation, Inc. · 1991
- Confocal measuring microscope with automatic focusing340US 4,844,617 ATencor Instruments · 1989
- Multi-color laser scanning confocal imaging system276US 5,127,730 ARegents of the University of Minnesota · 1992
- Scanning confocal microscope including a single fibre for transmitting light to and receiving light from an object271US 5,120,953 A1992