G02B 21/0088
Inverse microscopes
Official title: {Inverse microscopes}
G02B21/0088 (Inverse microscopes) appears on 289 US grants and 331 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02B- Granted patents
- 289
- Published applications
- 331
- Assignees
- 141
- Inventors
- 582
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 5 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
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| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 5 |
| 2003 | 2 | 6 |
| 2004 | 3 | 10 |
| 2005 | 3 | 12 |
| 2006 | 8 | 11 |
| 2007 | 4 | 4 |
| 2008 | 7 | 11 |
| 2009 | 6 | 10 |
| 2010 | 6 | 14 |
| 2011 | 5 | 7 |
| 2012 | 9 | 11 |
| 2013 | 0 | 16 |
| 2014 | 5 | 8 |
| 2015 | 14 | 18 |
| 2016 | 14 | 18 |
| 2017 | 11 | 24 |
| 2018 | 22 | 23 |
| 2019 | 23 | 27 |
| 2020 | 23 | 27 |
| 2021 | 13 | 20 |
| 2022 | 21 | 16 |
| 2023 | 14 | 10 |
| 2024 | 17 | 7 |
| 2025 | 9 | 11 |
| 2026 | 9 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Sample carrier interface and method29 Sep 2026US 12,748,295 B2Leica Microsystems CMS GmbH
- Specimen observation apparatus and specimen observation method16 Jun 2026US 12,656,590 B2Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
- Sealed fluorescence microscope with constant beam path28 Apr 2026US 12,613,400 B2Revvity Cellular Technologies GmbH
- Image capturing device for observing a sample housed in a container to which identification information is attached, image capturing system, and control method14 Apr 2026US 12,600,936 B2Evident Corporation
- Observation holder, observation apparatus, observation chip, and method of manufacturing observation chip24 Mar 2026US 12,585,101 B2Hirata Corporation
- Immersion system, microscope and method for controlling an immersion system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309968 A1
- Automated cell analyser and method9 Jul 2026US 2026/0193588 A1Provectus IP Pty Ltd
- Freezing device, microscope, freezing method, and observation method2 Jul 2026US 2026/0186290 A1The University of Osaka
- Universal multi-detection system for microplates with confocal imaging25 Jun 2026US 2026/0177487 A1Agilent Technologies, Inc.
- Dual beam laser transfer4 Dec 2025US 2025/0369086 A1Phosprint P.C.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Confocal imaging system for visible and ultraviolet light106US 5,260,578 AMayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research · 1993
- Total internal reflection fluorescence microscope100US 7,369,308 B2Olympus Corporation · 2008
- Laser microscope85US 5,535,052 ACarl-Zeiss-Stiftung · 1996
- Inverted-design optical microscope75US 4,210,384 ACarl-Zeiss-Stiftung · 1980
- Targeted system for removing tumor cells from cell populations75US 6,143,535 A2000