G02B 21/06
Means for illuminating specimens
G02B21/06 (Means for illuminating specimens) appears on 2,949 US grants and 3,411 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02B- Granted patents
- 2,949
- Published applications
- 3,411
- Assignees
- 1,160
- Inventors
- 5,346
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 7 | 0 |
| 1977 | 7 | 0 |
| 1978 | 10 | 0 |
| 1979 | 6 | 0 |
| 1980 | 10 | 0 |
| 1981 | 11 | 0 |
| 1982 | 6 | 0 |
| 1983 | 9 | 0 |
| 1984 | 7 | 0 |
| 1985 | 16 | 0 |
| 1986 | 15 | 0 |
| 1987 | 14 | 0 |
| 1988 | 13 | 0 |
| 1989 | 20 | 0 |
| 1990 | 10 | 0 |
| 1991 | 16 | 0 |
| 1992 | 14 | 0 |
| 1993 | 8 | 0 |
| 1994 | 13 | 0 |
| 1995 | 9 | 0 |
| 1996 | 11 | 0 |
| 1997 | 14 | 0 |
| 1998 | 25 | 0 |
| 1999 | 25 | 0 |
| 2000 | 17 | 0 |
| 2001 | 33 | 16 |
| 2002 | 35 | 52 |
| 2003 | 34 | 54 |
| 2004 | 38 | 91 |
| 2005 | 52 | 67 |
| 2006 | 57 | 62 |
| 2007 | 48 | 67 |
| 2008 | 47 | 62 |
| 2009 | 46 | 91 |
| 2010 | 50 | 96 |
| 2011 | 47 | 83 |
| 2012 | 70 | 92 |
| 2013 | 62 | 116 |
| 2014 | 79 | 142 |
| 2015 | 98 | 154 |
| 2016 | 108 | 172 |
| 2017 | 148 | 217 |
| 2018 | 150 | 211 |
| 2019 | 220 | 220 |
| 2020 | 222 | 231 |
| 2021 | 166 | 224 |
| 2022 | 180 | 227 |
| 2023 | 157 | 193 |
| 2024 | 163 | 179 |
| 2025 | 202 | 164 |
| 2026 | 124 | 128 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Device and method for acquiring images of biological samples6 Oct 2026US 12,754,409 B2Copan Italia S.p.A.
- System and method to simultaneously track multiple organisms at high resolution29 Sep 2026US 12,749,204 B2Ramona Optics Inc.
- Optical apparatus for laser annealing15 Sep 2026US 12,736,790 B2International Business Machines Corporation
- Microscope system15 Sep 2026US 12,736,793 B2Evident Corporation
- Method for operating a microscopy system, microscopy system, and calibration method for a microscopy system15 Sep 2026US 12,736,794 B2Carl Zeiss Meditec AG
- An imaging device and a method for imaging8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309967 A1Imec Vzw
- Method and system for enhanced photon microscopy8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309969 A1Temple University of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
- Nature-derived and nature-inspired structural color for quantitative assessment of material microstructure1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298806 A1The Regents of the University of California
- Optical device for modifying a light beam1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299273 A1Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH
- Method and apparatus for realizing ultra-high-speed structured illumination microscopy1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299274 A1Zhejiang University
Most cited
By later US patents
- Fully automatic rapid microscope slide scanner312US 6,711,283 B1Aperio Technologies, Inc. · 2004
- Scanning confocal microscope including a single fibre for transmitting light to and receiving light from an object271US 5,120,953 A1992
- Microscope with tunable acoustic gradient index of refraction lens enabling multiple focal plan imaging215US 9,213,175 B22015
- Long working distance interference microscope187US 6,721,094 B1Sandia Corporation · 2004
- Electrical illumination and detecting apparatus177US 4,806,776 A1989