G02B 21/086
For transillumination only
Official title: {for transillumination only}
G02B21/086 (For transillumination only) appears on 254 US grants and 278 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02B- Granted patents
- 254
- Published applications
- 278
- Assignees
- 159
- Inventors
- 578
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
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| 2023 | 10 | 14 |
| 2024 | 15 | 13 |
| 2025 | 14 | 2 |
| 2026 | 6 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Microscope illuminator18 Aug 2026US 12,710,634 B2Mikroscan Technologies
- Particle assemblies, methods of making and use19 May 2026US 12,631,625 B2Stemcell Technologies Canada Inc.
- Detection optical system, detection device, flow cytometer, and imaging cytometer24 Mar 2026US 12,584,848 B2Sony Group Corporation
- Inverted microscopic imaging system with programmable LED array for multi-contrast label-free imaging3 Mar 2026US 12,566,324 B2Nanjing University of Science and Technology
- Method for Microscopy and Light-Field Microscope10 Sep 2026US 2026/0267127 A1
- Detection optical system, detection device, flow cytometer, and imaging cytometer16 Jul 2026US 2026/0202309 A1Sony Group Corporation
- Slide-scanner control16 Jul 2026US 2026/0202654 A1Leica Biosystems Imaging, Inc.
- Methods for transilluminating a light scattering carrier of information and processing of this information16 Jul 2026US 2026/0203863 A1Felixsonip B.V.
- Objective lens unit for a microscope, microscope comprising the objective lens unit, and method of setting the object plane of a microscope7 May 2026US 2026/0126636 A1Mettler-Toledo AG
Most cited
By later US patents
- Identification of objects of interest using multiple illumination schemes and finding overlap of features in corresponding multiple images127US 6,259,807 B1Applied Imaging Corporation · 2001
- Illumination system and method for a high definition light microscope75US 5,345,333 AUnimat (USA) Corporation · 1994
- Near-infrared microscope73US 5,966,204 AOlympus Optical Co., Ltd. · 1999
- Microscope system for providing three-dimensional resolution58US 4,873,653 ACarl-Zeiss-Stiftung · 1989
- Light standard for microscopy56US 6,969,843 B12005