G02B 21/24
Base structure
G02B21/24 (Base structure) appears on 2,622 US grants and 2,882 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02B- Granted patents
- 2,622
- Published applications
- 2,882
- Assignees
- 1,054
- Inventors
- 4,847
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 8 | 0 |
| 1977 | 13 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 6 | 0 |
| 1980 | 10 | 0 |
| 1981 | 7 | 0 |
| 1982 | 8 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 11 | 0 |
| 1985 | 15 | 0 |
| 1986 | 24 | 0 |
| 1987 | 28 | 0 |
| 1988 | 12 | 0 |
| 1989 | 16 | 0 |
| 1990 | 14 | 0 |
| 1991 | 12 | 0 |
| 1992 | 11 | 0 |
| 1993 | 23 | 0 |
| 1994 | 14 | 0 |
| 1995 | 9 | 0 |
| 1996 | 23 | 0 |
| 1997 | 26 | 0 |
| 1998 | 32 | 0 |
| 1999 | 24 | 0 |
| 2000 | 31 | 0 |
| 2001 | 34 | 12 |
| 2002 | 32 | 48 |
| 2003 | 30 | 54 |
| 2004 | 41 | 79 |
| 2005 | 34 | 84 |
| 2006 | 60 | 81 |
| 2007 | 44 | 53 |
| 2008 | 53 | 79 |
| 2009 | 45 | 68 |
| 2010 | 53 | 78 |
| 2011 | 44 | 97 |
| 2012 | 56 | 72 |
| 2013 | 61 | 94 |
| 2014 | 78 | 103 |
| 2015 | 77 | 119 |
| 2016 | 89 | 149 |
| 2017 | 112 | 176 |
| 2018 | 132 | 195 |
| 2019 | 181 | 165 |
| 2020 | 179 | 200 |
| 2021 | 141 | 178 |
| 2022 | 155 | 187 |
| 2023 | 109 | 143 |
| 2024 | 135 | 136 |
| 2025 | 160 | 131 |
| 2026 | 101 | 101 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Apparatuses for a microscope system, microscope system, methods and computer program6 Oct 2026US 12,754,407 B2Leica Microsystems CMS GmbH
- Imaging system and imaging method6 Oct 2026US 12,754,408 B2Innolux Corporation
- Substrates for performing quantification processes and related systems and methods29 Sep 2026US 12,748,294 B2Illumina, Inc.
- Sample carrier interface and method29 Sep 2026US 12,748,295 B2Leica Microsystems CMS GmbH
- Semiconductor inspection tool and methods of operation22 Sep 2026US 12,742,954 B2Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company.Ltd
- An imaging device and a method for imaging8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309967 A1Imec Vzw
- Immersion system, microscope and method for controlling an immersion system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309968 A1
- Methods and systems for three-dimensional lightsheet imaging1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299271 A1Countable Labs, Inc.
- Systems and methods for automated, "self-driving" laboratory analysis of biological and chemical specimens1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299278 A1Triton Bio, Inc.
- Field-of-view leveling method for ultra-large field-of-view microscope driven by electric cylinder24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287876 A1Zhejiang Hehu Technology Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Fully automatic rapid microscope slide scanner312US 6,711,283 B1Aperio Technologies, Inc. · 2004
- Network review and analysis of computer encoded slides301US 5,793,969 ANeoPath, Inc. · 1998
- Method and apparatus for automated image analysis of biological specimens245US 6,215,892 B1ChromaVision Medical Systems, Inc. · 2001
- Feature-free registration of dissimilar images using a robust similarity metric205US 6,268,611 B1CellaVision AB · 2001
- Autofocus system for scanning microscopy202US 5,790,710 A1998