G02B 21/244
Using image analysis techniques
Official title: {using image analysis techniques}
G02B21/244 (Using image analysis techniques) appears on 464 US grants and 515 published applications in this corpus.
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Substrates for performing quantification processes and related systems and methods29 Sep 2026US 12,748,294 B2Illumina, Inc.
- Systems and methods for assessing biological samples8 Sep 2026US 12,729,399 B2Life Technologies Corporation
- System and method for adjusting the alignment of a light sheet microscope8 Sep 2026US 12,730,297 B2Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche
- Device for adjusting microscope in three-axis direction18 Aug 2026US 12,710,637 B2Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology
- Microscope system11 Aug 2026US 12,704,707 B2Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
- Methods and systems for slide image calibration20 Aug 2026US 2026/0245235 A1
- Sequencer focus quality metrics and focus tracking for periodically patterned surfaces13 Aug 2026US 2026/0235492 A1Illumina, Inc.
- Parallax-based automatic focusing and focus locking method for light field microscopy system6 Aug 2026US 2026/0227619 A1Zhejiang Hehu Technology Co., Ltd.
- Systems and methods for autofocus and automated cell count using artificial intelligence25 Jun 2026US 2026/0177470 A1Cellomics, Inc.
- Light microscope and method for an automatic focusing25 Jun 2026US 2026/0177801 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- 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
- Autofocus system for scanning microscopy having a volume image formation193US 5,932,872 A1999
- Depth-of-focus imaging process method182US 4,661,986 ARCA Corporation · 1987