G02B 21/34
Microscope slides
Official title: Microscope slides, e.g. mounting specimens on microscope slides
G02B21/34 (Microscope slides) appears on 1,094 US grants and 1,296 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02B- Granted patents
- 1,094
- Published applications
- 1,296
- Assignees
- 619
- Inventors
- 2,511
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 6 | 0 |
| 1977 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 6 | 0 |
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| 1992 | 8 | 0 |
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| 1996 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 9 | 0 |
| 1998 | 9 | 0 |
| 1999 | 15 | 0 |
| 2000 | 11 | 0 |
| 2001 | 16 | 8 |
| 2002 | 27 | 32 |
| 2003 | 21 | 31 |
| 2004 | 22 | 35 |
| 2005 | 15 | 26 |
| 2006 | 14 | 30 |
| 2007 | 9 | 31 |
| 2008 | 16 | 30 |
| 2009 | 18 | 28 |
| 2010 | 26 | 38 |
| 2011 | 27 | 38 |
| 2012 | 25 | 32 |
| 2013 | 21 | 41 |
| 2014 | 29 | 47 |
| 2015 | 36 | 56 |
| 2016 | 35 | 59 |
| 2017 | 34 | 71 |
| 2018 | 49 | 67 |
| 2019 | 52 | 69 |
| 2020 | 62 | 93 |
| 2021 | 51 | 84 |
| 2022 | 80 | 100 |
| 2023 | 58 | 83 |
| 2024 | 68 | 58 |
| 2025 | 78 | 71 |
| 2026 | 48 | 38 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Imaging system and imaging method6 Oct 2026US 12,754,408 B2Innolux Corporation
- Sample carrier interface and method29 Sep 2026US 12,748,295 B2Leica Microsystems CMS GmbH
- Flow chamber for microscopy1 Sep 2026US 12,722,152 B2
- Sample-maintaining system for a microscope, well plate assembly comprising the same and corresponding method1 Sep 2026US 12,723,970 B2Scireq Scientific Respiratory Equipment Inc.
- Device for adjusting microscope in three-axis direction18 Aug 2026US 12,710,637 B2Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology
- System and method for microscopy using a smart device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309965 A1Georgia Tech Research Corporation
- Sample Mounting and Coverslipping Method and Sample Mounting and Coverslipping Device24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287875 A1SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd.
- Automated chromogenic in situ hybridization quantification and immunohistochemical assessment from whole slide images3 Sep 2026US 2026/0261623 A1
- Methods and systems for slide image calibration20 Aug 2026US 2026/0245235 A1
- Reference grid assembly for use in expansion microscopy23 Jul 2026US 2026/0210814 A1Universiteit Utrecht Holding B. V.
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
- Automated staining apparatus271US 5,439,649 ABioGenex Laboratories · 1995
- Method and apparatus for automated assay of biological specimens212US 5,428,690 ABecton, Dickinson and Company · 1995
- Thin reaction chambers for containing and handling liquid microvolumes199US 5,922,604 AGene Tec Corporation · 1999