G02B 21/36
Arranged for photographic purposes or projection purposes or digital imaging or video
Official title: arranged for photographic purposes or projection purposes (G02B21/18 takes precedence){or digital imaging or video purposes including associated control and data processing arrangements (image data processing per se G06T)}
G02B21/36 (Arranged for photographic purposes or projection purposes or digital imaging or video) appears on 4,368 US grants and 5,631 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02B- Granted patents
- 4,368
- Published applications
- 5,631
- Assignees
- 1,517
- Inventors
- 7,917
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 5 | 0 |
| 1986 | 5 | 0 |
| 1987 | 11 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 8 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 7 | 0 |
| 1992 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 11 | 0 |
| 1997 | 9 | 0 |
| 1998 | 11 | 0 |
| 1999 | 16 | 0 |
| 2000 | 14 | 0 |
| 2001 | 26 | 10 |
| 2002 | 25 | 37 |
| 2003 | 22 | 43 |
| 2004 | 24 | 80 |
| 2005 | 33 | 84 |
| 2006 | 52 | 75 |
| 2007 | 51 | 86 |
| 2008 | 38 | 109 |
| 2009 | 66 | 107 |
| 2010 | 72 | 108 |
| 2011 | 81 | 137 |
| 2012 | 94 | 153 |
| 2013 | 79 | 173 |
| 2014 | 107 | 261 |
| 2015 | 157 | 294 |
| 2016 | 178 | 314 |
| 2017 | 255 | 361 |
| 2018 | 294 | 389 |
| 2019 | 389 | 392 |
| 2020 | 385 | 442 |
| 2021 | 318 | 414 |
| 2022 | 335 | 416 |
| 2023 | 292 | 334 |
| 2024 | 317 | 323 |
| 2025 | 329 | 286 |
| 2026 | 212 | 203 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Ophthalmic observation apparatus6 Oct 2026US 12,751,618 B2Topcon Corporation
- Stereoscopic assembly, surgical microscope with stereoscopic assembly, and surgical set6 Oct 2026US 12,754,406 B2Schoelly Fiberoptic GmbH
- Imaging system and imaging method6 Oct 2026US 12,754,408 B2Innolux Corporation
- Device and method for acquiring images of biological samples6 Oct 2026US 12,754,409 B2Copan Italia S.p.A.
- Apparatus for and method of generating a synthetic image as a function of a slide image6 Oct 2026US 12,755,359 B1Pramana, Inc.
- System and method for microscopy using a smart device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309965 A1Georgia Tech Research Corporation
- Method and system for enhanced photon microscopy8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309969 A1Temple University of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
- Method for generating a super-resolved reconstructed image of a fluorescent sample and structured illumination microscopy method8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309970 A1Crestoptics S.P.A.
- Apparatus for an optical imaging system, optical imaging system, method and computer program8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309971 A1Leica Instruments (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
- Microscope with digital binocular assembly having rigid flex cable connections8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309972 A1Alcon Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Fully automatic rapid microscope slide scanner312US 6,711,283 B1Aperio Technologies, Inc. · 2004
- Microscopy arrangements and approaches303US 7,723,662 B2The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University · 2010
- System for cell-based screening298US 5,989,835 ACellomics, Inc. · 1999
- Method and apparatus for creating a virtual microscope slide260US 6,272,235 B1Bacus Research Laboratories, Inc. · 2001
- Method and apparatus for automated image analysis of biological specimens245US 6,215,892 B1ChromaVision Medical Systems, Inc. · 2001