G02B 21/362
Mechanical details
Official title: {Mechanical details, e.g. mountings for the camera or image sensor, housings (G02B21/364 takes precedence)}
G02B21/362 (Mechanical details) appears on 383 US grants and 500 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
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- Lens system for wavefront modulation4 Aug 2026US 12,699,258 B2Technion Research & Development Foundation Limited
- Microscopic imaging systems21 Jul 2026US 12,687,711 B2Shanghai Ruiyu Biotech Co., Ltd.
- Microscope with digital binocular assembly having rigid flex cable connections8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309972 A1Alcon Inc.
- Optical adapter device and surgical microscope27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251893 A1Zumax Medical Co., Ltd.
- Methods and systems for slide image calibration20 Aug 2026US 2026/0245235 A1
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Television microscope surgical method and apparatus therefor107US 4,395,731 A1983
- Microscope with electronic image sensor59US 6,594,075 B1Olympus Optical Co., Ltd. · 2003
- Universal adapter for attaching a camera to associated optical devices such as telescopes, microscopes and the like58US 5,053,794 A1991
- Medical microscopic system49US 5,835,266 ATopcon Corporation · 1998
- Operating microscope with two pairs of stereo eye-piece lenses42US 4,138,191 A1979