G02B 5/001
Axicons, waxicons, reflaxicons
Official title: {Axicons, waxicons, reflaxicons}
G02B5/001 (Axicons, waxicons, reflaxicons) appears on 260 US grants and 255 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02B- Granted patents
- 260
- Published applications
- 255
- Assignees
- 208
- Inventors
- 630
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
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| 2005 | 2 | 4 |
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| 2008 | 4 | 10 |
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| 2010 | 5 | 5 |
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| 2019 | 6 | 15 |
| 2020 | 15 | 23 |
| 2021 | 11 | 12 |
| 2022 | 14 | 19 |
| 2023 | 16 | 20 |
| 2024 | 11 | 19 |
| 2025 | 12 | 14 |
| 2026 | 11 | 8 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Apparatus and method for high-efficiently tuning the wavelength of light using collimating module including an axicon lens25 Aug 2026US 12,716,571 B2iiSM Inc.
- Multiplexed photon emitter and camera configuration for an image acquisition device11 Aug 2026US 12,707,137 B2
- Method and apparatus for rapid depth-scanning in laser imaging14 Jul 2026US 12,681,284 B2Fluorescence Microscopy Business Unit (FMBU) of Bruker Nano Surfaces Division
- Laser system23 Jun 2026US 12,665,376 B2
- Dynamic vision sensing system with a static capturing mode2 Jun 2026US 12,647,678 B2Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute Company Limited
- Method and apparatus for dynamic multi plane fluorescence microscopy1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298827 A1Fluorescence Microscopy Business Unit (FMBU) of Bruker Nano Surfaces Division
- Delivery of radiation for dental hard tissue treatment2 Jul 2026US 2026/0183092 A1Enamel Pure Technologies, LLC
- Systems, Methods, And Devices For Optical Output Generation11 Jun 2026US 2026/0161005 A1Euv Tech, Inc.
- Annular shaped phosphor in combination with axicon lens for producing laser pumped high intensity white light source26 Mar 2026US 2026/0086272 A1Signify Holding B. V.
- Pile installation confirmation instrument19 Mar 2026US 2026/0078558 A1Array Tech, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Surface erosion using lasers223US 4,941,093 ASummit Technology, Inc. · 1990
- Laser scanning optical system and laser scanning optical apparatus221US 5,583,342 AHamamatsu Photonics K.K. · 1996
- Illuminating arrangement including a zoom objective incorporating two axicons158US 5,675,401 ACarl-Zeiss-Stiftung · 1997
- Methods of and apparatus for manipulating electromagnetic phenomenon151US 5,369,511 A1994
- Laser scanners with extended working range106US 5,080,456 ASymbol Technologies, Inc. · 1992