Patent assignee · US · COMPANY

LEICA MICROSYSTEMS NC, INC.

75Patents
5Active
75Granted
38Portfolio score

Filing activity: Jun 26, 1996 → Mar 9, 2021

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6305659A Stand, in particular a microscope stand Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 57 Expired
US6364268B1 Ceiling mount Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 44 Expired
US6394602B1 Eye tracking system Physics 44 Expired
US6580448B1 Process and device for the parallel capture of visual information Electricity 38 Expired
US6069733A Stereomicroscope Physics 36 Expired
US6133945A Method and device for showing stereoscopic video images on a display Electricity 34 Expired
US6129319A Automatically adjustable counterbalanced stand Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 27 Expired
US6040852A Method and device for the recording and reproduction of stereoscopic video images Electricity 27 Expired
US6361495B1 Hand-held non-contact tonometer Human Necessities 26 Expired
US6042232A Automatic optometer evaluation method using data over a wide range of focusing positions Human Necessities 25 Expired
US6005710A Microscope, in particular for surgical operations, having autofocus responsive to gaze Physics 23 Expired
USD459744S1 Microscope General 23 Expired
US6543914B2 Stand arrangement Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 23 Expired
US6462809B1 Refractomer and method for qualitative and quantitative measurements Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 21 Expired
USD460772S1 Microscope General 20 Expired
US6337765B1 Stereomicroscope Physics 20 Expired
USD449549S Hand-held digital refractometer General 20 Expired
US6678090B2 Microscope Human Necessities 19 Expired
US6592086B1 Microscope stand having X-Y-Z adjustment unit Human Necessities 19 Expired
US6661572B2 Enhanced shutter control for image insertion in a stereo microscope Physics 16 Expired
US6419631B1 Non-contact tonometry method Human Necessities 15 Expired
USD444159S Microscope stand General 15 Expired
USD429265S Microscope stand General 14 Expired
US6172746A Transmitted light refractometer Physics 13 Expired
US6421173B1 Stereomicroscope Physics 12 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.