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LEICA INC

Overview
  • Total Patents
    68
About

LEICA INC has a total of 68 patent applications. Its first patent ever was published in 1986. It filed its patents most often in United States, WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) and EPO (European Patent Office). Its main competitors in its focus markets medical technology, measurement and optics are INDIGO DIABETES N V, HUMPHREY INSTRUMENTS INC and QUEST PHOTONIC DEVICES B V.

Patent filings per year

Chart showing LEICA INCs patent filings per year from 1900 to 2020

Top inventors

# Name Total Patents
#1 Luce David A 32
#2 Percival Christopher J 13
#3 Grolman Bernard 11
#4 Zelvin Joseph L 5
#5 Meier Henry A Jr 5
#6 Sabin Jeffrey M 5
#7 Miller Donald E 4
#8 Vaccarelli Vincent 4
#9 King Mark R 3
#10 Batten Thomas F 3

Latest patents

Publication Filing date Title
US5825457A Keratometric illumination system
US5754273A Non-contact tonometer having off-axis fluid pulse system
US5779633A Tonometer air pulse generator
TW340898B Zero clearance bearing
US5675442A Microscope lens guide system
CA2201761A1 Joystick override control
US5793525A Apparatus for adjusting the viewing angle of a microscope
US5602640A Lensmeter accessory
WO9634306A1 Microscope lens guide system
US5587748A Joystick override control for an ophthalmic instrument
US5471260A Joystick for an ophthalmic instrument where vertical movement is controlled by rotating the joystick
US5576715A Method and apparatus for digital processing in a global positioning system receiver
US5446274A Instructive display for assisting in centering an optical path element on a path
US5474066A Non-contact tonometer
US5521756A Antistatic microscope
US5561555A Microscope subassembly apparatus
US5381196A Contrast sensitivity tester
US5355211A Refractometer subassembly method and apparatus
US5671039A Glare tester
US5301004A Method and apparatus for determining the optical properties of a lens