A61B 1/00163
Optical arrangements
Official title: {Optical arrangements (A61B1/002, A61B1/06 take precedence)}
A61B1/00163 (Optical arrangements) appears on 5,331 US grants and 6,864 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 5,331
- Published applications
- 6,864
- Assignees
- 1,530
- Inventors
- 8,320
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 8 | 0 |
| 1979 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980 | 9 | 0 |
| 1981 | 16 | 0 |
| 1982 | 10 | 0 |
| 1983 | 21 | 0 |
| 1984 | 8 | 0 |
| 1985 | 8 | 0 |
| 1986 | 22 | 0 |
| 1987 | 19 | 0 |
| 1988 | 35 | 0 |
| 1989 | 31 | 0 |
| 1990 | 29 | 0 |
| 1991 | 18 | 0 |
| 1992 | 20 | 0 |
| 1993 | 29 | 0 |
| 1994 | 24 | 0 |
| 1995 | 38 | 0 |
| 1996 | 36 | 0 |
| 1997 | 48 | 0 |
| 1998 | 60 | 0 |
| 1999 | 66 | 0 |
| 2000 | 47 | 0 |
| 2001 | 42 | 29 |
| 2002 | 76 | 83 |
| 2003 | 71 | 77 |
| 2004 | 45 | 82 |
| 2005 | 51 | 116 |
| 2006 | 44 | 105 |
| 2007 | 45 | 157 |
| 2008 | 50 | 191 |
| 2009 | 53 | 190 |
| 2010 | 83 | 180 |
| 2011 | 105 | 171 |
| 2012 | 128 | 222 |
| 2013 | 171 | 301 |
| 2014 | 197 | 344 |
| 2015 | 177 | 320 |
| 2016 | 215 | 363 |
| 2017 | 267 | 418 |
| 2018 | 255 | 426 |
| 2019 | 327 | 453 |
| 2020 | 368 | 525 |
| 2021 | 360 | 452 |
| 2022 | 376 | 395 |
| 2023 | 355 | 397 |
| 2024 | 364 | 354 |
| 2025 | 316 | 335 |
| 2026 | 174 | 178 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61B 1/00165With light-conductive means1,434
- A61B 1/00174Characterised by the viewing angles1,419
- A61B 1/00188With focusing or zooming features1,029
- A61B 1/00193Adapted for stereoscopic vision995
- A61B 1/00172With means for scanning595
- A61B 1/00186With imaging filters582
- A61B 1/00194Adapted for three-dimensional imaging543
- A61B 1/00195With eyepieces294
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Most cited
By later US patents
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