F16C 2370/20
Optical
Official title: Optical, e.g. movable lenses or mirrors; Spectacles
F16C2370/20 (Optical) appears on 60 US grants and 59 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F16C- Granted patents
- 60
- Published applications
- 59
- Assignees
- 53
- Inventors
- 161
- Latest grant
- 24 Feb 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 3 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 2 | 4 |
| 2018 | 4 | 3 |
| 2019 | 3 | 10 |
| 2020 | 10 | 8 |
| 2021 | 5 | 8 |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- System and method for multi-DOF cross-pivot flexure bearing with enhanced range and enhanced load capacity24 Feb 2026US 12,560,198 B2Bright Silicon Technologies, Inc.
- Actuator apparatus with precision bearings and light sensor6 Jan 2026US 12,515,715 B2DTL Linear, LLC
- Systems and methods for limiting rotation of a supported object3 Jun 2025US 12,320,466 B2BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems Inc.
- Actuator5 Nov 2024US 12,135,466 B2Nidec Corporation
- Lens barrel and imaging device comprising same1 Oct 2024US 12,105,346 B2Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
- Monolithic pivot bearing6 Aug 2026US 2026/0226939 A1Raytheon Company
- Electronic device comprising camera module25 Jun 2026US 2026/0181234 A1Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Ball bearing motor23 Apr 2026US 2026/0110874 A1Luxshare Intelligent Manufacture Technology (Changshu) Co., Ltd
- Motorized tilt and continuous rotation stage26 Feb 2026US 2026/0055843 A1Thorlabs, Inc.
- Shutter apparatus for a lithography apparatus and/or a mask test apparatus and lithography apparatus/mask test apparatus26 Feb 2026US 2026/0056480 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Optical deflector with a pneumatic and a magnetic bearing60US 4,726,640 ARicoh Company, Ltd. · 1988
- Shaft support assembly for use in a polygon mirror drive motor59US 5,254,893 A1993
- Positioning system and method and apparatus for device manufacture57US 5,858,587 ACanon Kabushiki Kaisha · 1999
- Electric motor unit38US 4,443,043 ATokyo Shibaura Denki Kabushiki Kaisha · 1984
- Dynamic pressure gas bearing device35US 4,805,972 ANippon Seiko Kabushiki Kaisha · 1989