F41G 7/26
Optical guidance systems
F41G7/26 (Optical guidance systems) appears on 121 US grants and 41 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F41G- Granted patents
- 121
- Published applications
- 41
- Assignees
- 64
- Inventors
- 158
- Latest grant
- 28 Jul 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | 5 | 0 |
| 1979 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980 | 6 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 5 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 6 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 | 1 | 3 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 3 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 2 | 7 |
| 2016 | 8 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018 | 3 | 6 |
| 2019 | 6 | 1 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 4 |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 | 2 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Aperture extender for autocollimators and telescopes having index-matching gel or fluid between prism facets28 Jul 2026US 12,693,516 B2
- Active protection against beam-riding guided munition27 Jan 2026US 12,535,301 B2Elta Systems Ltd.
- Aerodynamic solid nose cone formed with an afocal axicon lens and method of imaging28 Mar 2023US 11,614,312 B2Raytheon Company
- Midbody camera/sensor navigation and automatic target recognition28 Jun 2022US 11,371,806 B2BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
- Optical detection device of a self-guided flying vehicle12 Apr 2022US 11,300,384 B2Safran Electronics & Defense
- Guided munition and optical assembly with an annular folded optic having a slot extending therethrough2 Jul 2026US 2026/0185805 A1BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
- Guided munition and optical assembly with an annular folded optic and beamsplitter2 Jul 2026US 2026/0186282 A1BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
- Aperture Extender for Autocollimators and Telescopes10 Jul 2025US 2025/0224605 A1
- Active protection against beam-riding guided munition25 Jul 2024US 2024/0247916 A1Elta Systems Ltd.
- Optical detection device of a self-guided flying vehicle20 Jan 2022US 2022/0018633 A1Safran Electronics & Defense
Most cited
By later US patents
- Missile director87US 4,014,482 AMcDonnell Douglas Corporation · 1977
- Device for self-defense against missiles51US 5,662,291 ADaimler-Benz Aerospace AG · 1997
- Missile system and method of missile guidance36US 6,832,740 B1Short Brothers PLC · 2004
- Side-scatter beamrider missile guidance system32US 6,568,627 B1The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army · 2003
- Boresight module25US 5,197,691 AMartin Marietta Corporation · 1993