G02B
Optical elements, systems or apparatus
G02B (Optical elements, systems or apparatus) appears on 237,383 US grants and 245,872 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02B- Granted patents
- 237,383
- Published applications
- 245,872
- Assignees
- 29,328
- Inventors
- 242,048
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 686 | 0 |
| 1977 | 599 | 0 |
| 1978 | 718 | 0 |
| 1979 | 615 | 0 |
| 1980 | 770 | 0 |
| 1981 | 797 | 0 |
| 1982 | 645 | 0 |
| 1983 | 766 | 0 |
| 1984 | 901 | 0 |
| 1985 | 963 | 0 |
| 1986 | 999 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1477 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1625 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1816 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1794 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1986 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2056 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2161 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2051 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1941 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2278 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2528 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3375 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3280 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3449 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3885 | 1488 |
| 2002 | 4281 | 5621 |
| 2003 | 4748 | 6443 |
| 2004 | 5132 | 6949 |
| 2005 | 4868 | 6952 |
| 2006 | 5443 | 7318 |
| 2007 | 4955 | 6966 |
| 2008 | 4854 | 7287 |
| 2009 | 4820 | 7847 |
| 2010 | 5543 | 7946 |
| 2011 | 5339 | 7707 |
| 2012 | 5651 | 8341 |
| 2013 | 6550 | 9251 |
| 2014 | 7530 | 10101 |
| 2015 | 8303 | 11331 |
| 2016 | 9168 | 12019 |
| 2017 | 10233 | 12115 |
| 2018 | 10092 | 12807 |
| 2019 | 12729 | 13934 |
| 2020 | 12709 | 14253 |
| 2021 | 11274 | 14029 |
| 2022 | 11087 | 13147 |
| 2023 | 10374 | 12300 |
| 2024 | 10779 | 11776 |
| 2025 | 10163 | 10428 |
| 2026 | 6597 | 7516 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Main groups
Granted patents with any code in the group
- G02B 6/00Light guides85,268
- G02B 27/00Optical systems or apparatus not provided for by any of the groups57,975
- G02B 5/00Optical elements other than lenses40,315
- G02B 7/00Mountings, adjusting means, or light-tight connections, for optical elements24,522
- G02B 26/00Optical devices or arrangements for the control of light using movable or23,083
- G02B 1/00Optical elements characterised by the material of which they are made16,230
- G02B 13/00Optical objectives specially designed for the purposes specified below15,922
- G02B 21/00Microscopes12,394
All 17 main groupsShow fewer
- G02B 3/00Simple or compound lenses11,086
- G02B 23/00Telescopes8,821
- G02B 9/00Optical objectives characterised both by the number of the components and their7,061
- G02B 30/00Optical systems or apparatus for producing three-dimensional [3d] effects6,987
- G02B 15/00Optical objectives with means for varying the magnification6,096
- G02B 19/00Condensers5,030
- G02B 17/00Systems with reflecting surfaces, with or without refracting elements4,466
- G02B 2207/00Coding scheme for general features or characteristics of optical elements and systemsIndexing code1,772
- G02B 25/00Eyepieces1,362
Recent patents
- Eye tracking color vision tests6 Oct 2026US 12,751,612 B2Verily Health Inc.
- Ophthalmic observation apparatus6 Oct 2026US 12,751,618 B2Topcon Corporation
- Fiber optic needle probe6 Oct 2026US 12,751,627 B2Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam
- Visualization of medical data depending on viewing-characteristics6 Oct 2026US 12,751,769 B2Brainlab AG
- Mixed reality surgical helmet6 Oct 2026US 12,751,791 B2Zimmer, Inc.
- Cultivating methods and apparatuses8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305597 A1
- Optical fiber waveguide in an endoscopic system for hyperspectral, fluorescence, and laser mapping imaging8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306023 A1Cilag GmbH International
- Additive manufacturing systems and related methods utilizing risley prism beam steering8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307171 A1VulcanForms Inc.
- System and computer implemented method for controlling a flexible device whilst inspecting or repairing a component8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307242 A1ROLLS-ROYCE plc
- Method for manufacturing optical element, and optical element8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307345 A1Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
Most cited
By later US patents
- Endoscope shaft with slotted tube2,127US 6,749,560 B1Circon Corporation · 2004
- Smart recognition apparatus and method2,089US 6,068,627 AValleylab, Inc. · 2000
- Video mirror systems incorporating an accessory module1,905US 6,690,268 B2Donnelly Corporation · 2004
- Flexible ureteropyeloscope1,853US 6,780,151 B2ACMI Corporation · 2004
- Blood glucose monitoring system1,824US 5,743,262 AMasimo Corporation · 1998