G02B 13/16
Optical objectives specially designed for the purposes specified below: for use in
Official title: for use in conjunction with image converters or intensifiers {, or for use with projectors, e.g. objectives for projection TV}
G02B13/16 (Optical objectives specially designed for the purposes specified below: for use in) appears on 1,314 US grants and 1,360 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02B- Granted patents
- 1,314
- Published applications
- 1,360
- Assignees
- 418
- Inventors
- 1,783
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 2004 | 8 | 32 |
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| 2006 | 36 | 37 |
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| 2022 | 57 | 89 |
| 2023 | 49 | 73 |
| 2024 | 56 | 43 |
| 2025 | 65 | 51 |
| 2026 | 32 | 24 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Optical imaging system22 Sep 2026US 12,742,914 B2Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
- Projection system and illumination device15 Sep 2026US 12,736,788 B2Triple Win Technology(Shenzhen) Co. Ltd.
- Projection system and projector with intermediate image formed between first and second optical systems15 Sep 2026US 12,736,867 B2Seiko Epson Corporation
- Light-field scanner for light-field display1 Sep 2026US 12,724,259 B2Petaray Inc.
- Method and apparatus for a wearable computer1 Sep 2026US 12,725,422 B2Optics Innovation LLC
- Fixed-focus projection optical system27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251889 A1Zhongshan United Optoelectronic Display Technology Co., Ltd.
- Optical imaging system23 Jul 2026US 2026/0211213 A1Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
- Variable-effect filtering device23 Jul 2026US 2026/0211219 A1Thales
- Projection optical system and image projection apparatus2 Jul 2026US 2026/0186277 A1Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
- Projection lens25 Jun 2026US 2026/0177792 A1Young Optics Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Imaging apparatus having imaging lens487US 8,978,981 B2Honeywell International Inc. · 2015
- Head mounted display for miniature video display system404US 5,003,300 AReflection Technology, Inc. · 1991
- Image display device and adjustment for alignment267US 6,631,994 B2Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha · 2003
- Camera module with dual lens modules and image sensors216US 8,149,327 B2Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. · 2012
- Method and system for providing auto focus and optical image stabilization in a compact folded camera210US 9,927,600 B2Corephotonics Ltd. · 2018