G02B 15/1435
The first group being negative
Official title: {the first group being negative}
G02B15/1435 (The first group being negative) appears on 763 US grants and 670 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02B- Granted patents
- 763
- Published applications
- 670
- Assignees
- 114
- Inventors
- 549
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
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| 2024 | 16 | 15 |
| 2025 | 15 | 18 |
| 2026 | 15 | 12 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Zoom lens and imaging apparatus29 Sep 2026US 12,748,289 B2FUJIFILM Corporation
- Imaging lens system18 Aug 2026US 12,710,625 B2Kumoh National Institute of Technology Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation
- Lens assembly and electronic device including the same11 Aug 2026US 12,704,700 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Lens assembly and electronic device including the same7 Jul 2026US 12,674,968 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Optical system and camera device having same30 Jun 2026US 12,669,678 B2Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
- Imaging lens and imaging apparatus24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287868 A1FUJIFILM Corporation
- Optical system and camera module10 Sep 2026US 2026/0267120 A1LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
- Variable magnification optical system and imaging apparatus13 Aug 2026US 2026/0235857 A1FUJIFILM Corporation
- Optical system and camera module6 Aug 2026US 2026/0227601 A1LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
- Imaging lens and imaging apparatus30 Jul 2026US 2026/0219479 A1FUJIFILM Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Three-group zoom lens132US 6,654,180 B2Fuji Photo Optical Co., Ltd. · 2003
- Zoom lens102US 5,268,792 AEastman Kodak Company · 1993
- Zoom lens systems95US 5,485,313 APolaroid Corporation · 1996
- Real image viewfinder requiring no field lens92US 5,241,337 AEastman Kodak Company · 1993
- Zoom lens and photographic apparatus having the same86US 6,308,011 B1Canon Kabushiki Kaisha · 2001