G02B 15/16
With interdependent non-linearly related movements between one lens or lens group, and
Official title: with interdependent non-linearly related movements between one lens or lens group, and another lens or lens group (G02B15/22 takes precedence)
G02B15/16 (With interdependent non-linearly related movements between one lens or lens group, and) appears on 1,845 US grants and 1,765 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02B- Granted patents
- 1,845
- Published applications
- 1,765
- Assignees
- 191
- Inventors
- 1,063
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 7 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 6 | 0 |
| 1985 | 9 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 12 | 0 |
| 1988 | 13 | 0 |
| 1989 | 14 | 0 |
| 1990 | 7 | 0 |
| 1991 | 15 | 0 |
| 1992 | 12 | 0 |
| 1993 | 18 | 0 |
| 1994 | 20 | 0 |
| 1995 | 6 | 0 |
| 1996 | 28 | 0 |
| 1997 | 19 | 0 |
| 1998 | 37 | 0 |
| 1999 | 24 | 0 |
| 2000 | 22 | 0 |
| 2001 | 23 | 16 |
| 2002 | 20 | 24 |
| 2003 | 34 | 35 |
| 2004 | 34 | 36 |
| 2005 | 31 | 55 |
| 2006 | 48 | 43 |
| 2007 | 49 | 62 |
| 2008 | 51 | 52 |
| 2009 | 57 | 54 |
| 2010 | 38 | 52 |
| 2011 | 45 | 63 |
| 2012 | 45 | 75 |
| 2013 | 67 | 85 |
| 2014 | 79 | 132 |
| 2015 | 113 | 114 |
| 2016 | 89 | 81 |
| 2017 | 103 | 80 |
| 2018 | 65 | 107 |
| 2019 | 83 | 90 |
| 2020 | 83 | 97 |
| 2021 | 85 | 86 |
| 2022 | 76 | 69 |
| 2023 | 57 | 71 |
| 2024 | 58 | 63 |
| 2025 | 81 | 78 |
| 2026 | 36 | 45 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Zoom lens and image pickup apparatus6 Oct 2026US 12,754,403 B2Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Zoom lens and imaging apparatus29 Sep 2026US 12,748,289 B2FUJIFILM Corporation
- Zoom lens and image pickup apparatus22 Sep 2026US 12,742,952 B2Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Zoom lens and image pickup apparatus8 Sep 2026US 12,730,286 B2Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Zoom lens and imaging apparatus8 Sep 2026US 12,730,287 B2FUJIFILM Corporation
- Variable magnification optical system, optical equipment, and method for producing variable magnification optical system1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299267 A1Nikon Corporation
- Variable magnification optical system, optical apparatus, and method for producing variable magnification optical system17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276960 A1Nikon Corporation
- Zoom lens and image pickup apparatus3 Sep 2026US 2026/0259396 A1Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Zoom lens and image pickup apparatus3 Sep 2026US 2026/0259397 A1Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Lens device and imaging apparatus3 Sep 2026US 2026/0261749 A1FUJIFILM Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Zoom lens and image pick up apparatus including the same141US 7,187,504 B2Canon Kabushiki Kaisha · 2007
- Three-group zoom lens132US 6,654,180 B2Fuji Photo Optical Co., Ltd. · 2003
- Zoom lens having weak front lens group97US 5,315,440 AEastman Kodak Company · 1994
- Zoom lens systems95US 5,485,313 APolaroid Corporation · 1996
- Zoom lens having weak front lens group92US 5,493,448 AEastman Kodak Company · 1996