G02B 15/22
With movable lens means specially adapted for focusing at close distances
Official title: with movable lens means specially adapted for focusing at close distances
G02B15/22 (With movable lens means specially adapted for focusing at close distances) appears on 288 US grants and 279 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02B- Granted patents
- 288
- Published applications
- 279
- Assignees
- 69
- Inventors
- 307
- Latest grant
- 23 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 8 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 6 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 8 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | 6 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 3 |
| 2009 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 3 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 7 |
| 2012 | 0 | 9 |
| 2013 | 6 | 20 |
| 2014 | 18 | 29 |
| 2015 | 20 | 21 |
| 2016 | 19 | 15 |
| 2017 | 31 | 26 |
| 2018 | 17 | 28 |
| 2019 | 20 | 12 |
| 2020 | 13 | 17 |
| 2021 | 10 | 19 |
| 2022 | 15 | 18 |
| 2023 | 14 | 12 |
| 2024 | 12 | 18 |
| 2025 | 14 | 8 |
| 2026 | 9 | 10 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Zoom lens and image pickup apparatus23 Jun 2026US 12,663,625 B2Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Zoom optical system, optical apparatus and method for manufacturing the zoom optical system19 May 2026US 12,631,853 B2Nikon Corporation
- Optical system and camera module comprising same19 May 2026US 12,631,856 B2LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
- Zoom optical system, optical apparatus and method for manufacturing the zoom optical system19 May 2026US 12,631,858 B2Nikon Corporation
- Imaging lens and imaging apparatus28 Apr 2026US 12,613,397 B2FUJIFILM Corporation
- Zoom lens and image pickup apparatus17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276959 A1Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Variable magnification optical system, optical apparatus, and method for producing variable magnification optical system17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276960 A1Nikon Corporation
- Zoom optical system, optical apparatus and method for manufacturing the zoom optical system27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251883 A1Nikon Corporation
- Zoom lens and imaging apparatus20 Aug 2026US 2026/0244005 A1Sony Group Corporation
- Imaging lens and imaging apparatus30 Jul 2026US 2026/0219479 A1FUJIFILM Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Zoom lens system having electrical control of moving elements55US 4,043,642 ACanon Kabushiki Kaisha · 1977
- Zoom lens system also capable of ultra-closeup photography43US 3,992,084 ANippon Kogaku K. K. · 1976
- Wide angle zoom lens of long back focal distance43US 4,838,666 ACanon Kabushiki Kaisha · 1989
- High-aperture wide angle lens35US 5,251,073 AJos. Schneider Optische Werke Kreuznach GmbH & Co. KG · 1993
- Wide-angle attachment for varifocal objective27US 4,110,005 ABolex International SA · 1978