G02B 17/00
Systems with reflecting surfaces, with or without refracting elements
G02B17/00 (Systems with reflecting surfaces, with or without refracting elements) appears on 4,466 US grants and 4,494 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02B- Granted patents
- 4,466
- Published applications
- 4,494
- Assignees
- 1,444
- Inventors
- 6,476
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 22 | 0 |
| 1977 | 19 | 0 |
| 1978 | 16 | 0 |
| 1979 | 6 | 0 |
| 1980 | 13 | 0 |
| 1981 | 19 | 0 |
| 1982 | 8 | 0 |
| 1983 | 18 | 0 |
| 1984 | 21 | 0 |
| 1985 | 15 | 0 |
| 1986 | 19 | 0 |
| 1987 | 19 | 0 |
| 1988 | 27 | 0 |
| 1989 | 34 | 0 |
| 1990 | 33 | 0 |
| 1991 | 31 | 0 |
| 1992 | 36 | 0 |
| 1993 | 26 | 0 |
| 1994 | 27 | 0 |
| 1995 | 26 | 0 |
| 1996 | 32 | 0 |
| 1997 | 39 | 0 |
| 1998 | 66 | 0 |
| 1999 | 59 | 0 |
| 2000 | 65 | 0 |
| 2001 | 77 | 19 |
| 2002 | 72 | 80 |
| 2003 | 79 | 96 |
| 2004 | 81 | 128 |
| 2005 | 96 | 139 |
| 2006 | 113 | 172 |
| 2007 | 98 | 138 |
| 2008 | 113 | 146 |
| 2009 | 117 | 129 |
| 2010 | 100 | 156 |
| 2011 | 101 | 115 |
| 2012 | 119 | 145 |
| 2013 | 100 | 136 |
| 2014 | 117 | 171 |
| 2015 | 149 | 277 |
| 2016 | 199 | 244 |
| 2017 | 215 | 246 |
| 2018 | 252 | 280 |
| 2019 | 257 | 252 |
| 2020 | 235 | 241 |
| 2021 | 205 | 245 |
| 2022 | 203 | 239 |
| 2023 | 189 | 213 |
| 2024 | 180 | 205 |
| 2025 | 177 | 157 |
| 2026 | 126 | 125 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- G02B 17/08Catadioptric systems2,443
- G02B 17/02Catoptric systems1,619
- G02B 17/008Systems specially adapted to form image relays or chained systems283
- G02B 17/006Systems in which light light is reflected on a plurality of parallel224
- G02B 17/004Systems comprising a plurality of reflections between two or more surfaces220
- G02B 17/002Arrays of reflective systems188
Recent patents
- Display assembly and display device6 Oct 2026US 12,754,291 B2Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd.
- Imaging optical system comprising three mirrors29 Sep 2026US 12,748,290 B2Office National D’Etudes Et De Recherches AéRospatiales
- Imaging system lens assembly, imaging apparatus and electronic device29 Sep 2026US 12,748,291 B2Largan Precision Co., Ltd.
- Optical structure and display device29 Sep 2026US 12,748,292 B2Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
- Finder and imaging apparatus22 Sep 2026US 12,743,003 B2FUJIFILM Corporation
- Light control film and method of manufacture thereof8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309900 A13M Innovative Properties Company
- Stereoscopic imaging system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309964 A1Asia Optical Co., Inc.
- Wearable optical see-through (ost) near-eye display (ned) system integrating ophthalmic correction with improved pantoscopic angle8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309990 A1Everysight Ltd.
- Illumination line generation by double-duty diffusion1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299175 A1Cognex Corporation
- Optical system and display apparatus1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299256 A1Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
Most cited
By later US patents
- Rearview mirror assembly with added feature modular display915US 6,329,925 B1Donnelly Corporation · 2001
- Virtual and augmented reality systems and methods701US 9,791,700 B2Magic Leap, Inc. · 2017
- Rearview mirror assembly with added feature modular display505US 6,501,387 B2Donnelly Corporation · 2002
- High-density illumination system467US 6,871,982 B2Digital Optics International Corporation · 2005
- Optical device and virtual image display device308US 7,418,170 B2Sony Corporation · 2008