G02B 17/045
Having static image erecting or reversing properties only
Official title: {having static image erecting or reversing properties only (optical derotators G02B27/642; optical devices for controlling the direction of light using movable or deformable optical elements G02B26/08)}
G02B17/045 (Having static image erecting or reversing properties only) appears on 81 US grants and 64 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02B- Granted patents
- 81
- Published applications
- 64
- Assignees
- 55
- Inventors
- 133
- Latest grant
- 21 Apr 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Optical system, lens apparatus, and image pickup apparatus21 Apr 2026US 12,607,826 B2Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Optical scope2 Apr 2024US 11,946,723 B2
- Stereoscopic optical system and image pickup apparatus6 Feb 2024US 11,892,708 B2Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Projection screen30 Jan 2024US 11,886,103 B2Appotronics Corporation Limited
- Deflection prism assembly for an endoscope having a lateral viewing direction, endoscope, and method for assembling a deflection prism assembly13 Jun 2023US 11,672,411 B2Olympus Winter & Ibe GmbH
- Surveying device10 Sep 2026US 2026/0266607 A1Topcon Corporation
- Monocular with adjustable magnification5 Feb 2026US 2026/0036802 A1Guangdong Sirui Optical Co., Ltd.
- Head mounted imaging apparatus with rotating optical coupling13 Mar 2025US 2025/0085546 A1Vuzix Corporation
- Method and arrangement for increasing the beam quality and stability of an optical resonator2 May 2024US 2024/0146013 A1Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e. V.
- Optical system, lens apparatus, and image pickup apparatus19 Jan 2023US 2023/0013707 A1Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
Most cited
By later US patents
- Exposure apparatus, optical projection apparatus and a method for adjusting the optical projection apparatus256US 6,795,169 B2Nikon Corporation · 2004
- Exposure apparatus, optical projection apparatus and a method for adjusting the optical projection apparatus90US 5,729,331 ANikon Corporation · 1998
- Endoscope optical system and endoscope71US 8,072,483 B2Olympus Medical Systems Corp. · 2011
- Objective lens system for endoscopes and image pickup system equipped with said objective lens system58US 4,986,642 AOlympus Optical Co., Ltd. · 1991
- Helmet supported optical systems with four reflections55US 4,969,724 AGEC-Marconi Limited · 1990