G02B 17/06
Using mirrors only , i.e. having only one curved mirror
Official title: using mirrors only {, i.e. having only one curved mirror (used in non-imaging applications G02B19/00)}
G02B17/06 (Using mirrors only , i.e. having only one curved mirror) appears on 1,090 US grants and 1,009 published applications in this corpus.
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Granted patents
Recent patents
- Imaging optical system comprising three mirrors29 Sep 2026US 12,748,290 B2Office National D’Etudes Et De Recherches AéRospatiales
- Multiple effective focal length (EFL) optical system18 Aug 2026US 12,710,629 B2
- Widefield catadioptric monolithic telescopes11 Aug 2026US 12,704,708 B2Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
- Dual beam path optical arrangements14 Jul 2026US 12,681,280 B1Eagle Technology, LLC
- Imaging optical unit30 Jun 2026US 12,669,755 B2Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH
- Illumination line generation by double-duty diffusion1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299175 A1Cognex Corporation
- Method and apparatus for interaction with an intelligent personal assistant24 Sep 2026US 2026/0292109 A1Universal Electronics Inc.
- Euv mirror with improved optical stability10 Sep 2026US 2026/0267232 A1Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company.Ltd
- Anti-Counterfeiting Element20 Aug 2026US 2026/0244007 A1China Banknote Printing and Minting Corp.
- Optical magnifying device6 Aug 2026US 2026/0227592 A1Far Vision Technology Co., Ltd.
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
- Optical system, and image observing apparatus and image pickup apparatus using it178US 5,706,136 ACanon Kabushiki Kaisha · 1998
- High numerical aperture ring field optical reduction system150US 5,815,310 ASVG Lithography Systems, Inc. · 1998
- Adjustable imaging system with wide angle capability150US 6,226,035 B1Cyclo Vision Technologies, Inc. · 2001
- Apparatus for semiconductor lithography124US 5,063,586 AAT&T Bell Laboratories · 1991