G02B 17/0808
On-axis systems with at least one of the mirrors having a central
Official title: {on-axis systems with at least one of the mirrors having a central aperture}
G02B17/0808 (On-axis systems with at least one of the mirrors having a central) appears on 335 US grants and 271 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02B- Granted patents
- 335
- Published applications
- 271
- Assignees
- 189
- Inventors
- 656
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
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| 2024 | 15 | 9 |
| 2025 | 10 | 15 |
| 2026 | 7 | 8 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- 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
- Imaging apparatus with multiple images being formed on a single light receiving surface16 Jun 2026US 12,659,561 B2KYOCERA Corporation
- Method and system for fiber scanning projector12 May 2026US 12,625,364 B2Magic Leap, Inc.
- Optical system, optical apparatus, and image pickup apparatus24 Feb 2026US 12,560,779 B2Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Catadioptric vari-focal virtual reality displays20 Aug 2026US 2026/0244020 A1Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
- Optical system and image pickup apparatus9 Jul 2026US 2026/0194737 A1Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Imaging optical system and image pickup apparatus having the same9 Jul 2026US 2026/0194764 A1Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Guided munition and optical assembly with an annular folded optic having a slot extending therethrough2 Jul 2026US 2026/0185805 A1BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
- Guided munition and optical assembly with an annular folded optic and beamsplitter2 Jul 2026US 2026/0186282 A1BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
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By later US patents
- Ultra-broadband UV microscope imaging system with wide range zoom capability168US 5,999,310 A1999
- Broad spectrum ultraviolet catadioptric imaging system143US 5,717,518 AKLA Instruments Corporation · 1998
- Solid catadioptric lens with two viewpoints136US 7,268,956 B2Electronic Scripting Products, Inc. · 2007
- Panoramic lens89US 5,473,474 ANational Research Council of Canada · 1995
- Catadioptric imaging system86US 5,031,976 AKLA Instruments Corporation · 1991