G02B 23/14
Viewfinders
Official title: Viewfinders (for photographic apparatus G03B13/02)
G02B23/14 (Viewfinders) appears on 797 US grants and 507 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02B- Granted patents
- 797
- Published applications
- 507
- Assignees
- 253
- Inventors
- 946
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 7 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 14 | 0 |
| 1988 | 7 | 0 |
| 1989 | 18 | 0 |
| 1990 | 16 | 0 |
| 1991 | 24 | 0 |
| 1992 | 24 | 0 |
| 1993 | 29 | 0 |
| 1994 | 22 | 0 |
| 1995 | 16 | 0 |
| 1996 | 30 | 0 |
| 1997 | 24 | 0 |
| 1998 | 28 | 0 |
| 1999 | 29 | 0 |
| 2000 | 34 | 0 |
| 2001 | 24 | 8 |
| 2002 | 17 | 18 |
| 2003 | 22 | 14 |
| 2004 | 13 | 15 |
| 2005 | 13 | 21 |
| 2006 | 13 | 21 |
| 2007 | 9 | 8 |
| 2008 | 7 | 21 |
| 2009 | 13 | 14 |
| 2010 | 16 | 16 |
| 2011 | 17 | 13 |
| 2012 | 14 | 22 |
| 2013 | 11 | 12 |
| 2014 | 13 | 26 |
| 2015 | 14 | 20 |
| 2016 | 31 | 31 |
| 2017 | 19 | 16 |
| 2018 | 15 | 26 |
| 2019 | 21 | 16 |
| 2020 | 24 | 34 |
| 2021 | 22 | 21 |
| 2022 | 18 | 23 |
| 2023 | 20 | 31 |
| 2024 | 25 | 17 |
| 2025 | 25 | 32 |
| 2026 | 14 | 11 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Device, assembly, system and method for optical sight use25 Aug 2026US 12,716,687 B2Primary Arms, LLC
- Viewing optic with an integrated display system28 Jul 2026US 12,693,517 B2Sheltered Wings, Inc.
- Telescope array system and processing method23 Jun 2026US 12,663,632 B2
- Sighting device and method for setting a sighting device2 Jun 2026US 12,644,671 B2Carl Zeiss AG
- Enhanced picture-in-picture19 May 2026US 12,633,016 B2JSC Yukon Advanced Optics Worldwide
- Scope mount17 Sep 2026US 2026/0277079 A1Magview, LLC
- Aiming Device with a Diffractive Optical Element and Reflective Image Combiner13 Aug 2026US 2026/0235887 A1Marsupial Holdings, Inc.
- Eyepiece optical system, optical apparatus, and observation method6 Aug 2026US 2026/0227622 A1Nikon Corporation
- Sighting or viewing telescope16 Jul 2026US 2026/0202171 A1
- Optical aiming device16 Jul 2026US 2026/0202657 A1Asia Optical Co., Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Compact electronic viewfinder258US 7,206,134 B2Displaytech, Inc. · 2007
- Illuminating apparatus, display panel, view finder, video display apparatus, and video camera mounting the elements246US 6,992,718 B1Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. · 2006
- Gunsight and reticle therefor220US 5,920,995 A1999
- Gunsight and reticle therefor220US 6,032,374 A2000
- Apparatus and method for displaying and storing impact points of firearm projectiles on a sight field of view215US 5,026,158 A1991