G02B 23/16
Housings
Official title: Housings; Caps; Mountings; Supports, e.g. with counterweight
G02B23/16 (Housings) appears on 1,335 US grants and 1,136 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02B- Granted patents
- 1,335
- Published applications
- 1,136
- Assignees
- 569
- Inventors
- 2,192
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 7 | 0 |
| 1977 | 11 | 0 |
| 1978 | 10 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 10 | 0 |
| 1981 | 11 | 0 |
| 1982 | 11 | 0 |
| 1983 | 8 | 0 |
| 1984 | 14 | 0 |
| 1985 | 10 | 0 |
| 1986 | 17 | 0 |
| 1987 | 22 | 0 |
| 1988 | 21 | 0 |
| 1989 | 14 | 0 |
| 1990 | 20 | 0 |
| 1991 | 27 | 0 |
| 1992 | 19 | 0 |
| 1993 | 28 | 0 |
| 1994 | 12 | 0 |
| 1995 | 15 | 0 |
| 1996 | 25 | 0 |
| 1997 | 16 | 0 |
| 1998 | 15 | 0 |
| 1999 | 31 | 0 |
| 2000 | 35 | 0 |
| 2001 | 31 | 16 |
| 2002 | 33 | 20 |
| 2003 | 26 | 44 |
| 2004 | 20 | 42 |
| 2005 | 21 | 45 |
| 2006 | 32 | 42 |
| 2007 | 30 | 29 |
| 2008 | 18 | 24 |
| 2009 | 15 | 34 |
| 2010 | 20 | 36 |
| 2011 | 18 | 22 |
| 2012 | 24 | 37 |
| 2013 | 28 | 39 |
| 2014 | 34 | 33 |
| 2015 | 32 | 54 |
| 2016 | 34 | 49 |
| 2017 | 41 | 45 |
| 2018 | 49 | 71 |
| 2019 | 43 | 53 |
| 2020 | 50 | 64 |
| 2021 | 61 | 49 |
| 2022 | 46 | 67 |
| 2023 | 51 | 55 |
| 2024 | 66 | 63 |
| 2025 | 60 | 64 |
| 2026 | 40 | 39 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Sight with detachable eyepiece6 Oct 2026US 12,754,411 B1
- Magnetic eyecup for binoculars, spotting scope, or other output optical device29 Sep 2026US 12,748,297 B2Leupold & Stevens, Inc.
- Viewing optic with a solar panel8 Sep 2026US 12,730,298 B2Sheltered Wings, Inc.
- Method and apparatus for providing sterile cover for non-contact fundus viewing device25 Aug 2026US 12,714,529 B2Oculus Optikgerate GmbH
- Device, assembly, system and method for optical sight use25 Aug 2026US 12,716,687 B2Primary Arms, LLC
- Illuminated Sighting System8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309460 A1HiViz, LLC
- Mounting systems suitable for mounting vision systems8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309973 A1Swift Universal Optical Systems LLC
- Lunar coronagraph24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287885 A1Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of Arizona
- Film Through Scope Camera Mount System17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276970 A1Maxview Holdings, LLC
- Distance-measuring autofocus observation instrument17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276971 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Optical viewing apparatus230US 4,124,798 A1978
- Watertight housing116US 4,312,580 AEumig Elektrizitats- und Metallwaren-Industrie Gesellschaft m.b.H. · 1982
- Thermal camera arrangement115US 5,089,914 AEEV Limited · 1992
- Wide field-of-view binocular device, system and kit108US 7,492,512 B2Mirage International Ltd. · 2009
- Image-erecting barrel rotator for articulated optical arm105US 4,517,963 A1985