G02B 23/165
Equatorial mounts
Official title: {Equatorial mounts}
G02B23/165 (Equatorial mounts) appears on 53 US grants and 38 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02B- Granted patents
- 53
- Published applications
- 38
- Assignees
- 26
- Inventors
- 79
- Latest grant
- 26 May 2026
Filings by year
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| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2003 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 2 |
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| 2006 | 3 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 3 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2013 | 3 | 4 |
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| 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 4 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 4 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Method and astrophotographic apparatus for acquiring images of targets in sky area26 May 2026US 12,638,668 B2Suzhou Zhen Wang Optical Co., Ltd
- Systems and methods for the accurate tracking of orbital objects5 May 2026US 12,620,116 B2JASR Systems, LLC
- On-gimbal telescope pointing assembly7 Oct 2025US 12,436,378 B2Raytheon Company
- Mechanical tracking mount5 Nov 2024US 12,135,414 B2Nimax GmbH
- Swivelling mechanism for communication units22 Oct 2024US 12,126,379 B2Tesat-Spacecom GmbH & Co. KG
- Method and astrophotographic apparatus for acquiring images of targets in sky area18 Jun 2026US 2026/0169277 A1Suzhou Zhen Wang Optical Co., Ltd
- Adjustable Weight and Bore Size Counterweight for a Telescope Mount11 Dec 2025US 2025/0377533 A1
- Off-plane w-mirror13 Nov 2025US 2025/0347902 A1Raytheon Company
- Systems and methods for the accurate tracking of orbital objects27 Jun 2024US 2024/0212191 A1JASR Systems, LLC
- On-Gimbal Telescope Pointing Assembly23 May 2024US 2024/0168276 A1Raytheon Company
Most cited
By later US patents
- Encoder for measuring both incremental and absolute positions of moving elements40US 4,736,187 AThe Regents of the University of California · 1988
- Telescope control system36US 4,682,091 ABausch & Lomb Incorporated · 1987
- Fully automated telescope system with distributed intelligence25US 6,304,376 B1Meade Instruments Corporation · 2001
- Drive assembly for an astronomical telescope23US 4,541,294 A1985
- Fully automated telescope system with distributed intelligence23US 6,392,799 B1Meade Instruments Corporation · 2002