G02B 23/2484
Arrangements in relation to a camera or imaging device
Official title: {Arrangements in relation to a camera or imaging device (processing or control of video signals generated by an endoscope H04N23/60, H04N23/70)}
G02B23/2484 (Arrangements in relation to a camera or imaging device) appears on 1,080 US grants and 1,406 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02B- Granted patents
- 1,080
- Published applications
- 1,406
- Assignees
- 333
- Inventors
- 1,984
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 2004 | 6 | 13 |
| 2005 | 8 | 14 |
| 2006 | 4 | 11 |
| 2007 | 6 | 18 |
| 2008 | 2 | 18 |
| 2009 | 11 | 37 |
| 2010 | 9 | 19 |
| 2011 | 14 | 28 |
| 2012 | 18 | 25 |
| 2013 | 31 | 46 |
| 2014 | 36 | 62 |
| 2015 | 34 | 55 |
| 2016 | 32 | 99 |
| 2017 | 64 | 184 |
| 2018 | 77 | 125 |
| 2019 | 114 | 130 |
| 2020 | 124 | 97 |
| 2021 | 93 | 117 |
| 2022 | 75 | 82 |
| 2023 | 65 | 74 |
| 2024 | 85 | 60 |
| 2025 | 65 | 52 |
| 2026 | 38 | 25 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Endoscopic system with electrical bridge in distal tip22 Sep 2026US 12,740,692 B2Karl Storz Endovision, Inc.
- Spring assemblies with variable flexibility for use with push-cables and pipe inspection systems22 Sep 2026US 12,743,014 B2Seescan, Inc.
- Medical observation system, method, and medical observation device25 Aug 2026US 12,714,293 B2Sony Group Corporation
- Insertion device, bending portion of insertion device, and traction member for bending portion of insertion device25 Aug 2026US 12,714,294 B2Olympus Medical Systems Corp.
- Camera module20 Aug 2026US 2026/0247021 A1Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
- Filter switching device for an endoscopic camera head23 Jul 2026US 2026/0211227 A1KARL STORZ GmbH&Co.KG
- Inspection systems and methods employing different wavelength directional light for enhanced imaging16 Jul 2026US 2026/0202347 A1General Electric Company
- Intraoral scanner with optical system for minimizing stray light16 Jul 2026US 2026/0202652 A13Shape A/S
- Hyperspectral imaging with tool tracking in a light deficient environment16 Jul 2026US 2026/0203921 A1Cilag GmbH International
Most cited
By later US patents
- Endoscope reader1,097US 7,289,139 B2KARL STORZ Imaging, Inc. · 2007
- Endoscope1,018US 9,829,698 B2Panasonic Corporation · 2017
- Endoscope system688US 9,164,271 B2Olympus Corporation · 2015
- Endoscope system and the method of controlling the endoscope494US 10,413,155 B2Olympus Corporation · 2019
- Structure of the distal end portion of an endoscope328US 5,427,087 AAsahi Kogaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha · 1995