G02B 26/0875
By means of one or more refracting elements
Official title: {by means of one or more refracting elements}
G02B26/0875 (By means of one or more refracting elements) appears on 1,147 US grants and 1,180 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02B- Granted patents
- 1,147
- Published applications
- 1,180
- Assignees
- 646
- Inventors
- 2,489
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 6 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 6 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 5 | 0 |
| 1986 | 6 | 0 |
| 1987 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 | 7 | 0 |
| 1989 | 7 | 0 |
| 1990 | 6 | 0 |
| 1991 | 7 | 0 |
| 1992 | 7 | 0 |
| 1993 | 10 | 0 |
| 1994 | 12 | 0 |
| 1995 | 10 | 0 |
| 1996 | 12 | 0 |
| 1997 | 10 | 0 |
| 1998 | 14 | 0 |
| 1999 | 17 | 0 |
| 2000 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 23 | 7 |
| 2002 | 19 | 18 |
| 2003 | 11 | 17 |
| 2004 | 20 | 32 |
| 2005 | 17 | 31 |
| 2006 | 19 | 36 |
| 2007 | 29 | 40 |
| 2008 | 22 | 21 |
| 2009 | 19 | 22 |
| 2010 | 25 | 35 |
| 2011 | 24 | 24 |
| 2012 | 10 | 28 |
| 2013 | 30 | 27 |
| 2014 | 26 | 32 |
| 2015 | 27 | 52 |
| 2016 | 39 | 38 |
| 2017 | 31 | 52 |
| 2018 | 41 | 70 |
| 2019 | 68 | 89 |
| 2020 | 61 | 76 |
| 2021 | 78 | 98 |
| 2022 | 66 | 122 |
| 2023 | 77 | 61 |
| 2024 | 91 | 72 |
| 2025 | 65 | 49 |
| 2026 | 44 | 31 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Volumetric, nonlocal metasurface device that maps certain incident electromagnetic waves to at least one spot on a surface of the device, and methods of manufacture6 Oct 2026US 12,754,347 B2
- Substrate and method for modifying at least one region of a surface or a portion of a substrate6 Oct 2026US 12,754,371 B2Schott AG
- Dynamic concentrator system and method therefor6 Oct 2026US 12,754,413 B2PLX, Inc.
- Optical assembly for scanning lidar system6 Oct 2026US 12,754,414 B2Sz Dji Technology Co., Ltd.
- Optical receiving apparatus6 Oct 2026US 12,756,479 B2Signify Holding B. V.
- Additive manufacturing systems and related methods utilizing risley prism beam steering8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307171 A1VulcanForms Inc.
- Rotating Beam Switch8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309924 A1nLIGHT, Inc.
- Laser radar1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299133 A1Nikon Corporation
- Lens barrel with via for adjusting tunable lens17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276939 A1Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
- Methods and systems for monolithic line-of-sight stabilization17 Sep 2026US 2026/0278811 A1Arete Associates
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and apparatus for optical imaging with means for controlling the longitudinal range of the sample1,199US 5,321,501 AMassachusetts Institute of Technology · 1994
- Method and apparatus for performing optical measurements1,018US 5,459,570 AMassachusetts Institute of Technology · 1995
- Autofocus lens system for indicia readers413US 9,224,022 B2Hand Held Products, Inc. · 2015
- Variable power lens system321US 4,601,545 A1986
- Drive methods of array-type light modulation element and flat-panel display277US 6,327,071 B1Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. · 2001