G02B 26/10
Scanning systems
G02B26/10 (Scanning systems) appears on 9,209 US grants and 8,448 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02B- Granted patents
- 9,209
- Published applications
- 8,448
- Assignees
- 1,898
- Inventors
- 11,089
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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| 2024 | 399 | 359 |
| 2025 | 319 | 277 |
| 2026 | 205 | 161 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- G02B 26/12Using multifaceted mirrors3,593
- G02B 26/101With both horizontal and vertical deflecting means2,395
- G02B 26/105With one or more pivoting mirrors or galvano-mirrors2,052
- G02B 26/106Having diffraction gratings as scanning elements451
- G02B 26/103Having movable or deformable optical fibres, light guides or waveguides as scanning380
- G02B 26/108Having one or more prisms as scanning elements229
Recent patents
- Casing for optical scanning device, including positioning mechanism that positions main body on upper side with respect to main body on lower side, in horizontal and height directions, and optical scanning device having such casing6 Oct 2026US 12,752,559 B2KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Optical assembly for scanning lidar system6 Oct 2026US 12,754,414 B2Sz Dji Technology Co., Ltd.
- Projection system with collimating scanning mirror6 Oct 2026US 12,754,429 B2Magic Leap, Inc.
- Optical receiving apparatus6 Oct 2026US 12,756,479 B2Signify Holding B. V.
- Laser illumination techniques for capillary electrophoresis29 Sep 2026US 12,748,072 B2Promega Corporation
- Rotating Beam Switch8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309924 A1nLIGHT, Inc.
- Laser scanning method, laser scanning device, and program1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298631 A1Topcon Corporation
- Kaleidoscopic geometric vision platform1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299284 A1Summer Robotics, Inc.
- Laser irradiation method, laser irradiation device, laser marking device, and fabricating apparatus24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284789 A1
- Optical coupling element assembly, optical engine, image display device, xr glasses, and method for manufacturing optical coupling element assembly24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287898 A1TDK Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Spiral scanner with electronic control1,545US 6,626,834 B22003
- 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
- Optical scanning device and image forming apparatus1,019US 7,598,972 B2Ricoh Company, Ltd. · 2009
- Method and apparatus for performing optical measurements1,018US 5,459,570 AMassachusetts Institute of Technology · 1995
- Micromachined torsional scanner649US 5,629,790 A1997