G02B 26/105
With one or more pivoting mirrors or galvano-mirrors
Official title: {with one or more pivoting mirrors or galvano-mirrors (G02B26/101 takes precedence)}
G02B26/105 (With one or more pivoting mirrors or galvano-mirrors) appears on 2,052 US grants and 2,338 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02B- Granted patents
- 2,052
- Published applications
- 2,338
- Assignees
- 738
- Inventors
- 3,537
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 17 | 0 |
| 2001 | 18 | 5 |
| 2002 | 18 | 30 |
| 2003 | 12 | 28 |
| 2004 | 23 | 36 |
| 2005 | 21 | 57 |
| 2006 | 41 | 57 |
| 2007 | 47 | 69 |
| 2008 | 49 | 88 |
| 2009 | 55 | 78 |
| 2010 | 56 | 79 |
| 2011 | 72 | 66 |
| 2012 | 55 | 48 |
| 2013 | 59 | 67 |
| 2014 | 56 | 77 |
| 2015 | 73 | 105 |
| 2016 | 87 | 106 |
| 2017 | 97 | 113 |
| 2018 | 92 | 128 |
| 2019 | 142 | 168 |
| 2020 | 136 | 182 |
| 2021 | 124 | 174 |
| 2022 | 130 | 190 |
| 2023 | 155 | 142 |
| 2024 | 143 | 118 |
| 2025 | 113 | 72 |
| 2026 | 67 | 55 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Molded elastomeric flexural elements for use in a laser scanning assemblies and scanners, and methods of manufacturing, tuning and adjusting the same550US 8,390,909 B2Metrologic Instruments, Inc. · 2013
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- Laser scanning assembly having an improved scan angle-multiplication factor541US 8,408,469 B2Metrologic Instruments, Inc. · 2013
- Laser scanning system employing an optics module capable of forming a laser beam having an extended depth of focus (DOF) over the laser scanning field508US 8,844,823 B2Metrologic Instruments, Inc. · 2014
- Laser scanning modules embodying silicone scan element with torsional hinges485US 8,915,439 B2Metrologic Instruments, Inc. · 2014