G02B 27/4227
In image scanning systems
Official title: {in image scanning systems}
G02B27/4227 (In image scanning systems) appears on 171 US grants and 158 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02B- Granted patents
- 171
- Published applications
- 158
- Assignees
- 82
- Inventors
- 274
- Latest grant
- 31 Mar 2026
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| 2015 | 3 | 24 |
| 2016 | 2 | 8 |
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| 2018 | 9 | 4 |
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| 2020 | 19 | 10 |
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| 2022 | 11 | 12 |
| 2023 | 8 | 7 |
| 2024 | 10 | 7 |
| 2025 | 10 | 7 |
| 2026 | 1 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Achromatic beam deflector for light-efficient display panel31 Mar 2026US 12,591,145 B2Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
- System for imaging a scene4 Nov 2025US 12,461,381 B2Audi AG
- Method and intraoral scanner for detecting the topography of the surface of a translucent object, in particular a dental object7 Oct 2025US 12,433,724 B2Infinisense Technologies GmbH
- Method for generating a virtual user interface7 Oct 2025US 12,436,601 B2Magic Leap, Inc.
- Light-receiving device and method for manufacturing light-receiving device2 Sep 2025US 12,405,355 B2Hamamatsu Photonics K.K.
- Planar waveguide apparatus with diffraction element(s) and system employing same10 Sep 2026US 2026/0267399 A1Magic Leap, Inc.
- Optical system for a virtual retinal scan display20 Aug 2026US 2026/0244019 A1
- Meta-lens, optical system, image projection device, light source device, imaging device, optical scanning device, and medical image projection device1 Jan 2026US 2026/0003202 A1OPTOWL Co., Ltd.
- Eyepieces for augmented reality display system13 Nov 2025US 2025/0347916 A1Magic Leap, Inc.
- Intraoral 3d scanning system using mirror and structured light projection with multiple pattern feature types2 Oct 2025US 2025/0302596 A1Align Technology, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Methods and apparatus for forward-directed optical scanning instruments1,184US 6,485,413 B1The General Hospital Corporation · 2002
- Planar waveguide apparatus configured to return light therethrough122US 9,651,368 B2Magic Leap, Inc. · 2017
- Optical system having a return planar waveguide117US 9,541,383 B2Magic Leap, Inc. · 2017
- Method and system for identifying a user location80US 9,952,042 B2Magic Leap, Inc. · 2018
- Optical symbol (bar code) reading systems having an electro-optic receptor with embedded grating rings65US 5,422,472 APSC Inc. · 1995