G02B 30/00
Optical systems or apparatus for producing three-dimensional [3d] effects
Official title: Optical systems or apparatus for producing three-dimensional [3D] effects, e.g. stereoscopic images (in microscopes G02B21/22)
G02B30/00 (Optical systems or apparatus for producing three-dimensional [3d] effects) appears on 6,987 US grants and 8,486 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02B- Granted patents
- 6,987
- Published applications
- 8,486
- Assignees
- 1,775
- Inventors
- 10,154
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 9 | 0 |
| 1977 | 8 | 0 |
| 1978 | 9 | 0 |
| 1979 | 22 | 0 |
| 1980 | 11 | 0 |
| 1981 | 9 | 0 |
| 1982 | 8 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 16 | 0 |
| 1985 | 12 | 0 |
| 1986 | 9 | 0 |
| 1987 | 19 | 0 |
| 1988 | 18 | 0 |
| 1989 | 20 | 0 |
| 1990 | 21 | 0 |
| 1991 | 27 | 0 |
| 1992 | 32 | 0 |
| 1993 | 24 | 0 |
| 1994 | 29 | 0 |
| 1995 | 25 | 0 |
| 1996 | 51 | 0 |
| 1997 | 67 | 0 |
| 1998 | 100 | 0 |
| 1999 | 89 | 0 |
| 2000 | 103 | 0 |
| 2001 | 85 | 33 |
| 2002 | 84 | 105 |
| 2003 | 62 | 88 |
| 2004 | 75 | 107 |
| 2005 | 57 | 134 |
| 2006 | 80 | 151 |
| 2007 | 54 | 164 |
| 2008 | 80 | 191 |
| 2009 | 111 | 213 |
| 2010 | 140 | 274 |
| 2011 | 157 | 390 |
| 2012 | 174 | 635 |
| 2013 | 256 | 678 |
| 2014 | 414 | 591 |
| 2015 | 503 | 590 |
| 2016 | 476 | 518 |
| 2017 | 454 | 413 |
| 2018 | 354 | 446 |
| 2019 | 436 | 431 |
| 2020 | 445 | 392 |
| 2021 | 342 | 408 |
| 2022 | 325 | 420 |
| 2023 | 280 | 324 |
| 2024 | 324 | 363 |
| 2025 | 290 | 257 |
| 2026 | 187 | 170 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- G02B 30/20Optical systems or apparatus for producing three-dimensional [3d] effects: by providing first5,627
- G02B 30/50The image being built up from image elements distributed over a three-dimensional1,304
- G02B 30/40Giving the observer of a single two-dimensional [2d] image a perception of284
- G02B 30/10Optical systems or apparatus for producing three-dimensional [3d] effects: using integral imaging172
- G02B 30/60Involving reflecting prisms and mirrors only92
Recent patents
- Field lens and display device22 Sep 2026US 12,742,917 B2Shanghai Tianma Micro-Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Stereoscopic optical system and image pickup apparatus22 Sep 2026US 12,742,945 B2Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Contactless button22 Sep 2026US 12,743,175 B2Darwin Precisions Corporation
- Systems and methods for detection and 3D imaging of cell junctions of blastocysts and other biological structures15 Sep 2026US 12,736,795 B2Suzhou Boundless Medical Technology Co., Ltd.
- Autostereoscopic display device15 Sep 2026US 12,736,830 B2Joyvision Technology., Co Ltd
- Apparatus and methods to render 3d digital content having multiple views8 Oct 2026US 2026/0310005 A1Texas Instruments Incorporated
- Autostereoscopic Display System8 Oct 2026US 2026/0313087 A1Joyvision Technology., Co Ltd
- Non-contact input device1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299698 A1INTERMAN Corporation
- Digital holographic display system1 Oct 2026US 2026/0303767 A1Creativemut Co., Ltd.
- Display system for producing wide-angle, retroreflective real images24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287803 A1Disney Enterprises, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Vehicle navigation apparatus providing simultaneous forward and rearward views827US 5,414,461 ANissan Motor Co., Ltd. · 1995
- Planar waveguide apparatus with diffraction element(s) and system employing same761US 9,671,566 B2Magic Leap, Inc. · 2017
- Virtual and augmented reality systems and methods701US 9,791,700 B2Magic Leap, Inc. · 2017
- Virtual and augmented reality systems and methods619US 9,874,749 B2Magic Leap, Inc. · 2018
- Vertical-cavity surface emitting laser assay display system615US 5,325,386 ABandgap Technology Corporation · 1994