G02B 7/005
Motorised alignment
Official title: {Motorised alignment}
G02B7/005 (Motorised alignment) appears on 441 US grants and 503 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02B- Granted patents
- 441
- Published applications
- 503
- Assignees
- 291
- Inventors
- 1,015
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
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| 2023 | 23 | 36 |
| 2024 | 40 | 30 |
| 2025 | 33 | 26 |
| 2026 | 16 | 10 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Zoom lens assembly22 Sep 2026US 12,742,944 B2Zhongshan Union Optech Research Institute Co., Ltd.
- Device and method to be carried out for examining and/or processing an in particular biological or medical sample18 Aug 2026US 12,710,350 B2Lpkf Laser & Electronics AG
- Method and device for aligning a lens system18 Aug 2026US 12,710,627 B2Robert Bosch GmbH
- Satellite with an optical adjustment device and related methods4 Aug 2026US 12,698,100 B2Eagle Technology, LLC
- Optical assembly16 Jun 2026US 12,656,602 B2Viavi Solutions Inc.
- Changer for Optical Elements and Optical Instrument1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299281 A1ATMOS MedizinTechnik GmbH & Co. KG
- Optical device having occulter arm moveable to occlude the field of view and associated methods3 Sep 2026US 2026/0259388 A1Eagle Technology, LLC
- Optical component laser welded to pedestal11 Jun 2026US 2026/0161007 A1Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Precision insertion device for insertion line of lens module4 Jun 2026US 2026/0153701 A1Ads Tech Co.,Ltd.
- Camera device21 May 2026US 2026/0143214 A1LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Add-on device with configurable optics for an image scanner for scanning barcodes146US 9,697,401 B2Hand Held Products, Inc. · 2017
- Tilting kinematic mount86US 5,414,565 A1995
- Systems and methods for manufacturing camera modules using active alignment of lens stack arrays and sensors82US 9,766,380 B2FotoNation Cayman Limited · 2017
- Positioning device for optical system element76US 4,475,033 ANorthern Telecom Limited · 1984
- Piezoelectric actuator for optical alignment screws68US 5,410,206 ANew Focus, Inc. · 1995