G02B 7/026
Using retaining rings or springs
Official title: {using retaining rings or springs (G02B7/027 takes precedence)}
G02B7/026 (Using retaining rings or springs) appears on 920 US grants and 1,085 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02B- Granted patents
- 920
- Published applications
- 1,085
- Assignees
- 376
- Inventors
- 1,767
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
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| 2006 | 32 | 34 |
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| 2022 | 64 | 73 |
| 2023 | 47 | 62 |
| 2024 | 56 | 60 |
| 2025 | 73 | 59 |
| 2026 | 42 | 34 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Lithography system employing a solid immersion lens588US 5,121,256 AThe Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University · 1992
- Camera lens actuation apparatus118US 8,350,959 B21 . . . Limited · 2013
- Lens holder apparatus of camera lens module88US 7,095,572 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. · 2006
- Method and apparatus for centering a lens within an optical bore sleeve77US 6,292,311 B1Hewlett-Packard Company · 2001
- Image taking lens unit with frame member for positioning lens and substrate71US 6,559,439 B1Olympus Optical Co., Ltd. · 2003