G02B 7/04
With mechanism for focusing or varying magnification
Official title: with mechanism for focusing or varying magnification
G02B7/04 (With mechanism for focusing or varying magnification) appears on 8,801 US grants and 8,685 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02B- Granted patents
- 8,801
- Published applications
- 8,685
- Assignees
- 1,290
- Inventors
- 8,772
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 18 | 0 |
| 1977 | 14 | 0 |
| 1978 | 24 | 0 |
| 1979 | 25 | 0 |
| 1980 | 19 | 0 |
| 1981 | 29 | 0 |
| 1982 | 25 | 0 |
| 1983 | 23 | 0 |
| 1984 | 35 | 0 |
| 1985 | 28 | 0 |
| 1986 | 35 | 0 |
| 1987 | 34 | 0 |
| 1988 | 35 | 0 |
| 1989 | 55 | 0 |
| 1990 | 64 | 0 |
| 1991 | 63 | 0 |
| 1992 | 85 | 0 |
| 1993 | 103 | 0 |
| 1994 | 91 | 0 |
| 1995 | 79 | 0 |
| 1996 | 84 | 0 |
| 1997 | 101 | 0 |
| 1998 | 165 | 0 |
| 1999 | 131 | 0 |
| 2000 | 117 | 0 |
| 2001 | 73 | 40 |
| 2002 | 90 | 99 |
| 2003 | 84 | 91 |
| 2004 | 110 | 125 |
| 2005 | 94 | 175 |
| 2006 | 135 | 241 |
| 2007 | 119 | 202 |
| 2008 | 149 | 258 |
| 2009 | 214 | 271 |
| 2010 | 245 | 258 |
| 2011 | 270 | 306 |
| 2012 | 214 | 273 |
| 2013 | 252 | 276 |
| 2014 | 267 | 298 |
| 2015 | 251 | 341 |
| 2016 | 290 | 453 |
| 2017 | 350 | 484 |
| 2018 | 376 | 516 |
| 2019 | 488 | 632 |
| 2020 | 542 | 658 |
| 2021 | 482 | 617 |
| 2022 | 518 | 567 |
| 2023 | 501 | 476 |
| 2024 | 481 | 420 |
| 2025 | 495 | 381 |
| 2026 | 229 | 227 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Driving mechanism6 Oct 2026US 12,754,390 B2Actutek Corporation
- Optical apparatus and imaging apparatus6 Oct 2026US 12,754,391 B2Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Camera module and electronic device6 Oct 2026US 12,756,915 B2Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd.
- Actuator assembly29 Sep 2026US 12,747,724 B2Cambridge Mechatronics Limited
- Optical system for sample processing instrument and sample processing instrument29 Sep 2026US 12,748,035 B2Beckman Coulter Biotechnology (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.
- Camera module8 Oct 2026US 2026/0313216 A1Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
- Piezoelectric driving device and camera module1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299249 A1Alps Alpine Co., Ltd.
- Lens driving device, camera module, and optical instrument1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299250 A1LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
- Camera driving device and camera system1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299251 A1AAC Microtech (Changzhou) Co., Ltd.
- Optical apparatus1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299252 A1Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
Most cited
By later US patents
- Hall-effect based linear motor controller1,018US 8,084,969 B2Allegro MicroSystems, LLC · 2011
- Optical grid enhancement for improved motor location487US 8,976,368 B2Intermec IP Corp. · 2015
- Apparatus for multiple camera devices and method of operating same466US 7,199,348 B2Newport Imaging Corporation · 2007
- Autofocus lens system for indicia readers413US 9,224,022 B2Hand Held Products, Inc. · 2015
- Apparatus for method for immersion lithography395US 6,788,477 B2Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company.Ltd · 2004