G02B 7/1821
For rotating or oscillating mirrors
Official title: {for rotating or oscillating mirrors}
G02B7/1821 (For rotating or oscillating mirrors) appears on 753 US grants and 678 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02B- Granted patents
- 753
- Published applications
- 678
- Assignees
- 383
- Inventors
- 1,509
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 8 | 0 |
| 1977 | 7 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 7 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 7 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 11 | 0 |
| 1988 | 8 | 0 |
| 1989 | 8 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 11 | 0 |
| 1993 | 13 | 0 |
| 1994 | 6 | 0 |
| 1995 | 7 | 0 |
| 1996 | 9 | 0 |
| 1997 | 7 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 8 | 0 |
| 2000 | 15 | 0 |
| 2001 | 16 | 6 |
| 2002 | 20 | 15 |
| 2003 | 8 | 15 |
| 2004 | 13 | 21 |
| 2005 | 12 | 24 |
| 2006 | 22 | 19 |
| 2007 | 13 | 15 |
| 2008 | 12 | 15 |
| 2009 | 14 | 13 |
| 2010 | 11 | 15 |
| 2011 | 12 | 9 |
| 2012 | 7 | 7 |
| 2013 | 7 | 13 |
| 2014 | 12 | 13 |
| 2015 | 11 | 28 |
| 2016 | 27 | 19 |
| 2017 | 20 | 34 |
| 2018 | 25 | 34 |
| 2019 | 33 | 61 |
| 2020 | 38 | 57 |
| 2021 | 44 | 60 |
| 2022 | 41 | 63 |
| 2023 | 60 | 35 |
| 2024 | 47 | 42 |
| 2025 | 36 | 33 |
| 2026 | 26 | 12 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Hyper camera with shared mirror29 Sep 2026US 12,750,587 B2Nearmap Australia Pty Ltd.
- Vehicle fascia comprising rotating reflectors22 Sep 2026US 12,741,585 B2Zoox, Inc.
- Lidar system with polygon mirror1 Sep 2026US 12,724,149 B2Microvision, Inc.
- Moveable mirror and optical circuit switch1 Sep 2026US 12,724,228 B2Calient.Ai Inc.
- Reflective module and camera module including reflective module1 Sep 2026US 12,724,229 B2Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
- Camera module and a portable electronic device including the same10 Sep 2026US 2026/0267113 A1Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
- Reflection device for a head-up display, spring element, bearing retainer, head-up display and motor vehicle6 Aug 2026US 2026/0227595 A1Valeo Schalter und Sensoren GmbH
- Optical scanning device and image forming apparatus including the same16 Jul 2026US 2026/0202662 A1KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Optical lens, camera module, and electronic device25 Jun 2026US 2026/0177789 A1Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
- Reflective module and camera module including the same4 Jun 2026US 2026/0153792 A1Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Spiral scanner with electronic control1,545US 6,626,834 B22003
- Variable mirror, optical apparatus and decentered optical system which include variable mirror, variable-optical characteristic optical element or combination thereof162US 6,464,363 B1Olympus Optical Co., Ltd. · 2002
- Altering temporal response of microelectromechanical elements154US 7,119,945 B2Idc, LLC · 2006
- Miniature optical scanner for a two axis scanning system143US 5,557,444 AUniversity of Washington · 1996
- Method of operating a fast scanning mirror140US 8,752,969 B1Arete Associates · 2014