G02B 7/1822
Comprising means for aligning the optical axis
Official title: {comprising means for aligning the optical axis (G02B7/1821 takes precedence)}
G02B7/1822 (Comprising means for aligning the optical axis) appears on 967 US grants and 783 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02B- Granted patents
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- Published applications
- 783
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- 448
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- 1,816
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
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| 2021 | 60 | 68 |
| 2022 | 54 | 38 |
| 2023 | 56 | 48 |
| 2024 | 41 | 40 |
| 2025 | 38 | 28 |
| 2026 | 20 | 24 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
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- Folded Optics Camera with Tilt Actuator24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287917 A1Apple Inc.
- Flexure for mirror adjustment3 Sep 2026US 2026/0259390 A1Taara Connect, Inc.
- Adjustment mechanism, optical system, exposure apparatus, and article manufacturing method20 Aug 2026US 2026/0243994 A1Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Large angle compact optical image stabilization for folded cameras20 Aug 2026US 2026/0243995 A1Corephotonics Ltd.
- Method and devices for aligning a three-dimensional reflector20 Aug 2026US 2026/0245251 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Spatial light modulator and method846US 5,061,049 ATexas Instruments Incorporated · 1991
- Spatial light modulator and method555US 5,096,279 ATexas Instruments Incorporated · 1992
- Linear spatial light modulator and printer423US 4,596,992 ATexas Instruments Incorporated · 1986
- Dazzle-free mirror with photocell in a non-dazzle-free portion314US 4,721,364 ANippondenso Co., Ltd. · 1988
- Glare-shielding type reflector241US 4,632,509 ANippondenso Co., Ltd. · 1986