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  4. /G02B · Optical elements, systems or apparatus
  5. /G02B 9/00 · Optical objectives characterised both by the number of the components and their
  6. /G02B 9/12 · Optical objectives characterised both by the number of the components and their
  7. /G02B 9/14 · Arranged + - +
  8. /G02B 9/30 · The middle component being a - compound meniscus having a + lens
  9. /G02B 9/32
G02B 9/32

The + lens being a meniscus

Official title: the + lens being a meniscus

G02B9/32 (The + lens being a meniscus) appears on 5 US grants and 3 published applications in this corpus.

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  1. GPhysics
  2. G02Optics
  3. G02BOptical elements, systems or apparatus
  4. G02B 9/00Optical objectives characterised both by the number of the components and their
  5. G02B 9/12Optical objectives characterised both by the number of the components and their
  6. G02B 9/14Arranged + - +
  7. G02B 9/30The middle component being a - compound meniscus having a + lens
  8. G02B 9/32The + lens being a meniscus
Granted patents
5
Published applications
3
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5
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9
Latest grant
10 Jan 2023

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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001.

Recent patents

  • Optical image capturing system10 Jan 2023US 11,550,121 B2Ability Opto-Electronics Technology Co., Ltd.
  • Optical imaging lens5 Jun 2018US 9,989,731 B2Genius Electronic Optical (Xiamen) Co., Ltd.
  • Imaging lens9 Nov 2010US 7,830,619 B2Milestone Co., Ltd.
  • Compact objective lens system31 Dec 1996US 5,589,989 AEastman Kodak Company
  • Triplet-type lens for use in a compact photographic camera5 Nov 1996US 5,572,369 AEastman Kodak Company
  • Optical image capturing system6 Jan 2022US 2022/0003960 A1Ability Opto-Electronics Technology Co., Ltd.
  • Optical imaging lens7 Dec 2017US 2017/0351061 A1Genius Electronic Optical Co., Ltd.
  • Imaging Lens1 Jul 2010US 2010/0165486 A1Milestone Co., Ltd.

Most cited

By later US patents
  • Compact objective lens system10US 5,589,989 AEastman Kodak Company · 1996
  • Triplet-type lens for use in a compact photographic camera5US 5,572,369 AEastman Kodak Company · 1996
  • Imaging lens3US 7,830,619 B2Milestone Co., Ltd. · 2010

Top assignees

Documents
  • AOAbility Opto-Electronics Technology Co., Ltd.2
  • Eastman Kodak Company2
  • MMilestone Co., Ltd.2
  • GEGenius Electronic Optical Co., Ltd.1
  • GEGenius Electronic Optical (Xiamen) Co., Ltd.1
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