G03B 11/00
Filters or other obturators specially adapted for photographic purposes
G03B11/00 (Filters or other obturators specially adapted for photographic purposes) appears on 1,591 US grants and 1,884 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G03B- Granted patents
- 1,591
- Published applications
- 1,884
- Assignees
- 655
- Inventors
- 3,165
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 7 | 0 |
| 1978 | 10 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 7 | 0 |
| 1984 | 8 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | 7 | 0 |
| 1987 | 6 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 8 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 8 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 7 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 16 | 0 |
| 1999 | 8 | 0 |
| 2000 | 11 | 0 |
| 2001 | 9 | 2 |
| 2002 | 5 | 5 |
| 2003 | 8 | 7 |
| 2004 | 9 | 9 |
| 2005 | 4 | 20 |
| 2006 | 11 | 31 |
| 2007 | 14 | 37 |
| 2008 | 8 | 35 |
| 2009 | 19 | 33 |
| 2010 | 31 | 51 |
| 2011 | 42 | 49 |
| 2012 | 38 | 63 |
| 2013 | 51 | 73 |
| 2014 | 64 | 63 |
| 2015 | 59 | 82 |
| 2016 | 58 | 74 |
| 2017 | 65 | 117 |
| 2018 | 91 | 115 |
| 2019 | 107 | 128 |
| 2020 | 115 | 187 |
| 2021 | 139 | 146 |
| 2022 | 112 | 134 |
| 2023 | 105 | 133 |
| 2024 | 103 | 124 |
| 2025 | 123 | 108 |
| 2026 | 54 | 58 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Organic substrate for placing components of a camera6 Oct 2026US 12,756,912 B1Apple Inc.
- Image capturing device and panoramic image creation method22 Sep 2026US 12,743,015 B2Pfu Limited
- Shielding structure and electronic device having the same15 Sep 2026US 12,736,854 B2Tymphany Hk Limited
- Spectral camera15 Sep 2026US 12,739,490 B2Public University Corporation Suwa University of Science Foundation
- Lens hood8 Sep 2026US 12,730,358 B2Somar Corporation
- Imaging device and home appliance having the same (as amended)1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299379 A1LG Electronics Inc.
- Systems and methods for privacy-preserving mobile cameras24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287977 A1Corephotonics Ltd.
- Filter device and imaging apparatus17 Sep 2026US 2026/0277077 A1Sony Group Corporation
- Mobile phone filter holder and filter assembly10 Sep 2026US 2026/0267208 A1Shenzhen Anymore Technology Limited
- Optical device having occulter arm moveable to occlude the field of view and associated methods3 Sep 2026US 2026/0259388 A1Eagle Technology, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Methods and apparatus for rich image capture with focused plenoptic cameras298US 8,345,144 B1Adobe Systems Incorporated · 2013
- Camera with movable first lens cover which supports movable second lens cover which opens during movement of first lens cover113US 5,740,480 AEastman Kodak Company · 1998
- Focused plenoptic camera employing different apertures or filtering at different microlenses110US 8,228,417 B1Adobe Systems Incorporated · 2012
- Container99US 5,439,128 A1995
- Auxiliary lens for camera and the like84US 6,889,006 B2Toda Seiko Co., Ltd. · 2005