G03B 11/041
Lens caps as separate accessory
Official title: {Lens caps as separate accessory (accessories in general G03B17/56)}
G03B11/041 (Lens caps as separate accessory) appears on 138 US grants and 154 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G03B- Granted patents
- 138
- Published applications
- 154
- Assignees
- 78
- Inventors
- 276
- Latest grant
- 16 Jun 2026
Filings by year
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| 2020 | 6 | 15 |
| 2021 | 17 | 13 |
| 2022 | 10 | 7 |
| 2023 | 6 | 10 |
| 2024 | 5 | 13 |
| 2025 | 8 | 7 |
| 2026 | 6 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Camera comprising a lens cover having a connection portion and a locking portion16 Jun 2026US 12,656,660 B2Dongguan HDKing Smart Technology Co., LTD.
- Carrier card apparatus and method for installation and removal of lens protectors16 Jun 2026US 12,656,666 B2Case-Mate, Inc.
- Self-orientating privacy cover9 Jun 2026US 12,650,711 B2Intel Corporation
- Enclosures for accommodating board stacks31 Mar 2026US 12,591,167 B2Components Express, Inc.
- Lens cap with bistable membrane for spring effect between concave and convex positions27 Jan 2026US 12,535,716 B2Aptiv Technologies AG
- Mobile phone filter holder and filter assembly10 Sep 2026US 2026/0267208 A1Shenzhen Anymore Technology Limited
- Magnetically replaceable lens protector6 Aug 2026US 2026/0227625 A1
- Enclosures for accommodating board stacks25 Jun 2026US 2026/0177888 A1Components Express, Inc.
- Multi-depth carrier card apparatus and method for installation and removal of lens protectors14 May 2026US 2026/0133472 A1Case-Mate, Inc.
- Camera integrated glass reflection cancellation12 Mar 2026US 2026/0072481 A1Dell Products L. P.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Camera hood with pivoting lens cap39US 4,909,617 A1990
- Image pickup apparatus32US 7,161,749 B2Sony Corporation · 2007
- Closure device for an image capture facility32US 8,471,956 B2Bornbex Handels-und Vertriebs GmbH & Co. KG · 2013
- Webcam privacy shield29US 9,465,276 B22016
- Removable camera lens cover29US 9,995,990 B2GoPro, Inc. · 2018