G03B 11/046
For viewfinders or eyepieces
Official title: {for viewfinders or eyepieces}
G03B11/046 (For viewfinders or eyepieces) appears on 36 US grants and 41 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G03B- Granted patents
- 36
- Published applications
- 41
- Assignees
- 20
- Inventors
- 67
- Latest grant
- 2 Sep 2025
Filings by year
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| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2009 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 3 | 3 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 |
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| 2014 | 4 | 1 |
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| 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001.
Recent patents
- Electronic device2 Sep 2025US 12,405,515 B2Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Mobile terminal11 Feb 2025US 12,225,281 B2Maxell, Ltd.
- Display device18 Jun 2024US 12,013,544 B2Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
- Anti-glare apparatus and protector against inclement weather, wearable camera for action cameras and other photographic devices23 Apr 2024US 11,966,149 B1
- Mobile terminal5 Sep 2023US 11,750,915 B2Maxell, Ltd.
- Optical apparatus, accessory, accessory attachment method, and accessory detachment method18 Sep 2025US 2025/0291236 A1Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Mobile terminal8 May 2025US 2025/0150704 A1Maxell, Ltd.
- Modular hinging frame system14 Nov 2024US 2024/0377708 A1
- Magnetic eyecup for binoculars, spotting scope, or other output optical device15 Aug 2024US 2024/0272419 A1Leupold & Stevens, Inc.
- Mobile terminal18 Jan 2024US 2024/0022808 A1Maxell, Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Eye-cup cover for a viewfinder20US 5,166,719 ASony Corporation · 1992
- Digital camera having a display device with a cover20US 7,057,660 B1Ricoh Company, Ltd. · 2006
- Eye level viewfinder and three dimensional virtual reality viewing device and method19US 9,405,126 B12016
- Partial eyeshield15US 4,729,648 A1988
- Eye-cup for camera14US 4,576,459 ACanon Kabushiki Kaisha · 1986