G03B 13/18
Focusing aids
G03B13/18 (Focusing aids) appears on 486 US grants and 454 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G03B- Granted patents
- 486
- Published applications
- 454
- Assignees
- 196
- Inventors
- 816
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
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| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
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| 1978 | 11 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
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| 1981 | 5 | 0 |
| 1982 | 13 | 0 |
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| 1998 | 11 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 2 | 4 |
| 2003 | 7 | 5 |
| 2004 | 7 | 6 |
| 2005 | 5 | 11 |
| 2006 | 4 | 14 |
| 2007 | 4 | 36 |
| 2008 | 7 | 18 |
| 2009 | 15 | 19 |
| 2010 | 26 | 14 |
| 2011 | 19 | 21 |
| 2012 | 19 | 18 |
| 2013 | 13 | 21 |
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| 2017 | 17 | 16 |
| 2018 | 15 | 22 |
| 2019 | 19 | 35 |
| 2020 | 20 | 30 |
| 2021 | 24 | 27 |
| 2022 | 36 | 30 |
| 2023 | 17 | 16 |
| 2024 | 17 | 11 |
| 2025 | 13 | 10 |
| 2026 | 9 | 9 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Autofocus method and associated optical imaging system15 Sep 2026US 12,736,855 B2Schölly Fiberoptic GmbH
- Camera module25 Aug 2026US 12,720,181 B2LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
- Lens apparatus and image pickup apparatus7 Jul 2026US 12,675,028 B2Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Imaging apparatus, imaging method, and program16 Jun 2026US 12,657,747 B2FUJIFILM Corporation
- Imaging apparatus, method of controlling imaging apparatus, and program5 May 2026US 12,619,302 B2Sony Group Corporation
- Lens apparatus and image pickup apparatus1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299378 A1Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Method and electronic device for automatic focus control4 Jun 2026US 2026/0156346 A1Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Camera system7 May 2026US 2026/0129275 A1QUALCOMM Incorporated
- Electronic marking ring2 Apr 2026US 2026/0093158 A1Tilta Inc.
- Lens parameter adjustment device2 Apr 2026US 2026/0093159 A1Tilta Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Apparatus for multiple camera devices and method of operating same466US 7,199,348 B2Newport Imaging Corporation · 2007
- Digital camera with integrated infrared (IR) response277US 7,566,855 B22009
- Optical see-through augmented reality modified-scale display218US 7,002,551 B2HRL Laboratories, LLC · 2006
- Image blurring66US 7,469,071 B2FotoNation Vision Limited · 2008
- Method and apparatus for photographic measurement63US 7,912,320 B12011