G03B 15/04
Combinations of cameras with non-electronic flash apparatus
Official title: Combinations of cameras with non-electronic flash apparatus; Non-electronic flash units
G03B15/04 (Combinations of cameras with non-electronic flash apparatus) appears on 375 US grants and 124 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G03B- Granted patents
- 375
- Published applications
- 124
- Assignees
- 96
- Inventors
- 391
- Latest grant
- 11 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 38 | 0 |
| 1977 | 35 | 0 |
| 1978 | 30 | 0 |
| 1979 | 32 | 0 |
| 1980 | 17 | 0 |
| 1981 | 24 | 0 |
| 1982 | 23 | 0 |
| 1983 | 18 | 0 |
| 1984 | 17 | 0 |
| 1985 | 6 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 10 | 0 |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 4 |
| 2005 | 2 | 3 |
| 2006 | 4 | 3 |
| 2007 | 2 | 9 |
| 2008 | 4 | 2 |
| 2009 | 4 | 2 |
| 2010 | 4 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | 1 | 5 |
| 2013 | 5 | 3 |
| 2014 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 3 | 1 |
| 2016 | 4 | 11 |
| 2017 | 10 | 17 |
| 2018 | 13 | 11 |
| 2019 | 11 | 8 |
| 2020 | 8 | 10 |
| 2021 | 6 | 7 |
| 2022 | 2 | 4 |
| 2023 | 6 | 4 |
| 2024 | 5 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 5 |
| 2026 | 1 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- G03B 15/0442Constructional details of the flash apparatus171
- G03B 15/0452Electrical ignition means connected to the shutter134
- G03B 15/041Separatable flash apparatus49
- G03B 15/0478Combinations of photographic apparatus with percussion type flash ignition systems37
- G03B 15/0405Non-electronic flash apparatus incorporated in photographic apparatus10
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Camera support bracket and flash unit mounting device127US 4,091,402 A1978
- Radiation switch for photoflash unit80US 4,336,570 AGTE Products Corporation · 1982
- Camera selects unused flash bulb farthest from taking lens to reduce red-eye effect when camera-to-subject distance within near range50US 5,708,866 AEastman Kodak Company · 1998
- Radio remote control for photographic equipment48US 7,486,883 B2Tamrac, Inc. · 2009
- Multiple taking lenses, equal number flash bulbs, camera with flash-lens sequencing to reduce red-eye43US 5,678,073 AEastman Kodak Company · 1997