G03B 17/02
Bodies
G03B17/02 (Bodies) appears on 7,728 US grants and 7,990 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G03B- Granted patents
- 7,728
- Published applications
- 7,990
- Assignees
- 1,495
- Inventors
- 10,094
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 28 | 0 |
| 1977 | 35 | 0 |
| 1978 | 34 | 0 |
| 1979 | 28 | 0 |
| 1980 | 32 | 0 |
| 1981 | 39 | 0 |
| 1982 | 45 | 0 |
| 1983 | 27 | 0 |
| 1984 | 29 | 0 |
| 1985 | 34 | 0 |
| 1986 | 17 | 0 |
| 1987 | 36 | 0 |
| 1988 | 38 | 0 |
| 1989 | 46 | 0 |
| 1990 | 51 | 0 |
| 1991 | 56 | 0 |
| 1992 | 62 | 0 |
| 1993 | 61 | 0 |
| 1994 | 65 | 0 |
| 1995 | 49 | 0 |
| 1996 | 79 | 0 |
| 1997 | 102 | 0 |
| 1998 | 162 | 0 |
| 1999 | 99 | 0 |
| 2000 | 97 | 0 |
| 2001 | 79 | 26 |
| 2002 | 83 | 68 |
| 2003 | 72 | 51 |
| 2004 | 67 | 86 |
| 2005 | 43 | 156 |
| 2006 | 85 | 226 |
| 2007 | 63 | 248 |
| 2008 | 123 | 164 |
| 2009 | 186 | 180 |
| 2010 | 195 | 169 |
| 2011 | 176 | 257 |
| 2012 | 176 | 269 |
| 2013 | 242 | 316 |
| 2014 | 283 | 261 |
| 2015 | 267 | 322 |
| 2016 | 262 | 305 |
| 2017 | 287 | 325 |
| 2018 | 301 | 416 |
| 2019 | 371 | 499 |
| 2020 | 410 | 580 |
| 2021 | 459 | 622 |
| 2022 | 469 | 567 |
| 2023 | 437 | 524 |
| 2024 | 472 | 524 |
| 2025 | 483 | 471 |
| 2026 | 286 | 358 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- G03B 17/12With means for supporting objectives, supplementary lenses, filters, masks, or turrets2,897
- G03B 17/08Waterproof bodies or housings1,022
- G03B 17/04Collapsible, foldable or extensible905
- G03B 17/17With reflectors arranged in beam forming the photographic image793
- G03B 17/06With exposure meters or other indicators built into body but not connected75
- G03B 17/16For containing both motion-picture camera and still-picture camera18
- G03B 17/10Soundproof bodies15
Recent patents
- Optical apparatus and imaging apparatus6 Oct 2026US 12,754,391 B2Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Imaging optical system, image capture device, and camera system6 Oct 2026US 12,754,396 B2Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
- Image capturing equipment6 Oct 2026US 12,754,458 B2Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Image capture systems for use in land and underwater environments6 Oct 2026US 12,754,459 B2GoPro, Inc.
- Optical element driving mechanism6 Oct 2026US 12,754,460 B2Actutek Corporation
- Camera module8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309956 A1LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
- Camera module8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309963 A1Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
- Camera module8 Oct 2026US 2026/0310051 A1LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
- Camera module and electronic device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0310052 A1Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp., Ltd.
- Display apparatus8 Oct 2026US 2026/0313211 A1Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
Most cited
By later US patents
- Imaging system for vehicle526US 7,965,336 B2Donnelly Corporation · 2011
- Document having an encoded data structure288US 7,234,645 B2Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd · 2007
- Mosaicing images with an offset lens231US 7,123,292 B1Xerox Corporation · 2006
- Watertight body for accommodating a photographic camera218US 5,832,312 AEastman Kodak Company · 1998
- Camera module with dual lens modules and image sensors216US 8,149,327 B2Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. · 2012