G03B 17/17
With reflectors arranged in beam forming the photographic image
Official title: with reflectors arranged in beam forming the photographic image, e.g. for reducing dimensions of camera
G03B17/17 (With reflectors arranged in beam forming the photographic image) appears on 793 US grants and 1,100 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G03B- Granted patents
- 793
- Published applications
- 1,100
- Assignees
- 279
- Inventors
- 1,430
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 2019 | 25 | 61 |
| 2020 | 39 | 58 |
| 2021 | 50 | 106 |
| 2022 | 64 | 118 |
| 2023 | 82 | 118 |
| 2024 | 110 | 118 |
| 2025 | 106 | 95 |
| 2026 | 68 | 101 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Camera module with reflection module and guide ball member for rotating reflection module6 Oct 2026US 12,756,917 B2Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
- Intraoral scanner29 Sep 2026US 12,745,910 B2Luminx Il Ltd
- Reflective module and camera module including reflective module1 Sep 2026US 12,724,229 B2Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
- Optical photographing lens assembly, image capturing unit and electronic device1 Sep 2026US 12,724,237 B2Largan Precision Co., Ltd.
- Drive motor, camera module, and electronic device1 Sep 2026US 12,724,329 B2Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
- Camera module8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309963 A1Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
- Camera module and electronic device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0310052 A1Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp., Ltd.
- Aperture to reduce camera flare1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299288 A1Motorola Mobility LLC
- Camera actuator and camera module including same1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299373 A1LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
- Camera module24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287979 A1Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Camera module with dual lens modules and image sensors216US 8,149,327 B2Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. · 2012
- Image-capturing device having multiple optical systems198US 7,509,041 B2Eastman Kodak Company · 2009
- Dual focal length camera193US 6,101,334 AMobi, LLC · 2000
- Variable mirror, optical apparatus and decentered optical system which include variable mirror, variable-optical characteristic optical element or combination thereof162US 6,464,363 B1Olympus Optical Co., Ltd. · 2002
- Adjustable imaging system with wide angle capability150US 6,226,035 B1Cyclo Vision Technologies, Inc. · 2001