G03B 17/20
Visible in viewfinder
Official title: visible in viewfinder
G03B17/20 (Visible in viewfinder) appears on 761 US grants and 374 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G03B- Granted patents
- 761
- Published applications
- 374
- Assignees
- 124
- Inventors
- 978
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 13 | 0 |
| 1977 | 17 | 0 |
| 1978 | 37 | 0 |
| 1979 | 27 | 0 |
| 1980 | 28 | 0 |
| 1981 | 25 | 0 |
| 1982 | 22 | 0 |
| 1983 | 7 | 0 |
| 1984 | 9 | 0 |
| 1985 | 13 | 0 |
| 1986 | 13 | 0 |
| 1987 | 10 | 0 |
| 1988 | 13 | 0 |
| 1989 | 8 | 0 |
| 1990 | 6 | 0 |
| 1991 | 20 | 0 |
| 1992 | 16 | 0 |
| 1993 | 22 | 0 |
| 1994 | 13 | 0 |
| 1995 | 14 | 0 |
| 1996 | 24 | 0 |
| 1997 | 21 | 0 |
| 1998 | 20 | 0 |
| 1999 | 15 | 0 |
| 2000 | 24 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 2 |
| 2002 | 4 | 1 |
| 2003 | 4 | 7 |
| 2004 | 3 | 8 |
| 2005 | 4 | 10 |
| 2006 | 5 | 24 |
| 2007 | 2 | 22 |
| 2008 | 8 | 17 |
| 2009 | 20 | 14 |
| 2010 | 19 | 20 |
| 2011 | 14 | 24 |
| 2012 | 15 | 26 |
| 2013 | 20 | 16 |
| 2014 | 24 | 23 |
| 2015 | 28 | 23 |
| 2016 | 17 | 16 |
| 2017 | 13 | 11 |
| 2018 | 13 | 18 |
| 2019 | 20 | 21 |
| 2020 | 23 | 17 |
| 2021 | 15 | 13 |
| 2022 | 17 | 14 |
| 2023 | 10 | 13 |
| 2024 | 12 | 8 |
| 2025 | 7 | 5 |
| 2026 | 3 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Electronic device and control method of electronic device6 Oct 2026US 12,756,925 B2Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Digital viewfinder user interface for multiple cameras15 Sep 2026US 12,739,511 B2Apple Inc.
- Observation apparatus13 Jan 2026US 12,526,508 B2FUJIFILM Corporation
- Imaging apparatus with display and image display apparatus23 Dec 2025US 12,504,672 B2FUJIFILM Corporation
- Information processing device, information processing method, and program2 Dec 2025US 12,487,670 B2FUJIFILM Corporation
- Optical apparatus attachable to image pickup apparatus and image pickup apparatus attachable to the optical apparatus8 Jan 2026US 2026/0010057 A1Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Electronic device, control method therefor, program, and storage medium6 Nov 2025US 2025/0343985 A1Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Electronic device and control method of electronic device25 Sep 2025US 2025/0301213 A1Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Image capture apparatus and control method7 Aug 2025US 2025/0254415 A1Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Mobile terminal8 May 2025US 2025/0150704 A1Maxell, Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Mobile terminal and method of controlling the operation of the mobile terminal201US 8,391,697 B2LG Electronics Inc. · 2013
- Prism149US 5,969,869 AAsahi Kogaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha · 1999
- Camera having an electronic viewfinder for displaying an object image under different photographic conditions128US 5,557,358 AMinolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha · 1996
- Method and system for implementing button interface compatibility in touch-screen equipped digital imaging device127US 6,154,210 AFlashPoint Technology, Inc. · 2000
- Display device in a camera finder114US 5,640,627 AAsahi Kogaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha · 1997