G03B 17/38
Releasing-devices separate from shutter
Official title: Releasing-devices separate from shutter (integral with shutter G03B9/08)
G03B17/38 (Releasing-devices separate from shutter) appears on 516 US grants and 250 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G03B- Granted patents
- 516
- Published applications
- 250
- Assignees
- 142
- Inventors
- 804
- Latest grant
- 23 Dec 2025
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 7 | 0 |
| 1977 | 9 | 0 |
| 1978 | 6 | 0 |
| 1979 | 12 | 0 |
| 1980 | 20 | 0 |
| 1981 | 13 | 0 |
| 1982 | 20 | 0 |
| 1983 | 8 | 0 |
| 1984 | 14 | 0 |
| 1985 | 5 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 6 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 14 | 0 |
| 1992 | 21 | 0 |
| 1993 | 17 | 0 |
| 1994 | 17 | 0 |
| 1995 | 11 | 0 |
| 1996 | 21 | 0 |
| 1997 | 19 | 0 |
| 1998 | 21 | 0 |
| 1999 | 15 | 0 |
| 2000 | 11 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 1 |
| 2002 | 12 | 4 |
| 2003 | 5 | 3 |
| 2004 | 5 | 8 |
| 2005 | 7 | 5 |
| 2006 | 0 | 4 |
| 2007 | 0 | 7 |
| 2008 | 3 | 7 |
| 2009 | 3 | 7 |
| 2010 | 7 | 11 |
| 2011 | 10 | 4 |
| 2012 | 10 | 10 |
| 2013 | 9 | 10 |
| 2014 | 7 | 18 |
| 2015 | 9 | 12 |
| 2016 | 12 | 22 |
| 2017 | 12 | 18 |
| 2018 | 11 | 18 |
| 2019 | 23 | 13 |
| 2020 | 13 | 21 |
| 2021 | 15 | 13 |
| 2022 | 10 | 12 |
| 2023 | 11 | 9 |
| 2024 | 6 | 7 |
| 2025 | 7 | 3 |
| 2026 | 0 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
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- Triggering system13 May 2025US 12,302,040 B2Cyclomedia Technology B.V.
- Video recording device and camera function control program22 Apr 2025US 12,284,437 B2Maxell, Ltd.
- Trigger Device Based on Resilient Structure5 Mar 2026US 2026/0063971 A1Dongguan Miles Precision Manufacturing Co., Ltd
- Selfie stick convenient for being operated with index finger, and selfie stick26 Feb 2026US 2026/0056450 A1Shenzhen intelliARK Technology Co., Ltd
- Imaging apparatus, power control method, and program22 Jan 2026US 2026/0025765 A1Sony Group Corporation
- Wildlife Camera with Optical Zoom Capability25 Dec 2025US 2025/0392820 A1
- Shape Memory Alloy Actuators And Methods Thereof13 Nov 2025US 2025/0347982 A1Hutchinson Technology Incorporated
Most cited
By later US patents
- Eye tracking wearable devices and methods for use230US 10,025,379 B2Google Inc. · 2018
- Camera with touch sensitive control151US 5,923,908 AEastman Kodak Company · 1999
- Single-use camera with motion sensor127US 5,878,283 AEastman Kodak Company · 1999
- Wireless remote control apparatus for camera117US 5,323,203 AOlympus Optical Co., Ltd. · 1994
- Camera106US 5,040,006 ACanon Kabushiki Kaisha · 1991