G03B 2205/0076
Using shape memory alloys
Official title: using shape memory alloys
G03B2205/0076 (Using shape memory alloys) appears on 207 US grants and 257 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G03B- Granted patents
- 207
- Published applications
- 257
- Assignees
- 50
- Inventors
- 348
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 3 |
| 2007 | 0 | 6 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | 6 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 3 |
| 2012 | 3 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 6 |
| 2014 | 4 | 4 |
| 2015 | 8 | 9 |
| 2016 | 5 | 4 |
| 2017 | 5 | 6 |
| 2018 | 1 | 7 |
| 2019 | 6 | 10 |
| 2020 | 9 | 31 |
| 2021 | 17 | 34 |
| 2022 | 27 | 34 |
| 2023 | 27 | 24 |
| 2024 | 23 | 39 |
| 2025 | 35 | 18 |
| 2026 | 21 | 11 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Method of controlling power delivered to an actuator assembly6 Oct 2026US 12,756,333 B2Cambridge Mechatronics Limited
- SMA actuator assembly15 Sep 2026US 12,736,032 B2Cambridge Mechatronics Limited
- Actuating a lens system for camera optical image stabilization with autofocus provided by actuating an image sensor25 Aug 2026US 12,720,201 B1Apple Inc.
- SMA actuators for optical image stabilisation18 Aug 2026US 12,710,132 B2Cambridge Mechatronics Limited
- Variable aperture, camera module, and electronic device18 Aug 2026US 12,710,682 B2Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
- Camera module and electronic device24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287974 A1Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
- Actuator assembly17 Sep 2026US 2026/0275968 A1Cambridge Mechatronics Limited
- Camera module and imaging device21 May 2026US 2026/0140423 A1Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
- Actuator assembly30 Apr 2026US 2026/0117751 A1Cambridge Mechatronics Limited
- Actuator assembly26 Mar 2026US 2026/0085668 A1Cambridge Mechatronics Limited
Most cited
By later US patents
- Lens barrel with built-in blur correction mechanism182US 6,701,071 B2Minolta Co., Ltd. · 2004
- Actuator mechanism and a shutter mechanism44US 7,976,230 B2Nokia Corporation · 2011
- Actuator using shape memory alloy and method for controlling the same41US 6,516,146 B1Minolta Co., Ltd. · 2003
- Haptic modules with independently controllable vertical and horizontal mass movements40US 9,396,629 B1Apple Inc. · 2016
- Iris diaphragm device and endoscope having the same38US 5,150,702 AOlympus Optical Co., Ltd. · 1992