G03B 3/00
Focusing arrangements of general interest for cameras, projectors or printers
G03B3/00 (Focusing arrangements of general interest for cameras, projectors or printers) appears on 3,190 US grants and 3,601 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G03B- Granted patents
- 3,190
- Published applications
- 3,601
- Assignees
- 572
- Inventors
- 3,880
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 7 | 0 |
| 1977 | 6 | 0 |
| 1978 | 10 | 0 |
| 1979 | 6 | 0 |
| 1980 | 13 | 0 |
| 1981 | 13 | 0 |
| 1982 | 16 | 0 |
| 1983 | 17 | 0 |
| 1984 | 26 | 0 |
| 1985 | 29 | 0 |
| 1986 | 21 | 0 |
| 1987 | 6 | 0 |
| 1988 | 18 | 0 |
| 1989 | 19 | 0 |
| 1990 | 24 | 0 |
| 1991 | 12 | 0 |
| 1992 | 11 | 0 |
| 1993 | 9 | 0 |
| 1994 | 14 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1998 | 10 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 1 |
| 2002 | 4 | 5 |
| 2003 | 7 | 9 |
| 2004 | 11 | 11 |
| 2005 | 7 | 19 |
| 2006 | 12 | 58 |
| 2007 | 15 | 68 |
| 2008 | 19 | 70 |
| 2009 | 54 | 76 |
| 2010 | 81 | 58 |
| 2011 | 75 | 141 |
| 2012 | 76 | 143 |
| 2013 | 112 | 147 |
| 2014 | 125 | 142 |
| 2015 | 152 | 184 |
| 2016 | 139 | 162 |
| 2017 | 158 | 122 |
| 2018 | 125 | 171 |
| 2019 | 159 | 223 |
| 2020 | 196 | 281 |
| 2021 | 187 | 302 |
| 2022 | 219 | 326 |
| 2023 | 272 | 281 |
| 2024 | 254 | 268 |
| 2025 | 276 | 207 |
| 2026 | 144 | 126 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Method of controlling power delivered to an actuator assembly6 Oct 2026US 12,756,333 B2Cambridge Mechatronics Limited
- Actuator locking mechanism for image capture device29 Sep 2026US 12,748,343 B2GoPro, Inc.
- Optical system8 Sep 2026US 12,730,332 B2Actutek Corporation
- Camera actuator and camera module including same8 Sep 2026US 12,730,360 B2LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
- Camera systems with improved actuator stability8 Sep 2026US 12,732,697 B2Apple Inc.
- Camera module8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309963 A1Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
- Camera module and electronic device comprising same8 Oct 2026US 2026/0313215 A1Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Camera actuator and camera module including same1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299373 A1LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
- Optical lens assembly, imaging apparatus and electronic device24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287802 A1Largan Precision Co., Ltd.
- Camera module and optical device24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287847 A1LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Surgical system instrument sterile adapter1,479US 9,096,033 B2Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. · 2015
- Surgical system sterile drape473US 8,746,252 B2Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. · 2014
- Camera applications in a handheld device278US 8,439,265 B2Intel Corporation · 2013
- Camera with changeable focal length186US 4,792,822 AFuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. · 1988
- Surgical system instrument manipulator113US 10,918,449 B2Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. · 2021