G03B 7/08
Control effected solely on the basis of the response, to the intensity
Official title: Control effected solely on the basis of the response, to the intensity of the light received by the camera, of a built-in light-sensitive device
G03B7/08 (Control effected solely on the basis of the response, to the intensity) appears on 2,389 US grants and 765 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G03B- Granted patents
- 2,389
- Published applications
- 765
- Assignees
- 345
- Inventors
- 2,477
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 2024 | 21 | 30 |
| 2025 | 32 | 34 |
| 2026 | 19 | 22 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- G03B 7/091Digital circuits1,285
- G03B 7/081Analogue circuits568
- G03B 7/099Arrangement of photoelectric elements in or on the camera445
- G03B 7/10A servo-motor providing energy to move the setting member174
- G03B 7/12A hand-actuated member moved from one position to another providing the energy25
- G03B 7/0805Setting of priority modes20
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and apparatus for configuring a camera through external means365US 6,006,039 AFotoNation Limited · 1999
- Versatile camera for various visibility conditions273US 7,496,293 B2Elbit Systems Ltd. · 2009
- System for exposure measurement and/or focus detection by means of image senser215US 4,047,187 ACanon Kabushiki Kaisha · 1977
- Photographic camera161US 4,728,978 AMinolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha · 1988
- Film cassette and a photographing device using the same160US 4,500,183 AOlympus Optical Co., Ltd. · 1985