G03B 7/097
For control of both exposure time and aperture
Official title: for control of both exposure time and aperture
G03B7/097 (For control of both exposure time and aperture) appears on 438 US grants and 96 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G03B- Granted patents
- 438
- Published applications
- 96
- Assignees
- 82
- Inventors
- 553
- Latest grant
- 21 Apr 2026
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| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 11 | 0 |
| 1978 | 14 | 0 |
| 1979 | 7 | 0 |
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| 1981 | 14 | 0 |
| 1982 | 13 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
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| 1996 | 16 | 0 |
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| 1998 | 31 | 0 |
| 1999 | 14 | 0 |
| 2000 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 |
| 2003 | 2 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 3 | 5 |
| 2006 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 4 |
| 2008 | 0 | 6 |
| 2009 | 4 | 6 |
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| 2011 | 6 | 9 |
| 2012 | 7 | 5 |
| 2013 | 3 | 3 |
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| 2017 | 2 | 10 |
| 2018 | 6 | 4 |
| 2019 | 3 | 6 |
| 2020 | 4 | 4 |
| 2021 | 6 | 5 |
| 2022 | 4 | 6 |
| 2023 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 3 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Apparatus, method thereof, and storage medium for adjusting an image quality of an image for live view display19 Nov 2024US 12,149,833 B2Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
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- Imaging apparatus13 Nov 2025US 2025/0349105 A1FUJIFILM Corporation
- Imaging apparatus and imaging method19 Jun 2025US 2025/0203055 A1Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
- Control Module for a Driver for an Electrical Load20 Jun 2024US 2024/0206043 A1Lutron Technology Company LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- System for exposure measurement and/or focus detection by means of image senser215US 4,047,187 ACanon Kabushiki Kaisha · 1977
- Image processing device for controlling the transfer function of an optical system114US 5,051,770 AScanera S.C. · 1991
- Technique suited for use in multi-zone autofocusing cameras for improving image quality for non-standard display sizes and/or different focal length photographing modes109US 5,311,240 AEastman Kodak Company · 1994
- Camera system102US 5,260,735 AMinolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha · 1993
- Camera system operable by carrying data from a camera accessory to a camera body81US 4,560,267 AMinolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha · 1985