H04N 1/113
Using oscillating or rotating mirrors
Official title: using oscillating or rotating mirrors
H04N1/113 (Using oscillating or rotating mirrors) appears on 1,688 US grants and 792 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H04N- Granted patents
- 1,688
- Published applications
- 792
- Assignees
- 234
- Inventors
- 2,030
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 1976 | 10 | 0 |
| 1977 | 9 | 0 |
| 1978 | 9 | 0 |
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| 1980 | 16 | 0 |
| 1981 | 25 | 0 |
| 1982 | 18 | 0 |
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| 1991 | 47 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 59 | 0 |
| 2001 | 64 | 17 |
| 2002 | 47 | 44 |
| 2003 | 28 | 37 |
| 2004 | 41 | 61 |
| 2005 | 31 | 45 |
| 2006 | 44 | 62 |
| 2007 | 35 | 67 |
| 2008 | 50 | 67 |
| 2009 | 55 | 63 |
| 2010 | 44 | 54 |
| 2011 | 61 | 41 |
| 2012 | 58 | 31 |
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| 2017 | 36 | 40 |
| 2018 | 34 | 31 |
| 2019 | 27 | 17 |
| 2020 | 18 | 7 |
| 2021 | 8 | 4 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 |
| 2023 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 0 | 5 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Rotary reciprocating actuator and optical scanning device29 Sep 2026US 12,748,303 B2Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd.
- Image-forming apparatus24 Sep 2024US RE50,141 E1Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Optical writing apparatus, image forming apparatus, and control method23 Apr 2024US 11,964,496 B2Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Image forming apparatus16 Jan 2024US 11,876,940 B2Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Method for manufacturing optical scanning systems2 Jan 2024US 11,860,357 B2Nalux Co., Ltd.
- Optical scanning device and image forming apparatus including the same28 May 2026US 2026/0147289 A1KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Light scanning apparatus and image forming apparatus18 Sep 2025US 2025/0291270 A1KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Optical scanning apparatus, method of manufacturing an optical scanning apparatus, and image forming apparatus21 Aug 2025US 2025/0267230 A1KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Optical scanning device and image forming apparatus26 Jun 2025US 2025/0211694 A1Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Optical scanning system8 May 2025US 2025/0147304 A1Nalux Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Line light source124US 5,033,814 ANilford Laboratories, Inc. · 1991
- Continuous tone recording system incorporating feedback control circuit119US 4,583,128 AMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company · 1986
- Image processing method and apparatus for adding identifying information to an image portion and forming the portion at a lower of plural resolutions103US 5,661,574 ACanon Kabushiki Kaisha · 1997
- Optical scanning apparatus including an image reading section and an image printing section that share a common optical system and a method of printing and reading an image using the common optical system102US 5,805,296 ABrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha · 1998
- Laser printer having variable beam spacing90US 6,037,963 ALexmark International, Inc. · 2000