H04N 23/10
Cameras or camera modules comprising electronic image sensors: for generating image signals
Official title: for generating image signals from different wavelengths
H04N23/10 (Cameras or camera modules comprising electronic image sensors: for generating image signals) appears on 4,893 US grants and 5,541 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H04N- Granted patents
- 4,893
- Published applications
- 5,541
- Assignees
- 1,506
- Inventors
- 8,602
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 15 | 0 |
| 1977 | 13 | 0 |
| 1978 | 16 | 0 |
| 1979 | 12 | 0 |
| 1980 | 19 | 0 |
| 1981 | 15 | 0 |
| 1982 | 11 | 0 |
| 1983 | 11 | 0 |
| 1984 | 10 | 0 |
| 1985 | 25 | 0 |
| 1986 | 16 | 0 |
| 1987 | 20 | 0 |
| 1988 | 13 | 0 |
| 1989 | 22 | 0 |
| 1990 | 13 | 0 |
| 1991 | 12 | 0 |
| 1992 | 21 | 0 |
| 1993 | 16 | 0 |
| 1994 | 12 | 0 |
| 1995 | 12 | 0 |
| 1996 | 12 | 0 |
| 1997 | 8 | 0 |
| 1998 | 13 | 0 |
| 1999 | 9 | 0 |
| 2000 | 9 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 12 |
| 2002 | 8 | 14 |
| 2003 | 12 | 26 |
| 2004 | 16 | 19 |
| 2005 | 7 | 30 |
| 2006 | 28 | 65 |
| 2007 | 16 | 74 |
| 2008 | 32 | 70 |
| 2009 | 47 | 83 |
| 2010 | 61 | 99 |
| 2011 | 68 | 99 |
| 2012 | 80 | 105 |
| 2013 | 90 | 142 |
| 2014 | 129 | 235 |
| 2015 | 174 | 287 |
| 2016 | 225 | 334 |
| 2017 | 279 | 469 |
| 2018 | 348 | 468 |
| 2019 | 471 | 462 |
| 2020 | 482 | 469 |
| 2021 | 403 | 389 |
| 2022 | 331 | 330 |
| 2023 | 303 | 421 |
| 2024 | 343 | 373 |
| 2025 | 367 | 284 |
| 2026 | 212 | 182 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Optical gas imaging camera with navigation and targeting control, learning and operating methods for the camera, and compliance auditing system6 Oct 2026US 12,756,796 B2
- Camera module and interaction device6 Oct 2026US 12,756,940 B2Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
- Image capture apparatus and methods using color co-site sampling6 Oct 2026US 12,757,509 B2NIL Technology ApS
- Spectrometer method and apparatus29 Sep 2026US 12,747,987 B2Spectricity
- Smart beacon video-based communication protocol29 Sep 2026US 12,750,461 B2Torrey Pines Logic, Inc.
- Apparatuses, systems, and methods for monitoring moving vehicles8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307693 A1Georgia Tech Research Corporation
- Systems and Methods for Estimating Depth and Visibility from a Reference Viewpoint for Pixels in a Set of Images Captured from Different Viewpoints8 Oct 2026US 2026/0311355 A1Adeia Imaging LLC
- Real-time hdr video for vehicle control8 Oct 2026US 2026/0313240 A1Contrast, Inc.
- Capturing and Processing of Images Including Occlusions Focused on an Image Sensor by a Lens Stack Array1 Oct 2026US 2026/0301205 A1Adeia Imaging LLC
- Systems and Methods for Estimating Depth and Visibility from a Reference Viewpoint for Pixels in a Set of Images Captured from Different Viewpoints1 Oct 2026US 2026/0301208 A1Adeia Imaging LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Color imaging array1,232US 3,971,065 AEastman Kodak Company · 1976
- Vehicle interior LED lighting system962US 7,195,381 B2Donnelly Corporation · 2007
- CMOS active pixel sensor type imaging system on a chip647US 5,841,126 ACalifornia Institute of Technology · 1998
- Night vision system with color video camera578US 5,001,558 AGeneral Motors Corporation · 1991
- Digital cameras using multiple sensors with multiple lenses557US 6,611,289 B12003