H04N 23/957
Light-field or plenoptic cameras or camera modules
H04N23/957 (Light-field or plenoptic cameras or camera modules) appears on 516 US grants and 639 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H04N- Granted patents
- 516
- Published applications
- 639
- Assignees
- 249
- Inventors
- 965
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 2 | 5 |
| 2010 | 2 | 4 |
| 2011 | 2 | 4 |
| 2012 | 10 | 7 |
| 2013 | 8 | 31 |
| 2014 | 8 | 29 |
| 2015 | 25 | 39 |
| 2016 | 26 | 52 |
| 2017 | 35 | 36 |
| 2018 | 43 | 53 |
| 2019 | 49 | 66 |
| 2020 | 62 | 60 |
| 2021 | 37 | 48 |
| 2022 | 53 | 45 |
| 2023 | 44 | 54 |
| 2024 | 40 | 59 |
| 2025 | 49 | 26 |
| 2026 | 18 | 16 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Large-viewing-angle integral imaging 3D display device based on secondary light field modulation25 Aug 2026US 12,720,032 B2Sichuan University
- Light-field imaging based on tilt-aberration21 Jul 2026US 12,689,836 B2Danmarks Tekniske Universitet
- Camera assembly and electronic device30 Jun 2026US 12,671,910 B2Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
- Method and system for generating at least one image of a real environment9 Jun 2026US 12,652,364 B2Apple Inc.
- Ultrafast light field tomography19 May 2026US 12,631,895 B2The Regents of the University of California
- Full-focused plenoptic objective macroscopic plenoptic imaging10 Sep 2026US 2026/0270569 A1The George Washington University
- Image acquisition apparatus and method for video conferencing, terminal, and storage medium6 Aug 2026US 2026/0227610 A1Guangzhou Shirui Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Parallax-based automatic focusing and focus locking method for light field microscopy system6 Aug 2026US 2026/0227619 A1Zhejiang Hehu Technology Co., Ltd.
- Imaging device30 Jul 2026US 2026/0222664 A1Sony Group Corporation
- Meta-lens array for plenoptic camera23 Jul 2026US 2026/0212520 A1QUALCOMM Incorporated
Most cited
By later US patents
- Focused plenoptic camera employing microlenses with different focal lengths426US 8,400,555 B1Adobe Systems Incorporated · 2013
- Methods and apparatus for rich image capture with focused plenoptic cameras298US 8,345,144 B1Adobe Systems Incorporated · 2013
- Methods and apparatus for reducing plenoptic camera artifacts274US 8,189,089 B1Adobe Systems Incorporated · 2012
- Systems and methods for transmitting and receiving array camera image data236US 8,305,456 B1Pelican Imaging Corporation · 2012
- Systems and methods for transmitting and receiving array camera image data192US 8,692,893 B2Pelican Imaging Corporation · 2014