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  • G - Physics
  • G02B - Optical elements, systems or apparatus
  • G02B 15/177 - Optical objectives with means for varying the magnification by axial movement of one or more lenses or groups of lenses relative to the image plane for continuously varying the equivalent focal length of the objective with interdependent non-linearly related movements between one lens or lens group, and another lens or lens group having a negative front lens or group of lenses

Patent holdings for IPC class G02B 15/177

Total number of patents in this class: 387

10-year publication summary

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Principal owners for this class

Owner
All patents
This class
Canon Inc.
36841
77
FUJIFILM Corporation
27102
63
Nikon Corporation
7162
44
OM Digital Solutions Corp.
706
23
Konica Minolta, Inc.
8349
10
Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
27812
9
Olympus Corporation
13667
8
Young Optics Inc.
247
8
Sony Corporation
32931
7
Ricoh Company, Ltd.
13266
7
Samsung Electro-mechanics Co., Ltd.
4798
7
Seiko Epson Corporation
18724
5
Ricoh Imaging Company, Ltd.
153
5
Hoya Corporation
2822
5
Ability Opto-Electronics Technology Co., Ltd.
362
5
Nittoh Inc.
96
5
Hanwha Vision Co., Ltd.
568
5
Ability Enterprise Co., Ltd.
88
4
Cooke Optics Limited
44
4
Coretronic Corporation
1165
4
Other owners 82