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G02B 15/173

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Introduced: January 1985

Title

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CPC: arranged +-+

Full Title

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IPC:

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 first movable lens or lens group and a second movable lens or lens group, both in front of a fixed lens or lens group > having an additional fixed front lens or group of lenses > arranged + – +

CPC:

Optical objectives with means for varying the magnification (anamorphotic objectives G02B13/08) > 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 (G02B15/22 takes precedence) > having a first movable lens or lens group and a second movable lens or lens group, both in front of a fixed lens or lens group (G02B15/177 takes precedence) > having an additional fixed front lens or group of lenses > arranged +-+

No child classifications to compare. This is a leaf node in both IPC and CPC.

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class G02,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP COMPANY 13,460
  2. BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP COMPANY CN 11,745
  3. SAMSUNG DISPLAY KR 10,908
  4. CANON 9,072
  5. FUJIFILM JP 7,957
  6. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 7,805
  7. LG DISPLAY COMPANY KR 6,558
  8. CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 5,855
  9. NITTO DENKO CORPORATION JP 5,817
  10. OLYMPUS CORPORATION JP 4,579

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class G02,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. SAMSUNG DISPLAY KR 14,409
  2. BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP COMPANY CN 14,236
  3. BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP COMPANY 11,826
  4. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 10,141
  5. FUJIFILM JP 8,506
  6. LG DISPLAY COMPANY KR 7,558
  7. NITTO DENKO CORPORATION JP 6,306
  8. OLYMPUS CORPORATION JP 5,336
  9. SONY CORPORATION JP 5,097
  10. CANON JP 4,814