Patent Theme
Precision Lens Actuation
Mechanisms and control systems for precise movement of optical lens elements, often for autofocus, zoom, or image stabilization, utilizing various driving principles (e.g., piezoelectric) and low-friction components.
10,261 US filings from 1,119 companies since 2023 · 2023: 2,507 · 2024: 3,199 · 2025: 3,197 · 2026 YTD: 1,358
Photographic Apparatus
Top companies
Ranked by filings in this theme since 2023. 2026 is partial.
| # | Company | Since 2023 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 YTD | YoY |
|---|
| 1 | CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA | 1,351 | 342 | 347 | 448 | 214 | +29.1% |
| 2 | LG INNOTEK CO., LTD. | 634 | 148 | 218 | 197 | 71 | -9.6% |
| 3 | TDK TAIWAN CORP. | 467 | 130 | 151 | 162 | 24 | +7.3% |
| 4 | LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD. | 454 | 106 | 168 | 131 | 49 | -22.0% |
| 5 | FUJIFILM CORPORATION | 434 | 92 | 114 | 155 | 73 | +36.0% |
| 6 | Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd. | 401 | 97 | 131 | 119 | 54 | -9.2% |
| 7 | Apple Inc. | 268 | 59 | 91 | 86 | 32 | -5.5% |
| 8 | NIKON CORPORATION | 249 | 51 | 78 | 78 | 42 | 0.0% |
| 9 | SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. | 227 | 55 | 55 | 77 | 40 | +40.0% |
| 10 | Corephotonics Ltd. | 182 | 36 | 67 | 53 | 26 | -20.9% |
| 11 | Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. | 170 | 35 | 56 | 59 | 20 | +5.4% |
| 12 | Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. | 142 | 44 | 40 | 33 | 25 | -17.5% |
| 13 | GENIUS ELECTRONIC OPTICAL (XIAMEN) CO., LTD. | 117 | 35 | 39 | 29 | 14 | -25.6% |
| 14 | ZHEJIANG SUNNY OPTICS CO., LTD. | 115 | 10 | 60 | 33 | 12 | -45.0% |
| 15 | Seiko Epson Corporation | 106 | 23 | 47 | 17 | 19 | -63.8% |
| 16 | SONY GROUP CORPORATION | 105 | 30 | 34 | 34 | 7 | 0.0% |
| 17 | Coretronic Corporation | 104 | 29 | 28 | 36 | 11 | +28.6% |
| 18 | AAC Optics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. | 96 | 18 | 43 | 30 | 5 | -30.2% |
| 19 | MITSUMI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. | 85 | 22 | 33 | 21 | 9 | -36.4% |
| 20 | ASIA OPTICAL CO., INC. | 76 | 18 | 22 | 31 | 5 | +40.9% |
| 21 | Changzhou AAC Raytech Optronics Co., Ltd. | 69 | 9 | 19 | 25 | 16 | +31.6% |
| 22 | SINTAI OPTICAL (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. | 65 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 1 | +4.5% |
| 23 | TOKYO VISIONARY OPTICS Co., Ltd. | 63 | 22 | 30 | 11 | · | -63.3% |
| 24 | AAC OPTICS (CHANGZHOU) CO., LTD. | 62 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 4 | +11.1% |
| 25 | LARGAN DIGITAL CO., LTD. | 60 | 22 | 16 | 19 | 3 | +18.8% |