Light shield shutters for cameras
US-11156901-B2 · Oct 26, 2021 · US
Lens caps as separate accessory (accessories in general G03B17/56)
Lens caps as separate accessory (accessories in general G03B17/56) · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
Computing, optics, measurement, and control technologies.
Related technology areas
Mapped technology topics for this CPC code.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| CPC code | G03B11/041 |
| Official title | {Lens caps as separate accessory (accessories in general G03B17/56)} |
| Display label | Lens caps as separate accessory (accessories in general G03B17/56) |
| Total patents | 122 |
Filing trend
Year-over-year patent counts classified under this CPC code.
Filing activity over the last five years is declining.
| Year | Patents |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 2 |
| 2016 | 7 |
| 2017 | 10 |
| 2018 | 9 |
| 2019 | 8 |
| 2020 | 15 |
| 2021 | 18 |
| 2022 | 14 |
| 2023 | 12 |
| 2024 | 15 |
| 2025 | 8 |
| 2026 | 4 |
Representative patents
Representative publications under this CPC code from precomputed stats, or recent filings when stats are unavailable.
Lens cover-based image capture device operation
US-2021250516-A1 · Aug 12, 2021 · US
Display module
US-11079657-B1 · Aug 3, 2021 · US
Accessory coupling system
US-11068023-B1 · Jul 20, 2021 · US
Swivel covers
US-2021208478-A1 · Jul 8, 2021 · US
Lens device and imaging device
US-11036117-B2 · Jun 15, 2021 · US
Computing device
US-2021149272-A1 · May 20, 2021 · US
Magnetometer-based lens cap detection
US-2021132467-A1 · May 6, 2021 · US
Lens cover-based image capture device operation
US-10999504-B1 · May 4, 2021 · US
Lens cap for optical projectors
US-2020409236-A1 · Dec 31, 2020 · US
Removable camera lens cover
US-10845675-B2 · Nov 24, 2020 · US
Lens cap for optical projectors
US-10824052-B2 · Nov 3, 2020 · US
Switchable imager lens cover
US-10802377-B2 · Oct 13, 2020 · US
Image capturing module and lens shade thereof
US-2020310223-A1 · Oct 1, 2020 · US
Visual sensor lens or lens cover abnormality detection system
US-10775319-B2 · Sep 15, 2020 · US
Dual camera module and optical device
US-2020275003-A1 · Aug 27, 2020 · US
Dual camera module and optical device
US-10694092-B2 · Jun 23, 2020 · US
Image capturing module and lens shade thereof
US-10690999-B2 · Jun 23, 2020 · US
Electrically controllable optical device, method for operation thereof, and system including an electrically controllable optical device
US-2020142232-A1 · May 7, 2020 · US
Camera concealment using photochromics
US-2020110327-A1 · Apr 9, 2020 · US
Frequently asked questions
Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.
- What is CPC G03B11/041?
- CPC G03B11/041 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Lens caps as separate accessory (accessories in general G03B17/56).”
- How many patents are filed under CPC G03B11/041 (Lens caps as separate accessory (accessories in general G03B17/56))?
- Our database includes 122 publications tagged with this CPC code.
- Is patent activity under CPC G03B11/041 growing?
- Publication counts under this code: 15 in 2024 vs 8 in 2025 (latest complete years).