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

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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%