Canon Patents

Latest Canon Patents

Canon Patent Application: Mixed Ultrawides and RF-S 10-20mm F4.0

In this patent application (2024-007656), Canon looks to create small ultra wides…

Canon Patent Application: RF Super Telephotos

In this patent application (2024-009238) we have a series of telephoto primes…

Canon Patent Application: Canon RF Super Zooms

Back in the Canon EOS EF days, Canon made several large super…

Canon Patent Application: Cheap ultra-wide prime lenses for FF and APS-C

This is an odd patent application (2024-006604), let's dive into the dirty…

Canon Patent Application: Major Defocus improvements

One of the problems that mirrorless cameras have is major defocus. This…

Canon Patent Application: Improving Eye Control Autofocus

Canon never fully completes something and is always looking at methods to…

Canon Patent Application: Sensor Thermal Expansion

This is a curious patent (Japan Patent Application 2024-002151). When I was…

Canon Patent Application: APS-C 15-45mm

One of the disappointments for me with the RF-S system is the…

Canon Patent Application: Internal Zoom RF-S F4.0 lenses

This is a curious patent from Canon. These are without a doubt…

Canon Patent Application: Small Full Frame RF Primes

In this patent application, Canon is illustrating some smaller primes. Since these…