Canon Patents

Latest Canon Patents

Canon Patent: Ultra-Compact Body Cap Lenses for the RF mount

In this patent application (2025-029311), Canon features some rather slow, but very…

Canon RF Supertelephoto Lenses with built-in Extenders Appear in Latest Patent

In this patent application (2025-028297), Canon discusses super-telephoto prime lenses with built-in…

Canon Patent: Small VCM Motors for Power Zoom

In this patent application (2025-023282), Canon is looking to make the power…

Canon Patent: RF 85mm F1.8L, RF 100mm F1.8L IS, RF 135mm F1.8L IS, RF 150mm F1.8L IS

In this patent application (2025-023325), Canon is demonstrating some advanced primes with…

Canon Patent Application: Plastic Fantastic RF 24-35 F2.0

In this patent application (2025-019790), Canon explores the use of more resin…

Canon Patent: RF 20mm F1.4 VCM, 21mm F1.4 VCM, 28mm F1.4 VCM

Canon released the RF 50mm f1.4L VCM, 24mm f/1.4L VCM, and 35mm…

Canon Patent Application: Lenses with Optical Distortion Correction

This is an interesting patent application (2025-012993) showing a strange lens configuration.…

Canon’s Latest Lens Patent Reveals Much-Awaited Ultra-Wide Power Zoom Designs for RFMount

In this patent application (2025-011796) we have several embodiments of ultra wide…

Canon RF 16-28mm F2.8 IS STM Patent Discussion

I missed this patent. In my defence, I looked at it and…

Patent Application: VR Dual Lens Focus Adjustment

In this patent application (2025-001041), Canon describes improvements to how dual lens…