- Olympus filed a patent 2011209377 for 10mm f/2.8, 12mm f/2.8 and 12mm f/2.0 lenses:
- Canon patent 2011-215218 for a 100-400mm f/4-5.6 lens:
- Fujifilm patent 2011209554 for a 27mm f/2.0 lens for mobile phones:
- Fujifilm filed a patent 2011199646 to reduce the rolling shutter during video recording:
- Fujifilm files a patent (2011211328) for removing purple fringing.
- Photochromic image sensor patent by Sony.