Nikon continues to actively file lens patents for their Nikon 1 mirrorless system (1″ sensor). The latest patent application is for a Nikkor 9-30mm f/3.5-5.6 VR lens. Here are few more Nikon 1 lens patents filed in the past few months:
and again for comparison, here is the list of currently available Nikon 1 lenses (the last Nikon 1 lens was introduced in March, 2014 together with the V3):
