B29K 2105/0079
Liquid crystals
Official title: {Liquid crystals}
B29K2105/0079 (Liquid crystals) appears on 326 US grants and 310 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B29K- Granted patents
- 326
- Published applications
- 310
- Assignees
- 214
- Inventors
- 842
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 2004 | 11 | 11 |
| 2005 | 6 | 6 |
| 2006 | 4 | 21 |
| 2007 | 1 | 17 |
| 2008 | 4 | 8 |
| 2009 | 9 | 18 |
| 2010 | 15 | 22 |
| 2011 | 12 | 8 |
| 2012 | 15 | 22 |
| 2013 | 9 | 8 |
| 2014 | 5 | 2 |
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| 2017 | 4 | 3 |
| 2018 | 9 | 9 |
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| 2020 | 8 | 15 |
| 2021 | 6 | 22 |
| 2022 | 9 | 12 |
| 2023 | 16 | 14 |
| 2024 | 11 | 13 |
| 2025 | 9 | 7 |
| 2026 | 5 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Stereolithography additive manufacturing of photoaligned liquid crystal elastomers22 Sep 2026US 12,741,412 B2Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
- Liquid crystal polymer composite, liquid crystal polymer composite film, and metal-clad laminate including same7 Apr 2026US 12,595,344 B2Textiles Coated Incorporated
- Rotor and method for manufacturing rotor7 Apr 2026US 12,597,817 B2Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha
- Method for manufacturing liquid crystal polymer film3 Feb 2026US 12,540,221 B2Azotek Co., Ltd.
- Three-dimensional (3D) printing of electro-active lenses13 Jan 2026US 12,521,949 B2e-Vision Smart Optics, Inc.
- Liquid crystal polymer composite, liquid crystal polymer composite film, and metal-clad laminate including same25 Jun 2026US 2026/0176431 A1
- Polyester, formed product, and method for manufacturing formed product18 Jun 2026US 2026/0167772 A1Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
- Aligned Liquid Crystal Elastomer Structures for Mechanical Damping11 Jun 2026US 2026/0159710 A1Oregon State University
- Three-dimensional (3d) printing of electro-active lenses9 Apr 2026US 2026/0097566 A1e-Vision Smart Optics, Inc.
- Methods for producing liquid crystal polymer filaments26 Mar 2026US 2026/0084358 A1Kuraray Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Manufacturing composite materials233US 5,002,712 ABayer Aktiengesellschaft · 1991
- Method for manufacturing brightness enhancement film of liquid crystal display and structure thereof135US 7,132,064 B2Optimax Technology Corporation · 2006
- Housing mechanism for electronic device134US 7,697,269 B2FIH (Hong Kong) Limited · 2010
- Extruded tubing and catheters having helical liquid crystal fibrils132US 5,248,305 ACordis Corporation · 1993
- Extruded tubing and catheters having increased rotational stiffness127US 5,156,785 ACordis Corporation · 1992