E06B 9/24
Screens or other constructions affording protection against light, especially against sunshine
Official title: Screens or other constructions affording protection against light, especially against sunshine; Similar screens for privacy or appearance; {Slat blinds}(operating, guiding or securing devices or arrangements for roll-type closures E06B9/56; free-hanging flexible screens A47H23/00)
E06B9/24 (Screens or other constructions affording protection against light, especially against sunshine) appears on 6,503 US grants and 7,214 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E06B- Granted patents
- 6,503
- Published applications
- 7,214
- Assignees
- 1,804
- Inventors
- 7,962
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 13 | 0 |
| 1977 | 17 | 0 |
| 1978 | 27 | 0 |
| 1979 | 19 | 0 |
| 1980 | 34 | 0 |
| 1981 | 34 | 0 |
| 1982 | 46 | 0 |
| 1983 | 40 | 0 |
| 1984 | 55 | 0 |
| 1985 | 56 | 0 |
| 1986 | 42 | 0 |
| 1987 | 66 | 0 |
| 1988 | 60 | 0 |
| 1989 | 86 | 0 |
| 1990 | 73 | 0 |
| 1991 | 75 | 0 |
| 1992 | 103 | 0 |
| 1993 | 83 | 0 |
| 1994 | 62 | 0 |
| 1995 | 75 | 0 |
| 1996 | 80 | 0 |
| 1997 | 98 | 0 |
| 1998 | 107 | 0 |
| 1999 | 107 | 0 |
| 2000 | 140 | 0 |
| 2001 | 124 | 38 |
| 2002 | 130 | 110 |
| 2003 | 138 | 146 |
| 2004 | 127 | 221 |
| 2005 | 117 | 219 |
| 2006 | 127 | 243 |
| 2007 | 108 | 249 |
| 2008 | 70 | 233 |
| 2009 | 77 | 191 |
| 2010 | 118 | 213 |
| 2011 | 96 | 265 |
| 2012 | 151 | 253 |
| 2013 | 144 | 266 |
| 2014 | 175 | 318 |
| 2015 | 221 | 321 |
| 2016 | 248 | 365 |
| 2017 | 257 | 408 |
| 2018 | 238 | 408 |
| 2019 | 312 | 445 |
| 2020 | 330 | 404 |
| 2021 | 321 | 377 |
| 2022 | 292 | 376 |
| 2023 | 297 | 346 |
| 2024 | 305 | 342 |
| 2025 | 251 | 268 |
| 2026 | 131 | 189 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- E06B 9/26Lamellar or like blinds3,790
- E06B 9/40Roller blinds1,554
- E06B 2009/2464Featuring transparency control by applying voltageIndexing code1,008
- E06B 2009/2417Light path controlIndexing code537
- E06B 2009/2423Combinations of at least two screensIndexing code485
- E06B 2009/2405Areas of differing opacity for light transmission controlIndexing code181
- E06B 2009/2476Solar cellsIndexing code170
- E06B 2009/2482Special shapeIndexing code119
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- Window Systems and Components8 Oct 2026US 2026/0308974 A1Newtonoid Technologies, L.L.C.
- A fluidic system for climate control8 Oct 2026US 2026/0308975 A1President and Fellows of Harvard College
- Cordless steel tape stabilization system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0308976 A1Yuyao Hujia Window Decoration Co., Ltd.
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Electrochromic medium having a color stability577US 6,407,847 B1Gentex Corporation · 2002
- Optical panel capable of switching between reflective and transmissive states454US 5,686,979 AMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company · 1997
- Materials for use in electrophoretic displays421US 7,679,814 B2E Ink Corporation · 2010
- System to interconnect, link, and control variable transmission windows and variable transmission window constructions356US 6,567,708 B1Gentex Corporation · 2003
- Electrochemichromic solutions, processes for preparing and using the same, and devices manufactured with the same353US 5,239,405 ADonnelly Corporation · 1993