G01J 1/0407
Optical elements not provided otherwise
Official title: {Optical elements not provided otherwise, e.g. manifolds, windows, holograms, gratings}
G01J1/0407 (Optical elements not provided otherwise) appears on 2,392 US grants and 2,419 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01J- Granted patents
- 2,392
- Published applications
- 2,419
- Assignees
- 1,329
- Inventors
- 5,431
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 8 | 0 |
| 1978 | 5 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 7 | 0 |
| 1986 | 9 | 0 |
| 1987 | 11 | 0 |
| 1988 | 8 | 0 |
| 1989 | 15 | 0 |
| 1990 | 12 | 0 |
| 1991 | 11 | 0 |
| 1992 | 14 | 0 |
| 1993 | 13 | 0 |
| 1994 | 10 | 0 |
| 1995 | 16 | 0 |
| 1996 | 20 | 0 |
| 1997 | 11 | 0 |
| 1998 | 10 | 0 |
| 1999 | 18 | 0 |
| 2000 | 18 | 0 |
| 2001 | 20 | 5 |
| 2002 | 18 | 17 |
| 2003 | 24 | 25 |
| 2004 | 17 | 19 |
| 2005 | 13 | 27 |
| 2006 | 28 | 49 |
| 2007 | 31 | 55 |
| 2008 | 44 | 65 |
| 2009 | 43 | 68 |
| 2010 | 50 | 56 |
| 2011 | 53 | 69 |
| 2012 | 43 | 66 |
| 2013 | 71 | 125 |
| 2014 | 93 | 155 |
| 2015 | 118 | 162 |
| 2016 | 148 | 141 |
| 2017 | 157 | 184 |
| 2018 | 170 | 151 |
| 2019 | 177 | 172 |
| 2020 | 143 | 152 |
| 2021 | 154 | 152 |
| 2022 | 133 | 131 |
| 2023 | 112 | 127 |
| 2024 | 134 | 108 |
| 2025 | 94 | 77 |
| 2026 | 65 | 61 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- G01J 1/0411Using focussing or collimating elements, i.e. lenses or mirrors661
- G01J 1/0425Using optical fibers418
- G01J 1/0437Using masks, aperture plates, spatial light modulators, spatial filters380
- G01J 1/0414Using plane or convex mirrors, parallel phase plates, or plane beam-splitters322
- G01J 1/0422Using light concentrators, collectors or condensers252
- G01J 1/0474Diffusers208
- G01J 1/0418Using attenuators160
- G01J 1/0448Adjustable151
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- G01J 1/0429Using polarisation elements146
- G01J 1/044Using shutters77
- G01J 1/0477Prisms, wedges67
- G01J 1/0459Using an optical amplifier of light or coatings to improve optical coupling35
- G01J 1/0462Slit arrangements33
- G01J 1/0455Having a throughhole enabling the optical element to fulfil an additional optical30
- G01J 1/0433Using notch filters29
- G01J 1/0451Using means for illuminating a slit efficiently27
- G01J 1/0466With a sighting port24
- G01J 1/0444Using means for replacing an element by another21
- G01J 1/047Using extension/expansion of solids or fluids, change of resonant frequency or extinction6
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