G01J 3/0205
Optical elements not provided otherwise
Official title: {Optical elements not provided otherwise, e.g. optical manifolds, diffusers, windows}
G01J3/0205 (Optical elements not provided otherwise) appears on 5,528 US grants and 5,994 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01J- Granted patents
- 5,528
- Published applications
- 5,994
- Assignees
- 2,313
- Inventors
- 10,081
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 10 | 0 |
| 1977 | 11 | 0 |
| 1978 | 9 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 7 | 0 |
| 1981 | 10 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 7 | 0 |
| 1985 | 10 | 0 |
| 1986 | 8 | 0 |
| 1987 | 18 | 0 |
| 1988 | 18 | 0 |
| 1989 | 20 | 0 |
| 1990 | 22 | 0 |
| 1991 | 21 | 0 |
| 1992 | 17 | 0 |
| 1993 | 27 | 0 |
| 1994 | 24 | 0 |
| 1995 | 15 | 0 |
| 1996 | 19 | 0 |
| 1997 | 17 | 0 |
| 1998 | 34 | 0 |
| 1999 | 43 | 0 |
| 2000 | 44 | 0 |
| 2001 | 44 | 26 |
| 2002 | 54 | 69 |
| 2003 | 66 | 68 |
| 2004 | 57 | 95 |
| 2005 | 75 | 147 |
| 2006 | 108 | 160 |
| 2007 | 126 | 200 |
| 2008 | 157 | 172 |
| 2009 | 154 | 192 |
| 2010 | 133 | 239 |
| 2011 | 166 | 174 |
| 2012 | 176 | 211 |
| 2013 | 179 | 220 |
| 2014 | 183 | 244 |
| 2015 | 205 | 263 |
| 2016 | 230 | 291 |
| 2017 | 270 | 316 |
| 2018 | 311 | 354 |
| 2019 | 368 | 388 |
| 2020 | 337 | 441 |
| 2021 | 382 | 402 |
| 2022 | 318 | 371 |
| 2023 | 274 | 319 |
| 2024 | 325 | 259 |
| 2025 | 264 | 232 |
| 2026 | 143 | 141 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- G01J 3/0208Using focussing or collimating elements2,064
- G01J 3/0218Using optical fibers1,564
- G01J 3/021Using plane or convex mirrors, parallel phase plates, or particular reflectors1,114
- G01J 3/0229Using masks, aperture plates, spatial light modulators or spatial filters920
- G01J 3/0224Using polarising or depolarising elements657
- G01J 3/0237Adjustable459
- G01J 3/0216Using light concentrators or collectors or condensers327
- G01J 3/0232Using shutters296
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- G01J 3/0235Using means for replacing an element by another, for replacing a filter205
- G01J 3/0248Using a sighting port155
- G01J 3/024Using means for illuminating a slit efficiently148
- G01J 3/0213Using attenuators143
- G01J 3/0227Using notch filters143
- G01J 3/0243Having a through-hole enabling the optical element to fulfil an additional optical135
- G01J 3/0254Spectrometers, other than colorimeters, making use of an integrating sphere131
- G01J 3/0251Colorimeters making use of an integrating sphere123
- G01J 3/0245Using an optical amplifier of light52
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