G01J 5/0235
Spacers
Official title: {Spacers, e.g. for avoidance of stiction}
G01J5/0235 (Spacers) appears on 39 US grants and 44 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01J- Granted patents
- 39
- Published applications
- 44
- Assignees
- 40
- Inventors
- 117
- Latest grant
- 17 Mar 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 2 | 3 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 5 |
| 2014 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 4 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4 | 4 |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 | 6 | 3 |
| 2022 | 3 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Embedded mechanical stopper for thermal sensor device17 Mar 2026US 12,578,236 B2STMicroelectronics International N. V.
- Infrared sensor28 Oct 2025US 12,455,195 B2Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
- Optical filter array4 Mar 2025US 12,243,887 B2Viavi Solutions Inc.
- Sensor configured to sense heat or infrared light and electronic device including same20 Aug 2024US 12,066,334 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Interferometer and method for producing an interferometer19 Jul 2022US 11,391,629 B2Robert Bosch GmbH
- Infrared detector and associated production method23 Jul 2026US 2026/0210767 A1Lynred
- Window cavity wafers4 Jun 2026US 2026/0153380 A1Materion Corporation
- Infrared sensor15 Jan 2026US 2026/0016340 A1Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
- Infrared sensor15 Jan 2026US 2026/0016342 A1Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
- Optical filter array19 Jun 2025US 2025/0204068 A1Viavi Solutions Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Diffractive optical modulator and method for producing the same, infrared sensor including such a diffractive optical modulator and method for producing the same, and display device including such a diffractive optical modulator136US 5,920,418 AMatsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. · 1999
- Infrared thermometer93US 6,513,970 B1OMRON Corporation · 2003
- Low mass optical coating for thin film detectors21US 5,929,441 ATexas Instruments Incorporated · 1999
- Thermal infrared detector provided with shield for high fill factor19US 6,448,557 B2NEC Corporation · 2002
- Infrared camera packaging systems and methods18US 7,402,802 B1FLIR Systems, Inc. · 2008