G02B 1/00
Optical elements characterised by the material of which they are made
Official title: Optical elements characterised by the material of which they are made; Optical coatings for optical elements
G02B1/00 (Optical elements characterised by the material of which they are made) appears on 16,230 US grants and 20,261 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02B- Granted patents
- 16,230
- Published applications
- 20,261
- Assignees
- 4,040
- Inventors
- 31,325
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 56 | 0 |
| 1977 | 35 | 0 |
| 1978 | 46 | 0 |
| 1979 | 37 | 0 |
| 1980 | 31 | 0 |
| 1981 | 45 | 0 |
| 1982 | 26 | 0 |
| 1983 | 52 | 0 |
| 1984 | 59 | 0 |
| 1985 | 59 | 0 |
| 1986 | 66 | 0 |
| 1987 | 78 | 0 |
| 1988 | 93 | 0 |
| 1989 | 105 | 0 |
| 1990 | 122 | 0 |
| 1991 | 120 | 0 |
| 1992 | 149 | 0 |
| 1993 | 151 | 0 |
| 1994 | 137 | 0 |
| 1995 | 123 | 0 |
| 1996 | 136 | 0 |
| 1997 | 134 | 0 |
| 1998 | 167 | 0 |
| 1999 | 165 | 0 |
| 2000 | 139 | 0 |
| 2001 | 184 | 85 |
| 2002 | 187 | 256 |
| 2003 | 220 | 353 |
| 2004 | 211 | 365 |
| 2005 | 228 | 369 |
| 2006 | 239 | 440 |
| 2007 | 199 | 494 |
| 2008 | 189 | 454 |
| 2009 | 187 | 525 |
| 2010 | 321 | 637 |
| 2011 | 322 | 515 |
| 2012 | 359 | 646 |
| 2013 | 448 | 792 |
| 2014 | 505 | 888 |
| 2015 | 617 | 1112 |
| 2016 | 768 | 1200 |
| 2017 | 815 | 1008 |
| 2018 | 792 | 1101 |
| 2019 | 1022 | 1240 |
| 2020 | 991 | 1294 |
| 2021 | 888 | 1290 |
| 2022 | 825 | 1170 |
| 2023 | 850 | 1198 |
| 2024 | 924 | 1103 |
| 2025 | 963 | 929 |
| 2026 | 645 | 797 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- G02B 1/10Optical coatings produced by application to, or surface treatment of, optical elements7,889
- G02B 1/04Made of organic materials6,449
- G02B 1/002Made of materials engineered to provide properties not available in nature1,557
- G02B 1/02Made of crystals624
- G02B 1/08Made of polarising materials431
- G02B 1/06Made of fluids in transparent cells175
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- Method for manufacturing optical element, and optical element8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307345 A1Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Method of producing annealed polyvinyl alcohol contact lens782US 4,619,793 ACiba-Geigy Corporation · 1986
- Collagen-polymer conjugates778US 5,162,430 ACollagen Corporation · 1992
- Polysiloxane hydrogels775US 4,136,250 ACiba-Geigy Corporation · 1979
- Polysiloxane composition and contact lens629US 4,153,641 ABausch & Lomb Incorporated · 1979
- Components and methods for use in electro-optic displays580US 6,982,178 B2E Ink Corporation · 2006