G02B 19/0009
Having refractive surfaces only
Official title: {having refractive surfaces only}
G02B19/0009 (Having refractive surfaces only) appears on 1,645 US grants and 1,814 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02B- Granted patents
- 1,645
- Published applications
- 1,814
- Assignees
- 877
- Inventors
- 3,460
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 11 | 0 |
| 1987 | 8 | 0 |
| 1988 | 8 | 0 |
| 1989 | 9 | 0 |
| 1990 | 9 | 0 |
| 1991 | 7 | 0 |
| 1992 | 7 | 0 |
| 1993 | 15 | 0 |
| 1994 | 11 | 0 |
| 1995 | 8 | 0 |
| 1996 | 8 | 0 |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1998 | 11 | 0 |
| 1999 | 13 | 0 |
| 2000 | 19 | 0 |
| 2001 | 12 | 5 |
| 2002 | 12 | 23 |
| 2003 | 14 | 51 |
| 2004 | 24 | 27 |
| 2005 | 38 | 32 |
| 2006 | 32 | 46 |
| 2007 | 19 | 43 |
| 2008 | 26 | 50 |
| 2009 | 34 | 41 |
| 2010 | 37 | 59 |
| 2011 | 48 | 63 |
| 2012 | 37 | 63 |
| 2013 | 46 | 61 |
| 2014 | 52 | 63 |
| 2015 | 59 | 87 |
| 2016 | 74 | 94 |
| 2017 | 75 | 118 |
| 2018 | 102 | 134 |
| 2019 | 127 | 126 |
| 2020 | 96 | 143 |
| 2021 | 114 | 124 |
| 2022 | 111 | 133 |
| 2023 | 90 | 76 |
| 2024 | 95 | 60 |
| 2025 | 66 | 57 |
| 2026 | 29 | 35 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- System for minimizing perturbation in optics due to thermal deformation6 Oct 2026US 12,754,379 B2PLX, Inc.
- Dynamic concentrator system and method therefor6 Oct 2026US 12,754,413 B2PLX, Inc.
- Optical system for sample processing instrument and sample processing instrument29 Sep 2026US 12,748,035 B2Beckman Coulter Biotechnology (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.
- Apparatus and method for high-efficiently tuning the wavelength of light using collimating module including an axicon lens25 Aug 2026US 12,716,571 B2iiSM Inc.
- Lens fabrication of optical fibers with laser exposure25 Aug 2026US 12,717,084 B2Corning Research & Development Corporation
- Spectral separation of light for collection3 Sep 2026US 2026/0261236 A1Microchip Technology Incorporated
- Sunflower optics for color mixing and beam shaping27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251284 A1Signify Holding B. V.
- Optical filter and lighting device simulating the natural light of the sky and the sun comprising the same27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251286 A1
- Packaged light emitting diode and touch sensitive apparatus having the same20 Aug 2026US 2026/0244298 A1Uniphy Limited
- Head-up display device13 Aug 2026US 2026/0235868 A1Nippon Seiki Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Illumination optical arrangement174US 4,619,508 ANippon Kogaku K. K. · 1986
- Laser diode collimation optics159US 4,185,891 AGrumman Aerospace Corporation · 1980
- Method of and apparatus for automatically cropping captured linear images of a moving object prior to image processing using region of interest (roi) coordinate specifications captured by an object profiling subsystem158US 6,837,432 B2Metrologic Instruments, Inc. · 2005
- Imaged article on polymeric substrate136US 6,203,952 B13M Innovative Properties Company · 2001
- Laser printer using a fly's eye integrator135US 5,923,475 AEastman Kodak Company · 1999