G02B 2027/0118
Comprising devices for improving the contrast of the display / brillance control
Official title: {comprising devices for improving the contrast of the display / brillance control visibility}
G02B2027/0118 (Comprising devices for improving the contrast of the display / brillance control) appears on 2,917 US grants and 3,568 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02B- Granted patents
- 2,917
- Published applications
- 3,568
- Assignees
- 723
- Inventors
- 4,619
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 7 | 0 |
| 1988 | 7 | 0 |
| 1989 | 13 | 0 |
| 1990 | 13 | 0 |
| 1991 | 18 | 0 |
| 1992 | 17 | 0 |
| 1993 | 22 | 0 |
| 1994 | 11 | 0 |
| 1995 | 15 | 0 |
| 1996 | 13 | 0 |
| 1997 | 11 | 0 |
| 1998 | 12 | 0 |
| 1999 | 17 | 0 |
| 2000 | 9 | 0 |
| 2001 | 21 | 9 |
| 2002 | 17 | 41 |
| 2003 | 27 | 24 |
| 2004 | 26 | 25 |
| 2005 | 25 | 35 |
| 2006 | 19 | 22 |
| 2007 | 24 | 38 |
| 2008 | 26 | 49 |
| 2009 | 29 | 52 |
| 2010 | 42 | 54 |
| 2011 | 35 | 43 |
| 2012 | 39 | 72 |
| 2013 | 44 | 72 |
| 2014 | 54 | 91 |
| 2015 | 64 | 250 |
| 2016 | 113 | 258 |
| 2017 | 172 | 263 |
| 2018 | 189 | 247 |
| 2019 | 267 | 271 |
| 2020 | 269 | 296 |
| 2021 | 239 | 268 |
| 2022 | 223 | 231 |
| 2023 | 217 | 274 |
| 2024 | 211 | 242 |
| 2025 | 201 | 209 |
| 2026 | 123 | 132 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Display devices with one-dimensional pupil replication6 Oct 2026US 12,754,424 B1Apple Inc.
- Laminated glazing for head-up display6 Oct 2026US 12,754,426 B2Acr II Glass America Inc.
- Optical configurations for head-worn see-through displays6 Oct 2026US 12,754,433 B2Mentor Acquisition One, LLC
- Projection arrangement comprising a composite pane and p-polarized radiation29 Sep 2026US 12,746,740 B2Saint-Gobain Sekurit France
- Vehicle windshield virtual image display system and an operating system for same29 Sep 2026US 12,748,304 B2Audi AG
- Low reflectivity high efficiency input couplers for ghost mitigation8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309991 A1APPLIED Materials.Inc.
- Compact Privacy Display in an Instrument Panel of a Vehicle, Having a Free-Form Prism as Cover Pane1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299291 A1Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
- Modification of peripheral content in world-locked see-through computer display systems1 Oct 2026US 2026/0301339 A1Mentor Acquisition One, LLC
- Projector-Based HUD With a High Dynamic Range for a Vehicle24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287890 A1Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
- Lens Mounting Structures for Head-Mounted Display Systems24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287908 A1Apple Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Video mirror systems incorporating an accessory module1,905US 6,690,268 B2Donnelly Corporation · 2004
- Vehicle interior LED lighting system962US 7,195,381 B2Donnelly Corporation · 2007
- Interior rearview mirror sound processing system873US 6,420,975 B1Donnelly Corporation · 2002
- Interferometric modulation of radiation856US 6,680,792 B2Iridigm Display Corporation · 2004
- Consolidated rear view camera and display system for motor vehicle822US 5,289,321 A1994