G02B 2207/00
Coding scheme for general features or characteristics of optical elements and systems
Official title: Coding scheme for general features or characteristics of optical elements and systems of subclass G02B, but not including elements and systems which would be classified in G02B6/00 and subgroups
G02B2207/00 (Coding scheme for general features or characteristics of optical elements and systems) appears on 1,772 US grants and 2,536 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02B- Granted patents
- 1,772
- Published applications
- 2,536
- Assignees
- 973
- Inventors
- 5,312
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 4 |
| 2003 | 3 | 5 |
| 2004 | 4 | 6 |
| 2005 | 4 | 12 |
| 2006 | 9 | 19 |
| 2007 | 4 | 23 |
| 2008 | 15 | 50 |
| 2009 | 17 | 48 |
| 2010 | 28 | 80 |
| 2011 | 37 | 64 |
| 2012 | 37 | 84 |
| 2013 | 37 | 126 |
| 2014 | 53 | 105 |
| 2015 | 90 | 90 |
| 2016 | 82 | 87 |
| 2017 | 87 | 106 |
| 2018 | 89 | 115 |
| 2019 | 133 | 166 |
| 2020 | 113 | 170 |
| 2021 | 127 | 234 |
| 2022 | 138 | 227 |
| 2023 | 138 | 249 |
| 2024 | 180 | 215 |
| 2025 | 214 | 154 |
| 2026 | 117 | 96 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- G02B 2207/101NanoopticsIndexing code588
- G02B 2207/123Optical louvre elementsIndexing code352
- G02B 2207/113FluorescenceIndexing code197
- G02B 2207/107Porous materialsIndexing code151
- G02B 2207/115ElectrowettingIndexing code145
- G02B 2207/109Sols, gels, sol-gel materialsIndexing code90
- G02B 2207/114Two photon or multiphoton effectIndexing code90
- G02B 2207/117Adjustment of the optical path lengthIndexing code90
Recent patents
- Optical devices including metastructures and methods for fabricating the optical devices29 Sep 2026US 12,748,240 B2NIL Technology ApS
- Metalens array and display device having same15 Sep 2026US 12,736,716 B2Chiun Mai Communication Systems, Inc.
- Stacked body for display device and display device15 Sep 2026US 12,736,725 B2Dai Nippon Printing Co.Ltd.
- Mirror unit15 Sep 2026US 12,736,774 B2Nippon Seiki Co., Ltd.
- Imaging lens15 Sep 2026US 12,736,785 B2Guangzhou Luxvisions Innovation Technology Limited
- Cultivating methods and apparatuses8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305597 A1
- Optical assembly8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309898 A1Optotune Switzerland AG
- Article and method of manufacture thereof8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309899 A13M Innovative Properties Company
- Light control film and method of manufacture thereof8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309900 A13M Innovative Properties Company
- Light trap systems and surfaces1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299169 A1Welch Allyn, Inc.
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By later US patents
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- Optical method and system for extended depth of focus222US 7,061,693 B2Xceed Imaging Ltd. · 2006
- Optical method and system for extended depth of focus144US 7,365,917 B2Xceed Imaging Ltd. · 2008
- Aperture coded camera for three dimensional imaging136US 7,006,132 B2California Institute of Technology · 2006