G02B 23/04
For the purpose of beam splitting or combining
Official title: for the purpose of beam splitting or combining, e.g. fitted with eyepieces for more than one observer (G02B23/10 takes precedence)
G02B23/04 (For the purpose of beam splitting or combining) appears on 204 US grants and 229 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02B- Granted patents
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- 1 Sep 2026
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| 2026 | 11 | 10 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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