G02B 26/02
Optical devices or arrangements for the control of light using movable or
Official title: for controlling the intensity of light {(G02B26/004 takes precedence)}
G02B26/02 (Optical devices or arrangements for the control of light using movable or) appears on 2,052 US grants and 1,976 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02B- Granted patents
- 2,052
- Published applications
- 1,976
- Assignees
- 858
- Inventors
- 3,702
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 8 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 10 | 0 |
| 1979 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 7 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 8 | 0 |
| 1984 | 6 | 0 |
| 1985 | 8 | 0 |
| 1986 | 8 | 0 |
| 1987 | 16 | 0 |
| 1988 | 16 | 0 |
| 1989 | 17 | 0 |
| 1990 | 11 | 0 |
| 1991 | 20 | 0 |
| 1992 | 14 | 0 |
| 1993 | 18 | 0 |
| 1994 | 13 | 0 |
| 1995 | 17 | 0 |
| 1996 | 13 | 0 |
| 1997 | 16 | 0 |
| 1998 | 43 | 0 |
| 1999 | 40 | 0 |
| 2000 | 48 | 0 |
| 2001 | 53 | 18 |
| 2002 | 62 | 98 |
| 2003 | 71 | 68 |
| 2004 | 80 | 78 |
| 2005 | 56 | 70 |
| 2006 | 57 | 91 |
| 2007 | 39 | 57 |
| 2008 | 50 | 74 |
| 2009 | 32 | 40 |
| 2010 | 55 | 51 |
| 2011 | 50 | 68 |
| 2012 | 41 | 103 |
| 2013 | 51 | 106 |
| 2014 | 66 | 128 |
| 2015 | 131 | 108 |
| 2016 | 97 | 118 |
| 2017 | 81 | 114 |
| 2018 | 85 | 98 |
| 2019 | 104 | 94 |
| 2020 | 92 | 105 |
| 2021 | 75 | 72 |
| 2022 | 66 | 68 |
| 2023 | 63 | 56 |
| 2024 | 56 | 39 |
| 2025 | 49 | 35 |
| 2026 | 16 | 19 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Light fixture including a three-bar frame solver for shutter control6 Oct 2026US 12,753,906 B2Electronic Theatre Controls, Inc.
- Reference switch architectures for noncontact sensing of substances18 Aug 2026US 12,710,358 B2Apple Inc.
- Micro-electromechanical optical shutter with translating shielding structures and related manufacturing process11 Aug 2026US 12,704,666 B2STMicroelectronics S,r.l.
- Variable optical attenuator with shutter type mems14 Jul 2026US 12,681,290 B2II-VI Photonics, Inc.
- Partial coherence mitigation in video measurement systems via illumination apodization7 Jul 2026US 12,674,658 B2Quality Vision International, Inc.
- Light fixture including a three-bar frame solver for shutter control1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298444 A1Electronic Theatre Controls, Inc.
- Lunar coronagraph24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287885 A1Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of Arizona
- Variable Optical Attenuator with Shutter Type MEMS17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276973 A1II-VI Photonics, Inc.
- Laser scribing device13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233340 A1QMC Co., Ltd.
- Mems rotating micro actuators9 Jul 2026US 2026/0193078 A1Preciseley Microtechnology Corp.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Interferometric modulation of radiation1,041US 6,674,562 B1Iridigm Display Corporation · 2004
- Photonic mems and structures872US 6,650,455 B2Iridigm Display Corporation · 2003
- Interferometric modulation of radiation856US 6,680,792 B2Iridigm Display Corporation · 2004
- Spatial light modulator and method846US 5,061,049 ATexas Instruments Incorporated · 1991
- Visible spectrum modulator arrays807US 5,835,255 AEtalon, Inc. · 1998