G02B 26/0816
By means of one or more reflecting elements
Official title: {by means of one or more reflecting elements}
G02B26/0816 (By means of one or more reflecting elements) appears on 8,029 US grants and 8,720 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02B- Granted patents
- 8,029
- Published applications
- 8,720
- Assignees
- 2,038
- Inventors
- 11,526
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 11 | 0 |
| 1978 | 8 | 0 |
| 1979 | 7 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 5 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 6 | 0 |
| 1984 | 5 | 0 |
| 1985 | 8 | 0 |
| 1986 | 14 | 0 |
| 1987 | 16 | 0 |
| 1988 | 12 | 0 |
| 1989 | 17 | 0 |
| 1990 | 13 | 0 |
| 1991 | 18 | 0 |
| 1992 | 30 | 0 |
| 1993 | 27 | 0 |
| 1994 | 29 | 0 |
| 1995 | 35 | 0 |
| 1996 | 62 | 0 |
| 1997 | 82 | 0 |
| 1998 | 92 | 0 |
| 1999 | 101 | 0 |
| 2000 | 102 | 0 |
| 2001 | 99 | 51 |
| 2002 | 148 | 273 |
| 2003 | 183 | 259 |
| 2004 | 251 | 326 |
| 2005 | 274 | 403 |
| 2006 | 351 | 389 |
| 2007 | 255 | 331 |
| 2008 | 267 | 367 |
| 2009 | 233 | 315 |
| 2010 | 274 | 266 |
| 2011 | 232 | 200 |
| 2012 | 192 | 240 |
| 2013 | 204 | 228 |
| 2014 | 240 | 284 |
| 2015 | 222 | 359 |
| 2016 | 284 | 341 |
| 2017 | 313 | 350 |
| 2018 | 314 | 392 |
| 2019 | 406 | 464 |
| 2020 | 387 | 513 |
| 2021 | 374 | 523 |
| 2022 | 362 | 544 |
| 2023 | 426 | 447 |
| 2024 | 448 | 364 |
| 2025 | 370 | 281 |
| 2026 | 209 | 210 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Optical module6 Oct 2026US 12,754,412 B2Hamamatsu Photonics K.K.
- Projection system with collimating scanning mirror6 Oct 2026US 12,754,429 B2Magic Leap, Inc.
- Broadened spectrum laser diode for display device29 Sep 2026US 12,749,869 B2Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
- Scanning mirror with dual axis gimbal structure22 Sep 2026US 12,742,959 B2Omnitron Sensors Inc.
- Movable device, projection apparatus, head-up display, laser headlamp, head-mounted display, object recognition apparatus, mobile object, method of manufacturing movable device22 Sep 2026US 12,742,960 B2Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Driving circuit for microelectromechanical systems (mems) micromirrors8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309977 A1Molex Incorporated
- Microelectromechanical mirror, method of operating a microelectromechanical mirror, projection device and use of a microelectromechanical mirror8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309978 A1
- Apparatus and methods to render 3d digital content having multiple views8 Oct 2026US 2026/0310005 A1Texas Instruments Incorporated
- Beam profilometry method and system at optical surfaces using in-situ optical power sensors1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298704 A1Trans Astronautica Corporation
- Method and apparatus for dynamic multi plane fluorescence microscopy1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298827 A1Fluorescence Microscopy Business Unit (FMBU) of Bruker Nano Surfaces Division
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
- Detachable embolic coil assembly using interlocking clasps and method of use839US 5,250,071 ATarget Therapeutics, Inc. · 1993