G02B 26/0866
The reflecting means being moved or deformed by thermal means
Official title: {the reflecting means being moved or deformed by thermal means}
G02B26/0866 (The reflecting means being moved or deformed by thermal means) appears on 149 US grants and 145 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02B- Granted patents
- 149
- Published applications
- 145
- Assignees
- 115
- Inventors
- 324
- Latest grant
- 31 Mar 2026
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| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 9 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 5 |
| 2002 | 8 | 18 |
| 2003 | 7 | 6 |
| 2004 | 13 | 17 |
| 2005 | 10 | 7 |
| 2006 | 8 | 7 |
| 2007 | 5 | 5 |
| 2008 | 5 | 5 |
| 2009 | 11 | 5 |
| 2010 | 3 | 3 |
| 2011 | 2 | 5 |
| 2012 | 4 | 4 |
| 2013 | 2 | 3 |
| 2014 | 6 | 3 |
| 2015 | 1 | 3 |
| 2016 | 2 | 3 |
| 2017 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 5 | 5 |
| 2020 | 4 | 11 |
| 2021 | 8 | 4 |
| 2022 | 7 | 8 |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 |
| 2024 | 5 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 4 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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Most cited
By later US patents
- MEMS-actuated color light modulator and methods235US 6,747,785 B2Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L. P. · 2004
- Micro-electromechanical (MEM) optical resonator and method193US 5,903,380 ARockwell International Corporation · 1999
- Flying magneto-optical head with a steerable mirror153US 6,058,094 ASeagate Technology LLC · 2000
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