G02B 27/0037
With diffracting elements
Official title: {with diffracting elements (G02B27/0056 takes precedence; holographic optical elements G02B5/32; zone systems G02B5/1876)}
G02B27/0037 (With diffracting elements) appears on 713 US grants and 648 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02B- Granted patents
- 713
- Published applications
- 648
- Assignees
- 277
- Inventors
- 1,041
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
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| 2002 | 22 | 31 |
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| 2004 | 36 | 23 |
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| 2006 | 28 | 25 |
| 2007 | 18 | 20 |
| 2008 | 13 | 26 |
| 2009 | 24 | 27 |
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| 2014 | 16 | 9 |
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| 2018 | 19 | 38 |
| 2019 | 28 | 88 |
| 2020 | 70 | 39 |
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| 2022 | 30 | 17 |
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| 2024 | 23 | 21 |
| 2025 | 18 | 19 |
| 2026 | 10 | 12 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Method and devices for efficient manipulation of light using waveguide scatterer arrays8 Sep 2026US 12,730,263 B2
- Optical assembly with an optical element to suppress a parasitic etalon response4 Aug 2026US 12,699,227 B2Lumentum Technology UK Limited
- Systems and methods for color imaging7 Jul 2026US 12,674,969 B2Bruker Nano, Inc.
- Artificially curved optical detector, and methods and systems of making and using23 Jun 2026US 12,663,613 B2University of Rochester
- Method and apparatus for compensating for atmospheric distortion5 May 2026US 12,619,093 B2The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
- Optical system and display device23 Jul 2026US 2026/0211256 A1Sony Group Corporation
- Optical system and image pickup apparatus9 Jul 2026US 2026/0194737 A1Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Guided munition and optical assembly with an annular folded optic having a slot extending therethrough2 Jul 2026US 2026/0185805 A1BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
- Guided munition and optical assembly with an annular folded optic and beamsplitter2 Jul 2026US 2026/0186282 A1BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
- Optical apparatus, modules and devices25 Jun 2026US 2026/0177819 A1Nokia Technologies Oy
Most cited
By later US patents
- Plastic lens system for vehicle imaging system729US 6,757,109 B2Donnelly Corporation · 2004
- Optical lens for correcting astigmatism451US 5,016,977 AEssilor International-Compagnie Generale · 1991
- Optical element employing aspherical and binary grating optical surfaces427US 5,044,706 AHughes Aircraft Company · 1991
- Pattern generator using EUV240US 6,687,041 B1Micronic Laser Systems AB · 2004
- Pattern generator236US 6,747,783 B1Micronic Laser Systems AB · 2004