G02B 27/0101
Characterised by optical features
Official title: {characterised by optical features (G02B27/0172 takes precedence)}
G02B27/0101 (Characterised by optical features) appears on 17,494 US grants and 21,319 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02B- Granted patents
- 17,494
- Published applications
- 21,319
- Assignees
- 2,896
- Inventors
- 22,846
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 9 | 0 |
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| 1978 | 6 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
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| 1981 | 6 | 0 |
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| 1999 | 83 | 0 |
| 2000 | 80 | 0 |
| 2001 | 68 | 22 |
| 2002 | 62 | 112 |
| 2003 | 71 | 76 |
| 2004 | 77 | 98 |
| 2005 | 67 | 117 |
| 2006 | 84 | 112 |
| 2007 | 78 | 124 |
| 2008 | 79 | 153 |
| 2009 | 100 | 152 |
| 2010 | 102 | 196 |
| 2011 | 104 | 191 |
| 2012 | 144 | 287 |
| 2013 | 166 | 398 |
| 2014 | 245 | 505 |
| 2015 | 360 | 1023 |
| 2016 | 573 | 1309 |
| 2017 | 885 | 1443 |
| 2018 | 1090 | 1717 |
| 2019 | 1651 | 1827 |
| 2020 | 1873 | 1944 |
| 2021 | 1697 | 1888 |
| 2022 | 1630 | 1805 |
| 2023 | 1603 | 1809 |
| 2024 | 1577 | 1634 |
| 2025 | 1457 | 1432 |
| 2026 | 823 | 945 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- G02B 2027/014Comprising information/image processing systemsIndexing code7,040
- G02B 2027/0138Comprising image capture systemsIndexing code6,953
- G02B 2027/0118Comprising devices for improving the contrast of the display / brillance controlIndexing code2,917
- G02B 2027/0132Comprising binocular systemsIndexing code2,576
- G02B 2027/0123Comprising devices increasing the field of viewIndexing code2,378
- G02B 2027/0141Characterised by the informative content of the displayIndexing code1,767
- G02B 2027/0112Comprising device for genereting colour displayIndexing code1,510
- G02B 2027/011Comprising device for correcting geometrical aberrations, distortionIndexing code1,346
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- G02B 27/0103Comprising holographic elements981
- G02B 2027/0127Comprising devices increasing the depth of fieldIndexing code731
- G02B 2027/013Comprising a combiner of particular shapeIndexing code562
- G02B 2027/0147Comprising a device modifying the resolution of the displayed imageIndexing code540
- G02B 2027/0145Creating an intermediate imageIndexing code269
- G02B 2027/0143The two eyes not being equipped with identical nor symmetrical optical devicesIndexing code136
- G02B 2027/0129Comprising devices for correcting parallaxIndexing code131
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- Vehicle trim element comprising a movable image-producing unit8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309982 A1Faurecia Interieur Industrie
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Video mirror systems incorporating an accessory module1,905US 6,690,268 B2Donnelly Corporation · 2004
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- System and method for augmented and virtual reality924US 9,215,293 B2Magic Leap, Inc. · 2015
- Interior rearview mirror sound processing system873US 6,420,975 B1Donnelly Corporation · 2002
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