G02B 27/10
Beam splitting or combining systems
Official title: Beam splitting or combining systems (polarising systems G02B27/28; mixing and splitting light signals using optical waveguides G02B6/28; {beam shaping, e.g. changing the cross-sectional area, by dividing or superposing multiple light beams G02B27/0905})
G02B27/10 (Beam splitting or combining systems) appears on 7,437 US grants and 7,892 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02B- Granted patents
- 7,437
- Published applications
- 7,892
- Assignees
- 2,410
- Inventors
- 12,238
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 1977 | 13 | 0 |
| 1978 | 15 | 0 |
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| 2023 | 496 | 497 |
| 2024 | 455 | 394 |
| 2025 | 373 | 327 |
| 2026 | 231 | 203 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- G02B 27/14Operating by reflection only4,490
- G02B 27/1006For splitting or combining different wavelengths2,621
- G02B 27/12Operating by refraction only989
- G02B 27/1086Operating by diffraction only781
- G02B 27/1066For enhancing image performance, like resolution, pixel numbers, dual magnifications or dynamic649
- G02B 27/106For splitting or combining a plurality of identical beams or images608
- G02B 27/1073Characterized by manufacturing or alignment methods416
- G02B 27/108For sampling a portion of a beam or combining a small beam328
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Recent patents
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- Beam splitter/combiner and projection apparatus29 Sep 2026US 12,748,314 B2Coretronic Corporation
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- Apparatus and methods for fluorescence imaging using radiofrequency-multiplexed excitation22 Sep 2026US 12,742,731 B2The Regents of the University of California
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- Modulating retroreflector supporting multi-channel communication and method8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309902 A1Raytheon Company
- Ophthalmic lens8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309962 A1Young Optics Inc.
- Camera module8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309963 A1Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
- Configuring optical circuits for filtering optical waves8 Oct 2026US 2026/0310010 A1Analog Photonics LLC
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By later US patents
- Apparatus for optical see-through head mounted display with mutual occlusion and opaqueness control capability688US 9,547,174 B2Magic Leap, Inc. · 2017
- Image combining system for eyeglasses and face masks626US 5,886,822 AThe Microoptical Corporation · 1999
- Wide-field of view (FOV) imaging devices with active foveation capability563US 9,851,563 B2Magic Leap, Inc. · 2017
- Light guide optical device506US 7,457,040 B2Lumus Ltd. · 2008
- Compact image display system for eyeglasses or other head-borne frames494US 6,384,982 B1The Microoptical Corporation · 2002