G02B 5/0236
The diffusion taking place within the volume of the element
Official title: {the diffusion taking place within the volume of the element}
G02B5/0236 (The diffusion taking place within the volume of the element) appears on 1,433 US grants and 2,010 published applications in this corpus.
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Laminate and light diffusion control film6 Oct 2026US 12,754,351 B2Lintec Corporation
- Display device15 Sep 2026US 12,740,205 B2Beijing BOE Technology Development Co., Ltd.
- Progressive frost in a luminaire8 Sep 2026US 12,729,831 B2Robe Lighting s.r.o.
- Light extracting substrate for organic light emitting diode1 Sep 2026US 12,724,179 B2Vitro Flat Glass LLC
- Brightness enhancement film1 Sep 2026US 12,724,180 B2National Chung Hsing University
- Optical laminate and display apparatus8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307377 A1Nitto Denko Corporation
- Light diffusing film, manufacturing method thereof, and display apparatus comprising same8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309901 A1Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Transparent optical structure and manufacturing method thereof24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287799 A1STMicroelectronics International N. V.
- Optical diffuser and manufacturing method24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287800 A1STMicroelectronics International N. V.
- Optical film, polarizer and display device24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287801 A1Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd.
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By later US patents
- Front-lit liquid crystal display having brightness enhancing film with microridges which directs light through the display to a reflector276US 5,608,550 AMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company · 1997
- Sensor configuration for substantial spacing from a small aperture267US 6,831,268 B2Gentex Corporation · 2004
- Virtual object display interface between a wearable device and a mobile device264US 11,169,600 B1Snap Inc. · 2021
- Light diffuser with variable diffusion224US 6,846,098 B2Eastman Kodak Company · 2005
- Sensor device having an integral anamorphic lens155US 6,679,608 B2Gentex Corporation · 2004