G02B 5/0268
Characterized by the fabrication or manufacturing method
Official title: {characterized by the fabrication or manufacturing method}
G02B5/0268 (Characterized by the fabrication or manufacturing method) appears on 604 US grants and 813 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02B- Granted patents
- 604
- Published applications
- 813
- Assignees
- 369
- Inventors
- 1,896
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 2001 | 10 | 12 |
| 2002 | 11 | 19 |
| 2003 | 10 | 20 |
| 2004 | 9 | 21 |
| 2005 | 15 | 19 |
| 2006 | 19 | 28 |
| 2007 | 9 | 31 |
| 2008 | 16 | 49 |
| 2009 | 14 | 35 |
| 2010 | 30 | 40 |
| 2011 | 15 | 17 |
| 2012 | 16 | 20 |
| 2013 | 15 | 24 |
| 2014 | 14 | 38 |
| 2015 | 17 | 39 |
| 2016 | 23 | 48 |
| 2017 | 32 | 55 |
| 2018 | 28 | 36 |
| 2019 | 53 | 38 |
| 2020 | 36 | 42 |
| 2021 | 24 | 42 |
| 2022 | 26 | 40 |
| 2023 | 21 | 24 |
| 2024 | 40 | 36 |
| 2025 | 28 | 21 |
| 2026 | 13 | 19 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- 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.
- Method of manufacturing optical member27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251825 A1Nichia Corporation
- Light transmission direction control sheet and method for manufacturing same13 Aug 2026US 2026/0235276 A1Shin-Etsu Polymer Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method for producing large area antireflective microtextured surfaces112US 6,958,207 B12005
- Homogenizer formed using coherent light and a holographic diffuser93US 5,534,386 APhysical Optics Corporation · 1996
- Fiber optic diffusers and methods for manufacture of the same90US 5,074,632 AHealth Research, Inc. · 1991
- Light-scattering light-guiding device88US 5,548,670 A1996
- Illuminated display with light source destructuring and shaping device77US 5,956,106 APhysical Optics Corporation · 1999