G02B 5/0273
Characterized by the use
Official title: {characterized by the use}
G02B5/0273 (Characterized by the use) appears on 2,545 US grants and 3,362 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02B- Granted patents
- 2,545
- Published applications
- 3,362
- Assignees
- 1,053
- Inventors
- 6,039
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 2023 | 124 | 153 |
| 2024 | 133 | 107 |
| 2025 | 101 | 89 |
| 2026 | 60 | 67 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Light diffuser6 Oct 2026US 12,753,903 B2Signify Holding B. V.
- Diffuser plate, display device, projecting device, and lighting device6 Oct 2026US 12,754,352 B2Dexerials Corporation
- Reflective diffusion device and projection device15 Sep 2026US 12,736,860 B2Coretronic Corporation
- Optical diffusion assembly, optical diffusion element and projection device15 Sep 2026US 12,736,866 B2Coretronic Corporation
- Display device15 Sep 2026US 12,740,205 B2Beijing BOE Technology Development Co., Ltd.
- Cinema Light Emitting Screen and Sound System1 Oct 2026US 2026/0304033 A1IMAX Corporation
- Light diffusion sheet, backlight unit, liquid crystal display device, and information apparatus24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287798 A1Keiwa Inc.
- Transparent optical structure and manufacturing method thereof24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287799 A1STMicroelectronics International N. V.
- Light irradiation apparatus, measuring apparatus, observation apparatus, and film thickness measuring apparatus24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287877 A1Hamamatsu Photonics K.K.
- Systems and methods for privacy-preserving mobile cameras24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287977 A1Corephotonics Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Light directing film having variable height structured surface and light directing article constructed therefrom296US 5,771,328 AMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company · 1998
- 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
- Light diffuser with variable diffusion224US 6,846,098 B2Eastman Kodak Company · 2005
- Variable pitch structured optical film202US 5,919,551 A3M Innovative Properties Company · 1999