G02B 5/0816
Multilayer mirrors, i.e. having two or more reflecting layers
Official title: {Multilayer mirrors, i.e. having two or more reflecting layers (G02B5/0883, G02B5/0891 take precedence)}
G02B5/0816 (Multilayer mirrors, i.e. having two or more reflecting layers) appears on 1,246 US grants and 1,440 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02B- Granted patents
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- Published applications
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- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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| 2025 | 58 | 56 |
| 2026 | 27 | 24 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Reflection-type optical encoder scale including an inorganic layer stack pattern with specific reflectance6 Oct 2026US 12,754,044 B2Dai Nippon Printing Co.Ltd.
- Unidirectional perspective film, single-sided mirror and method for preparing same, and electronic device15 Sep 2026US 12,736,718 B2BYD Company Limited
- Lidar system with polygon mirror1 Sep 2026US 12,724,149 B2Microvision, Inc.
- Retinal projection device and near eye wearable device25 Aug 2026US 12,717,142 B2TDK Corporation
- Multilayer optical film18 Aug 2026US 12,710,576 B23M Innovative Properties Company
- Optical lens assembly, imaging apparatus and electronic device24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287802 A1Largan Precision Co., Ltd.
- Sealed projection device24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287990 A1Boe Technology Group Co., Ltd.
- Ir reflective multilayer optical films10 Sep 2026US 2026/0267139 A13M Innovative Properties Company
- Optical element and euv lithography system3 Sep 2026US 2026/0259504 A1Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH
- Multilayer opitical film27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251833 A13M Innovative Properties Company
Most cited
By later US patents
- Electro-optic mirror cell868US 7,255,451 B2Donnelly Corporation · 2007
- Mirror reflective element assembly546US 7,274,501 B2Donnelly Corporation · 2007
- Spectrally selective mirror and method for making same385US 5,179,471 ADonnelly Corporation · 1993
- Birefringent interference polarizer345US 5,486,949 AThe Dow Chemical Company · 1996
- Method for making elemental semiconductor mirror for vehicles328US 5,535,056 ADonnelly Corporation · 1996