G02B 5/085
At least one of the reflecting layers comprising metal
Official title: {at least one of the reflecting layers comprising metal}
G02B5/085 (At least one of the reflecting layers comprising metal) appears on 521 US grants and 595 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02B- Granted patents
- 521
- Published applications
- 595
- Assignees
- 345
- Inventors
- 1,289
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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| 2002 | 11 | 18 |
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| 2020 | 36 | 31 |
| 2021 | 17 | 27 |
| 2022 | 23 | 33 |
| 2023 | 16 | 24 |
| 2024 | 21 | 18 |
| 2025 | 20 | 19 |
| 2026 | 10 | 6 |
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
- Retinal projection device and near eye wearable device25 Aug 2026US 12,717,142 B2TDK Corporation
- Monolithic mirror and method for designing same7 Jul 2026US 12,674,976 B2Silbat Energy Solutions, S.L.
- Reactive physical vapor deposition of Al mirrors protected with LiF overcoat, devices and processes19 May 2026US 12,630,471 B1United States of America as represented by the Administrator of NASA
- 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.
- Mirror arrangement for an optical resonator for examining and/or manipulating a sample, optical resonator and method for examining and/or manipulating a sample20 Aug 2026US 2026/0243930 A1QLIBRI GmbH
- Mirror layer and mirror for a lithographic apparatus2 Apr 2026US 2026/0093060 A1ASML Netherlands B. V.
- Optical elements having improved environmental stability and methods of making same5 Feb 2026US 2026/0036727 A1Corning Incorporated
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
- Metal-coated multilayer mirror311US 5,699,188 AMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company · 1997
- Electro-optic mirror cell211US 7,391,563 B2Donnelly Corporation · 2008