G02B 5/126
Including curved refracting surface
Official title: including curved refracting surface
G02B5/126 (Including curved refracting surface) appears on 584 US grants and 466 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02B- Granted patents
- 584
- Published applications
- 466
- Assignees
- 230
- Inventors
- 989
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
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| 1976 | 13 | 0 |
| 1977 | 7 | 0 |
| 1978 | 12 | 0 |
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| 1999 | 23 | 0 |
| 2000 | 17 | 0 |
| 2001 | 11 | 5 |
| 2002 | 16 | 15 |
| 2003 | 17 | 29 |
| 2004 | 10 | 9 |
| 2005 | 11 | 13 |
| 2006 | 8 | 19 |
| 2007 | 10 | 14 |
| 2008 | 5 | 19 |
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| 2010 | 7 | 15 |
| 2011 | 16 | 25 |
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| 2018 | 18 | 28 |
| 2019 | 25 | 19 |
| 2020 | 23 | 30 |
| 2021 | 10 | 22 |
| 2022 | 19 | 22 |
| 2023 | 12 | 10 |
| 2024 | 19 | 5 |
| 2025 | 11 | 11 |
| 2026 | 6 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Meta lens and optical apparatus including the same29 Sep 2026US 12,748,244 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Interactive object systems and methods15 Sep 2026US 12,734,455 B2Universal City Studios LLC
- Retroreflective mechanisms on optical ranging, proximity, and image sensors to reduce optical noise from unwanted sources8 Sep 2026US 12,730,193 B2STMicroelectronics International N. V.
- Retroreflective piping sheet for vehicle interior decoration and manufacturing method thereof28 Jul 2026US 12,691,834 B2Hj Corp.
- System and method for 3-D projection and enhancements for interactivity3 Feb 2026US 12,542,890 B2VoxelSensors SRL
- Retroreflective article27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251827 A13M Innovative Properties Company
- Low-dispersion reflector4 Jun 2026US 2026/0153656 A1Hexagon Innovation Hub GmbH
- Retro-reflective disc target having exposed retro-reflective beads19 Mar 2026US 2026/0079288 A1Northern Digital Inc.
- Micro domes array capable of producing multicolor retroreflective graphics, method for fabricating the same, and system for generating pixelated graphic19 Feb 2026US 2026/0050109 A1Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
- Colorized retroreflective material and method of manufacture25 Dec 2025US 2025/0389875 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Cellular retroreflective sheeting390US 4,025,159 AMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company · 1977
- Non-fouling surfaces for reflective spheres269US 8,414,957 B2Nanosys, Inc. · 2013
- Non-fouling surfaces for reflective spheres267US 8,486,532 B2Nanosys, Inc. · 2013
- Sheeting with composite image that floats145US 6,288,842 B13M Innovative Properties Company · 2001
- Retroreflective sheeting with retroreflective markings134US 4,082,426 AMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company · 1978