G02B 5/1842
Gratings for image generation
Official title: {Gratings for image generation (G02B5/1847 takes precedence)}
G02B5/1842 (Gratings for image generation) appears on 535 US grants and 628 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02B- Granted patents
- 535
- Published applications
- 628
- Assignees
- 267
- Inventors
- 1,077
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 3 |
| 2002 | 2 | 7 |
| 2003 | 2 | 4 |
| 2004 | 3 | 5 |
| 2005 | 3 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 7 |
| 2007 | 3 | 3 |
| 2008 | 3 | 5 |
| 2009 | 2 | 6 |
| 2010 | 6 | 15 |
| 2011 | 6 | 8 |
| 2012 | 5 | 19 |
| 2013 | 6 | 15 |
| 2014 | 7 | 19 |
| 2015 | 26 | 40 |
| 2016 | 33 | 42 |
| 2017 | 37 | 54 |
| 2018 | 33 | 48 |
| 2019 | 52 | 49 |
| 2020 | 49 | 54 |
| 2021 | 40 | 48 |
| 2022 | 43 | 55 |
| 2023 | 37 | 45 |
| 2024 | 38 | 29 |
| 2025 | 36 | 25 |
| 2026 | 15 | 21 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Polychromatic light out-coupling apparatus, near-eye displays comprising the same, and method of out-coupling polychromatic light6 Oct 2026US 12,754,425 B2Magic Leap, Inc.
- Optical computation device and optical computation method1 Sep 2026US 12,724,284 B2Fujikura Ltd.
- Systems and methods of imaging polarimetry through metasurface polarization gratings14 Jul 2026US 12,680,877 B2President and Fellows of Harvard College
- Polarization multiplexed structured light emitters7 Jul 2026US 12,676,458 B1Amazon Technologies, Inc.
- High resolution thin multi-aperture imaging systems9 Jun 2026US RE50,911 E1Corephotonics Ltd.
- Method and system for producing light manipulating pattern on a surface8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309903 A1Bar-Ilan University
- Optical waveguide device and ar display apparatus1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299292 A1Beijing BOE Technology Development Co., Ltd.
- Methods and systems for generating virtual content display with a virtual or augmented reality apparatus17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276983 A1Magic Leap, Inc.
- Light-guiding device, optical module, and head-mounted display device27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251902 A1Goertek Optical Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
- Optical device and wearable device comprising same6 Aug 2026US 2026/0227631 A1LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Optical device and virtual image display device308US 7,418,170 B2Sony Corporation · 2008
- Optical device and virtual image display device208US 7,747,113 B2Sony Corporation · 2010
- Directional pixel for use in a display screen200US 9,389,415 B2Leia Inc. · 2016
- Compound objective lens having two focal points144US 5,446,565 AMatsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. · 1995
- Holographic diffraction grating patterns and methods for creating the same142US 5,291,317 AApplied Holographics Corporation · 1994