G02B 5/30
Polarising elements
Official title: Polarising elements (light-modulating devices with active elements G02F1/00)
G02B5/30 (Polarising elements) appears on 9,636 US grants and 12,112 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02B- Granted patents
- 9,636
- Published applications
- 12,112
- Assignees
- 1,952
- Inventors
- 14,376
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 9 | 0 |
| 1977 | 8 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 9 | 0 |
| 1981 | 6 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 9 | 0 |
| 1984 | 6 | 0 |
| 1985 | 18 | 0 |
| 1986 | 10 | 0 |
| 1987 | 12 | 0 |
| 1988 | 11 | 0 |
| 1989 | 22 | 0 |
| 1990 | 14 | 0 |
| 1991 | 36 | 0 |
| 1992 | 25 | 0 |
| 1993 | 36 | 0 |
| 1994 | 50 | 0 |
| 1995 | 39 | 0 |
| 1996 | 57 | 0 |
| 1997 | 73 | 0 |
| 1998 | 102 | 0 |
| 1999 | 107 | 0 |
| 2000 | 130 | 0 |
| 2001 | 129 | 58 |
| 2002 | 145 | 222 |
| 2003 | 165 | 204 |
| 2004 | 166 | 244 |
| 2005 | 163 | 283 |
| 2006 | 194 | 437 |
| 2007 | 160 | 386 |
| 2008 | 174 | 364 |
| 2009 | 172 | 492 |
| 2010 | 237 | 477 |
| 2011 | 285 | 347 |
| 2012 | 286 | 395 |
| 2013 | 281 | 426 |
| 2014 | 322 | 487 |
| 2015 | 363 | 593 |
| 2016 | 452 | 812 |
| 2017 | 529 | 631 |
| 2018 | 547 | 661 |
| 2019 | 609 | 743 |
| 2020 | 634 | 710 |
| 2021 | 549 | 699 |
| 2022 | 531 | 658 |
| 2023 | 477 | 609 |
| 2024 | 525 | 483 |
| 2025 | 475 | 406 |
| 2026 | 267 | 285 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Lamination film for liquid crystal polarizing membrane, surface protection film for liquid crystal polarizing membrane, laminate provided with liquid crystal polarizing membrane, and image display apparatus including liquid crystal polarizing membrane6 Oct 2026US 12,754,348 B2Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
- Optical laminate, light guide element, and image display apparatus6 Oct 2026US 12,754,356 B2FUJIFILM Corporation
- Polarizing plate and optical display apparatus6 Oct 2026US 12,754,357 B2Hoardsun Hengxin(Wuxi) Materials Co., Ltd.
- Optical compensation films based on combinations of negative birefrigent and positive birefrigent components6 Oct 2026US 12,754,358 B2Akron Polymer Systems, Inc.
- High-contrast pancake lens with pass-polarization absorber6 Oct 2026US 12,754,423 B2Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
- Polarizing plate and optical display apparatus8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309905 A1Wuxi Hengxin Optoelectronic Materials Co., Ltd.
- High-Contrast Privacy Display in an Instrument Panel of a Vehicle8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309980 A1Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
- Display apparatus8 Oct 2026US 2026/0310261 A1Boe Technology Group Co., Ltd.
- Display device1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299170 A1LG Display Co., Ltd.
- Pancharatnam-berry phase lens with triple notched response1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299180 A1Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Optical film968US 5,882,774 AMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company · 1999
- Ergonomic head mounted display device and optical system641US 9,348,143 B2Magic Leap, Inc. · 2016
- Image combining system for eyeglasses and face masks626US 5,886,822 AThe Microoptical Corporation · 1999
- Eyeglass interface system559US 6,091,546 AThe Microoptical Corporation · 2000
- Eyeglass interface system546US 6,349,001 B1The Microoptical Corporation · 2002