G02B 5/3033
In the form of a thin sheet or foil
Official title: {in the form of a thin sheet or foil, e.g. Polaroid}
G02B5/3033 (In the form of a thin sheet or foil) appears on 2,833 US grants and 3,782 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02B- Granted patents
- 2,833
- Published applications
- 3,782
- Assignees
- 595
- Inventors
- 5,086
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 31 | 0 |
| 2001 | 23 | 18 |
| 2002 | 35 | 54 |
| 2003 | 41 | 68 |
| 2004 | 56 | 67 |
| 2005 | 50 | 86 |
| 2006 | 56 | 118 |
| 2007 | 45 | 122 |
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| 2009 | 42 | 169 |
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| 2017 | 194 | 225 |
| 2018 | 200 | 211 |
| 2019 | 209 | 208 |
| 2020 | 183 | 199 |
| 2021 | 135 | 226 |
| 2022 | 133 | 201 |
| 2023 | 136 | 156 |
| 2024 | 163 | 137 |
| 2025 | 161 | 96 |
| 2026 | 70 | 67 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Optical film, backlight, and display29 Sep 2026US 12,748,245 B23M Innovative Properties Company
- High contrast grating polarizer with adjustable polarization characteristics22 Sep 2026US 12,742,916 B2Zhejiang Berxel Photonics Co., Ltd.
- Optical film, reflective polarizer, optical stack, and optical construction15 Sep 2026US 12,736,732 B23M Innovative Properties Company
- Polarizer and display15 Sep 2026US 12,736,842 B2Guangzhou Luxvisions Innovation Technology Limited
- Display device and method for manufacturing the same15 Sep 2026US 12,740,299 B2LG Display Co., Ltd.
- Polarizing plate and optical display apparatus8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309905 A1Wuxi Hengxin Optoelectronic Materials Co., Ltd.
- Display apparatus8 Oct 2026US 2026/0310261 A1Boe Technology Group Co., Ltd.
- Ultrahigh bandgap algan channel hemts with low contact resistance1 Oct 2026US 2026/0303761 A1
- Optical film, polarizer and display device24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287801 A1Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd.
- Optical device with a flexible, opaque-region24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287808 A1Moxtek, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Optical film968US 5,882,774 AMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company · 1999
- Diffusely reflecting polarizing element including a first birefringent phase and a second phase389US 5,825,543 AMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company · 1998
- Birefringent interference polarizer345US 5,486,949 AThe Dow Chemical Company · 1996
- Brightness enhancement film338US 6,111,696 A3M Innovative Properties Company · 2000
- Backlighting system using a retroreflecting polarizer322US 5,422,756 AMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company · 1995