G02B 5/32
Holograms used as optical elements
G02B5/32 (Holograms used as optical elements) appears on 2,112 US grants and 2,038 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02B- Granted patents
- 2,112
- Published applications
- 2,038
- Assignees
- 810
- Inventors
- 3,451
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 8 | 0 |
| 1977 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | 8 | 0 |
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| 2001 | 46 | 23 |
| 2002 | 47 | 60 |
| 2003 | 44 | 51 |
| 2004 | 55 | 60 |
| 2005 | 45 | 67 |
| 2006 | 59 | 72 |
| 2007 | 52 | 66 |
| 2008 | 37 | 57 |
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| 2010 | 37 | 65 |
| 2011 | 44 | 46 |
| 2012 | 39 | 76 |
| 2013 | 46 | 65 |
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| 2016 | 68 | 94 |
| 2017 | 57 | 70 |
| 2018 | 63 | 120 |
| 2019 | 92 | 132 |
| 2020 | 116 | 136 |
| 2021 | 95 | 115 |
| 2022 | 102 | 140 |
| 2023 | 89 | 120 |
| 2024 | 96 | 119 |
| 2025 | 98 | 66 |
| 2026 | 50 | 30 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Optical coupling device with a holographic diffraction structure29 Sep 2026US 12,748,262 B2Commissariat A L' Energie Atomique Et Aux Energies Alternatives
- Field lens and display device22 Sep 2026US 12,742,917 B2Shanghai Tianma Micro-Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Holographic optical element and production method22 Sep 2026US 12,742,918 B2Robert Bosch GmbH
- Optical system with waveguide redirecting reflector22 Sep 2026US 12,742,919 B1Apple Inc.
- Method for deriving a surface profile of a free-form master lens for patterning photo-alignment layers of planar optical components25 Aug 2026US 12,717,188 B2Universiteit Gent
- Optical element, method for manufacturing optical element, material set, optical device, and system1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299167 A1Sony Group Corporation
- Skew Mirror Auxiliary Imaging24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287912 A1Akonia Holographics LLC
- Compact laser beam homogenizer17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276177 A1LaserWorld AG
- Real-time updateable mechanically actuated specular holographic display10 Sep 2026US 2026/0268575 A1Lenovo Global Technology (United States) Inc.
- Device for producing a polychromatic holographic image in a seat trim panel13 Aug 2026US 2026/0235987 A1Carl Zeiss Jena GmbH
Most cited
By later US patents
- Holographic parking assistance device554US 5,406,395 AHughes Aircraft Company · 1995
- Optical displays419US 8,233,204 B1Rockwell Collins, Inc. · 2012
- Near-eye display with on-axis symmetry334US 8,376,548 B2Vuzix Corporation · 2013
- Holographic optical devices327US 6,580,529 B1ELOP Electro-Optics Industries Ltd. · 2003
- Optical display systems utilizing holographic lenses308US 3,940,204 AHughes Aircraft Company · 1976