G02B 6/0005
The light guides being of the fibre type
Official title: {the light guides being of the fibre type (G02B6/0003 takes precedence)}
G02B6/0005 (The light guides being of the fibre type) appears on 3,827 US grants and 3,744 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02B- Granted patents
- 3,827
- Published applications
- 3,744
- Assignees
- 1,624
- Inventors
- 6,955
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 2002 | 67 | 76 |
| 2003 | 73 | 61 |
| 2004 | 48 | 90 |
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| 2019 | 283 | 251 |
| 2020 | 259 | 225 |
| 2021 | 174 | 186 |
| 2022 | 167 | 172 |
| 2023 | 133 | 111 |
| 2024 | 142 | 136 |
| 2025 | 93 | 77 |
| 2026 | 61 | 47 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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Granted patents
Recent patents
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- Lighting arrangement comprising a light collimating optical element and array of light emitting diodes8 Oct 2026US 2026/0310003 A1Signify Holding B. V.
- Module component for shoes and clothing, sole component, and luminous sports shoes24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283295 A1Sincetech (Fujian) Technology Co., Ltd.
- Method for Activating a Light-Emitting Textile for a Trim Part of a Vehicle24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285224 A1Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
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