G02B 6/0043
Provided on the surface of the light guide
Official title: {provided on the surface of the light guide}
G02B6/0043 (Provided on the surface of the light guide) appears on 1,157 US grants and 1,389 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02B- Granted patents
- 1,157
- Published applications
- 1,389
- Assignees
- 483
- Inventors
- 2,482
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 2002 | 19 | 14 |
| 2003 | 15 | 22 |
| 2004 | 25 | 55 |
| 2005 | 16 | 50 |
| 2006 | 33 | 50 |
| 2007 | 30 | 47 |
| 2008 | 43 | 57 |
| 2009 | 34 | 47 |
| 2010 | 32 | 52 |
| 2011 | 37 | 66 |
| 2012 | 35 | 72 |
| 2013 | 50 | 67 |
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| 2016 | 48 | 84 |
| 2017 | 62 | 85 |
| 2018 | 70 | 82 |
| 2019 | 99 | 76 |
| 2020 | 80 | 84 |
| 2021 | 57 | 47 |
| 2022 | 43 | 44 |
| 2023 | 44 | 45 |
| 2024 | 44 | 43 |
| 2025 | 30 | 37 |
| 2026 | 25 | 19 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Glass assembly, vehicle window glass and vehicle6 Oct 2026US 12,752,607 B2Saint-Gobain Sekurit France
- Illuminable laminated glazing for a vehicle and vehicle comprising such a glazing6 Oct 2026US 12,752,609 B2Saint-Gobain Sekurit France
- Illuminated panel for automotive applications29 Sep 2026US 12,748,251 B2Hella Saturnus Slovenija d.o.o.
- Light source module and electrophoretic display device29 Sep 2026US 12,748,333 B2E Ink Holdings Inc.
- Illuminable glazing unit15 Sep 2026US 12,736,741 B2Saint-Gobain Sekurit France
- Track lighting system24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287133 A1Signify Holding B. V.
- Vehicle lamp17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276169 A1Nichia Corporation
- Display device27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251836 A1Alps Alpine Co., Ltd.
- Illuminated image display systems employing image prints and backlights with segmented emission patterns30 Jul 2026US 2026/0219435 A1S.V.V. Technology Innovations, Inc.
- Illuminated glazing element with emissivity-reducing coating30 Jul 2026US 2026/0219436 A1Saint-Gobain Sekurit France
Most cited
By later US patents
- Uniform illumination system488US 7,072,096 B2Digital Optics International Corporation · 2006
- Light emitting diode based products315US 7,161,313 B2Color Kinetics Incorporated · 2007
- Multi-plane optical apparatus310US 7,573,640 B2Mirage Innovations Ltd. · 2009
- Light emitting panel assemblies288US 5,613,751 ALumitex, Inc. · 1997
- Uniform illumination system254US 7,400,439 B2Digital Optics International Corporation · 2008