G02B 6/12
Of the integrated circuit kind
Official title: of the integrated circuit kind (electric integrated circuits H10B, H10D84/00 - H10D89/00, H10F19/00, H10F39/00, H10H29/00, H10K19/00, H10K39/00, H10K59/00, H10N19/00, H10N39/00, H10N59/00, H10N69/00, H10N79/00, H10N89/00)
G02B6/12 (Of the integrated circuit kind) appears on 14,989 US grants and 15,315 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02B- Granted patents
- 14,989
- Published applications
- 15,315
- Assignees
- 2,880
- Inventors
- 19,800
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 19 | 0 |
| 1977 | 10 | 0 |
| 1978 | 21 | 0 |
| 1979 | 9 | 0 |
| 1980 | 8 | 0 |
| 1981 | 9 | 0 |
| 1982 | 7 | 0 |
| 1983 | 16 | 0 |
| 1984 | 13 | 0 |
| 1985 | 15 | 0 |
| 1986 | 16 | 0 |
| 1987 | 49 | 0 |
| 1988 | 76 | 0 |
| 1989 | 66 | 0 |
| 1990 | 76 | 0 |
| 1991 | 90 | 0 |
| 1992 | 111 | 0 |
| 1993 | 113 | 0 |
| 1994 | 151 | 0 |
| 1995 | 129 | 0 |
| 1996 | 133 | 0 |
| 1997 | 141 | 0 |
| 1998 | 203 | 0 |
| 1999 | 217 | 0 |
| 2000 | 207 | 0 |
| 2001 | 281 | 118 |
| 2002 | 355 | 610 |
| 2003 | 455 | 814 |
| 2004 | 545 | 761 |
| 2005 | 543 | 642 |
| 2006 | 631 | 551 |
| 2007 | 522 | 440 |
| 2008 | 459 | 423 |
| 2009 | 373 | 460 |
| 2010 | 358 | 431 |
| 2011 | 288 | 380 |
| 2012 | 319 | 383 |
| 2013 | 339 | 427 |
| 2014 | 419 | 456 |
| 2015 | 510 | 502 |
| 2016 | 588 | 594 |
| 2017 | 595 | 649 |
| 2018 | 574 | 643 |
| 2019 | 707 | 751 |
| 2020 | 686 | 721 |
| 2021 | 638 | 736 |
| 2022 | 652 | 758 |
| 2023 | 613 | 845 |
| 2024 | 612 | 851 |
| 2025 | 641 | 802 |
| 2026 | 381 | 567 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- G02B 6/122Basic optical elements8,143
- G02B 6/13Integrated optical circuits characterised by the manufacturing method4,132
- G02B 2006/12083Constructional arrangementsIndexing code4,072
- G02B 6/12007Forming wavelength selective elements3,440
- G02B 2006/12133FunctionsIndexing code3,117
- G02B 6/12004Combinations of two or more optical elements2,798
- G02B 2006/12035MaterialsIndexing code2,046
- G02B 2006/12166Manufacturing methodsIndexing code1,472
All 10 subgroupsShow fewer
Recent patents
- Technologies for optical demultiplexing with backwards compatibility6 Oct 2026US 12,754,364 B2Intel Corporation
- Optical waveguide production method and optical waveguide6 Oct 2026US 12,754,365 B2Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
- Photonic structures with one or more notched side edges6 Oct 2026US 12,754,366 B2GLOBALFOUNDRIES U. S. Inc.
- Technologies for signal amplification for a photonic integrated circuit6 Oct 2026US 12,754,367 B2Intel Corporation
- Semiconductor structure and method for measuring the optical die6 Oct 2026US 12,754,368 B2Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company.Ltd
- Method of fabricating molds for forming eyepieces with integrated spacers8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307347 A1Magic Leap, Inc.
- Semiconductor devices with photonic interconnect platforms that include multiple photonic integrated circuits8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309910 A1
- Waveguide turning mirror with transverse extension8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309911 A1International Business Machines Corporation
- Wiring substrate8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309912 A1Ibiden Co., Ltd.
- Low refractive index resin composition for tpp nano 3d printing and photonic wire bonding method using the same8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309913 A1Luvantix Adm., Co. Ltd
Most cited
By later US patents
- Formation of microstamped patterns on surfaces and derivative articles1,049US 5,512,131 APresident and Fellows of Harvard College · 1996
- Interferometric modulation of radiation1,041US 6,674,562 B1Iridigm Display Corporation · 2004
- Photonic mems and structures872US 6,650,455 B2Iridigm Display Corporation · 2003
- Interferometric modulation of radiation856US 6,680,792 B2Iridigm Display Corporation · 2004
- Spatial light modulator and method846US 5,061,049 ATexas Instruments Incorporated · 1991