G02B 6/24
Coupling light guides
G02B6/24 (Coupling light guides) appears on 44,982 US grants and 41,062 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02B- Granted patents
- 44,982
- Published applications
- 41,062
- Assignees
- 7,632
- Inventors
- 52,346
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 92 | 0 |
| 1977 | 91 | 0 |
| 1978 | 137 | 0 |
| 1979 | 126 | 0 |
| 1980 | 176 | 0 |
| 1981 | 169 | 0 |
| 1982 | 114 | 0 |
| 1983 | 147 | 0 |
| 1984 | 198 | 0 |
| 1985 | 188 | 0 |
| 1986 | 187 | 0 |
| 1987 | 372 | 0 |
| 1988 | 491 | 0 |
| 1989 | 487 | 0 |
| 1990 | 464 | 0 |
| 1991 | 570 | 0 |
| 1992 | 531 | 0 |
| 1993 | 502 | 0 |
| 1994 | 562 | 0 |
| 1995 | 521 | 0 |
| 1996 | 518 | 0 |
| 1997 | 575 | 0 |
| 1998 | 746 | 0 |
| 1999 | 754 | 0 |
| 2000 | 793 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1102 | 371 |
| 2002 | 1331 | 2004 |
| 2003 | 1649 | 2373 |
| 2004 | 1802 | 2032 |
| 2005 | 1615 | 1697 |
| 2006 | 1523 | 1335 |
| 2007 | 1334 | 1082 |
| 2008 | 1115 | 1022 |
| 2009 | 930 | 1136 |
| 2010 | 882 | 1095 |
| 2011 | 688 | 1132 |
| 2012 | 751 | 1131 |
| 2013 | 985 | 1343 |
| 2014 | 1149 | 1477 |
| 2015 | 1439 | 1645 |
| 2016 | 1602 | 1711 |
| 2017 | 1713 | 1706 |
| 2018 | 1552 | 1876 |
| 2019 | 1875 | 1851 |
| 2020 | 1857 | 2035 |
| 2021 | 1608 | 1980 |
| 2022 | 1628 | 1972 |
| 2023 | 1498 | 1886 |
| 2024 | 1531 | 1895 |
| 2025 | 1371 | 1901 |
| 2026 | 941 | 1374 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- G02B 6/42Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements20,832
- G02B 6/26Optical coupling means20,123
- G02B 6/36Mechanical coupling means14,206
- G02B 6/255Splicing of light guides1,930
- G02B 6/25Preparing the ends of light guides for coupling768
- G02B 6/241Light guide terminations552
- G02B 6/245Removing protective coverings of light guides before coupling504
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