G02B 6/35
Having switching means
Official title: having switching means (by changing the optical properties of the medium G02F1/00)
G02B6/35 (Having switching means) appears on 3,766 US grants and 3,291 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02B- Granted patents
- 3,766
- Published applications
- 3,291
- Assignees
- 1,279
- Inventors
- 6,136
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 7 | 0 |
| 1978 | 10 | 0 |
| 1979 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980 | 16 | 0 |
| 1981 | 9 | 0 |
| 1982 | 9 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 50 | 0 |
| 2001 | 117 | 50 |
| 2002 | 195 | 371 |
| 2003 | 293 | 393 |
| 2004 | 323 | 276 |
| 2005 | 270 | 196 |
| 2006 | 208 | 145 |
| 2007 | 145 | 101 |
| 2008 | 125 | 83 |
| 2009 | 82 | 89 |
| 2010 | 69 | 76 |
| 2011 | 45 | 60 |
| 2012 | 70 | 75 |
| 2013 | 54 | 91 |
| 2014 | 78 | 78 |
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| 2016 | 113 | 105 |
| 2017 | 114 | 101 |
| 2018 | 93 | 97 |
| 2019 | 107 | 99 |
| 2020 | 113 | 123 |
| 2021 | 91 | 103 |
| 2022 | 100 | 102 |
| 2023 | 84 | 101 |
| 2024 | 88 | 105 |
| 2025 | 66 | 87 |
| 2026 | 44 | 70 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- G02B 6/354Switching arrangements, i.e. number of input/output ports and interconnection types2,552
- G02B 6/351Involving stationary waveguides with moving interposed optical elements2,237
- G02B 6/3564Mechanical details of the actuation mechanism associated with the moving element or1,888
- G02B 6/3502Involving direct waveguide displacement741
- G02B 6/3586Control or adjustment details523
- G02B 6/3594Characterised by additional functional means429
- G02B 6/3596With planar waveguide arrangement, i.e. in a substrate, regardless if actuating mechanism346
- G02B 6/3598Switching means directly located between an optoelectronic element and waveguides, including direct194
Recent patents
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- Photonic quantum switch1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299212 A1Cisco Technology, Inc.
- Optical circuit switch (ocs) with multiplexed structure17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276897 A1II-Vi Delaware, Inc.
- Integrated optical circuit having switch devices electrically connected by through-substrate via17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276898 A1nEYE Systems, Inc.
- Directional illuminator and display apparatus with switchable diffuser17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276984 A1Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Adjustable optical attenuator1,027US 6,167,185 AJDS Fitel Inc. · 2000
- Photonic mems and structures872US 6,650,455 B2Iridigm Display Corporation · 2003
- Photonic MEMS and structures616US 7,123,216 B1Idc, LLC · 2006
- Medical imaging, diagnosis, and therapy using a scanning single optical fiber system524US 6,975,898 B2University of Washington · 2005
- Laser endoscope for spectroscopic imaging418US 5,318,024 AMassachusetts Institute of Technology · 1994