G02B 6/4206
Optical features
Official title: {Optical features (G02B6/4207, G02B6/421 take precedence)}
G02B6/4206 (Optical features) appears on 2,213 US grants and 2,385 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02B- Granted patents
- 2,213
- Published applications
- 2,385
- Assignees
- 931
- Inventors
- 4,681
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 6 | 0 |
| 1981 | 7 | 0 |
| 1982 | 6 | 0 |
| 1983 | 6 | 0 |
| 1984 | 6 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 7 | 0 |
| 1987 | 8 | 0 |
| 1988 | 18 | 0 |
| 1989 | 16 | 0 |
| 1990 | 11 | 0 |
| 1991 | 8 | 0 |
| 1992 | 23 | 0 |
| 1993 | 14 | 0 |
| 1994 | 23 | 0 |
| 1995 | 14 | 0 |
| 1996 | 24 | 0 |
| 1997 | 18 | 0 |
| 1998 | 18 | 0 |
| 1999 | 21 | 0 |
| 2000 | 29 | 0 |
| 2001 | 32 | 14 |
| 2002 | 51 | 90 |
| 2003 | 64 | 88 |
| 2004 | 72 | 142 |
| 2005 | 78 | 108 |
| 2006 | 80 | 81 |
| 2007 | 89 | 51 |
| 2008 | 62 | 43 |
| 2009 | 44 | 40 |
| 2010 | 45 | 50 |
| 2011 | 31 | 45 |
| 2012 | 27 | 52 |
| 2013 | 39 | 64 |
| 2014 | 54 | 86 |
| 2015 | 74 | 81 |
| 2016 | 95 | 117 |
| 2017 | 99 | 113 |
| 2018 | 88 | 136 |
| 2019 | 136 | 169 |
| 2020 | 114 | 109 |
| 2021 | 98 | 106 |
| 2022 | 94 | 144 |
| 2023 | 83 | 121 |
| 2024 | 117 | 118 |
| 2025 | 78 | 127 |
| 2026 | 69 | 90 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Three-dimensional micro-optical systems6 Oct 2026US 12,754,381 B2X-Celeprint Limited
- Determination method, optical control element and manufacturing method thereof29 Sep 2026US 12,748,270 B2National Institute of Information and Communications Technology
- Fiber-based transmitter and receiver channels of light detection and ranging systems22 Sep 2026US 12,742,860 B2Seyond, Inc.
- Method and system for aligning and splicing polarization maintaining fibers15 Sep 2026US 12,736,750 B2RAM Photonics Interconnects, LLC
- Optical bridge interface with evanescent coupling8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309931 A1Intel Corporation
- Optical connector with kinematic coupling8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309932 A1Cisco Technology, Inc.
- Detachable optical coupler with expanded beam8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309936 A1Intel Corporation
- Optical component8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309939 A1NTT, Inc.
- Optical interconnect for high performance computer architecture1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299204 A1International Business Machines Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- LED collimation optics with improved performance and reduced size332US 6,547,423 B2Koninklijke Phillips Electronics N.V. · 2003
- Fiber optic light delivery apparatus and medical instrument utilizing same293US 4,273,109 ACavitron Corporation · 1981
- Local area network optical fiber data communication278US 4,366,565 A1982
- System for non-invasive measurement of glucose in humans249US 6,865,408 B1InLight Solutions, Inc. · 2005
- Alternating sequential half duplex communication system218US 4,979,170 AQUALCOMM Incorporated · 1990