G02B 6/4262
Characterised by the shape of the housing
Official title: {characterised by the shape of the housing (for semiconductor lasers H01S5/02208)}
G02B6/4262 (Characterised by the shape of the housing) appears on 431 US grants and 443 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02B- Granted patents
- 431
- Published applications
- 443
- Assignees
- 170
- Inventors
- 946
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1998 | 12 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 12 | 0 |
| 2001 | 22 | 14 |
| 2002 | 15 | 26 |
| 2003 | 24 | 47 |
| 2004 | 28 | 26 |
| 2005 | 22 | 12 |
| 2006 | 21 | 5 |
| 2007 | 6 | 6 |
| 2008 | 3 | 3 |
| 2009 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 3 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 5 |
| 2012 | 4 | 16 |
| 2013 | 4 | 17 |
| 2014 | 9 | 18 |
| 2015 | 20 | 22 |
| 2016 | 21 | 17 |
| 2017 | 30 | 29 |
| 2018 | 15 | 26 |
| 2019 | 30 | 23 |
| 2020 | 17 | 31 |
| 2021 | 12 | 18 |
| 2022 | 25 | 22 |
| 2023 | 18 | 20 |
| 2024 | 18 | 20 |
| 2025 | 13 | 9 |
| 2026 | 9 | 8 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
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- Multiports and other devices having connection ports with securing features and methods of making the same4 Aug 2026US 12,699,231 B2Corning Research & Development Corporation
- Achromatic optical subassembly2 Jun 2026US 12,645,072 B2Ezconn Corporation
- Fibre couple light engine5 May 2026US 12,619,075 B2Google Inc.
- Next generation fiber optic module1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299228 A1
- Optical module with unlock warning function and use methodthereof17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276923 A1Accelink Technologies Co., Ltd.
- Package structure, optical module, and optical communication device16 Jul 2026US 2026/0202631 A1Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
- Optical module16 Jul 2026US 2026/0202633 A1Hisense Broadband Multimedia Technologies Co., Ltd.
- Mechanical transfer ferrule retention mechanism16 Apr 2026US 2026/0104554 A1Cotsworks, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Optical transmission terminal device160US 5,960,141 AFujitsu Limited · 1999
- Pluggable optical transceiver module having a high speed serial data connector (HSSDC)114US 6,350,063 B1Stratos Lightwave, Inc. · 2002
- Light bending devices113US 5,515,468 AThe Whitaker Corporation · 1996
- Light bending devices109US 5,708,743 AThe Whitaker Corporation · 1998
- Tunable optical instruments83US 7,002,697 B2Aegis Semiconductor, Inc. · 2006