G02C 7/101
Having an electro-optical light valve
Official title: {having an electro-optical light valve (electro-optical elements per se G02F)}
G02C7/101 (Having an electro-optical light valve) appears on 627 US grants and 727 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02C- Granted patents
- 627
- Published applications
- 727
- Assignees
- 241
- Inventors
- 1,066
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
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| 1995 | 8 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 3 |
| 2002 | 10 | 7 |
| 2003 | 5 | 4 |
| 2004 | 5 | 12 |
| 2005 | 8 | 17 |
| 2006 | 13 | 17 |
| 2007 | 6 | 11 |
| 2008 | 7 | 16 |
| 2009 | 8 | 22 |
| 2010 | 12 | 18 |
| 2011 | 17 | 20 |
| 2012 | 14 | 18 |
| 2013 | 12 | 35 |
| 2014 | 30 | 34 |
| 2015 | 27 | 44 |
| 2016 | 32 | 55 |
| 2017 | 37 | 54 |
| 2018 | 40 | 45 |
| 2019 | 44 | 32 |
| 2020 | 38 | 52 |
| 2021 | 39 | 36 |
| 2022 | 36 | 37 |
| 2023 | 26 | 44 |
| 2024 | 35 | 50 |
| 2025 | 34 | 34 |
| 2026 | 25 | 10 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Intelligent electro-optical system and method for automatic glare reduction598US 5,305,012 AReveo, Inc. · 1994
- Eyeglass interface system559US 6,091,546 AThe Microoptical Corporation · 2000
- Eyeglass interface system546US 6,349,001 B1The Microoptical Corporation · 2002
- Compact image display system for eyeglasses or other head-borne frames494US 6,384,982 B1The Microoptical Corporation · 2002
- Compact image display system for eyeglasses or other head-borne frames474US 6,204,974 B1The Microoptical Corporation · 2001