G02F 1/1335
Structural association of cells with optical devices
Official title: Structural association of cells with optical devices, e.g. polarisers or reflectors
G02F1/1335 (Structural association of cells with optical devices) appears on 34,296 US grants and 40,544 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02F- Granted patents
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- Inventors
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- Latest grant
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| 2024 | 1500 | 1486 |
| 2025 | 1164 | 1043 |
| 2026 | 544 | 653 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- G02F 1/1336Illuminating devices15,037
- G02F 1/133509Filters10,424
- G02F 1/133528Polarisers6,497
- G02F 1/133553Reflecting elements4,156
- G02F 1/13363Birefringent elements3,668
- G02F 1/133504Diffusing, scattering, diffracting elements1,859
- G02F 1/133526Lenses1,445
- G02F 1/13356Characterised by the placement of the optical elements1,320
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