G02F 1/13355
Polarising beam splitters [pbs]
Official title: {Polarising beam splitters [PBS]}
G02F1/13355 (Polarising beam splitters [pbs]) appears on 202 US grants and 165 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02F- Granted patents
- 202
- Published applications
- 165
- Assignees
- 114
- Inventors
- 442
- Latest grant
- 30 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 9 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 12 | 0 |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 9 | 3 |
| 2002 | 4 | 6 |
| 2003 | 5 | 3 |
| 2004 | 4 | 8 |
| 2005 | 2 | 5 |
| 2006 | 7 | 3 |
| 2007 | 2 | 5 |
| 2008 | 4 | 4 |
| 2009 | 6 | 11 |
| 2010 | 3 | 5 |
| 2011 | 4 | 8 |
| 2012 | 5 | 3 |
| 2013 | 4 | 5 |
| 2014 | 1 | 4 |
| 2015 | 3 | 12 |
| 2016 | 5 | 13 |
| 2017 | 11 | 4 |
| 2018 | 11 | 12 |
| 2019 | 14 | 10 |
| 2020 | 10 | 11 |
| 2021 | 12 | 8 |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 |
| 2023 | 7 | 5 |
| 2024 | 6 | 7 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 |
| 2026 | 2 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Light engine using a polarization splitting lens unit for exit pupil illumination30 Jun 2026US 12,669,726 B2Avegant Corp.
- Backlight assembly and head-up display system6 Jan 2026US 12,517,355 B2Shanghai Tianma Microelectronics Co., Ltd.
- Polarized biometric operations22 Jul 2025US 12,367,709 B2Gentex Corporation
- Alignment processing device and manufacturing method of liquid crystal optical element20 May 2025US 12,306,500 B2Japan Display Inc.
- Augmented reality device with adjustable electroactive beam splitter18 Mar 2025US 12,253,782 B2e-Vision Smart Optics, Inc.
- Variable optical attenuator (voa) for high optical power handling11 Jun 2026US 2026/0161037 A1Molex Incorporated
- Compensation for liquid crystal on silicon displays9 Apr 2026US 2026/0099049 A1Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
- Display assembly with increased duty cycle and reduced power consumption29 May 2025US 2025/0172846 A1Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
- Alignment processing device and manufacturing method of liquid crystal optical element14 Nov 2024US 2024/0377681 A1Japan Display Inc.
- Liquid crystal polarization hologram with enhanced angular luminance uniformity and system including the same24 Oct 2024US 2024/0353707 A1Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Backlighting system using a retroreflecting polarizer322US 5,422,756 AMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company · 1995
- Tapered multilayer luminaire devices282US 5,528,720 AMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company · 1996
- Flat-panel picture display device224US 5,808,713 AU. S. Philips Corporation · 1998
- High efficiency illumination system for display devices223US 4,798,448 AGeneral Electric Company · 1989
- Backlighting system with a multi-reflection light injection system and using microprisms212US 5,359,691 ABriteview Technologies · 1994