G02F 1/133615
Edge-illuminating devices, i.e. illuminating from the side
Official title: {Edge-illuminating devices, i.e. illuminating from the side}
G02F1/133615 (Edge-illuminating devices, i.e. illuminating from the side) appears on 3,400 US grants and 4,036 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02F- Granted patents
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- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
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| 2023 | 120 | 107 |
| 2024 | 127 | 115 |
| 2025 | 101 | 78 |
| 2026 | 37 | 53 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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By later US patents
- Divergent angle rotator system and method for collimating light beams317US 5,854,872 AClio Technologies, Inc. · 1998
- Backlighting system with faceted light pipes307US 5,202,950 ACompaq Computer Corporation · 1993
- Tapered multilayer luminaire devices282US 5,528,720 AMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company · 1996
- Uniform emission backlight281US 4,714,983 AMotorola, Inc. · 1987
- Method of manufacturing an optical composite260US 7,991,257 B1Fusion Optix, Inc. · 2011