G02F 1/133738
For homogeneous alignment
Official title: {for homogeneous alignment}
G02F1/133738 (For homogeneous alignment) appears on 358 US grants and 432 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02F- Granted patents
- 358
- Published applications
- 432
- Assignees
- 127
- Inventors
- 750
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 2 |
| 2002 | 4 | 3 |
| 2003 | 3 | 5 |
| 2004 | 4 | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 | 4 |
| 2006 | 4 | 7 |
| 2007 | 0 | 12 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 4 | 9 |
| 2010 | 3 | 8 |
| 2011 | 8 | 6 |
| 2012 | 9 | 13 |
| 2013 | 4 | 11 |
| 2014 | 7 | 20 |
| 2015 | 10 | 23 |
| 2016 | 18 | 41 |
| 2017 | 32 | 44 |
| 2018 | 29 | 29 |
| 2019 | 35 | 46 |
| 2020 | 31 | 28 |
| 2021 | 32 | 35 |
| 2022 | 24 | 25 |
| 2023 | 28 | 25 |
| 2024 | 28 | 16 |
| 2025 | 14 | 13 |
| 2026 | 2 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Light control device and light control sheet25 Aug 2026US 12,717,197 B2Toppan Holdings Inc.
- Marks for angular optical filters9 Jun 2026US 12,650,627 B2RealD Spark, LLC
- Transflective liquid crystal display device2 Dec 2025US 12,487,487 B2Sharp Display Technology Corporation
- Beam deflector and 3-dimensional display device including the same2 Dec 2025US 12,487,501 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Electronic device4 Nov 2025US 12,462,763 B2Japan Display Inc.
- Marks for angular optical filters1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299360 A1RealD Spark, LLC
- Liquid crystal projector1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299382 A1Sharp Display Technology Corporation
- Liquid crystal display device12 Mar 2026US 2026/0072313 A1Sharp Display Technology Corporation
- Display panel12 Mar 2026US 2026/0072314 A1Hannstar Display Corp.
- Liquid crystal dimming device20 Nov 2025US 2025/0354062 A1Jiangsu Hecheng Display Technology Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Chiral smectic liquid crystal optical modulators having variable retardation259US 5,381,253 ABoard of Regents of the University of Colorado · 1995
- Variable focal length lens panel and fabricating the same124US 6,191,881 B1Citizen Watch Co., Ltd. · 2001
- Reflective optical stack for privacy display105US 10,303,030 B2RealD Spark, LLC · 2019
- Split-element liquid crystal tunable optical filter95US 5,528,393 AThe Regents of the University of Colorado · 1996
- Control of liquid crystal alignment in an optical device86US 7,375,784 B2Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha · 2008