G02F 1/161
Gaskets
Official title: Gaskets; Spacers; Sealing of cells; Filling or closing of cells
G02F1/161 (Gaskets) appears on 521 US grants and 547 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02F- Granted patents
- 521
- Published applications
- 547
- Assignees
- 184
- Inventors
- 768
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 6 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 11 | 7 |
| 2002 | 7 | 2 |
| 2003 | 4 | 7 |
| 2004 | 6 | 7 |
| 2005 | 4 | 3 |
| 2006 | 4 | 11 |
| 2007 | 6 | 8 |
| 2008 | 8 | 12 |
| 2009 | 10 | 14 |
| 2010 | 12 | 11 |
| 2011 | 13 | 22 |
| 2012 | 12 | 20 |
| 2013 | 15 | 14 |
| 2014 | 24 | 31 |
| 2015 | 30 | 42 |
| 2016 | 26 | 38 |
| 2017 | 33 | 32 |
| 2018 | 30 | 34 |
| 2019 | 34 | 39 |
| 2020 | 32 | 40 |
| 2021 | 32 | 35 |
| 2022 | 25 | 29 |
| 2023 | 37 | 29 |
| 2024 | 17 | 27 |
| 2025 | 21 | 25 |
| 2026 | 15 | 8 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Light-adjusting structure, light-adjusting glass and edge sealing process thereof8 Sep 2026US 12,730,343 B2Saint-Gobain Sekurit France
- Conductive base structure, electrochromic device, and electrochromic apparatus8 Sep 2026US 12,730,346 B2Guangyi Intelligent Tech (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.
- Method and device for pressing against each other two ophthalmic lenses in order to build an electrochromic cell25 Aug 2026US 12,717,198 B2Essilor International
- Electrochromic device28 Jul 2026US 12,693,567 B2Shenzhen Guangyi Tech Co., Ltd.
- Insulated glazing unit including an integrated sensor2 Jun 2026US 12,645,122 B2Sage Electrochromics, Inc.
- Glazing element with electrical functional element16 Jul 2026US 2026/0202703 A1Saint-Gobain Sekurit France
- Film2 Jul 2026US 2026/0184048 A1Pilkington Group Limited
- Smart Glass with Near-Field Wireless Connectivity2 Jul 2026US 2026/0186364 A1
- Electrochromic sheet and electrochromic device21 May 2026US 2026/0140407 A1Sumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd.
- Thin-film devices and fabrication23 Apr 2026US 2026/0109137 A1View Operating Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Electro-optic mirror cell868US 7,255,451 B2Donnelly Corporation · 2007
- High performance electrochemichromic solutions and devices thereof669US 5,140,455 ADonnelly Corporation · 1992
- Electrochromic medium having a color stability577US 6,407,847 B1Gentex Corporation · 2002
- Electrochemichromic mirror477US 5,567,360 A1996
- Method of forming optically transparent seal and seal formed by said method437US 5,790,298 AGentex Corporation · 1998