G02F 2201/08
Light absorbing layer
Official title: light absorbing layer
G02F2201/08 (Light absorbing layer) appears on 447 US grants and 565 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02F- Granted patents
- 447
- Published applications
- 565
- Assignees
- 248
- Inventors
- 1,364
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
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| 2001 | 5 | 1 |
| 2002 | 3 | 8 |
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| 2004 | 9 | 8 |
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| 2019 | 27 | 51 |
| 2020 | 47 | 45 |
| 2021 | 49 | 37 |
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| 2023 | 34 | 26 |
| 2024 | 16 | 14 |
| 2025 | 13 | 15 |
| 2026 | 11 | 9 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Smart electrochromic element and manufacturing method thereof15 Sep 2026US 12,736,848 B2Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Hanyang University Erica Campus
- Display device and method of manufacturing the same25 Aug 2026US 12,716,015 B2Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
- Light path control device and display device including the same25 Aug 2026US 12,717,202 B2LG Display Co., Ltd.
- Display front panel device11 Aug 2026US 12,707,773 B2APPLIED Materials.Inc.
- Cosmetic container with protection against UV-light14 Jul 2026US 12,677,927 B1Nexdot
- Light Path Control Device and Display Device Including the Same24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287964 A1LG Display Co., Ltd.
- Tempered glass film that blocks blue light and excites red light20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241669 A1
- Light control film and laminated glass20 Aug 2026US 2026/0244067 A1AGC Inc.
- Smart film for a display13 Aug 2026US 2026/0235912 A1Dream Glass S.L.
- Absorber or scatter assisted variable optical attenuator30 Jul 2026US 2026/0219544 A1Cisco Technology, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Process for sealing electro-optic displays166US 7,075,703 B2E Ink Corporation · 2006
- Optical device having reverse mode holographic PDLC and front light guide129US 6,618,104 B1Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation · 2003
- Method of and apparatuses for reducing infrared loading on display devices116US 6,211,934 B1Honeywell Inc. · 2001
- Photo-luminescent liquid crystal display including a blue dichroic mirror layer62US 7,746,423 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. · 2010
- Variable transmittance optical devices44US 9,176,357 B2Switch Materials, Inc. · 2015