G02F 2203/00
Function characteristic
G02F2203/00 (Function characteristic) appears on 8,721 US grants and 9,046 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02F- Granted patents
- 8,721
- Published applications
- 9,046
- Assignees
- 2,376
- Inventors
- 16,152
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 11 | 0 |
| 1978 | 6 | 0 |
| 1979 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980 | 8 | 0 |
| 1981 | 10 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 10 | 0 |
| 1984 | 11 | 0 |
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| 1991 | 27 | 0 |
| 1992 | 64 | 0 |
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| 1996 | 85 | 0 |
| 1997 | 70 | 0 |
| 1998 | 104 | 0 |
| 1999 | 91 | 0 |
| 2000 | 134 | 0 |
| 2001 | 146 | 51 |
| 2002 | 135 | 238 |
| 2003 | 188 | 246 |
| 2004 | 231 | 311 |
| 2005 | 210 | 299 |
| 2006 | 278 | 298 |
| 2007 | 212 | 343 |
| 2008 | 223 | 287 |
| 2009 | 233 | 348 |
| 2010 | 277 | 383 |
| 2011 | 278 | 319 |
| 2012 | 279 | 292 |
| 2013 | 301 | 261 |
| 2014 | 270 | 304 |
| 2015 | 293 | 288 |
| 2016 | 280 | 306 |
| 2017 | 293 | 568 |
| 2018 | 381 | 575 |
| 2019 | 541 | 584 |
| 2020 | 536 | 504 |
| 2021 | 482 | 517 |
| 2022 | 411 | 420 |
| 2023 | 429 | 445 |
| 2024 | 402 | 365 |
| 2025 | 320 | 312 |
| 2026 | 159 | 182 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- G02F 2203/02ReflectiveIndexing code1,185
- G02F 2203/05Wavelength dependentIndexing code794
- G02F 2203/15Involving resonance effectsIndexing code671
- G02F 2203/01TransmissiveIndexing code611
- G02F 2203/50Phase-only modulationIndexing code595
- G02F 2203/12Spatial light modulatorIndexing code517
- G02F 2203/48Variable attenuatorIndexing code425
- G02F 2203/30Gray scaleIndexing code381
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- G02F 2203/09TransflectiveIndexing code366
- G02F 2203/34Colour display without the use of colour mosaic filtersIndexing code338
- G02F 2203/11Involving infrared radiationIndexing code332
- G02F 2203/10PlasmonIndexing code329
- G02F 2203/62Switchable arrangements whereby the element being usually not switchableIndexing code320
- G02F 2203/24Beam steeringIndexing code316
- G02F 2203/06Polarisation independentIndexing code305
- G02F 2203/07Polarisation dependentIndexing code297
- G02F 2203/13Involving thz radiationIndexing code290
- G02F 2203/21Thermal instability, i.e. dc drift, of an optical modulatorIndexing code257
- G02F 2203/03ScatteringIndexing code221
- G02F 2203/58Multi-wavelengthIndexing code218
- G02F 2203/60Temperature independentIndexing code200
- G02F 2203/18Adaptive opticsIndexing code199
- G02F 2203/69Arrangements or methods for testing or calibrating a deviceIndexing code193
- G02F 2203/56Frequency comb synthesizerIndexing code187
- G02F 2203/28Focussing or defocussingIndexing code178
- G02F 2203/26Pulse shapingIndexing code164
- G02F 2203/04Wavelength independentIndexing code133
- G02F 2203/64Normally black display, i.e. the off state being blackIndexing code111
- G02F 2203/22DiffractiveIndexing code100
- G02F 2203/20Intrinsic phase difference, i.e. optical bias, of an optical modulatorIndexing code94
- G02F 2203/70Semiconductor optical amplifier [soa] used in a device covered by g02fIndexing code86
- G02F 2203/25Frequency chirping of an optical modulatorIndexing code79
- G02F 2203/19Linearised modulationIndexing code77
- G02F 2203/54Optical pulse train synthesizerIndexing code74
- G02F 2203/68Green displayIndexing code66
- G02F 2203/66Normally white display, i.e. the off state being whiteIndexing code61
- G02F 2203/52Optical limitersIndexing code56
- G02F 2203/17Involving soliton wavesIndexing code23
- G02F 2203/16Involving spin polarization effectsIndexing code4
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