G03
Photography
Official title: Photography; cinematography; analogous techniques using waves other than optical waves; electrography; holography
G03 (Photography) appears on 231,290 US grants and 185,930 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G03- Granted patents
- 231,290
- Published applications
- 185,930
- Assignees
- 17,150
- Inventors
- 186,548
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2343 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2144 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2205 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1682 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1960 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2378 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2000 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1908 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2141 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2258 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2194 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2367 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2342 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3094 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3261 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3482 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3351 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3682 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3827 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3543 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4069 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4025 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5278 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4992 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4847 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4686 | 1679 |
| 2002 | 4683 | 5087 |
| 2003 | 4725 | 5661 |
| 2004 | 4725 | 6398 |
| 2005 | 3913 | 7647 |
| 2006 | 5024 | 8431 |
| 2007 | 4739 | 8616 |
| 2008 | 4946 | 8531 |
| 2009 | 5159 | 8763 |
| 2010 | 6634 | 8206 |
| 2011 | 6860 | 8247 |
| 2012 | 7105 | 7789 |
| 2013 | 7542 | 7724 |
| 2014 | 8329 | 7475 |
| 2015 | 8290 | 8091 |
| 2016 | 7854 | 7544 |
| 2017 | 7012 | 7459 |
| 2018 | 6827 | 7699 |
| 2019 | 7512 | 7881 |
| 2020 | 7241 | 8119 |
| 2021 | 6314 | 7374 |
| 2022 | 6009 | 7348 |
| 2023 | 5618 | 6909 |
| 2024 | 5344 | 6555 |
| 2025 | 5251 | 6117 |
| 2026 | 3575 | 4580 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subclasses
Granted patents
- G03GElectrography86,085
- G03FPhotomechanical production of textured or patterned surfaces66,205
- G03BApparatus or arrangements for taking photographs or for projecting or viewing them60,093
- G03CPhotosensitive materials for photographic purposes15,393
- G03HHolographic processes or apparatus6,364
- G03DApparatus for processing exposed photographic materials3,240
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Cut-mask patterning process for fin-like field effect transistor (FinFET) device3,286US 9,236,267 B2Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company.Ltd · 2016
- Large scale photolithographic solid phase synthesis of polypeptides and receptor binding screening thereof1,998US 5,143,854 AAffymax Technologies N.V. · 1992
- Array of oligonucleotides on a solid substrate1,585US 5,445,934 AAffymax Technologies N.V. · 1995
- Surgical system instrument sterile adapter1,479US 9,096,033 B2Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. · 2015
- Apparatus for production of three-dimensional objects by stereolithography1,471US 4,575,330 AUVP, Inc. · 1986