G03B 21/60
Characterised by the nature of the surface
Official title: characterised by the nature of the surface
G03B21/60 (Characterised by the nature of the surface) appears on 1,963 US grants and 1,928 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G03B- Granted patents
- 1,963
- Published applications
- 1,928
- Assignees
- 677
- Inventors
- 3,197
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 7 | 0 |
| 1977 | 6 | 0 |
| 1978 | 7 | 0 |
| 1979 | 6 | 0 |
| 1980 | 11 | 0 |
| 1981 | 5 | 0 |
| 1982 | 9 | 0 |
| 1983 | 9 | 0 |
| 1984 | 11 | 0 |
| 1985 | 13 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 16 | 0 |
| 1988 | 10 | 0 |
| 1989 | 5 | 0 |
| 1990 | 19 | 0 |
| 1991 | 26 | 0 |
| 1992 | 16 | 0 |
| 1993 | 15 | 0 |
| 1994 | 15 | 0 |
| 1995 | 21 | 0 |
| 1996 | 14 | 0 |
| 1997 | 22 | 0 |
| 1998 | 24 | 0 |
| 1999 | 26 | 0 |
| 2000 | 34 | 0 |
| 2001 | 32 | 14 |
| 2002 | 43 | 48 |
| 2003 | 47 | 38 |
| 2004 | 53 | 86 |
| 2005 | 41 | 101 |
| 2006 | 68 | 121 |
| 2007 | 61 | 111 |
| 2008 | 75 | 70 |
| 2009 | 49 | 64 |
| 2010 | 68 | 56 |
| 2011 | 65 | 63 |
| 2012 | 52 | 59 |
| 2013 | 53 | 52 |
| 2014 | 41 | 76 |
| 2015 | 65 | 74 |
| 2016 | 72 | 115 |
| 2017 | 93 | 104 |
| 2018 | 83 | 116 |
| 2019 | 95 | 115 |
| 2020 | 109 | 82 |
| 2021 | 62 | 90 |
| 2022 | 85 | 95 |
| 2023 | 62 | 61 |
| 2024 | 68 | 47 |
| 2025 | 39 | 35 |
| 2026 | 31 | 35 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Selective visualization of an image using second pass-through of polarized light6 Oct 2026US 12,754,439 B2Disney Enterprises, Inc.
- Stereo projection screen and stereo projection system1 Sep 2026US 12,724,289 B2Coretronic Corporation
- Systems and methods for a lensed display25 Aug 2026US 12,717,160 B2Universal City Studios LLC
- Projector with field lens25 Aug 2026US 12,720,020 B2Snap Inc.
- Projector curtain14 Jul 2026US 12,681,377 B2Ivtech Jiangsu Co., Ltd.
- Laser projection systems and methods10 Sep 2026US 2026/0267211 A1
- Projection screen with nano-scale microcrystalline structure and manufacturing method thereof27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251965 A1Shenzhen Microcrystalline Vision Technology Co., Ltd
- Windshield glass and head-up display system20 Aug 2026US 2026/0244014 A1FUJIFILM Corporation
- Display System and Method for Making and Using Same20 Aug 2026US 2026/0244087 A1The Board of Regents for the Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical Colleges
- Opportunistic projection onto dynamic light reflective material20 Aug 2026US 2026/0246909 A1Disney Enterprises, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- High efficiency polarized display298US 5,751,388 AHoneywell Inc. · 1998
- Resin composition for production of optical element, the optical element, and projection screen268US 6,650,471 B2Dai Nippon Printing Co.Ltd. · 2003
- Wide field of view head-up display system257US 7,777,960 B2Microvision, Inc. · 2010
- Subwavelength optical microstructure light collimating films189US 6,356,389 B1Reflexite Corporation · 2002
- Method and system for free-space imaging display and interface181US 6,857,746 B2IO2 Technology, LLC · 2005