G09F 9/30
In which the desired character or characters are formed by combining individual
Official title: in which the desired character or characters are formed by combining individual elements (panels comprising a number of electrodes in a single cell controlling light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. electro-optical or magneto-optical cell, G02F1/00)
G09F9/30 (In which the desired character or characters are formed by combining individual) appears on 8,638 US grants and 10,594 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G09F- Granted patents
- 8,638
- Published applications
- 10,594
- Assignees
- 2,232
- Inventors
- 15,690
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 30 | 0 |
| 1977 | 27 | 0 |
| 1978 | 30 | 0 |
| 1979 | 26 | 0 |
| 1980 | 31 | 0 |
| 1981 | 35 | 0 |
| 1982 | 27 | 0 |
| 1983 | 25 | 0 |
| 1984 | 17 | 0 |
| 1985 | 24 | 0 |
| 1986 | 20 | 0 |
| 1987 | 26 | 0 |
| 1988 | 40 | 0 |
| 1989 | 49 | 0 |
| 1990 | 50 | 0 |
| 1991 | 52 | 0 |
| 1992 | 46 | 0 |
| 1993 | 39 | 0 |
| 1994 | 32 | 0 |
| 1995 | 50 | 0 |
| 1996 | 42 | 0 |
| 1997 | 48 | 0 |
| 1998 | 84 | 0 |
| 1999 | 68 | 0 |
| 2000 | 85 | 0 |
| 2001 | 96 | 24 |
| 2002 | 81 | 84 |
| 2003 | 87 | 109 |
| 2004 | 59 | 97 |
| 2005 | 69 | 118 |
| 2006 | 74 | 153 |
| 2007 | 63 | 137 |
| 2008 | 59 | 147 |
| 2009 | 61 | 165 |
| 2010 | 106 | 159 |
| 2011 | 102 | 158 |
| 2012 | 106 | 153 |
| 2013 | 118 | 171 |
| 2014 | 133 | 214 |
| 2015 | 160 | 192 |
| 2016 | 172 | 224 |
| 2017 | 183 | 369 |
| 2018 | 248 | 390 |
| 2019 | 416 | 672 |
| 2020 | 568 | 892 |
| 2021 | 633 | 1160 |
| 2022 | 775 | 1186 |
| 2023 | 724 | 1127 |
| 2024 | 1014 | 1212 |
| 2025 | 988 | 828 |
| 2026 | 540 | 453 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- G09F 9/301Flexible foldable or roll-able electronic displays2,592
- G09F 9/33Being semiconductor devices1,643
- G09F 9/302Characterised by the form or geometrical disposition of the individual elements1,386
- G09F 9/37Being movable elements946
- G09F 9/35Being liquid crystals610
- G09F 9/305Being the ends of optical fibres243
- G09F 9/313Being gas discharge devices52
- G09F 9/307Being incandescent filaments25
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Transparent contacts for organic devices1,986US 5,703,436 AThe Trustees of Princeton University · 1997
- Electronic information display system employing a plurality of electronic-ink display labels associated with a plurality of manufactured items for displaying information which changes as the manufactured items move through wholesale/retail distribution channels1,033US 7,762,462 B2Metrologic Instruments, Inc. · 2010
- Electro-optic device with constant light transmitting area852US 5,253,109 ADonnelly Corporation · 1993
- Multi-color electrophoretic displays and materials for making the same695US 6,017,584 AE Ink Corporation · 2000
- Deformable mirror light modulator677US 4,441,791 ATexas Instruments Incorporated · 1984