G09F 9/40
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G09F9/40 (In which the desired character is selected from a number of characters) appears on 78 US grants and 84 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G09F- Granted patents
- 78
- Published applications
- 84
- Assignees
- 45
- Inventors
- 160
- Latest grant
- 5 May 2026
Filings by year
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
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| 2003 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 3 | 3 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2 | 5 |
| 2019 | 2 | 6 |
| 2020 | 8 | 9 |
| 2021 | 6 | 10 |
| 2022 | 7 | 11 |
| 2023 | 8 | 9 |
| 2024 | 8 | 10 |
| 2025 | 7 | 4 |
| 2026 | 4 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Self-light emitting device5 May 2026US 12,622,146 B2Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
- Angle adjustment device, support, and display device14 Apr 2026US 12,603,948 B2Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co.Ltd.
- Display panel and display apparatus24 Feb 2026US 12,562,461 B2Yungu (Gu'an) Technology Co., Ltd.
- Display device27 Jan 2026US 12,533,951 B2Japan Display Inc.
- Display device, display module, electronic device, and vehicle30 Dec 2025US 12,514,004 B2Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co.Ltd.
- Tiling-type display device27 Aug 2026US 2026/0255518 A1Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Angle adjustment device, support, and display device23 Jul 2026US 2026/0214155 A1Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co.Ltd.
- Information processing system and information processing method4 Jun 2026US 2026/0155070 A1Sony Group Corporation
- Display device7 May 2026US 2026/0124914 A1Japan Display Inc.
- Electronic device5 Mar 2026US 2026/0065864 A1Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co.Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Time dial for pharmaceutical containers46US 4,920,912 A1990
- Display device, electronic device, and system18US 10,613,586 B2Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co.Ltd. · 2020
- Illuminated position indicator for a control shift lever18US 4,137,864 AQuadrastat Controls Corporation · 1979
- Reminder for periodic tasks including taking medication18US 6,796,267 B22004
- Page number indicating bookmarker12US 5,305,706 A1994