G09G 3/04
Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators
Official title: for presentation of a single character by selection from a plurality of characters, or by composing the character by combination of individual elements, e.g. segments {using a combination of such display devices for composing words, rows or the like, in a frame with fixed character positions}
G09G3/04 (Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators) appears on 1,213 US grants and 859 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G09G- Granted patents
- 1,213
- Published applications
- 859
- Assignees
- 623
- Inventors
- 2,298
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 40 | 0 |
| 1977 | 34 | 0 |
| 1978 | 37 | 0 |
| 1979 | 18 | 0 |
| 1980 | 30 | 0 |
| 1981 | 36 | 0 |
| 1982 | 25 | 0 |
| 1983 | 31 | 0 |
| 1984 | 29 | 0 |
| 1985 | 21 | 0 |
| 1986 | 11 | 0 |
| 1987 | 16 | 0 |
| 1988 | 19 | 0 |
| 1989 | 20 | 0 |
| 1990 | 11 | 0 |
| 1991 | 13 | 0 |
| 1992 | 8 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 7 | 0 |
| 1995 | 13 | 0 |
| 1996 | 13 | 0 |
| 1997 | 12 | 0 |
| 1998 | 16 | 0 |
| 1999 | 14 | 0 |
| 2000 | 23 | 0 |
| 2001 | 28 | 11 |
| 2002 | 21 | 36 |
| 2003 | 28 | 15 |
| 2004 | 18 | 28 |
| 2005 | 19 | 27 |
| 2006 | 16 | 25 |
| 2007 | 20 | 32 |
| 2008 | 13 | 37 |
| 2009 | 14 | 37 |
| 2010 | 14 | 31 |
| 2011 | 22 | 32 |
| 2012 | 20 | 24 |
| 2013 | 32 | 35 |
| 2014 | 24 | 37 |
| 2015 | 32 | 42 |
| 2016 | 28 | 35 |
| 2017 | 37 | 47 |
| 2018 | 49 | 54 |
| 2019 | 46 | 46 |
| 2020 | 36 | 36 |
| 2021 | 43 | 44 |
| 2022 | 32 | 30 |
| 2023 | 37 | 54 |
| 2024 | 41 | 30 |
| 2025 | 26 | 18 |
| 2026 | 14 | 16 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
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- Semiconductor device25 Aug 2026US 12,720,869 B2Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co.Ltd.
- Display system18 Aug 2026US 12,711,888 B2Japan Display Inc.
- Pixel circuit23 Jun 2026US 12,663,892 B1AUO Corporation
- Wearable electronic device adjusting transmittance of visor and brightness of display16 Jun 2026US 12,656,611 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Sandbag throwing device30 Jul 2026US 2026/0216590 A1Tri-Great International Ltd.
- Voltage supply device and method for driving a display30 Jul 2026US 2026/0221116 A1NXP B. V.
- Segmented Display With Photon Recycling Cavity9 Jul 2026US 2026/0192744 A1eLumigen LLC
- Pixel circuit25 Jun 2026US 2026/0178144 A1AUO Corporation
- Display device25 Jun 2026US 2026/0179513 A1Virtualwindow Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Illumination components1,698US 6,211,626 B1Color Kinetics Incorporated · 2001
- Multicolored LED lighting method and apparatus1,174US 6,016,038 AColor Kinetics Incorporated · 2000
- Lighting entertainment system987US 6,166,496 AColor Kinetics Incorporated · 2000
- Multicolored LED lighting method and apparatus852US 6,150,774 AColor Kinetics Incorporated · 2000
- Smart light bulb852US 6,528,954 B1Color Kinetics Incorporated · 2003