G09G 3/16
By control of light from an independent source
Official title: by control of light from an independent source
G09G3/16 (By control of light from an independent source) appears on 454 US grants and 321 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G09G- Granted patents
- 454
- Published applications
- 321
- Assignees
- 274
- Inventors
- 942
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 16 | 0 |
| 1977 | 13 | 0 |
| 1978 | 16 | 0 |
| 1979 | 9 | 0 |
| 1980 | 19 | 0 |
| 1981 | 12 | 0 |
| 1982 | 12 | 0 |
| 1983 | 19 | 0 |
| 1984 | 12 | 0 |
| 1985 | 13 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 6 | 0 |
| 1989 | 9 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 2 |
| 2002 | 9 | 9 |
| 2003 | 5 | 5 |
| 2004 | 4 | 4 |
| 2005 | 7 | 8 |
| 2006 | 4 | 9 |
| 2007 | 3 | 15 |
| 2008 | 4 | 10 |
| 2009 | 4 | 10 |
| 2010 | 2 | 11 |
| 2011 | 6 | 13 |
| 2012 | 6 | 12 |
| 2013 | 15 | 18 |
| 2014 | 11 | 11 |
| 2015 | 10 | 22 |
| 2016 | 10 | 14 |
| 2017 | 15 | 21 |
| 2018 | 23 | 21 |
| 2019 | 18 | 24 |
| 2020 | 15 | 13 |
| 2021 | 19 | 14 |
| 2022 | 10 | 9 |
| 2023 | 11 | 25 |
| 2024 | 11 | 7 |
| 2025 | 13 | 7 |
| 2026 | 7 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Driver and electro-optical apparatus6 Oct 2026US 12,755,662 B2Seiko Epson Corporation
- Display system18 Aug 2026US 12,711,888 B2Japan Display Inc.
- Wearable electronic device adjusting transmittance of visor and brightness of display16 Jun 2026US 12,656,611 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Handheld electronic device having a chassis section with a battery mounting recess9 Jun 2026US 12,652,341 B2Apple Inc.
- Designing optical and electrical properties of electrochromic devices via tuning of parameters2 Jun 2026US 12,645,123 B2Sage Electrochromics, Inc.
- Voltage supply device and method for driving a display30 Jul 2026US 2026/0221116 A1NXP B. V.
- Display device25 Jun 2026US 2026/0179513 A1Virtualwindow Co., Ltd.
- Apparatus and method for driving electrochromic device7 May 2026US 2026/0126695 A1Skc Co., Ltd.
- Extending display lifetime and saving power in open-periphery head mounted displays9 Apr 2026US 2026/0099050 A1Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
- Apparel-matching and mood-responsive color-changing eyewear system with natural appearance and without continuous power usage9 Apr 2026US 2026/0100999 A1Eight88 Labs Private Limited
Most cited
By later US patents
- Displays combining active and non-active inks467US 6,459,418 B1E Ink Corporation · 2002
- Methods for driving electro-optic displays458US 7,453,445 B2E Ink Corporation · 2008
- Microencapsulated electrophoretic display with integrated driver265US 6,967,640 B2E Ink Corporation · 2005
- Microencapsulated electrophoretic display with integrated driver235US 7,382,363 B2E Ink Corporation · 2008
- Controlling transitions in optically switchable devices218US 8,254,013 B2Soladigm, Inc. · 2012