H01Q 15/00
Devices for reflection, refraction, diffraction or polarisation of waves radiated from an
Official title: Devices for reflection, refraction, diffraction or polarisation of waves radiated from an antenna, e.g. quasi-optical devices (variable for purpose of altering directivity H01Q3/00; arrangements of such devices for guiding waves H01P3/20; variable for purpose of modulation H03C7/02)
H01Q15/00 (Devices for reflection, refraction, diffraction or polarisation of waves radiated from an) appears on 5,540 US grants and 5,574 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H01Q- Granted patents
- 5,540
- Published applications
- 5,574
- Assignees
- 1,865
- Inventors
- 10,237
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 17 | 0 |
| 1977 | 19 | 0 |
| 1978 | 26 | 0 |
| 1979 | 16 | 0 |
| 1980 | 19 | 0 |
| 1981 | 22 | 0 |
| 1982 | 35 | 0 |
| 1983 | 15 | 0 |
| 1984 | 22 | 0 |
| 1985 | 27 | 0 |
| 1986 | 35 | 0 |
| 1987 | 40 | 0 |
| 1988 | 36 | 0 |
| 1989 | 36 | 0 |
| 1990 | 30 | 0 |
| 1991 | 40 | 0 |
| 1992 | 32 | 0 |
| 1993 | 36 | 0 |
| 1994 | 26 | 0 |
| 1995 | 40 | 0 |
| 1996 | 40 | 0 |
| 1997 | 41 | 0 |
| 1998 | 38 | 0 |
| 1999 | 57 | 0 |
| 2000 | 53 | 0 |
| 2001 | 75 | 12 |
| 2002 | 77 | 44 |
| 2003 | 82 | 80 |
| 2004 | 59 | 86 |
| 2005 | 98 | 95 |
| 2006 | 71 | 75 |
| 2007 | 60 | 70 |
| 2008 | 67 | 92 |
| 2009 | 64 | 110 |
| 2010 | 77 | 195 |
| 2011 | 78 | 114 |
| 2012 | 85 | 128 |
| 2013 | 128 | 167 |
| 2014 | 152 | 160 |
| 2015 | 153 | 211 |
| 2016 | 166 | 191 |
| 2017 | 233 | 271 |
| 2018 | 237 | 340 |
| 2019 | 348 | 396 |
| 2020 | 375 | 417 |
| 2021 | 381 | 398 |
| 2022 | 374 | 390 |
| 2023 | 329 | 381 |
| 2024 | 346 | 440 |
| 2025 | 352 | 399 |
| 2026 | 275 | 312 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- H01Q 15/14Reflecting surfaces2,334
- H01Q 15/0006Devices acting selectively as reflecting surface, as diffracting or as refracting device2,255
- H01Q 15/02Refracting or diffracting devices1,009
- H01Q 15/24Polarising devices586
- H01Q 15/23Combinations of reflecting surfaces with refracting or diffracting devices111
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