H01Q 15/02
Refracting or diffracting devices
Official title: Refracting or diffracting devices, e.g. lens, prism
H01Q15/02 (Refracting or diffracting devices) appears on 1,009 US grants and 1,096 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H01Q- Granted patents
- 1,009
- Published applications
- 1,096
- Assignees
- 495
- Inventors
- 2,207
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 12 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 6 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 7 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 9 | 0 |
| 1998 | 9 | 0 |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 11 | 0 |
| 2001 | 18 | 3 |
| 2002 | 15 | 12 |
| 2003 | 14 | 11 |
| 2004 | 11 | 16 |
| 2005 | 12 | 17 |
| 2006 | 14 | 14 |
| 2007 | 12 | 11 |
| 2008 | 15 | 14 |
| 2009 | 11 | 14 |
| 2010 | 12 | 33 |
| 2011 | 11 | 25 |
| 2012 | 10 | 24 |
| 2013 | 23 | 29 |
| 2014 | 33 | 29 |
| 2015 | 26 | 48 |
| 2016 | 24 | 32 |
| 2017 | 44 | 47 |
| 2018 | 38 | 75 |
| 2019 | 65 | 91 |
| 2020 | 76 | 84 |
| 2021 | 87 | 92 |
| 2022 | 80 | 98 |
| 2023 | 83 | 81 |
| 2024 | 73 | 78 |
| 2025 | 62 | 70 |
| 2026 | 42 | 48 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- H01Q 15/08Formed of solid dielectric material489
- H01Q 15/10Comprising three-dimensional [3d] array of impedance discontinuities152
- H01Q 15/04Comprising wave-guiding channel or channels bounded by effective conductive surfaces substantially perpendicular75
- H01Q 15/12Functioning also as polarisation filter43
- H01Q 15/06Comprising plurality of wave-guiding channels of different length40
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