H01S 3/1603
Rare earth
Official title: {rare earth}
H01S3/1603 (Rare earth) appears on 2,530 US grants and 2,696 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H01S- Granted patents
- 2,530
- Published applications
- 2,696
- Assignees
- 1,041
- Inventors
- 4,836
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 7 | 0 |
| 1991 | 11 | 0 |
| 1992 | 18 | 0 |
| 1993 | 29 | 0 |
| 1994 | 39 | 0 |
| 1995 | 44 | 0 |
| 1996 | 30 | 0 |
| 1997 | 33 | 0 |
| 1998 | 42 | 0 |
| 1999 | 30 | 0 |
| 2000 | 34 | 0 |
| 2001 | 51 | 13 |
| 2002 | 56 | 66 |
| 2003 | 54 | 115 |
| 2004 | 61 | 81 |
| 2005 | 87 | 144 |
| 2006 | 77 | 103 |
| 2007 | 72 | 94 |
| 2008 | 77 | 88 |
| 2009 | 78 | 98 |
| 2010 | 88 | 112 |
| 2011 | 79 | 102 |
| 2012 | 67 | 104 |
| 2013 | 94 | 112 |
| 2014 | 103 | 109 |
| 2015 | 120 | 88 |
| 2016 | 96 | 130 |
| 2017 | 124 | 122 |
| 2018 | 100 | 113 |
| 2019 | 100 | 121 |
| 2020 | 102 | 132 |
| 2021 | 81 | 117 |
| 2022 | 106 | 140 |
| 2023 | 69 | 130 |
| 2024 | 95 | 112 |
| 2025 | 77 | 90 |
| 2026 | 71 | 60 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- H01S 3/1608Erbium981
- H01S 3/1618Ytterbium858
- H01S 3/1611Neodymium659
- H01S 3/1616Thulium277
- H01S 3/161Holmium114
- H01S 3/1613Praseodymium91
- H01S 3/1615Samarium20
- H01S 3/1605Terbium19
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