H01S 5/4031
Edge-emitting structures
Official title: {Edge-emitting structures}
H01S5/4031 (Edge-emitting structures) appears on 2,553 US grants and 2,365 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H01S- Granted patents
- 2,553
- Published applications
- 2,365
- Assignees
- 734
- Inventors
- 4,133
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 6 | 0 |
| 1982 | 9 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 9 | 0 |
| 1985 | 8 | 0 |
| 1986 | 19 | 0 |
| 1987 | 17 | 0 |
| 1988 | 45 | 0 |
| 1989 | 56 | 0 |
| 1990 | 34 | 0 |
| 1991 | 39 | 0 |
| 1992 | 35 | 0 |
| 1993 | 30 | 0 |
| 1994 | 52 | 0 |
| 1995 | 42 | 0 |
| 1996 | 37 | 0 |
| 1997 | 51 | 0 |
| 1998 | 47 | 0 |
| 1999 | 29 | 0 |
| 2000 | 47 | 0 |
| 2001 | 45 | 24 |
| 2002 | 44 | 64 |
| 2003 | 62 | 72 |
| 2004 | 70 | 98 |
| 2005 | 63 | 124 |
| 2006 | 105 | 103 |
| 2007 | 55 | 85 |
| 2008 | 48 | 95 |
| 2009 | 73 | 75 |
| 2010 | 97 | 89 |
| 2011 | 50 | 61 |
| 2012 | 59 | 73 |
| 2013 | 71 | 60 |
| 2014 | 62 | 48 |
| 2015 | 75 | 80 |
| 2016 | 70 | 75 |
| 2017 | 79 | 82 |
| 2018 | 67 | 111 |
| 2019 | 107 | 122 |
| 2020 | 108 | 147 |
| 2021 | 92 | 153 |
| 2022 | 86 | 141 |
| 2023 | 115 | 141 |
| 2024 | 102 | 102 |
| 2025 | 65 | 77 |
| 2026 | 54 | 63 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- H01S 5/4043With vertically stacked active layers546
- H01S 5/4062With an external cavity or using internal filters493
- H01S 5/4068With lateral coupling by axially offset or by merging waveguides302
- H01S 5/4056Emitting light in more than one direction253
- H01S 5/4037With active layers in more than one orientation40
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