Skip to content
Search Classifications
Search for IPC and CPC classification codes or keywords
CPC Subclass Not Allocatable
G02B

OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS

Description

G02B covers optical components, assemblies, and systems designed to control, direct, or modify light propagation. This subclass encompasses lenses, mirrors, prisms, diffractive elements, filters, polarizers, beam splitters, and optical coatings, as well as integrated optical systems such as microscopes, telescopes, and viewing devices. Also included are optical design principles, aberration correction methods, and auxiliary components like mounts and alignment mechanisms. Adjacent subclasses G02C and G02D address spectacles/contact lenses and optical measuring instruments respectively, while G02F covers electro-optical devices with active control of light properties.

Filing statistics

CPC subclass G02B recorded 623,096 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 43,600 in 2013 to 50,077 in 2023 (+15%), peaking at 66,341 applications in 2018. The most active applicants in class G02 are SAMSUNG DISPLAY (14,409 applications), BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP COMPANY (14,236 applications) and BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP COMPANY (11,826 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

17 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

Navigate with arrow keys, Enter to open

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class G02, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. SAMSUNG DISPLAY KR 14,409
  2. BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP COMPANY CN 14,236
  3. BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP COMPANY 11,826
  4. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 10,141
  5. FUJIFILM JP 8,506
  6. LG DISPLAY COMPANY KR 7,558
  7. NITTO DENKO CORPORATION JP 6,306
  8. OLYMPUS CORPORATION JP 5,336
  9. SONY CORPORATION JP 5,097
  10. CANON JP 4,814