CPC Main Group
G02B 30/00 Optical systems or apparatus for producing three-dimensional [3D] effects, e.g. stereoscopic images (in microscopes G02B21/22)
Filing statistics
CPC G02B 30/00 belongs to the parent subclass G02B, which 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
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Child Classifications
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- G02B 30/10 using integral imaging methods
- G02B 30/20 by providing first and second parallax images to an observer's left and right eyes
- G02B 30/40 giving the observer of a single two-dimensional [2D] image a perception of depth
- G02B 30/50 the image being built up from image elements distributed over a three-dimensional [3D] volume, e.g. voxels
- G02B 30/60 involving reflecting prisms and mirrors only
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class G02, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- SAMSUNG DISPLAY KR 14,409
- BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP COMPANY CN 14,236
- BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP COMPANY 11,826
- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 10,141
- FUJIFILM JP 8,506
- LG DISPLAY COMPANY KR 7,558
- NITTO DENKO CORPORATION JP 6,306
- OLYMPUS CORPORATION JP 5,336
- SONY CORPORATION JP 5,097
- CANON JP 4,814