Generic mechanical aspects applicable to one or more of the groups G02C1/00 - G02C5/00 and G02C9/00 - G02C13/00 and their subgroups

Filing statistics

CPC G02C 2200/00 belongs to the parent subclass G02C, which recorded 46,184 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 3,772 in 2013 to 3,295 in 2023 (-13%), peaking at 4,727 applications in 2017. 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

16 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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G02C 2200/02 Magnetic means
G02C 2200/04 Junctions between frame elements having a click function
G02C 2200/06 Locking elements
G02C 2200/08 Modular frames, easily exchangeable frame parts and lenses
G02C 2200/10 Frame or frame portions made from wire
G02C 2200/12 Frame or frame portions made from sheet type material
G02C 2200/14 Laminated frame or frame portions
G02C 2200/16 Frame or frame portions made from rubber
G02C 2200/18 Adjustment ridges or notches
G02C 2200/20 Friction elements
G02C 2200/22 Leaf spring
G02C 2200/24 Coil spring pulled upon actuation
G02C 2200/26 Coil spring pushed upon actuation
G02C 2200/28 Coil spring twisted upon actuation
G02C 2200/30 Piston
G02C 2200/32 Oblong hole

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