of the integrated circuit kind (electric integrated circuits H10B, H10D84/00 - H10D89/00, H10F19/00, H10F39/00, H10H29/00, H10K19/00, H10K39/00, H10K59/00, H10N19/00, H10N39/00, H10N59/00, H10N69/00, H10N79/00, H10N89/00)

Introduced: January 1985

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: of the integrated circuit kind

CPC: of the integrated circuit kind (electric integrated circuits H10B, H10D84/00 - H10D89/00, H10F19/00, H10F39/00, H10H29/00, H10K19/00, H10K39/00, H10K59/00, H10N19/00, H10N39/00, H10N59/00, H10N69/00, H10N79/00, H10N89/00)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings > of the optical waveguide type > of the integrated circuit kind

CPC:

Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings > of the optical waveguide type (G02B6/02, G02B6/24 take precedence; devices or arrangements for the control of light by electric, magnetic, electro-magnetic or acoustic means G02F1/00; transferring the modulation of modulated light G02F2/00; optical logic elements G02F3/00; optical analogue/digital converters G02F7/00) > of the integrated circuit kind (electric integrated circuits H10B, H10D84/00 - H10D89/00, H10F19/00, H10F39/00, H10H29/00, H10K19/00, H10K39/00, H10K59/00, H10N19/00, H10N39/00, H10N59/00, H10N69/00, H10N79/00, H10N89/00)

Additional Content IPC

Electric integrated circuits , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

CPC subdivides this area 3x more granularly than IPC with 7 additional codes.

7 codes are CPC-only extensions.

Note: 4 CPC extensions are marked as secondary classification only.

IPC defines codes here since 1995.

Child Classifications

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G02B 2006/12035 2nd only +16 CPC CPC only CPC only
G02B 2006/12083 2nd only +20 CPC CPC only CPC only
G02B 2006/12133 2nd only +13 CPC CPC only CPC only
G02B 2006/12166 2nd only +11 CPC CPC only CPC only
G02B 6/12002 CPC only CPC only
G02B 6/12004 CPC only CPC only
G02B 6/12007 +1 CPC CPC only CPC only
G02B 6/122 Basic optical elements, e.g. light-guiding paths since 1995 +5 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
G02B 6/126 using polarisation effects since 1995 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
G02B 6/13 Integrated optical circuits characterised by the manufacturing method since 1995 +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class G02,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP COMPANY 13,460
BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP COMPANY CN 11,745
SAMSUNG DISPLAY KR 10,908
CANON 9,072
FUJIFILM JP 7,957
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 7,805
LG DISPLAY COMPANY KR 6,558
CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 5,855
NITTO DENKO CORPORATION JP 5,817
OLYMPUS CORPORATION JP 4,579

Top Applicants (CPC)

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