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G02B 6/35

having switching means (by changing the optical properties of the medium G02F1/00)

Introduced: January 1995

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: having switching means

CPC: having switching means (by changing the optical properties of the medium G02F1/00)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings > Coupling light guides > Optical coupling means > having switching means

CPC:

Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings > Coupling light guides > Optical coupling means (G02B6/36, G02B6/42 take precedence) > having switching means (by changing the optical properties of the medium G02F1/00)

Additional Content IPC

by changing the optical properties of the medium

Of 11 combined children, 0 exist in both systems.

11 codes are CPC-only extensions.

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Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

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

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

Top Applicants (CPC)

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