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DIFF Subgroup
G02B 7/182

for mirrors

Introduced: January 1990

Full Title

Mountings, adjusting means, or light-tight connections, for optical elements > for prisms; for mirrors > for mirrors

Of 6 combined children, 4 exist in both systems.

2 codes are CPC-only extensions.

1 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

IPC defines codes here since 1990.

Child Classifications

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  • G02B 7/1821 CPC only CPC only
  • G02B 7/183 specially adapted for very large mirrors, e.g. for astronomy, since 1995 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • G02B 7/198 with means for adjusting the mirror relative to its support since 1990 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC

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