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 7/183 specially adapted for very large mirrors, e.g. for astronomy, since 1995 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- G02B 7/185 with means for adjusting the shape of the mirror surface since 1990 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- G02B 7/192 with means for minimising internal mirror stresses since 1990 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
- 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