G02F 1/1335 Structural association of cells with optical devices, e.g. polarisers or reflectors
Introduced: January 1990
Full Title
Full titles differ between systems:
Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics > for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour > based on liquid crystals, e.g. single liquid crystal display cells > Constructional arrangements; Operation of liquid crystal cells; Circuit arrangements > Constructional arrangements > Structural association of cells with optical devices, e.g. polarisers or reflectors
Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics > for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour (G02F1/29, G02F1/35 take precedence) > based on liquid crystals, e.g. single liquid crystal display cells > Constructional arrangements; Operation of liquid crystal cells; Circuit arrangements (arrangements or circuits for control of liquid crystal elements in a matrix, not structurally associated with these elements G09G3/36) > Constructional arrangements; (G02F1/135, G02F1/136 take precedence) > Structural association of cells with optical devices, e.g. polarisers or reflectors
CPC subdivides this area 5x more granularly than IPC with 9 additional codes.
9 codes are CPC-only extensions, 1 exist only in IPC.
IPC defines codes here since 2000.
Child Classifications
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- G02F 1/13363 Birefringent elements, e.g. for optical compensation since 2000 +8 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