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IPC Subgroup
G02B 23/02

involving prisms or mirrors

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Telescopes, e.g. binoculars; Periscopes; Instruments for viewing the inside of hollow bodies; Viewfinders; Optical aiming or sighting devices > involving prisms or mirrors

Classification Context

Section:
PHYSICS
Class:
OPTICS
Subclass:
OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS

4 direct subcodes

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  • G02B 23/04 for the purpose of beam splitting or combining, e.g. fitted with eyepieces for more than one observer
  • G02B 23/06 having a focusing action, e.g. parabolic mirror
  • G02B 23/08 Periscopes
  • G02B 23/1 reflecting into the field of view additional indications, e.g. from collimator

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor 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