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G02F 1/1333

Constructional arrangements

Introduced: January 1990

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

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

Classification Context

Section:
PHYSICS
Class:
OPTICS
Subclass:
OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS

Filing statistics

IPC G02F 1/1333 belongs to the parent subclass G02F, which recorded 278,767 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 25,700 in 2013 to 19,539 in 2023 (-24%), peaking at 29,617 applications in 2017. The most active applicants in class G02 are BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP COMPANY (13,460 applications), BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP COMPANY (11,745 applications) and SAMSUNG DISPLAY (10,908 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

8 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • G02F 1/1334 based on polymer-dispersed liquid crystals, e.g. microencapsulated liquid crystals
  • G02F 1/1337 Surface-induced orientation of the liquid crystal molecules, e.g. by alignment layers
  • G02F 1/1339 Gaskets; Spacers; Sealing of cells
  • G02F 1/1341 Filling or closing of cells
  • G02F 1/1343 Electrodes
  • G02F 1/1345 Conductors connecting electrodes to cell terminals
  • G02F 1/1347 Arrangement of liquid crystal layers or cells in which the final condition of one light beam is achieved by the addition of the effects of two or more layers or cells

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