IPC Subgroup
G02F 1/15 based on an electrochromic effect
Introduced: January 1990
Last revised: January 2019
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 an electrochromic effect
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
5 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- G02F 1/1503 caused by oxidation-reduction reactions in organic liquid solutions, e.g. viologen solutions
- G02F 1/1506 based on electrodeposition, e.g. electrolytic deposition of an inorganic material on or close to an electrode
- G02F 1/1514 characterised by the electrochromic material, e.g. by the electrodeposited material
- G02F 1/153 Constructional details
- G02F 1/163 Operation of electrochromic cells, e.g. electrodeposition cells; Circuit arrangements therefor
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor 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