by optical means

by optical means · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

Computing, optics, measurement, and control technologies.

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CPC classification statistics
MetricValue
CPC codeG01L11/02
Official titleby optical means
Display labelby optical means
Total patents173

Filing trend

Year-over-year patent counts classified under this CPC code.

Filing activity over the last five years is stable.

Patents filed per year
YearPatents
20157
201619
201710
201822
201911
202019
202118
202221
202314
202413
202518
20261

Representative patents

Representative publications under this CPC code from precomputed stats, or recent filings when stats are unavailable.

Frequently asked questions

Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.

What is CPC G01L11/02?
CPC G01L11/02 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “by optical means.”
How many patents are filed under CPC G01L11/02 (by optical means)?
Our database includes 173 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC G01L11/02 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 13 in 2024 vs 18 in 2025 (latest complete years).