Injection molded microoptics
US-10833120-B2 · Nov 10, 2020 · US
Reflow, i.e. characterized by the step of melting microstructures to form curved surfaces, e.g. manufacturing of moulds and surfaces for transfer etching
Reflow, i.e. characterized by the step of melting microstructures to form curved surfaces, e.g. manufacturing of moulds and surfaces for transfer etching · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
Computing, optics, measurement, and control technologies.
Related technology areas
Mapped technology topics for this CPC code.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| CPC code | G02B3/0018 |
| Official title | {Reflow, i.e. characterized by the step of melting microstructures to form curved surfaces, e.g. manufacturing of moulds and surfaces for transfer etching} |
| Display label | Reflow, i.e. characterized by the step of melting microstructures to form curved surfaces, e.g. manufacturing of moulds and surfaces for transfer etching |
| Total patents | 138 |
Filing trend
Year-over-year patent counts classified under this CPC code.
Filing activity over the last five years is growing.
| Year | Patents |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 12 |
| 2016 | 17 |
| 2017 | 7 |
| 2018 | 7 |
| 2019 | 14 |
| 2020 | 12 |
| 2021 | 9 |
| 2022 | 22 |
| 2023 | 9 |
| 2024 | 12 |
| 2025 | 17 |
Representative patents
Representative publications under this CPC code from precomputed stats, or recent filings when stats are unavailable.
Method of forming gratings
US-2020192010-A1 · Jun 18, 2020 · US
Microlenses for high dynamic range imaging pixels
US-10573678-B2 · Feb 25, 2020 · US
Injection molded microoptics
US-10490594-B2 · Nov 26, 2019 · US
Microlenses for high dynamic range imaging pixels
US-2019348456-A1 · Nov 14, 2019 · US
Method for forming micro-lens array and photomask therefor
US-2019339422-A1 · Nov 7, 2019 · US
Micro light-emitting diode display driver architecture and pixel structure
US-2019335553-A1 · Oct 31, 2019 · US
Diffractive optical element fabrication
US-2019317256-A1 · Oct 17, 2019 · US
Image sensor and method of manufacturing image sensor
US-2019312072-A1 · Oct 10, 2019 · US
Image sensor, micro-lens array, and method for fabricating micro-lens array with different heights in image sensor
US-2019206912-A1 · Jul 4, 2019 · US
Fabrication of three-dimensional structures using reflowed molding
US-10335978-B2 · Jul 2, 2019 · US
Solid-state imaging element and imaging device
US-2019198548-A1 · Jun 27, 2019 · US
Synthesis of superposition shape images by light interacting with layers of lenslets
US-10286716-B2 · May 14, 2019 · US
Solid-state imaging element and imaging device
US-10283544-B2 · May 7, 2019 · US
Microlens array, image display apparatus, object apparatus, and mold
US-10203431-B2 · Feb 12, 2019 · US
Wafer level lens system and method of fabricating the same
US-10175462-B2 · Jan 8, 2019 · US
Photodetector focal plane array systems and methods based on microcomponents with arbitrary shapes
US-2019004212-A1 · Jan 3, 2019 · US
Synthesis of superpostion shape images by light interacting with superposed layers of lenslet gratings
US-2018311990-A1 · Nov 1, 2018 · US
Lens array and manufacturing method therefor, solid-state imaging apparatus, and electronic apparatus
US-10088608-B2 · Oct 2, 2018 · US
Solid-state imaging device and method of manufacturing the same
US-2018269247-A1 · Sep 20, 2018 · US
Frequently asked questions
Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.
- What is CPC G02B3/0018?
- CPC G02B3/0018 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Reflow, i.e. characterized by the step of melting microstructures to form curved surfaces, e.g. manufacturing of moulds and surfaces for transfer etching.”
- How many patents are filed under CPC G02B3/0018 (Reflow, i.e. characterized by the step of melting microstructures to form curved surfaces, e.g. manufacturing of moulds and surfaces for transfer etching)?
- Our database includes 138 publications tagged with this CPC code.
- Is patent activity under CPC G02B3/0018 growing?
- Publication counts under this code: 12 in 2024 vs 17 in 2025 (latest complete years).