Method for producing a refractive or diffractive optical device
US-9529127-B2 · Dec 27, 2016 · US
using exposure or etching means, e.g. holography, photolithography, exposure to electron or ion beams
using exposure or etching means, e.g. holography, photolithography, exposure to electron or ion beams · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
Computing, optics, measurement, and control technologies.
Related technology areas
Mapped technology topics for this CPC code.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| CPC code | G02B5/1857 |
| Official title | {using exposure or etching means, e.g. holography, photolithography, exposure to electron or ion beams} |
| Display label | using exposure or etching means, e.g. holography, photolithography, exposure to electron or ion beams |
| Total patents | 1,055 |
Filing trend
Year-over-year patent counts classified under this CPC code.
Filing activity over the last five years is declining.
| Year | Patents |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 28 |
| 2016 | 43 |
| 2017 | 46 |
| 2018 | 52 |
| 2019 | 91 |
| 2020 | 155 |
| 2021 | 143 |
| 2022 | 138 |
| 2023 | 129 |
| 2024 | 115 |
| 2025 | 93 |
| 2026 | 22 |
Representative patents
Representative publications under this CPC code from precomputed stats, or recent filings when stats are unavailable.
High performance volume phase gratings
US-9519089-B1 · Dec 13, 2016 · US
Grating structure for dividing light
US-9500785-B2 · Nov 22, 2016 · US
Light refraction structure and its manufacture method, color filter substrate and its manufacture method, and display device
US-2016313471-A1 · Oct 27, 2016 · US
Fabricating large area multi-tier nanostructures
US-2016308020-A1 · Oct 20, 2016 · US
High contrast grating optoelectronics
US-2016301188-A1 · Oct 13, 2016 · US
Curved Grating, Method for Manufacturing the Same, and Optical Device
US-2016282526-A1 · Sep 29, 2016 · US
Semiconductor Device and Method of Manufacturing
US-2016274302-A1 · Sep 22, 2016 · US
Sub-wavelength extreme ultraviolet metal transmission grating and manufacturing method thereof
US-9442230-B2 · Sep 13, 2016 · US
Method of manufacturing hollow-structure metal grating
US-9442229-B2 · Sep 13, 2016 · US
Blazed diffraction grating and method for producing blazed diffraction grating
US-2016259098-A1 · Sep 8, 2016 · US
Optical components
US-9429692-B1 · Aug 30, 2016 · US
Low-temperature hermetic sealing for diffractive optical element stacks
US-2016238855-A1 · Aug 18, 2016 · US
System, method, and computer-accessible medium for fabrication miniature endoscope using soft lithography
US-9415550-B2 · Aug 16, 2016 · US
Self-forming diffraction gratings
US-9377567-B1 · Jun 28, 2016 · US
Method of fabricating large area birefringent grating films
US-2016161648-A1 · Jun 9, 2016 · US
Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing
US-9354390-B2 · May 31, 2016 · US
Tilted gratings and method for production of tilted gratings
US-9348067-B2 · May 24, 2016 · US
Method for producing a diffraction grating
US-9323070-B2 · Apr 26, 2016 · US
Photonics grating coupler and method of manufacture
US-2016109658-A1 · Apr 21, 2016 · US
Frequently asked questions
Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.
- What is CPC G02B5/1857?
- CPC G02B5/1857 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “using exposure or etching means, e.g. holography, photolithography, exposure to electron or ion beams.”
- How many patents are filed under CPC G02B5/1857 (using exposure or etching means, e.g. holography, photolithography, exposure to electron or ion beams)?
- Our database includes 1,055 publications tagged with this CPC code.
- Is patent activity under CPC G02B5/1857 growing?
- Publication counts under this code: 115 in 2024 vs 93 in 2025 (latest complete years).