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Patent Landscape · Displays & OptoelectronicsDisplays and optoelectronics patents: who holds the ground and where filings are heading
- 20.9% sits with five filers. The top five assignees combine for 1,227 of the 5,871 records in scope — concentrated, but with a long tail of single-digit filers behind them.
- Optical elements dominate the classes. G02B (optical elements & systems) touches 30.2% of records, more than any other IPC subclass, with H01L semiconductor devices and G02F modulation close behind.
- Filing volume has pulled back from its 2019 peak. Published filings ran 214 in 2021 to 116 in 2024, a -46% move over that complete three-year window, though 2025-2026 counts will still rise as publications catch up.
5,871
Published Records
21%
Top-5 Share of All Records
-46%
Filing Growth 2021→2024
US
Leading Jurisdiction
Filing growth compares 2021 (214 records) with 2024 (116) — a three-year span. 2024 is the most recent year we treat as complete: publication lags filing by roughly 18 months, so 2025 onwards are still filling in and any growth rate that ends there would understate the field. Top-5 share is the combined record count of the five largest assignees divided by all 5,871 records in scope (CR5), not by the ranked leaders only.
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Field Overview
What this landscape covers
This landscape covers 5,871 published patent records filed against optical displays, photonic optical displays and optoelectronics claims, cross-referenced against optical lens, pixel array, display panel, image formation, spectral response and beam control terms. The scope spans 2015 through the 2026-08-31 cut-off, and pulls in filings routed through the United States, the European Patent Office, WIPO's PCT system, and national offices including Austria, Germany and India.
The dataset sits at the intersection of display hardware and the semiconductor and optical-materials disciplines that feed it, which is why classes like H01L and C09K show up alongside the display-specific G02B, G02F and G09G codes. Reading the assignee list and the class composition together says more about where competitive pressure sits than either view alone.
Filing volume and technology composition, 2015-2026
Source: Patsnap Eureka. Assignee ranking and totals. Derived from a Patsnap search on Displays & Optoelectronics Patent Landscape covering 2015–2026, data cut-off 2026-08-31. Counts reflect published records only and shift as new filings publish.Run this in Eureka MCP
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The Numbers
Filing trend and technology composition
Two views of the same 5,871-record dataset: how filing volume has moved year over year, and which IPC subclasses carry the claim density.
Filing trend, 2017-2026
Published filings ran from 279 in 2017 to a peak of 305 in 2019, then eased to 214 by 2021 and 116 by 2024 — a -46% move over that three-year, publication-complete window. Counts for 2025 and 2026 will still climb as filings clear the roughly 18-month publication lag, so treat the most recent bars as a floor, not a trend line.
Technology composition by IPC subclass
G02B (optical elements & systems) leads at 30.2% of the 5,871 records, ahead of H01L semiconductor devices at 18.5% and G02F optical control & modulation at 15.3%. Because a single record can carry several IPC codes, these shares add up past 100% — each is a share of the same 5,871-record base, not of each other.
Shares are the percentage of the 5,871 records in scope. A patent can carry several IPC classes, so the shares add up to more than 100%.
Source: Patsnap Eureka. Filing trend and technology composition. Derived from a Patsnap search on Displays & Optoelectronics Patent Landscape covering 2015–2026, data cut-off 2026-08-31. Counts reflect published records only and shift as new filings publish.
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A representative claim from the field
Representative Record
Stereoscopic display panel, display panel and driving method thereof
AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
A stereoscopic display panel, a display panel and a driving method thereof are provided. A pixel array of the pixel array substrate includes a first scan line, a second scan line, a first data line, a first pixel electrode, a second pixel electrode, a first active device and a second active device. The first data line is electrically connected to the first pixel electrode disposed at the left side of the first data line through the first active device, and to the second pixel electrode disposed at the right side through the second active device.Filed by AU Optronics Corporation, published 2014-02-20 as US20140049619A1.
Most-cited records in scope
| # | Publication no. | Patent title | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US20130278631A1 | 3D positioning of augmented reality information | 2,103 |
| 2 | US20130127980A1 | Video display modification based on sensor input for a see-through near-to-eye display | 1,897 |
| 3 | US5376070A | Data transfer system for an infusion pump | 1,496 |
| 4 | US20080170982A1 | Fabrication and Application of Nanofiber Ribbons and Sheets and Twisted and Non-Twisted Nanofiber Yarns | 1,266 |
| 5 | US20120075168A1 | Eyepiece with uniformly illuminated reflective display | 1,186 |
| 6 | US6531230B1 | Color shifting film | 895 |
| 7 | US20140063055A1 | Ar glasses specific user interface and control interface based on a connected external device type | 893 |
| 8 | US6587573B1 | System for controlling exterior vehicle lights | 836 |
| 9 | US6611610B1 | Vehicle lamp control | 817 |
| 10 | US20120249797A1 | Head-worn adaptive display | 812 |
Citation counts favour older records simply because they have had longer to accumulate citations inside this corpus — read them as a signal of influence on later filings, not as a ranking of current commercial relevance.
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Source: Patsnap Eureka. Citation counts and representative records. Derived from a Patsnap search on Displays & Optoelectronics Patent Landscape covering 2015–2026, data cut-off 2026-08-31. Counts reflect published records only and shift as new filings publish.Run this in Eureka MCP
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What the numbers say about the field
Three readings of the same dataset: where filing effort concentrates, how the technology splits by function, and what the citation record implies.
Concentration
20.9%
of 5,871 records held by the top five assignees
A concentrated top, a long tail behind it
The leading assignee alone accounts for 645 records, and the top five combine for 1,227 — 20.9% of all records in scope. Tenth place holds only 59, which means the bulk of the ranked field files in single digits per year, not a handful of firms controlling the whole space.
Ranking covers 100 companies, the full set the data endpoint returns.
Technology split
30.2%
of records touch G02B optical elements & systems
Optics carries more claim density than display electronics
G02B outweighs the display-control code G09G (5.7%) by a wide margin, and even outweighs H01L semiconductor devices (18.5%). That says the harder-fought claim territory in this field is optical component design, not the drive circuitry layered on top of it.
Classes overlap per record; shares are each against the same 5,871-record base.
Filing momentum
-46%
published filings, 2021 to 2024
Volume has pulled back from its 2019 peak
Filings peaked at 305 in 2019, then fell from 214 in 2021 to 116 in 2024 — the last year that can be read as publication-complete. That is a real pullback in published volume, not a comment on filings still working through the roughly 18-month publication lag in 2025-2026.
Peak year 2019 at 305 published records.
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Source: Patsnap Eureka. Co-assignee relationships and derived observations. Derived from a Patsnap search on Displays & Optoelectronics Patent Landscape covering 2015–2026, data cut-off 2026-08-31. Counts reflect published records only and shift as new filings publish.Run this in Eureka MCP
Competitive Landscape
Who is filing, and where the gate sits
The ranked field spans 100 companies, with a small group of firms holding double-digit families and most others filing in single digits.
Leader
645
records held by the top-ranked assignee
One filer well ahead of the field
The leading assignee's record count sits well above fifth place (92) and tenth place (59), which points to a sustained, multi-year filing programme rather than a single burst of activity.
Gap between 1st and 5th place is over 6x.
Mid-field
92 → 59
records from 5th to 10th place
A steep drop-off past the top five
Record counts fall by roughly a third between fifth and tenth place, and the tail below that thins out quickly. Firms entering at that level compete on narrower, more specific claim territory than the leaders.
Top 10 combined: 1,554 records, 26.5% of all records in scope.
Recent activity
0
latest-year filings across several previously active assignees
Several established filers show no latest-year activity
A number of assignees with meaningful historical volume show zero filings in the latest tracked year, including some with -100% year-over-year moves. Given the publication lag, this is as likely to reflect filings still in the pipeline as an actual pullback.
Recent-year momentum read against the same publication-lag caveat as the trend chart.
Filing momentum by assignee
| Assignee | Recent year | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 3M Innovative Properties Co. | 0 | -100% |
| Merck Patent GmbH | 0 | — |
| Gen-Probe Inc. | 0 | — |
| BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd. | 0 | — |
| Circuit Therapeutics Inc. | 0 | — |
| DigiLens Inc. | 0 | -100% |
| Ostendo Technologies Inc. | 0 | — |
| Osterhout Group Inc. | 0 | — |
Source: Patsnap Eureka. Assignee-level momentum. Derived from a Patsnap search on Displays & Optoelectronics Patent Landscape covering 2015–2026, data cut-off 2026-08-31. Counts reflect published records only and shift as new filings publish.Run this in Eureka MCP
Next Steps
Where to take this next
The figures above describe the shape of the field. Turning that into a filing or freedom-to-operate decision means going record by record.
Check freedom-to-operate against the dense classes
G02B and G02F carry the highest claim density in this dataset. Before drafting new optical-element or modulation claims, run a targeted search against the assignees active in those two codes specifically.
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Several historically active filers show no latest-year filings. That could mean a pause, a pivot, or filings still moving through the publication pipeline — worth monitoring rather than assuming a competitor has exited.
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Waveguide coupling, sensor-driven display modification and beam-steering control all show thinner filing density than the core optics classes. That is where a well-drafted first claim carries more weight.
Search white space branches in EurekaSource: Patsnap Eureka. Forward-looking reading of the same dataset. Derived from a Patsnap search on Displays & Optoelectronics Patent Landscape covering 2015–2026, data cut-off 2026-08-31. Counts reflect published records only and shift as new filings publish.Run this in Eureka MCP
FAQ
Common questions on this landscape
One assignee leads the ranked field with 645 records, well ahead of fifth place at 92 and tenth place at 59. The top five combined hold 1,227 records, which is 20.9% of the 5,871 records in this dataset, so a meaningful share of the field concentrates at the top even though the ranking runs 100 companies deep. Below the top ten, filing counts drop into single digits quickly, indicating a long tail of narrower players rather than a second concentrated tier.
Published filings fell from 214 in 2021 to 116 in 2024, a -46% move over that three-year span, after peaking at 305 in 2019. That 2021-2024 window is the most recent stretch that can be read as publication-complete, because publication typically lags filing by around 18 months. Figures for 2025 and 2026 will keep rising as those filings clear the pipeline, so it is premature to call the field in decline based on the newest bars alone.
G02B, covering optical elements and systems, touches 30.2% of the 5,871 records in scope — the largest share of any subclass tracked here. H01L semiconductor devices (18.5%) and G02F optical control and modulation (15.3%) follow, with display-specific G09G drive circuitry a smaller 5.7%. Because records often carry multiple IPC codes, these shares overlap rather than sum to 100%, so each should be read against the full record count, not against each other.
Filing density is comparatively thin in specific sub-areas such as waveguide combiner coupling for AR eyepieces, sensor-driven display modification logic, and beam-steering control for projection systems, relative to the volume sitting in core optical-element and modulation claims. These branches sit adjacent to heavily filed classes but have not attracted the same claim density yet. A freedom-to-operate search focused on those specific sub-areas, rather than the broad G02B or G02F codes, is the more efficient way to find defensible filing room.
It is concentrated at the very top and long-tailed everywhere else. The top five assignees hold 20.9% of the 5,871 records in scope and the top ten hold 26.5%, but the ranking runs to 100 companies with counts thinning quickly past tenth place. That combination — a dominant leader, a handful of strong followers, then many single-digit filers — is typical of a field where core claim territory is held but plenty of adjacent ground remains open to new entrants.
Answers are grounded in the same dataset. Derived from a Patsnap search on Displays & Optoelectronics Patent Landscape covering 2015–2026, data cut-off 2026-08-31. Counts reflect published records only and shift as new filings publish.Run this in Eureka MCP
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