A45C 11/005
Contact lens cases
Official title: {Contact lens cases (A45C11/046 takes precedence)}
A45C11/005 (Contact lens cases) appears on 440 US grants and 393 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A45C- Granted patents
- 440
- Published applications
- 393
- Assignees
- 140
- Inventors
- 739
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 6 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
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| 1998 | 9 | 0 |
| 1999 | 9 | 0 |
| 2000 | 11 | 0 |
| 2001 | 10 | 3 |
| 2002 | 10 | 7 |
| 2003 | 4 | 5 |
| 2004 | 3 | 12 |
| 2005 | 2 | 16 |
| 2006 | 5 | 11 |
| 2007 | 3 | 14 |
| 2008 | 10 | 21 |
| 2009 | 5 | 11 |
| 2010 | 13 | 15 |
| 2011 | 6 | 22 |
| 2012 | 13 | 15 |
| 2013 | 7 | 21 |
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| 2017 | 24 | 24 |
| 2018 | 12 | 11 |
| 2019 | 13 | 15 |
| 2020 | 5 | 19 |
| 2021 | 7 | 16 |
| 2022 | 15 | 23 |
| 2023 | 18 | 22 |
| 2024 | 21 | 12 |
| 2025 | 12 | 19 |
| 2026 | 9 | 13 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Slotted contact lens packages and methods of handling25 Aug 2026US 12,715,681 B2Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.
- Contact lens packages having twisting or thimble levers and methods of handling11 Aug 2026US 12,702,588 B2Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.
- Compositions, methods of treatment, and containers including compositions21 Jul 2026US 12,685,715 B2University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
- Ocular device case and refill container used for the ocular device case14 Jul 2026US 12,678,531 B2Menicon Co., Ltd.
- Contact lens packages having lens lifting arms and methods of handling30 Jun 2026US 12,667,172 B2Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.
- Compositions, methods of treatment, and containers including compositions8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306427 A1
- Disinfection devices for eye care accessories and methods of use8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306696 A1Drop Mate, Inc.
- Ocular device case and refill container used for the ocular device case8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306697 A1Menicon Co., Ltd.
- Tracking user compliance with a wear schedule for wearing one or more ophthalmic devices1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294060 A1Verily Life Sciences LLC
- Packaging solutions10 Sep 2026US 2026/0262813 A1Bausch + Lomb Ireland Limited
Most cited
By later US patents
- Electronic monitoring unit for monitoring number of uses of cartridge155US 5,328,597 AThe Clorox Company · 1994
- Lens case with IOL folding device111US 5,281,227 AAllergan, Inc. · 1994
- Hydrophilic contact lens case108US 4,122,942 A1978
- Contact lens package with insertion feature93US 5,695,049 AJohnson & Johnson Vision Products, Inc. · 1997
- Contact lens carrying case86US 3,977,517 ABausch & Lomb Incorporated · 1976