A61B 3/06
For testing light sensitivity
Official title: for testing light sensitivity, e.g. adaptation; for testing colour vision
A61B3/06 (For testing light sensitivity) appears on 446 US grants and 471 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 446
- Published applications
- 471
- Assignees
- 272
- Inventors
- 884
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | 8 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 6 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 15 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 11 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 5 |
| 2003 | 6 | 9 |
| 2004 | 5 | 11 |
| 2005 | 5 | 9 |
| 2006 | 5 | 8 |
| 2007 | 10 | 13 |
| 2008 | 8 | 7 |
| 2009 | 5 | 11 |
| 2010 | 11 | 9 |
| 2011 | 7 | 8 |
| 2012 | 2 | 8 |
| 2013 | 6 | 8 |
| 2014 | 6 | 10 |
| 2015 | 6 | 16 |
| 2016 | 14 | 20 |
| 2017 | 16 | 57 |
| 2018 | 14 | 22 |
| 2019 | 46 | 31 |
| 2020 | 36 | 37 |
| 2021 | 21 | 28 |
| 2022 | 35 | 36 |
| 2023 | 25 | 32 |
| 2024 | 23 | 34 |
| 2025 | 22 | 19 |
| 2026 | 13 | 22 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Eye tracking color vision tests6 Oct 2026US 12,751,612 B2Verily Health Inc.
- Ophthalmologic apparatus11 Aug 2026US 12,702,292 B2Topcon Corporation
- Electrophysiological stimulator and evoked response system and method21 Jul 2026US 12,685,439 B2Evoq Technologies LLC
- Device and a computer-implemented method for determining a behavior of a target user21 Jul 2026US 12,685,470 B2Essilor International
- Functional biomarkers for statin therapy in age-related macular degeneration (AMD)26 May 2026US 12,640,239 B2Apeliotus Technologies, Inc.
- Automated detection of visual impairment and adjustment of settings for visual impairment27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249180 A1Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
- Virtual reality based screening tool for assessing and demonstrating ocular conditions13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232183 A1
- Correction filter for correcting color vision characteristic and color vision testing method16 Jul 2026US 2026/0198770 A1Iris Communication Kabushiki Kaisha
- Color vision improvements for color vision deficiency9 Jul 2026US 2026/0196149 A1QUALCOMM Incorporated
- Vision exam testing using a vision screening device21 May 2026US 2026/0137275 A1Welch Allyn, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Medical condition sensing system157US 6,648,820 B1Home-Medicine (USA), Inc. · 2003
- Non-invasive psychophysical measurement of glucose using photodynamics145US 6,895,264 B2Fovioptics, Inc. · 2005
- Methods and apparatus for diagnosing and remediating reading disorders103US 6,045,515 A2000
- Vision screening system87US 5,946,075 A1999
- Augmented and virtual reality display systems and methods for diagnosing a user using electrical potentials86US 10,345,592 B2Magic Leap, Inc. · 2019