A61B 3/1173
For examining the eye lens
Official title: {for examining the eye lens}
A61B3/1173 (For examining the eye lens) appears on 186 US grants and 219 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 186
- Published applications
- 219
- Assignees
- 101
- Inventors
- 441
- Latest grant
- 11 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 3 |
| 2004 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 3 | 2 |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 4 |
| 2010 | 1 | 6 |
| 2011 | 2 | 6 |
| 2012 | 2 | 8 |
| 2013 | 3 | 4 |
| 2014 | 7 | 11 |
| 2015 | 8 | 12 |
| 2016 | 9 | 16 |
| 2017 | 15 | 15 |
| 2018 | 11 | 11 |
| 2019 | 12 | 12 |
| 2020 | 9 | 20 |
| 2021 | 9 | 14 |
| 2022 | 6 | 15 |
| 2023 | 11 | 12 |
| 2024 | 15 | 16 |
| 2025 | 12 | 10 |
| 2026 | 6 | 15 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Methods and apparatus for screening for maladies by retinal scan11 Aug 2026US 12,702,295 B2
- Color correction in ophthalmic imaging14 Jul 2026US 12,682,498 B2Alcon Inc.
- Method for the inspection of an ophthalmic lens for semi-opaque defects26 May 2026US 12,635,874 B2Alcon Inc.
- Bi-radial patient interface26 May 2026US 12,636,192 B2Alcon Inc.
- Laser methods and systems for addressing conditions of the lens31 Mar 2026US 12,589,033 B2Lensar, Inc.
- Optical treatment plan generation1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294541 A1Alcon Inc.
- Systems and methods for corneal opacity detection using optical coherence tomography24 Sep 2026US 2026/0289773 A1
- Method for the inspection of an ophthalmic lens for semi-opaque defects17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272286 A1Alcon Inc.
- Bi-radial patient interface17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272714 A1Alcon Inc.
- System and method of illumination of structures within an eye27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248384 A1Lensar, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Apparatus and methods for measuring characteristics of biological tissues and similar materials159US 5,582,168 AGeorgia Tech Research Corporation · 1996
- Method and apparatus for imaging and analysis of ocular tissue74US 5,139,022 A1992
- Ocular disease detection apparatus68US 5,632,282 A1997
- Lens capsule size estimation61US 8,447,086 B2PowerVision, Inc. · 2013
- Ocular scattering analyzer60US 4,702,576 ACambridge Instruments Inc. · 1987