A61B 3/18
Arrangement of plural eye-testing or -examining apparatus
A61B3/18 (Arrangement of plural eye-testing or -examining apparatus) appears on 353 US grants and 441 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 353
- Published applications
- 441
- Assignees
- 196
- Inventors
- 776
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
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| 2003 | 3 | 3 |
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| 2005 | 0 | 8 |
| 2006 | 2 | 3 |
| 2007 | 5 | 8 |
| 2008 | 7 | 9 |
| 2009 | 6 | 4 |
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| 2011 | 4 | 9 |
| 2012 | 6 | 11 |
| 2013 | 4 | 18 |
| 2014 | 15 | 22 |
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| 2016 | 21 | 29 |
| 2017 | 26 | 34 |
| 2018 | 13 | 33 |
| 2019 | 37 | 33 |
| 2020 | 32 | 31 |
| 2021 | 13 | 31 |
| 2022 | 26 | 33 |
| 2023 | 27 | 29 |
| 2024 | 15 | 25 |
| 2025 | 19 | 12 |
| 2026 | 12 | 15 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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Granted patents
Recent patents
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- Apparatus and method for determining an eye property14 Jul 2026US 12,678,044 B2PlenOptika, Inc.
- System and method for retinal imaging30 Jun 2026US 12,667,257 B2Forus Health Pvt. Ltd.
- Tear meniscus detection and evaluation system2 Jun 2026US 12,642,429 B2Globe Biomedical, Inc.
- Light management for a vision screening device1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294243 A1Welch Allyn, Inc.
- Vision Testing Device with Interchangeable Lens Assembly Modules17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272296 A1Radius XR, LLC
- Eye examination device and method for eye examination27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248388 A1Hooke Eye Exam Solutions Ltd.
- Automated detection of visual impairment and adjustment of settings for visual impairment27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249180 A1Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
- Method and apparatus for performing eye tests and selling eyeglasses30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215679 A1Vmax Vision
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- Optical coherence tomography-based ophthalmic testing methods, devices and systems142US 8,820,931 B2Doheny Eye Institute · 2014