A61F 9/0061
Devices for putting-in contact lenses
Official title: {Devices for putting-in contact lenses}
A61F9/0061 (Devices for putting-in contact lenses) appears on 122 US grants and 73 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 122
- Published applications
- 73
- Assignees
- 30
- Inventors
- 174
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 11 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 7 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 3 | 3 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 4 |
| 2006 | 2 | 3 |
| 2007 | 2 | 4 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 2 | 3 |
| 2015 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 6 | 4 |
| 2017 | 3 | 10 |
| 2018 | 4 | 4 |
| 2019 | 4 | 5 |
| 2020 | 3 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 4 |
| 2022 | 6 | 5 |
| 2023 | 1 | 4 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 4 |
| 2026 | 4 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- UV radiation devices and methods of use thereof8 Sep 2026US 12,728,281 B2Photon Therapeutics Ltd.
- Contact lens packages having twisting or thimble levers and methods of handling11 Aug 2026US 12,702,588 B2Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.
- Device for contact lens application assistance28 Jul 2026US 12,691,006 B1
- Method for centering a contact glass and refractive surgical laser system31 Mar 2026US 12,589,027 B2Carl Zeiss Meditec AG
- Bernoulli gripper for intraocular and contact lenses14 Oct 2025US 12,440,326 B2Alcon Inc.
- Contact lens insertion system25 Dec 2025US 2025/0387262 A1
- Systems for contact lens movement and storage6 Mar 2025US 2025/0073064 A1Acme Crd Corporation
- Medical device for fixing intraocular lenses6 Feb 2025US 2025/0041113 A1
- Contact lens packages having twisting or thimble levers and methods of handling6 Feb 2025US 2025/0041114 A1Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.
- Contact lens insertion system19 Sep 2024US 2024/0307223 A1Augmented Vision Labs, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Vacuum forcep and method of using same137US 4,047,532 A1977
- Contact lens package with insertion feature93US 5,695,049 AJohnson & Johnson Vision Products, Inc. · 1997
- Contact lens applicator84US 4,071,272 A1978
- Contact lens applicator80US 4,037,866 A1977
- Device for insertion, manipulation and removal of soft contact lenses79US 4,190,277 A1980