B24B 9/14
Of optical work
Official title: of optical work, e.g. lenses, prisms {(control of the position of the tool for bevelling optical work B24B47/225)}
B24B9/14 (Of optical work) appears on 624 US grants and 455 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B24B- Granted patents
- 624
- Published applications
- 455
- Assignees
- 163
- Inventors
- 701
- Latest grant
- 7 Jul 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 7 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 8 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 9 | 0 |
| 1988 | 7 | 0 |
| 1989 | 8 | 0 |
| 1990 | 10 | 0 |
| 1991 | 8 | 0 |
| 1992 | 10 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 6 | 0 |
| 1995 | 13 | 0 |
| 1996 | 12 | 0 |
| 1997 | 16 | 0 |
| 1998 | 13 | 0 |
| 1999 | 18 | 0 |
| 2000 | 21 | 0 |
| 2001 | 28 | 7 |
| 2002 | 14 | 25 |
| 2003 | 23 | 27 |
| 2004 | 25 | 16 |
| 2005 | 26 | 16 |
| 2006 | 17 | 26 |
| 2007 | 20 | 38 |
| 2008 | 21 | 34 |
| 2009 | 18 | 24 |
| 2010 | 20 | 24 |
| 2011 | 16 | 20 |
| 2012 | 22 | 20 |
| 2013 | 20 | 17 |
| 2014 | 19 | 23 |
| 2015 | 18 | 17 |
| 2016 | 21 | 17 |
| 2017 | 15 | 16 |
| 2018 | 12 | 11 |
| 2019 | 16 | 15 |
| 2020 | 11 | 14 |
| 2021 | 4 | 11 |
| 2022 | 5 | 8 |
| 2023 | 4 | 10 |
| 2024 | 19 | 10 |
| 2025 | 11 | 3 |
| 2026 | 4 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Non-transitory computer-readable storage medium and state management method7 Jul 2026US 12,673,394 B2Nidek Co., Ltd.
- Block piece for blocking a lens7 Apr 2026US 12,594,642 B2Schneider GmbH & Co. KG
- Surfacing station for manufacturing optical elements and related manufacturing facility17 Feb 2026US 12,551,979 B2Satisloh AG
- Apparatus for film removal10 Feb 2026US 12,544,997 B2Essilor International
- Apparatus and method for lens processing and processing device and measuring device for lenses4 Nov 2025US 12,459,072 B2Schneider GmbH & Co. KG
- Method and device for centering an ophthalmic lens10 Sep 2026US 2026/0267162 A1Essilor International
- Process for generating a machining setpoint for bevelling an ophthalmic lens16 Jul 2026US 2026/0200032 A1Essilor International
- Method for manufacturing by machining an ophthalmic device16 Jul 2026US 2026/0200190 A1Essilor International
- Eyeglasses lens machining device and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing eyeglasses lens machining program25 Jun 2026US 2026/0175357 A1Nidek Co., Ltd.
- Process for shaping an ophthalmic product19 Feb 2026US 2026/0048478 A1Essilor International
Most cited
By later US patents
- Apparatus for processing the edge of ophthalmic lenses103US 5,615,588 AWernicke & Co. GmbH · 1997
- Spectacle lens supply method79US 5,485,399 AHoya Corporation · 1996
- Apparatus for and method of obtaining processing information for fitting lenses in eyeglasses frame and eyeglasses grinding machine65US 5,333,412 ANidek Co., Ltd. · 1994
- Spectacle lens with spherical front side and multifocal back side and process for its production65US 6,089,713 ACarl-Zeiss-Stiftung · 2000
- Modular optical manufacturing system63US 4,781,452 A1988