B29D 11/00038
Production of contact lenses
Official title: {Production of contact lenses}
B29D11/00038 (Production of contact lenses) appears on 1,515 US grants and 1,579 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B29D- Granted patents
- 1,515
- Published applications
- 1,579
- Assignees
- 356
- Inventors
- 2,127
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 6 | 0 |
| 1977 | 9 | 0 |
| 1978 | 9 | 0 |
| 1979 | 12 | 0 |
| 1980 | 11 | 0 |
| 1981 | 10 | 0 |
| 1982 | 6 | 0 |
| 1983 | 10 | 0 |
| 1984 | 7 | 0 |
| 1985 | 10 | 0 |
| 1986 | 11 | 0 |
| 1987 | 21 | 0 |
| 1988 | 10 | 0 |
| 1989 | 14 | 0 |
| 1990 | 18 | 0 |
| 1991 | 11 | 0 |
| 1992 | 23 | 0 |
| 1993 | 13 | 0 |
| 1994 | 11 | 0 |
| 1995 | 11 | 0 |
| 1996 | 22 | 0 |
| 1997 | 38 | 0 |
| 1998 | 33 | 0 |
| 1999 | 25 | 0 |
| 2000 | 28 | 0 |
| 2001 | 27 | 8 |
| 2002 | 27 | 34 |
| 2003 | 29 | 41 |
| 2004 | 22 | 27 |
| 2005 | 20 | 42 |
| 2006 | 23 | 49 |
| 2007 | 14 | 72 |
| 2008 | 14 | 56 |
| 2009 | 20 | 63 |
| 2010 | 30 | 50 |
| 2011 | 26 | 54 |
| 2012 | 36 | 50 |
| 2013 | 42 | 65 |
| 2014 | 46 | 97 |
| 2015 | 65 | 73 |
| 2016 | 77 | 83 |
| 2017 | 79 | 92 |
| 2018 | 77 | 92 |
| 2019 | 66 | 85 |
| 2020 | 68 | 70 |
| 2021 | 65 | 66 |
| 2022 | 50 | 77 |
| 2023 | 58 | 65 |
| 2024 | 62 | 65 |
| 2025 | 61 | 54 |
| 2026 | 32 | 49 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B29D 11/00125Auxiliary operations675
- B29D 11/00048Composed of parts with dissimilar composition220
- B29D 11/00067Hydrating contact lenses168
- B29D 11/00057Characterised by the shape or surface condition of the edge101
- B29D 11/00076Enabling passage of fluids97
- B29D 11/00096For delivering compositions50
- B29D 11/00259Plants for the production of contact lenses47
- B29D 11/00086Methods for matching the anterior surface of the contact lens to the28
All 10 subgroupsShow fewer
Recent patents
- Method for preparing a contact lens containing deprotected ultraviolet blockers15 Sep 2026US 12,734,773 B2Bausch + Lomb Ireland Limited
- Sandwiched colored hydrogel contact lenses15 Sep 2026US 12,736,714 B2Alcon Inc.
- Apparatus and method for photolithographically forming an ophthalmic lens8 Sep 2026US 12,728,606 B2Alcon Inc.
- Apparatus and methods for molding rigid ocular lenses8 Sep 2026US 12,728,607 B2Menicon Co., Ltd.
- Diffractive eye lens1 Sep 2026US 12,721,721 B2Carl Zeiss Meditec AG
- Optical element, method for manufacturing optical element, material set, optical device, and system1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299167 A1Sony Group Corporation
- Ophthalmic lenses and their manufacture by in-mold modification17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276864 A1Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.
- Silicone prepolymer and contact lens formed therefrom10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263358 A1
- Method and system for providing ophthalmic lenses in lens receptacles27 Aug 2026US 2026/0250027 A1Alcon Inc.
- Contact lenses with inversion marks27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251913 A1CooperVision International Limited
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method of producing annealed polyvinyl alcohol contact lens782US 4,619,793 ACiba-Geigy Corporation · 1986
- Extended wear ophthalmic lens578US 5,760,100 ACIBA Vision Corporation · 1998
- Contact device for placement in direct apposition to the conjunctive of the eye493US 6,312,393 B12001
- Method and apparatus for signal acquisition, processing and transmission for evaluation of bodily functions399US 6,120,460 A2000
- Method for forming optical lenses363US 4,197,266 ABausch & Lomb Incorporated · 1980