B29D 11/00057
Characterised by the shape or surface condition of the edge
Official title: {characterised by the shape or surface condition of the edge, e.g. flashless, burrless, smooth}
B29D11/00057 (Characterised by the shape or surface condition of the edge) appears on 101 US grants and 50 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B29D- Granted patents
- 101
- Published applications
- 50
- Assignees
- 43
- Inventors
- 216
- Latest grant
- 19 Aug 2025
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 6 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 7 | 4 |
| 2003 | 3 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 3 |
| 2005 | 1 | 3 |
| 2006 | 4 | 7 |
| 2007 | 1 | 3 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 0 | 3 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 3 | 3 |
| 2017 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Method and device for wearable contact lenses for remote optical monitoring of intraocular pressure19 Aug 2025US 12,390,162 B2SmartLens, Inc.
- Method for making photofunctional contact lenses29 Apr 2025US 12,285,922 B2Alcon Inc.
- Embedded hydrogel contact lenses14 Jan 2025US 12,194,699 B2Alcon Inc.
- Method for making photochromic contact lenses8 Oct 2024US 12,111,443 B2Alcon Inc.
- Mold for contact lens with non-rotationally symmetric rim or edge29 Sep 2020US 10,786,959 B2Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.
- Method and device for wearable contact lenses for remote optical monitoring of intraocular pressure4 Jun 2026US 2026/0151088 A1SmartLens, Inc.
- Moisturized contact lens and method of manufacturing the same16 Jan 2025US 2025/0018667 A1
- Color mask for embedded contact lenses29 Aug 2024US 2024/0288713 A1Alcon Inc.
- Apparatus, systems, and methods of forming ophthalmic lens components with soluble cores and molds22 Jun 2023US 2023/0191730 A1Alcon Inc.
- Embedded hydrogel contact lenses13 Oct 2022US 2022/0324187 A1Alcon Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Preparation of hydrogel for soft contact lens with water displaceable boric acid ester304US 4,495,313 AMia Lens Production A/S · 1985
- Photocrosslinked polymers238US 5,508,317 ACiba-Geigy Corporation · 1996
- Mold for making contact lenses, the male mold member being more flexible than the female mold member215US 4,565,348 AMia Lens Production A/S · 1986
- Method for molding lenses214US 5,271,875 ABausch & Lomb Incorporated · 1993
- Process and apparatus for the manufacture of a contact lens214US 5,894,002 ACIBA Vision Corporation · 1999