B29D 11/00259
Plants for the production of contact lenses
Official title: {Plants for the production of contact lenses}
B29D11/00259 (Plants for the production of contact lenses) appears on 47 US grants and 49 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B29D- Granted patents
- 47
- Published applications
- 49
- Assignees
- 19
- Inventors
- 139
- Latest grant
- 19 May 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 5 |
| 2015 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 2 | 3 |
| 2018 | 4 | 2 |
| 2019 | 3 | 5 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2 | 3 |
| 2022 | 2 | 4 |
| 2023 | 2 | 7 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 5 |
| 2026 | 4 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- System and method to manufacture a contact lens with an embedded element19 May 2026US 12,629,906 B2Alcon Inc.
- Mold unit for molding ophthalmic lenses31 Mar 2026US 12,589,564 B2Alcon Inc.
- Production line for the production of ophthalmic lenses20 Jan 2026US 12,528,261 B2Alcon Inc.
- Production line for the production of ophthalmic lenses6 Jan 2026US 12,515,424 B2Alcon Inc.
- System and methods for fabrication of cured articles29 Jul 2025US 12,370,767 B2Technion Research & Development Foundation Limited
- Production line for the production of ophthalmic lenses21 May 2026US 2026/0138342 A1Alcon Inc.
- Production line for the production of ophthalmic lenses7 May 2026US 2026/0124815 A1Alcon Inc.
- Method and apparatus relating to injection molding contact lens mold halves8 Jan 2026US 2026/0008244 A1CooperVision International Limited
- Production line for the production of ophthalmic lenses18 Dec 2025US 2025/0381745 A1Alcon Inc.
- System and methods for fabrication of cured articles16 Oct 2025US 2025/0319677 A1Technion Research & Development Foundation Limited
Most cited
By later US patents
- Automated apparatus for preparing contact lenses for inspection and packaging65US 5,578,331 AVision Products, LLC · 1996
- Consolidated contact lens molding58US 5,804,107 AJohnson & Johnson Vision Products, Inc. · 1998
- Consolidated contact lens molding54US 6,039,899 AJohnson & Johnson Vision Products, Inc. · 2000
- Method and apparatus for molding contact lenses and making their container52US 5,524,419 ABausch & Lomb Incorporated · 1996
- Automated robotic lens load system51US 5,561,970 AJohnson & Johnson Vision Products, Inc. · 1996