B29D 11/00653
Photochromic
Official title: {photochromic}
B29D11/00653 (Photochromic) appears on 80 US grants and 117 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B29D- Granted patents
- 80
- Published applications
- 117
- Assignees
- 53
- Inventors
- 221
- Latest grant
- 11 Aug 2026
Filings by year
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| 2018 | 2 | 12 |
| 2019 | 4 | 11 |
| 2020 | 6 | 8 |
| 2021 | 12 | 7 |
| 2022 | 5 | 11 |
| 2023 | 9 | 5 |
| 2024 | 14 | 8 |
| 2025 | 5 | 6 |
| 2026 | 1 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Method for providing a substrate with a tint and a functional coloring11 Aug 2026US 12,703,162 B2Rodenstock GmbH
- Method of producing gradient photochromic lens and product thereof30 Dec 2025US 12,510,772 B2Sunever Eyewear Co., Ltd.
- Formulation dosing device for contact lens fabrication29 Jul 2025US 12,370,766 B2Alcon Inc.
- Cast lens17 Jun 2025US 12,330,385 B2HOYA Optical Labs of America, Inc.
- Method for making photofunctional contact lenses29 Apr 2025US 12,285,922 B2Alcon Inc.
- Lens, in particular, an Ophthalmic Lens, a Method and Device for Producing a Lens, and a Casting Package Comprising the Lens30 Jul 2026US 2026/0216980 A1Rodenstock GmbH
- Methods and systems for producing coated optical substrates, and photochromic ink formulations therefor9 Jul 2026US 2026/0192322 A1Flo Optics Ltd
- Methods of producing coated optical substrates9 Jul 2026US 2026/0192328 A1Flo Optics Ltd
- Method and system for producing tinted optical coatings9 Jul 2026US 2026/0192587 A1Flo Optics Ltd
- Composite contact lenses with ultrathin objects16 Apr 2026US 2026/0104598 A1Alcon Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Photochromic polyurethane coating and articles having such a coating162US 6,187,444 B1PPG Industries Ohio, Inc. · 2001
- Removable imbibition composition of photochromic compound and kinetic enhancing additive83US 6,433,043 B1Transitions Optical, Inc. · 2002
- Method for preparing photochromic plastic article63US 5,130,353 APPG Industries, Inc. · 1992
- Pupil-only photochromic contact lenses displaying desirable optics and comfort48US 8,697,770 B2Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. · 2014
- Pupil-only photochromic contact lenses displaying desirable optics and comfort35US 9,904,074 B2Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. · 2018