G02B 1/043
Contact lenses
Official title: {Contact lenses}
G02B1/043 (Contact lenses) appears on 2,235 US grants and 1,935 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02B- Granted patents
- 2,235
- Published applications
- 1,935
- Assignees
- 496
- Inventors
- 2,547
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 24 | 0 |
| 1977 | 14 | 0 |
| 1978 | 19 | 0 |
| 1979 | 13 | 0 |
| 1980 | 15 | 0 |
| 1981 | 17 | 0 |
| 1982 | 15 | 0 |
| 1983 | 14 | 0 |
| 1984 | 28 | 0 |
| 1985 | 25 | 0 |
| 1986 | 20 | 0 |
| 1987 | 35 | 0 |
| 1988 | 29 | 0 |
| 1989 | 43 | 0 |
| 1990 | 41 | 0 |
| 1991 | 38 | 0 |
| 1992 | 42 | 0 |
| 1993 | 40 | 0 |
| 1994 | 45 | 0 |
| 1995 | 43 | 0 |
| 1996 | 49 | 0 |
| 1997 | 42 | 0 |
| 1998 | 41 | 0 |
| 1999 | 48 | 0 |
| 2000 | 37 | 0 |
| 2001 | 40 | 18 |
| 2002 | 35 | 57 |
| 2003 | 43 | 63 |
| 2004 | 39 | 68 |
| 2005 | 40 | 57 |
| 2006 | 45 | 71 |
| 2007 | 34 | 83 |
| 2008 | 32 | 75 |
| 2009 | 22 | 69 |
| 2010 | 52 | 69 |
| 2011 | 44 | 53 |
| 2012 | 56 | 86 |
| 2013 | 79 | 110 |
| 2014 | 60 | 95 |
| 2015 | 105 | 78 |
| 2016 | 96 | 72 |
| 2017 | 73 | 94 |
| 2018 | 69 | 90 |
| 2019 | 70 | 101 |
| 2020 | 77 | 93 |
| 2021 | 66 | 94 |
| 2022 | 55 | 71 |
| 2023 | 57 | 70 |
| 2024 | 74 | 87 |
| 2025 | 60 | 56 |
| 2026 | 35 | 55 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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.
- Ophthalmic devices containing photostable mimics of macular pigment and other visible light filters8 Sep 2026US 12,730,249 B2Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.
- Contact lens with optical prophylaxis1 Sep 2026US 12,724,175 B2High Performance Optics, Inc.
- Method for making embedded hydrogel contact lenses25 Aug 2026US 12,715,186 B2Alcon Inc.
- Optical element, method for manufacturing optical element, material set, optical device, and system1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299167 A1Sony Group Corporation
- Contact Lenses With Collagen Fragments1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299168 A1Bausch + Lomb Ireland Limited
- Optical device with a flexible, opaque-region24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287808 A1Moxtek, Inc.
- 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
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method of producing annealed polyvinyl alcohol contact lens782US 4,619,793 ACiba-Geigy Corporation · 1986
- Collagen-polymer conjugates778US 5,162,430 ACollagen Corporation · 1992
- Polysiloxane hydrogels775US 4,136,250 ACiba-Geigy Corporation · 1979
- Polysiloxane composition and contact lens629US 4,153,641 ABausch & Lomb Incorporated · 1979
- Extended wear ophthalmic lens578US 5,760,100 ACIBA Vision Corporation · 1998