G02C
Spectacles
Official title: SPECTACLES; SUNGLASSES OR GOGGLES INSOFAR AS THEY HAVE THE SAME FEATURES AS SPECTACLES; CONTACT LENSES (trial frames for testing the eyes A61B3/04; goggles or eyeshields not having the same features as spectacles A61F9/00)
G02C (Spectacles) appears on 14,186 US grants and 14,595 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02C- Granted patents
- 14,186
- Published applications
- 14,595
- Assignees
- 3,501
- Inventors
- 17,074
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 60 | 0 |
| 1977 | 51 | 0 |
| 1978 | 58 | 0 |
| 1979 | 50 | 0 |
| 1980 | 54 | 0 |
| 1981 | 70 | 0 |
| 1982 | 53 | 0 |
| 1983 | 47 | 0 |
| 1984 | 66 | 0 |
| 1985 | 86 | 0 |
| 1986 | 88 | 0 |
| 1987 | 114 | 0 |
| 1988 | 117 | 0 |
| 1989 | 175 | 0 |
| 1990 | 165 | 0 |
| 1991 | 160 | 0 |
| 1992 | 167 | 0 |
| 1993 | 135 | 0 |
| 1994 | 129 | 0 |
| 1995 | 171 | 0 |
| 1996 | 163 | 0 |
| 1997 | 179 | 0 |
| 1998 | 229 | 0 |
| 1999 | 240 | 0 |
| 2000 | 254 | 0 |
| 2001 | 235 | 65 |
| 2002 | 200 | 198 |
| 2003 | 226 | 221 |
| 2004 | 254 | 274 |
| 2005 | 235 | 389 |
| 2006 | 266 | 382 |
| 2007 | 228 | 372 |
| 2008 | 236 | 349 |
| 2009 | 241 | 355 |
| 2010 | 261 | 387 |
| 2011 | 273 | 440 |
| 2012 | 278 | 468 |
| 2013 | 319 | 522 |
| 2014 | 442 | 655 |
| 2015 | 484 | 791 |
| 2016 | 457 | 735 |
| 2017 | 623 | 815 |
| 2018 | 566 | 843 |
| 2019 | 768 | 832 |
| 2020 | 697 | 852 |
| 2021 | 649 | 924 |
| 2022 | 664 | 881 |
| 2023 | 659 | 829 |
| 2024 | 681 | 784 |
| 2025 | 707 | 734 |
| 2026 | 456 | 498 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Main groups
Granted patents with any code in the group
- G02C 7/00Optical parts8,467
- G02C 11/00Non-optical adjuncts3,381
- G02C 5/00Constructions of non-optical parts2,935
- G02C 2202/00Generic optical aspects applicable to one or more of the subgroups ofIndexing code2,312
- G02C 2200/00Generic mechanical aspects applicable to one or more of the groups g02c1/00Indexing code1,700
- G02C 13/00Assembling1,084
- G02C 1/00Assemblies of lenses with bridges or browbars921
- G02C 3/00Special supporting arrangements for lens assemblies or monocles905
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Recent patents
- Method of providing refractive microstructures on a surface of a spectacle lens and spectacle lens design6 Oct 2026US 12,752,503 B2Carl Zeiss Vision International GmbH
- Method and system for determining an optic center of a lens blank6 Oct 2026US 12,754,098 B2Benz Research and Development Corporation
- Apparatus and method for measuring visual acuity by using focus-tunable lens6 Oct 2026US 12,754,350 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- RF shielding structure for extended reality glasses6 Oct 2026US 12,754,437 B2Snap Inc.
- Tilt and offset correction for scleral and normal contact lenses6 Oct 2026US 12,754,441 B2WaveFront Dynamics, Inc.
- Lifitegrast-containing ink binder for ophthalmic devices8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306478 A1Bausch + Lomb Ireland Limited
- Optical member manufacturing method, and optical member manufacturing system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307176 A1Hoya Lens Thailand Ltd.
- Optical assembly8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309898 A1Optotune Switzerland AG
- Method and system for producing light manipulating pattern on a surface8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309903 A1Bar-Ilan University
- Lens control device using artificial intelligence and smart variable-focus lens and lens control method using the same8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309986 A1Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
Most cited
By later US patents
- Apparatus and method for measuring biologic parameters1,280US 7,187,960 B22007
- Method of producing annealed polyvinyl alcohol contact lens782US 4,619,793 ACiba-Geigy Corporation · 1986
- Virtual and augmented reality systems and methods701US 9,791,700 B2Magic Leap, Inc. · 2017
- Novel prepolymers useful in biomedical devices618US 5,034,461 ABausch & Lomb Incorporated · 1991
- Intelligent electro-optical system and method for automatic glare reduction598US 5,305,012 AReveo, Inc. · 1994