G02C 3/00
Special supporting arrangements for lens assemblies or monocles
Official title: Special supporting arrangements for lens assemblies or monocles (lenses therefor G02C7/00; by walking-sticks A45B3/00)
G02C3/00 (Special supporting arrangements for lens assemblies or monocles) appears on 905 US grants and 729 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02C- Granted patents
- 905
- Published applications
- 729
- Assignees
- 287
- Inventors
- 1,355
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
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| 1997 | 27 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 31 | 0 |
| 2001 | 24 | 1 |
| 2002 | 18 | 17 |
| 2003 | 29 | 16 |
| 2004 | 19 | 17 |
| 2005 | 20 | 28 |
| 2006 | 17 | 28 |
| 2007 | 23 | 31 |
| 2008 | 25 | 21 |
| 2009 | 18 | 29 |
| 2010 | 24 | 35 |
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| 2019 | 29 | 34 |
| 2020 | 25 | 41 |
| 2021 | 30 | 38 |
| 2022 | 23 | 29 |
| 2023 | 26 | 17 |
| 2024 | 18 | 40 |
| 2025 | 27 | 37 |
| 2026 | 12 | 23 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Glasses25 Aug 2026US 12,717,164 B2Line Industry Corp.
- System for securing eyeglasses to a wearer's head14 Jul 2026US 12,677,896 B1Kupler Headwear, LLC
- Method and apparatus for retaining eyeglasses23 Jun 2026US 12,663,660 B2
- Eyewear device with improved stability16 Jun 2026US 12,656,614 B2Magic Leap, Inc.
- Ventilation and lens replacement assembly for snow goggles16 Jun 2026US 12,656,628 B2Prohero Group Co., Ltd.
- Method and apparatus for retaining eyeglasses24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287924 A1
- System for securing eyeglasses to a wearer's head10 Sep 2026US 2026/0267159 A1
- Smart glasses27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251857 A1Shenzhen Yiwen Tech Limited
- Retention strap for quick placement and removal of eyewear20 Aug 2026US 2026/0244030 A1
- Glasses temple20 Aug 2026US 2026/0244031 A1Uvex Arbeitsschutz GmbH
Most cited
By later US patents
- Reversible, quick-adjustable diver's face mask strap239US 5,046,200 A1991
- Eye wear with snap-together bridge226US 6,253,388 B12001
- Safety spectacles209US 4,222,640 A1980
- Eyeshield with detachable components191US 5,410,763 AEtablissments Bolle · 1995
- Eyeglass and lens interchange structure182US 5,373,331 A1994