G02C 5/12
Nose pads
Official title: Nose pads; Nose-engaging surfaces of bridges or rims
G02C5/12 (Nose pads) appears on 506 US grants and 459 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02C- Granted patents
- 506
- Published applications
- 459
- Assignees
- 245
- Inventors
- 838
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 7 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 7 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 | 11 | 0 |
| 1989 | 12 | 0 |
| 1990 | 10 | 0 |
| 1991 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 | 7 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 8 | 0 |
| 1996 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 10 | 0 |
| 1998 | 12 | 0 |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 11 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 4 |
| 2002 | 8 | 7 |
| 2003 | 12 | 6 |
| 2004 | 8 | 6 |
| 2005 | 3 | 14 |
| 2006 | 9 | 6 |
| 2007 | 8 | 7 |
| 2008 | 8 | 11 |
| 2009 | 13 | 9 |
| 2010 | 9 | 6 |
| 2011 | 3 | 9 |
| 2012 | 10 | 17 |
| 2013 | 8 | 13 |
| 2014 | 7 | 12 |
| 2015 | 24 | 27 |
| 2016 | 13 | 24 |
| 2017 | 31 | 30 |
| 2018 | 23 | 36 |
| 2019 | 27 | 27 |
| 2020 | 17 | 29 |
| 2021 | 22 | 39 |
| 2022 | 22 | 22 |
| 2023 | 13 | 21 |
| 2024 | 20 | 29 |
| 2025 | 18 | 25 |
| 2026 | 8 | 23 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Eyeglass nose pad and AI eyeglass29 Sep 2026US 12,748,319 B1
- Aerodynamic eyewear4 Aug 2026US 12,699,282 B2100% Speedlab, LLC
- Electronic devices with nose sensing9 Jun 2026US 12,650,597 B2Apple Inc.
- Method for determining the shape of a nose pad to be part of an ophthalmic lens19 May 2026US 12,631,899 B2Essilor International
- Eyeglasses retention mechanism5 May 2026US 12,619,098 B2
- Image light guide with nose-bridge spacer1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299308 A1Vuzix Corporation
- Nose pad and smart glasses24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287923 A1Goertek Technology Co., Ltd.
- Smart glasses24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287934 A1Fu Tai Hua Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
- Nose pad and smart glasses17 Sep 2026US 2026/0277020 A1Goertek Technology Co., Ltd.
- Magnetic adsorption temple replaceable eyewear17 Sep 2026US 2026/0277021 A1Shenzhen Hony OPtical Co., Limited
Most cited
By later US patents
- Eyeglass-mount display having personalized fit module350US 6,480,174 B1Optimize Incorporated · 2002
- Dimensionally Stable eyewear341US 5,541,674 AOakley, Inc. · 1996
- Wearable computing device frame314US 8,971,023 B2Google Inc. · 2015
- Temple and ear horn assembly for headworn computer216US 9,158,116 B1Osterhout Group, Inc. · 2015
- Detachable component sunglasses211US 4,730,915 AOakley, Inc. · 1988