G02C 5/22
Hinges
Official title: Hinges (pivotal connection in general F16C11/00)
G02C5/22 (Hinges) appears on 1,026 US grants and 927 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02C- Granted patents
- 1,026
- Published applications
- 927
- Assignees
- 472
- Inventors
- 1,525
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 8 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 7 | 0 |
| 1985 | 7 | 0 |
| 1986 | 5 | 0 |
| 1987 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 10 | 0 |
| 1989 | 10 | 0 |
| 1990 | 9 | 0 |
| 1991 | 11 | 0 |
| 1992 | 7 | 0 |
| 1993 | 10 | 0 |
| 1994 | 6 | 0 |
| 1995 | 19 | 0 |
| 1996 | 17 | 0 |
| 1997 | 18 | 0 |
| 1998 | 40 | 0 |
| 1999 | 24 | 0 |
| 2000 | 30 | 0 |
| 2001 | 29 | 6 |
| 2002 | 25 | 14 |
| 2003 | 19 | 13 |
| 2004 | 22 | 21 |
| 2005 | 20 | 34 |
| 2006 | 23 | 26 |
| 2007 | 23 | 23 |
| 2008 | 24 | 27 |
| 2009 | 23 | 25 |
| 2010 | 21 | 21 |
| 2011 | 22 | 25 |
| 2012 | 22 | 24 |
| 2013 | 15 | 41 |
| 2014 | 27 | 38 |
| 2015 | 29 | 30 |
| 2016 | 29 | 48 |
| 2017 | 42 | 45 |
| 2018 | 30 | 42 |
| 2019 | 43 | 56 |
| 2020 | 33 | 44 |
| 2021 | 38 | 62 |
| 2022 | 40 | 48 |
| 2023 | 32 | 51 |
| 2024 | 46 | 58 |
| 2025 | 48 | 64 |
| 2026 | 34 | 41 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Rotating shaft structure for virtual reality or augmented reality glasses, and glasses22 Sep 2026US 12,742,972 B2Pegatron Corporation
- Conductive connection through eyewear hinge1 Sep 2026US 12,724,293 B2Snap Inc.
- Loudspeaker1 Sep 2026US 12,724,295 B2Shenzhen Shokz Co., Ltd.
- Spacer for eye frames25 Aug 2026US 12,717,175 B2
- AR glasses18 Aug 2026US 12,710,660 B2RealWear Switzerland AG
- Ar glasses hinge structure and ar glasses having the same24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287925 A1Meta-Bounds Inc.
- Hinge for spectacle frames and related assembly method24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287926 A1Luxottica S.R.L.
- Hinge assemblies for smart eyewear apparatus24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287927 A1IXI Eyewear Oy
- Glasses24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287935 A1Shenzhen Shokz Co., Ltd.
- Glasses24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287936 A1Shenzhen Shokz Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Eyewear having selectively exposable feature426US 9,482,882 B1Snapchat, Inc. · 2016
- Eyewear having linkage assembly between a temple and a frame415US 9,482,883 B1Snapchat, Inc. · 2016
- Eyewear with exchangeable temples housing a transceiver forming ad hoc networks with other devices212US 6,769,767 B2Q.R. Spex, Inc. · 2004
- Interchangeable nosepiece system186US 6,056,399 AOakley, Inc. · 2000
- Detachable cam-biased eyeglass temples170US 5,963,296 AJ. W. Envisions, Inc. · 1999