G02C 7/02
Lenses
Official title: Lenses; Lens systems {; Methods of designing lenses}
G02C7/02 (Lenses) appears on 6,718 US grants and 7,491 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02C- Granted patents
- 6,718
- Published applications
- 7,491
- Assignees
- 1,552
- Inventors
- 7,623
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 23 | 0 |
| 1977 | 12 | 0 |
| 1978 | 21 | 0 |
| 1979 | 14 | 0 |
| 1980 | 24 | 0 |
| 1981 | 24 | 0 |
| 1982 | 20 | 0 |
| 1983 | 15 | 0 |
| 1984 | 27 | 0 |
| 1985 | 32 | 0 |
| 1986 | 46 | 0 |
| 1987 | 50 | 0 |
| 1988 | 31 | 0 |
| 1989 | 58 | 0 |
| 1990 | 60 | 0 |
| 1991 | 62 | 0 |
| 1992 | 65 | 0 |
| 1993 | 42 | 0 |
| 1994 | 39 | 0 |
| 1995 | 37 | 0 |
| 1996 | 53 | 0 |
| 1997 | 48 | 0 |
| 1998 | 91 | 0 |
| 1999 | 72 | 0 |
| 2000 | 95 | 0 |
| 2001 | 85 | 21 |
| 2002 | 62 | 84 |
| 2003 | 74 | 114 |
| 2004 | 98 | 119 |
| 2005 | 90 | 150 |
| 2006 | 108 | 165 |
| 2007 | 88 | 136 |
| 2008 | 85 | 146 |
| 2009 | 80 | 127 |
| 2010 | 110 | 183 |
| 2011 | 113 | 202 |
| 2012 | 133 | 257 |
| 2013 | 150 | 261 |
| 2014 | 255 | 336 |
| 2015 | 263 | 446 |
| 2016 | 250 | 346 |
| 2017 | 318 | 477 |
| 2018 | 293 | 469 |
| 2019 | 449 | 471 |
| 2020 | 394 | 493 |
| 2021 | 356 | 518 |
| 2022 | 383 | 490 |
| 2023 | 367 | 455 |
| 2024 | 400 | 413 |
| 2025 | 408 | 340 |
| 2026 | 245 | 272 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- G02C 7/04Contact lenses for the eyes3,263
- G02C 7/08Auxiliary lenses1,791
- G02C 7/06Bifocal1,406
- G02C 7/024Methods of designing ophthalmic lenses1,302
- G02C 7/022Ophthalmic lenses having special refractive features achieved by special materials or material600
- G02C 7/021With pattern for identification or with cosmetic or therapeutic effects347
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.
- Tilt and offset correction for scleral and normal contact lenses6 Oct 2026US 12,754,441 B2WaveFront Dynamics, Inc.
- Surface treatment agent for ophthalmic device29 Sep 2026US 12,747,314 B2Nof Corporation
- 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
- 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
- Extended wear ophthalmic lens578US 5,760,100 ACIBA Vision Corporation · 1998
- Compact image display system for eyeglasses or other head-borne frames494US 6,384,982 B1The Microoptical Corporation · 2002