G02C 7/021
With pattern for identification or with cosmetic or therapeutic effects
Official title: {with pattern for identification or with cosmetic or therapeutic effects (methods and processes take preference, e.g. printing, marking or copying processes B41M; identification in general G09F3/00; producing decorative effects in general B44C; surface treatment of glass C03C15/00 - C03C23/00; positioning or marking of lenses B24B13/0055)}
G02C7/021 (With pattern for identification or with cosmetic or therapeutic effects) appears on 347 US grants and 329 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02C- Granted patents
- 347
- Published applications
- 329
- Assignees
- 149
- Inventors
- 657
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 6 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 5 | 0 |
| 1985 | 5 | 0 |
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| 1987 | 9 | 0 |
| 1988 | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | 7 | 0 |
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| 1991 | 6 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 6 | 0 |
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| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
| 1999 | 8 | 0 |
| 2000 | 11 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 2 |
| 2002 | 3 | 5 |
| 2003 | 3 | 8 |
| 2004 | 5 | 10 |
| 2005 | 13 | 13 |
| 2006 | 11 | 15 |
| 2007 | 6 | 5 |
| 2008 | 4 | 5 |
| 2009 | 1 | 4 |
| 2010 | 5 | 9 |
| 2011 | 4 | 4 |
| 2012 | 5 | 7 |
| 2013 | 3 | 18 |
| 2014 | 9 | 14 |
| 2015 | 11 | 16 |
| 2016 | 11 | 20 |
| 2017 | 13 | 19 |
| 2018 | 12 | 15 |
| 2019 | 15 | 21 |
| 2020 | 16 | 22 |
| 2021 | 12 | 15 |
| 2022 | 22 | 16 |
| 2023 | 13 | 23 |
| 2024 | 14 | 19 |
| 2025 | 13 | 13 |
| 2026 | 11 | 11 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Ophthalmic lenses utilizing binary amplitude modulation18 Aug 2026US 12,710,668 B2Brien Holden Vision Institute Limited
- Ophthalmic lenses, methods of manufacturing the ophthalmic lenses, and methods of dispensing eye care products including the same16 Jun 2026US 12,654,409 B2SightGlass Vision, Inc.
- Glasses with selectively adjustable optical power lenses12 May 2026US 12,625,388 B2Adlens Ltd
- Method for producing a semi-finished spectacle lens and semi-finished spectacle lens5 May 2026US 12,619,101 B2Carl Zeiss Vision International GmbH
- Optical member manufacturing method, and optical member manufacturing system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307176 A1Hoya Lens Thailand Ltd.
- Spectacle lens and spectacles8 Oct 2026US 2026/0310006 A1Hoya Lens Thailand Ltd.
- Method and device for centering an ophthalmic lens10 Sep 2026US 2026/0267162 A1Essilor International
- Contact lenses with inversion marks27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251913 A1CooperVision International Limited
- Methods, Apparatuses, and Systems for Contact Lenses Having Writable Optical Patterns20 Aug 2026US 2026/0244888 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Eyeglass lens with indicia and method of making same183US 4,145,125 A1979
- Contact lens bifocal with switch166US 5,108,169 A1992
- Photochromic coating composition and photochromic synthetic resin ophthalmic lens141US 4,556,605 AKabushiki Kaisha Suwa Seikosha · 1985
- Adaptive optic lens system and method of use129US 6,966,649 B22005
- Preferential orientation of contact lenses108US 4,268,133 ABausch & Lomb Incorporated · 1981