G02C 7/04
Contact lenses for the eyes
Official title: Contact lenses for the eyes (disinfection or sterilisation of contact lenses A61L12/00)
G02C7/04 (Contact lenses for the eyes) appears on 3,263 US grants and 3,677 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02C- Granted patents
- 3,263
- Published applications
- 3,677
- Assignees
- 767
- Inventors
- 3,430
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 11 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 14 | 0 |
| 1979 | 10 | 0 |
| 1980 | 10 | 0 |
| 1981 | 6 | 0 |
| 1982 | 10 | 0 |
| 1983 | 9 | 0 |
| 1984 | 13 | 0 |
| 1985 | 13 | 0 |
| 1986 | 32 | 0 |
| 1987 | 30 | 0 |
| 1988 | 15 | 0 |
| 1989 | 29 | 0 |
| 1990 | 30 | 0 |
| 1991 | 33 | 0 |
| 1992 | 38 | 0 |
| 1993 | 19 | 0 |
| 1994 | 14 | 0 |
| 1995 | 14 | 0 |
| 1996 | 29 | 0 |
| 1997 | 21 | 0 |
| 1998 | 42 | 0 |
| 1999 | 33 | 0 |
| 2000 | 44 | 0 |
| 2001 | 36 | 8 |
| 2002 | 25 | 43 |
| 2003 | 37 | 57 |
| 2004 | 40 | 58 |
| 2005 | 45 | 79 |
| 2006 | 54 | 87 |
| 2007 | 38 | 59 |
| 2008 | 30 | 58 |
| 2009 | 41 | 61 |
| 2010 | 52 | 80 |
| 2011 | 42 | 91 |
| 2012 | 57 | 118 |
| 2013 | 71 | 135 |
| 2014 | 136 | 197 |
| 2015 | 154 | 265 |
| 2016 | 145 | 183 |
| 2017 | 180 | 242 |
| 2018 | 165 | 233 |
| 2019 | 205 | 252 |
| 2020 | 198 | 245 |
| 2021 | 179 | 239 |
| 2022 | 174 | 227 |
| 2023 | 177 | 215 |
| 2024 | 184 | 186 |
| 2025 | 184 | 155 |
| 2026 | 92 | 104 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Method and system for determining an optic center of a lens blank6 Oct 2026US 12,754,098 B2Benz Research and Development Corporation
- 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
- Contact lens with two antenna elements29 Sep 2026US 12,748,323 B2Sony Group Corporation
- Intraocular lenses for presbyopia treatment22 Sep 2026US 12,740,855 B2AMO Groningen B. V.
- Lifitegrast-containing ink binder for ophthalmic devices8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306478 A1Bausch + Lomb Ireland Limited
- Method and system for producing light manipulating pattern on a surface8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309903 A1Bar-Ilan University
- Stable structure design of contact lens8 Oct 2026US 2026/0310009 A1Brighten Optix Corp.
- Ophthalmic device for treatment of dry eye1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294798 A1Bausch + Lomb Ireland Limited
- Packaging Solution Comprising Collagen Fragments1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295109 A1Bausch + Lomb Ireland Limited
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
- Contact device for placement in direct apposition to the conjunctive of the eye493US 6,312,393 B12001