G02C 7/044
Annular configuration
Official title: {Annular configuration, e.g. pupil tuned}
G02C7/044 (Annular configuration) appears on 458 US grants and 433 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02C- Granted patents
- 458
- Published applications
- 433
- Assignees
- 142
- Inventors
- 474
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 7 | 0 |
| 1991 | 8 | 0 |
| 1992 | 16 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 6 | 0 |
| 1996 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1998 | 19 | 0 |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 9 | 0 |
| 2001 | 11 | 2 |
| 2002 | 7 | 9 |
| 2003 | 10 | 7 |
| 2004 | 10 | 13 |
| 2005 | 11 | 9 |
| 2006 | 8 | 10 |
| 2007 | 8 | 10 |
| 2008 | 7 | 7 |
| 2009 | 6 | 12 |
| 2010 | 5 | 16 |
| 2011 | 7 | 11 |
| 2012 | 6 | 10 |
| 2013 | 16 | 18 |
| 2014 | 19 | 12 |
| 2015 | 12 | 16 |
| 2016 | 11 | 16 |
| 2017 | 19 | 28 |
| 2018 | 12 | 21 |
| 2019 | 20 | 22 |
| 2020 | 26 | 22 |
| 2021 | 15 | 29 |
| 2022 | 16 | 26 |
| 2023 | 15 | 34 |
| 2024 | 21 | 29 |
| 2025 | 36 | 29 |
| 2026 | 19 | 15 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Lenses having diffractive profiles with irregular width for vision treatment16 Jun 2026US 12,653,665 B2AMO Groningen B. V.
- Contact lens and product thereof26 May 2026US 12,638,698 B2Largan Medical Co., Ltd.
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- Ophthalmic lens27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251916 A1Yung Sheng Optical Co., Ltd.
- Method for designing a contact lens16 Jul 2026US 2026/0202681 A1Essilor International
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- Embedded diffractive contact lenses25 Jun 2026US 2026/0177842 A1Alcon Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Multifocal contact lens with aspheric surface375US 6,808,262 B2Novartis AG · 2004
- Multifocal contact lenses utilizing diffraction and refraction324US 4,637,697 APilkington P. E. Limited · 1987
- Multifocal ophthalmic lens313US 5,225,858 A1993
- Multifocal lens designs with intermediate optical powers298US 5,682,223 AJohnson & Johnson Vision Products, Inc. · 1997
- Multifocal aspheric lens297US 6,457,826 B12002