G02C 7/046
Contact lenses having an iris pattern
Official title: {Contact lenses having an iris pattern}
G02C7/046 (Contact lenses having an iris pattern) appears on 223 US grants and 257 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02C- Granted patents
- 223
- Published applications
- 257
- Assignees
- 74
- Inventors
- 313
- Latest grant
- 30 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 7 | 0 |
| 1987 | 13 | 0 |
| 1988 | 6 | 0 |
| 1989 | 8 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 1 |
| 2002 | 4 | 12 |
| 2003 | 6 | 20 |
| 2004 | 12 | 12 |
| 2005 | 10 | 16 |
| 2006 | 7 | 27 |
| 2007 | 7 | 5 |
| 2008 | 6 | 5 |
| 2009 | 2 | 7 |
| 2010 | 4 | 4 |
| 2011 | 2 | 7 |
| 2012 | 3 | 8 |
| 2013 | 6 | 6 |
| 2014 | 8 | 14 |
| 2015 | 9 | 13 |
| 2016 | 6 | 11 |
| 2017 | 10 | 13 |
| 2018 | 7 | 11 |
| 2019 | 5 | 5 |
| 2020 | 4 | 14 |
| 2021 | 8 | 13 |
| 2022 | 3 | 8 |
| 2023 | 6 | 11 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 |
| 2025 | 7 | 3 |
| 2026 | 3 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Red-light blocking ink binder for contact lenses16 Jul 2026US 2026/0201187 A1Bausch + Lomb Ireland Limited
- Eyeglasses lens machining device and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing eyeglasses lens machining program25 Jun 2026US 2026/0175357 A1Nidek Co., Ltd.
- Pigment encapsulation layer for contact lenses25 Jun 2026US 2026/0175528 A1Alcon Inc.
- Contact lens and manufacturing method thereof19 Mar 2026US 2026/0079356 A1Pegavision Corporation
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Annular mask contact lenses214US 5,757,458 APilkington Barnes Hind, Inc. · 1998
- Colored lens131US 5,120,121 AAllergan, Inc. · 1992
- Annular mask contact lenses127US 5,786,883 APilkington Barnes Hind, Inc. · 1998
- System and method for increasing the depth of focus of the human eye120US 6,554,424 B1Boston Innovative Optices, Inc. · 2003
- Color-imparting contact lenses114US 4,582,402 ASchering Corporation · 1986