G02C 7/047
Contact lens fitting
Official title: {Contact lens fitting; Contact lenses for orthokeratology; Contact lenses for specially shaped corneae}
G02C7/047 (Contact lens fitting) appears on 367 US grants and 442 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02C- Granted patents
- 367
- Published applications
- 442
- Assignees
- 124
- Inventors
- 451
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 3 |
| 2003 | 4 | 3 |
| 2004 | 2 | 4 |
| 2005 | 2 | 8 |
| 2006 | 8 | 12 |
| 2007 | 3 | 9 |
| 2008 | 3 | 3 |
| 2009 | 7 | 10 |
| 2010 | 9 | 16 |
| 2011 | 11 | 10 |
| 2012 | 13 | 13 |
| 2013 | 5 | 19 |
| 2014 | 19 | 17 |
| 2015 | 15 | 17 |
| 2016 | 13 | 22 |
| 2017 | 18 | 32 |
| 2018 | 22 | 29 |
| 2019 | 22 | 26 |
| 2020 | 24 | 42 |
| 2021 | 19 | 32 |
| 2022 | 31 | 33 |
| 2023 | 24 | 23 |
| 2024 | 25 | 24 |
| 2025 | 31 | 23 |
| 2026 | 8 | 11 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Tilt and offset correction for scleral and normal contact lenses6 Oct 2026US 12,754,441 B2WaveFront Dynamics, Inc.
- Contact lenses with multiple power sources21 Jul 2026US 12,687,743 B2Snap Inc.
- Astigmatism correcting contact lenses16 Jun 2026US 12,656,629 B2Journey 1 Inc
- Dynamic tear lenses16 Jun 2026US 12,656,630 B2Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.
- Customized 3D printing lens design integrating visible-light optical coherence tomography12 May 2026US 12,623,407 B2Northwestern University
- Vitrectomy lens and lens carrier27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251917 A1Katena Products, Inc.
- Toric contact lens stabilization design based on thickness gradients orthogonal to eyelid margin20 Aug 2026US 2026/0244033 A1Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.
- Methods for vision correction16 Jul 2026US 2026/0202683 A1Journey1, Inc.
- Automated transscleral cyclophotocoagulation2 Jul 2026US 2026/0183148 A1Belkin Vision Ltd.
- Materials and methods for light adjustable ophthalmic devices23 Apr 2026US 2026/0109796 A1Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Contact lens203US 5,953,098 AScientific Optics, Inc. · 1999
- Methods for accelerated orthokeratology127US 6,161,544 AKeratoform, Inc. · 2000
- Contact lens or the like106US 4,377,329 A1983
- Automatic lens design and manufacturing system92US 7,111,938 B2Novartis AG · 2006
- Method and apparatus for controlling peripheral image position for reducing progression of myopia87US 7,665,842 B2The Institute for Eye Research Limited · 2010