G02C 7/049
Contact lenses having special fitting or structural features achieved by special materials
Official title: {Contact lenses having special fitting or structural features achieved by special materials or material structures}
G02C7/049 (Contact lenses having special fitting or structural features achieved by special materials) appears on 797 US grants and 1,055 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02C- Granted patents
- 797
- Published applications
- 1,055
- Assignees
- 221
- Inventors
- 1,085
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 5 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 7 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 2 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 8 |
| 2005 | 4 | 6 |
| 2006 | 4 | 15 |
| 2007 | 4 | 12 |
| 2008 | 4 | 8 |
| 2009 | 6 | 7 |
| 2010 | 6 | 2 |
| 2011 | 5 | 18 |
| 2012 | 8 | 21 |
| 2013 | 17 | 49 |
| 2014 | 32 | 70 |
| 2015 | 53 | 146 |
| 2016 | 57 | 69 |
| 2017 | 62 | 79 |
| 2018 | 48 | 73 |
| 2019 | 67 | 68 |
| 2020 | 52 | 72 |
| 2021 | 49 | 77 |
| 2022 | 57 | 63 |
| 2023 | 53 | 51 |
| 2024 | 66 | 50 |
| 2025 | 63 | 52 |
| 2026 | 23 | 37 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Method for preparing a contact lens containing deprotected ultraviolet blockers15 Sep 2026US 12,734,773 B2Bausch + Lomb Ireland Limited
- Ophthalmic lens with an optically non-coaxial zone for myopia control15 Sep 2026US 12,736,832 B2Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.
- Oxygen permeable contact lens1 Sep 2026US 12,724,294 B2e-Vision Smart Optics, Inc.
- Multifocal ophthalmic lens having a plurality of layers of cured polymerizable mixture25 Aug 2026US 12,717,169 B2Atheneum Optical Sciences, LLC
- Method for producing wettable silicone hydrogel contact lenses11 Aug 2026US 12,703,161 B2Alcon Inc.
- 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
- 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
- Eyeglasses1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299316 A1Raptor Sports Pty Ltd
Most cited
By later US patents
- Virtual and augmented reality systems and methods701US 9,791,700 B2Magic Leap, Inc. · 2017
- Extended wear ophthalmic lens578US 5,760,100 ACIBA Vision Corporation · 1998
- Extended wear ophthalmic lens280US 5,849,811 ACIBA Vision Corporation · 1998
- Optical lens system with electro-active lens having alterably different focal lengths247US 6,619,799 B1E-Vision, LLC · 2003
- Extended wear ophthalmic lens245US 5,965,631 ACIBA Vision Corporation · 1999