G02C 7/06
Bifocal
Official title: bifocal; multifocal {; progressive (G02C7/041 takes precedence)}
G02C7/06 (Bifocal) appears on 1,406 US grants and 1,434 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02C- Granted patents
- 1,406
- Published applications
- 1,434
- Assignees
- 366
- Inventors
- 1,408
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 7 | 0 |
| 1977 | 6 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 7 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 5 | 0 |
| 1985 | 5 | 0 |
| 1986 | 6 | 0 |
| 1987 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 7 | 0 |
| 1989 | 13 | 0 |
| 1990 | 15 | 0 |
| 1991 | 11 | 0 |
| 1992 | 11 | 0 |
| 1993 | 9 | 0 |
| 1994 | 7 | 0 |
| 1995 | 6 | 0 |
| 1996 | 12 | 0 |
| 1997 | 12 | 0 |
| 1998 | 30 | 0 |
| 1999 | 20 | 0 |
| 2000 | 20 | 0 |
| 2001 | 22 | 3 |
| 2002 | 13 | 16 |
| 2003 | 15 | 29 |
| 2004 | 29 | 29 |
| 2005 | 23 | 38 |
| 2006 | 28 | 40 |
| 2007 | 32 | 39 |
| 2008 | 20 | 26 |
| 2009 | 17 | 33 |
| 2010 | 27 | 45 |
| 2011 | 35 | 65 |
| 2012 | 45 | 60 |
| 2013 | 42 | 52 |
| 2014 | 60 | 54 |
| 2015 | 48 | 68 |
| 2016 | 41 | 53 |
| 2017 | 59 | 86 |
| 2018 | 40 | 70 |
| 2019 | 83 | 89 |
| 2020 | 74 | 88 |
| 2021 | 73 | 92 |
| 2022 | 89 | 100 |
| 2023 | 61 | 69 |
| 2024 | 72 | 78 |
| 2025 | 88 | 58 |
| 2026 | 46 | 54 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Method of providing refractive microstructures on a surface of a spectacle lens and spectacle lens design6 Oct 2026US 12,752,503 B2Carl Zeiss Vision International GmbH
- Multi-focusing lenses having multiple waveplate22 Sep 2026US 12,742,979 B2Iucf-Hyu (Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Hanyang University)
- Training glasses, training system, and training method therefor15 Sep 2026US 12,736,833 B2
- Lens element15 Sep 2026US 12,736,834 B2Essilor International
- Ophthalmic lenses for reducing, minimizing, and/or eliminating interference on in-focus images by out-of-focus light25 Aug 2026US 12,717,168 B2Brien Holden Vision Institute Limited
- Ocular Photo-Bio-Stimulation Optics1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295294 A1NeuroRays, LLC
- An ophthalmic lens for affecting the progression of myopia and a method for designing the lens thereof1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299317 A1Shamir Optical Industry Ltd.
- Spectacle lens for managing myopia by means of a dual progression control process1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299318 A1Rodenstock GmbH
- Binocular lenslets designs for myopia control24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287928 A1Essilor International
- Spectacle lens comprising ring-shaped structures and method24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287929 A1Carl Zeiss Vision International GmbH
Most cited
By later US patents
- Multifocal diffractive ophthalmic lenses326US 5,229,797 AMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company · 1993
- Multifocal lens designs with intermediate optical powers298US 5,682,223 AJohnson & Johnson Vision Products, Inc. · 1997
- Phase shift multifocal zone plate268US 4,340,283 A1982
- Concentric annular ring lens designs for astigmatism253US 5,652,638 AJohnson & Johnson Vision Products, Inc. · 1997
- Optical lens system with electro-active lens having alterably different focal lengths247US 6,619,799 B1E-Vision, LLC · 2003