G02C 7/08
Auxiliary lenses
Official title: Auxiliary lenses; Arrangements for varying focal length
G02C7/08 (Auxiliary lenses) appears on 1,791 US grants and 2,054 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02C- Granted patents
- 1,791
- Published applications
- 2,054
- Assignees
- 533
- Inventors
- 2,450
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 5 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 5 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 6 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 12 | 0 |
| 1990 | 7 | 0 |
| 1991 | 9 | 0 |
| 1992 | 12 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 6 | 0 |
| 1995 | 12 | 0 |
| 1996 | 10 | 0 |
| 1997 | 13 | 0 |
| 1998 | 13 | 0 |
| 1999 | 12 | 0 |
| 2000 | 10 | 0 |
| 2001 | 13 | 2 |
| 2002 | 17 | 12 |
| 2003 | 13 | 15 |
| 2004 | 16 | 20 |
| 2005 | 10 | 20 |
| 2006 | 17 | 35 |
| 2007 | 16 | 35 |
| 2008 | 25 | 38 |
| 2009 | 20 | 27 |
| 2010 | 21 | 40 |
| 2011 | 24 | 31 |
| 2012 | 27 | 82 |
| 2013 | 26 | 64 |
| 2014 | 61 | 92 |
| 2015 | 66 | 101 |
| 2016 | 70 | 112 |
| 2017 | 99 | 149 |
| 2018 | 87 | 163 |
| 2019 | 155 | 128 |
| 2020 | 137 | 170 |
| 2021 | 120 | 181 |
| 2022 | 150 | 130 |
| 2023 | 133 | 115 |
| 2024 | 122 | 120 |
| 2025 | 128 | 103 |
| 2026 | 53 | 69 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Apparatus and method for measuring visual acuity by using focus-tunable lens6 Oct 2026US 12,754,350 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Electrically switchable liquid crystal cell, contact lens and method relating thereto15 Sep 2026US 12,736,835 B2CooperVision International Limited
- Vision assistance apparatus and associated systems and methods8 Sep 2026US 12,728,040 B2
- Eyewear for a subject having an eye provided with a myopia control solution and associated method8 Sep 2026US 12,730,334 B2Essilor International
- Method for manufacturing an ophthalmic element comprising a film structure1 Sep 2026US 12,722,368 B2Essilor International
- Optical assembly8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309898 A1Optotune Switzerland AG
- Lens control device using artificial intelligence and smart variable-focus lens and lens control method using the same8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309986 A1Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
- Image light guide with nose-bridge spacer1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299308 A1Vuzix Corporation
- Creating radial refractive index patterns in liquid crystal material1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299359 A1
- Method and apparatus of controlling focus-adjustable glasses based on user feedback24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287932 A1Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
Most cited
By later US patents
- Compact image display system for eyeglasses or other head-borne frames494US 6,384,982 B1The Microoptical Corporation · 2002
- Compact image display system for eyeglasses or other head-borne frames474US 6,204,974 B1The Microoptical Corporation · 2001
- Switchable lens347US 5,712,721 AThe Technology Partnership PLC · 1998
- System, apparatus, and method for reducing birefringence313US 6,491,391 B1E-Vision, LLC · 2002
- Stabilized electro-active contact lens298US 6,851,805 B2E-Vision, LLC · 2005