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TEARSCIENCE INC

Overview
  • Total Patents
    98
  • GoodIP Patent Rank
    37,851
  • Filing trend
    ⇩ 20.0%
About

TEARSCIENCE INC has a total of 98 patent applications. It decreased the IP activity by 20.0%. Its first patent ever was published in 2006. It filed its patents most often in United States, EPO (European Patent Office) and WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization). Its main competitors in its focus markets medical technology, computer technology and basic materials chemistry are AMEI TECHNOLOGIES INC, MAHFOUZ MOHAMED R and DEPUY ORTHOPAEDIE GMBH.

Patent filings per year

Chart showing TEARSCIENCE INCs patent filings per year from 1900 to 2020

Top inventors

# Name Total Patents
#1 Korb Donald R 88
#2 Grenon Stephen M 75
#3 Willis Timothy R 31
#4 Gravely Benjamin T 29
#5 Weber William L 23
#6 Chinnock Randal B 21
#7 Bacich Steve 17
#8 Liddle Scott 14
#9 Gausmann Keith 12
#10 Gravely Benjamin Tyson 11

Latest patents

Publication Filing date Title
US2019060158A1 Melting meibomian gland obstructions
US2015157347A1 Treatment of obstructive disorders of the eye or eyelid
US2015138505A1 Full-eye illumination ocular surface imaging of an ocular tear film for determining tear film thickness and/or providing ocular topography
US2015138504A1 Ocular tear film peak detection and stabilization detection systems and methods for determining tear film layer characteristics
WO2015073986A1 Ocular tear film peak detection and stabilitzation detection systems and methods for determining tear film layer characteristics
WO2015073664A2 Apparatuses and methods for detecting lid margin contact and blink rates, particularly for diagnosing, measuring, and/or analyzing dry eye conditions and symptoms
US2015025545A1 Methods and apparatuses for treatment of meibomian gland dysfunction
CN105792729A Eyelid illumination systems and methods for imaging meibomian glands for meibomian gland analysis
US2014240671A1 Methods and apparatuses for determining contact lens intolerance in contact lens wearer patients based on dry eye tear film characteristic analysis and dry eye symptoms
WO2014179728A1 Methods and apparatuses for determning contact lens intolerance in contact lens wearer patients based on dry eye tear film characteristic analysis and dry eye symptoms
EP2936050A1 Full-eye illumination ocular surface imaging of an ocular tear film for determining tear film thickness and/or providing ocular topography
US2014104574A1 Full-eye illumination ocular surface imaging of an ocular tear film for determining tear film thickness and/or providing ocular topography
WO2014031857A2 Diagnosing and treating lipid transport deficiency in ocular tear films
WO2013166477A2 Apparatuses and methods for determining tear film break-up time and/or for detecting lid margin contact and blink rates, particularly for diagnosing, measuring, and/or analyzing dry eye conditions and symptoms
WO2013166352A2 Optical phantoms for use with ocular surface interferometry (osi) devices and systems configured to measure tear film layer thickness(es), and related uses for calibration
WO2013163383A1 Background reduction apparatuses and methods of ocular surface interferometry (osi) employing polarization for imaging, processing, and/or displaying an ocular tear film
US2013229624A1 Background reduction apparatuses and methods of ocular surface interferometry (OSI) employing polarization for imaging, processing, and/or displaying an ocular tear film
US2013308095A1 Apparatuses and methods of ocular surface interferometry (OSI) employing polarization and subtraction for imaging, processing, and/or displaying an ocular tear film
WO2013163367A1 Apparatuses and methods of ocular surface interferometry (osi) employing polarization and subtraction for imaging, processing, and/or displaying an ocular tear film
WO2013003594A2 Methods and systems for treating meibomian gland dysfunction using radio-frequency energy