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Alcon Inc. (ALC)

NYSE: ALC · Ophthalmic Goods · Fort Worth, TX · filing with the SEC since 2002
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US patents through Dec 31, 2025 · PatentsView, from the USPTO’s Open Data Portal · read Oct 27, 2026

1,179 patents granted to the 2 names below, as the owner printed on each patent when it was granted. A later sale, a lapse or an expiry is not read, so this is what was granted to Alcon Inc.’s names, not what it holds today.

Patents granted
1,179
1,157 utility, 21 design, 1 reissue, 1976 to Dec 31, 2025
Granted in 2025
194
Against 134 in 2024 and 133 in 2023
Applications published
1,389
230 of them in 2025
Names they are printed under
2
its own name
By yearGrantedApplications published
'07'08'09'10'11'12'14'15'19'20'21'22'23'24'25
Each pair is one calendar year. Applications are published about eighteen months after filing, so the newest years read low.
What they are aboutgrants since 2021
Medical technology493
Other special machines67
Optics35
Macromolecular chemistry, polymers21
Pharmaceuticals20
Computer technology18
Audio-visual technology12
Measurement8
Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy5
Basic materials chemistry5
Surface technology, coating5
Handling5
The main technology area of each patent, in the World Intellectual Property Organization’s 35 fields.
Under which name2 counted
Alcon, Inc its own name
CH, as the owner printed on each patent. 2 more under the same name are not counted (printed in FR, printed in SE)
1,179 granted
425 published
Alcon Inc. its own name
named as the applicant on its applications, in CH. 2 more under the same name are not counted (printed in CN, printed in IN)
0 granted
964 published
Newest grantseach row opens the USPTO’s own copy
GrantedPatentTitleFieldOwner as printed
Dec 30, 202512,508,712Contact management mode for robotic imaging system using multiple sensorsHandlingAlcon, Inc
Dec 30, 202512,508,161Single-fiber illuminated laser probe with adjustable colorMedical technologyAlcon, Inc
Dec 23, 202512,502,473Automated identification of aspirated saline solution during vitreoretinal surgeryMedical technologyAlcon, Inc
Dec 23, 202512,502,314Generating bubble jets to fragment and remove eye floatersMedical technologyAlcon, Inc
Dec 23, 202512,502,269Multifocal lens having reduced chromatic aberrationsOpticsAlcon, Inc
Dec 16, 202512,500,988System and method for enhancing visualization of an eye imageMedical technologyAlcon, Inc
Dec 16, 202512,496,737Rotary trimmerMachine toolsAlcon, Inc
Dec 16, 202512,496,189Packaging-integrated manually actuated intraocular lens cartridgeMedical technologyAlcon, Inc
Dec 16, 202512,496,188Retractable cap actuation for an intraocular lens cartridgeMedical technologyAlcon, Inc
Dec 16, 202512,496,158Systems including a wireless remote and trayMedical technologyAlcon, Inc
Newest applications publishedan application is a clue, never a plan
PublishedApplicationTitleFieldOwner as printed
Dec 25, 20252025/0389616TUNABLE SYNTHETIC EYE MODELMeasurementAlcon Inc.
Dec 25, 20252025/0387989SILICONE HYDROGEL LENSES WITH WATER-RICH SURFACESBasic materials chemistryAlcon Inc.
Dec 25, 20252025/0387223HAPTIC MANAGEMENT FOR DELIVERY OF INTRAOCULAR IMPLANTSMedical technologyAlcon Inc.
Dec 25, 20252025/0387222DELIVERY DEVICEMedical technologyAlcon Inc.
Dec 25, 20252025/0387221MODULAR INTRAOCULAR LENS DESIGNS, TOOLS AND METHODSMedical technologyAlcon, Inc
Dec 25, 20252025/0387219FLUID FOR ACCOMMODATING INTRAOCULAR LENSESMedical technologyAlcon, Inc
Dec 18, 20252025/0382423SILICONE OILS, METHODS OF SYNTHESIZING SILICONE OILS FOR INTRAOCULAR LENSES, AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING FLUID-FILLED INTRAOCULAR LENSESMacromolecular chemistry, polymersAlcon, Inc
Dec 18, 20252025/0381745PRODUCTION LINE FOR THE PRODUCTION OF OPHTHALMIC LENSESOther special machinesAlcon Inc.
Dec 18, 20252025/0381067APPARATUS FOR DELIVERING OCULAR IMPLANTS INTO AN ANTERIOR CHAMBER OF THE EYEMedical technologyAlcon, Inc
Dec 18, 20252025/0381066APPLICATOR FOR HANDLING A DRY OCULAR HEALTH PRODUCT AND PRIMARY PACKAGE CONTAINING SUCH PRODUCTMedical technologyAlcon Inc.
What it applied for, 2024 to 2025: Medical technology 300 · Other special machines 29 · Optics 26 · Computer technology 14 · Macromolecular chemistry, polymers 11 · Pharmaceuticals 10.

A patent is counted where the owner printed on it when it was granted carries the company’s own name, a former name, the name of a subsidiary its annual report lists, or its own name with a patent-holding phrase (Technology Licensing, Intellectual Property and the like), once the legal form, case and punctuation are set aside, and prints a country that name counts in. PatentsView’s data are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. Source: PatentsView's granted patents and pre-grant publications, disambiguated, from the USPTO's Open Data Portal, through Dec 31, 2025, read Oct 27, 2026.

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