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Menicon Co., Ltd.

USPTO Granted Patents = 241

CIPO Patents = 2

EPO Patents = 74

Trademarks = 36

Forward Citations = 3,933

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237 inventors (with patents filed for the assignee):

Kazuhiko Nakada (39 out of 40 patents)

Ichiro Ando (21 out of 22 patents)

Toshio Yamazaki (19 out of 34 patents)

4. Shoji Ichinohe (17 out of 76 patents)

5. Osamu Mori (15 out of 15 patents)

6. Kazuharu Niwa (15 out of 22 patents)

7. Hiroaki Suzuki (13 out of 16 patents)

8. Tsuyoshi Watanabe (13 out of 19 patents)

9. Akihisa Sugiyama (13 out of 13 patents)

10. Tatsuya Ojio (12 out of 12 patents)

11. Hiroyuki Oyama (12 out of 13 patents)

12. Eri Ito (11 out of 11 patents)

13. Atsushi Kobayashi (11 out of 41 patents)

14. Yasuhiro Yokoyama (11 out of 12 patents)

15. Kazuya Miyamura (10 out of 11 patents)

Core Competencies:

Polymer Material

Oxygen-Permeable Lenses

Contact Lens Disinfection

Intraocular Lens

Multifocal Ophthalmic Lens

Glucose Sensing Contact Lens

Peptide Composition

Ocular Device Case

Contact Lens Manufacturing

Hydrophilicity Improvement

Cosmetic Composition

Optometric Self-Examination

241 patents: Sort by Forward Citations

1. 12209154 - Polymer material (2025-01-28),

2. 12157783 - Selectively wettable and oxygen-permeable lenses (2024-12-03),

3. 12064237 - Determination system, computing device, determination method, and program (2024-08-20),

4. 12042567 - Disinfection system of contact lens (2024-07-23),

5. 12029823 - Ocular device case and refill container used for the ocular device case (2024-07-09),

6. 11638425 - Agent for inducing stress tolerance in plants (2023-05-02),

7. 11578158 - Material for intraocular lens (2023-02-14),

8. 11540603 - Contact lens case (2023-01-03),

9. 11472841 - Immunogenic composition (2022-10-18),

10. 11331404 - Disinfection system of contact lens (2022-05-17),

11. 11278489 - Cosmetic composition for nails, method of using same, and cosmetic resin for nails (2022-03-22),

12. 11181753 - Contact lens package and method for producing the same (2021-11-23),

13. 11009723 - Ophthalmic diffractive multi-focal lens and method for manufacturing ophthalmic diffractive multi-focal lens (2021-05-18),

14. 10821136 - Bone formation promoter (2020-11-03),

15. D899081 - Contact lens case (2020-10-20),

MENICON CO., LTD. is a global company specializing in the manufacturing and distribution of contact lenses and related products. With a strong emphasis on research and development, MENICON has established itself as a leading innovator in the field of vision care. Committed to providing high-quality, comfortable, and safe lens solutions, the company continuously introduces advanced technologies and materials to improve the eye health and overall well-being of its customers. Visit their website for more information.

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USPTO Data Jan 1 1976 - Dec 30 2025

241 Patents

#8 in Nagoya

#599 in Japan

#3,458 in the World

Menicon Co., Ltd.

Forward Citations = 3,933

237 inventors:

Kazuhiko Nakada (39 out of 40 patents)

Ichiro Ando (21 out of 22 patents)

Toshio Yamazaki (19 out of 34 patents)

4. Shoji Ichinohe (17 out of 76 patents)

5. Osamu Mori (15 out of 15 patents)

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