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Tearscience, Inc.

74Patents
65Active
74Granted
54Portfolio score

Filing activity: May 15, 2006 → Jan 12, 2022 · 25 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
USD614774S1 Ocular imaging apparatus General 146 Expired
US7758190B2 Tear film measurement Human Necessities 112 Active
US7976573B2 Inner eyelid heat and pressure treatment for treating meibomian gland dysfunction Human Necessities 70 Active
US8617229B2 System for outer eyelid heat and pressure treatment for treating meibomian gland dysfunction Human Necessities 61 Active
US7981095B2 Methods for treating meibomian gland dysfunction employing fluid jet Human Necessities 61 Active
USD617443S1 Eye treatment goggles General 55 Expired
USD638128S1 Ocular device design General 54 Expired
USD614303S1 Eye treatment apparatus General 54 Expired
US8025689B2 Method and apparatus for treating meibomian gland dysfunction Human Necessities 53 Active
USD613408S1 Eye treatment head gear General 50 Expired
US8591033B2 Tear film measurement Human Necessities 47 Active
US7988294B2 Tear film measurement Human Necessities 46 Active
US8083787B2 Method and apparatus for treating meibomian gland dysfunction Human Necessities 45 Active
US7981146B2 Inner eyelid treatment for treating meibomian gland dysfunction Human Necessities 43 Active
US7981147B2 Outer eyelid heat and pressure treatment for treating meibomian gland dysfunction Human Necessities 43 Active
US8249695B2 Meibomian gland imaging Human Necessities 40 Active
US8192026B2 Tear film measurement Human Necessities 39 Active
US8915592B2 Apparatuses and methods of ocular surface interferometry (OSI) employing polarization and subtraction for imaging, processing, and/or displaying an ocular tear film Physics 39 Active
US8092023B2 Ocular surface interferometry (OSI) methods for imaging and measuring ocular tear film layer thickness(es) Physics 38 Active
US8255039B2 Meibomian gland illuminating and imaging Human Necessities 37 Active
US8585204B2 Tear film measurement Human Necessities 37 Active
US8187311B2 Method and apparatus for treating gland dysfunction Human Necessities 35 Active
US8746883B2 Ocular surface interferometery (OSI) devices and systems for imaging, processing, and/or displaying an ocular tear film Physics 35 Active
US8215774B2 Ocular surface interferometry (OSI) devices and systems for imaging and measuring ocular tear film layer thickness(es) Physics 33 Active
US8888286B2 Full-eye illumination ocular surface imaging of an ocular tear film for determining tear film thickness and/or providing ocular topography Physics 29 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.