Patents by Inventor Bennett Neave Walker

Bennett Neave Walker has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Confocal laser method and device for measurement of optical properties of toric intraocular lenses
    Patent number: 10302528
    Abstract: Described are systems, devices, and methods related to a confocal laser method (CLM) for accurately measuring dioptric powers and other critical optical properties of intraocular lenses (IOLs), such as toric IOLs. Described test results demonstrate that the described CLM systems and methods can be used to measure the spherical equivalent and cylinder powers of toric IOLs with high accuracy. Furthermore, some described systems include a rotating rectangular slit aperture that can be used for precise differentiation of the two focal planes and isolation of the two focal points, and thus, for accurate measurement of the anterior cylinder axis of toric IOLs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Ilko Kolev Ilev, Bennett Neave Walker, Robert Harold James, Don Calogero
  • CONFOCAL LASER METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MEASUREMENT OF OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF TORIC INTRAOCULAR LENSES
    Publication number: 20180275013
    Abstract: Described are systems, devices, and methods related to a confocal laser method (CLM) for accurately measuring dioptric powers and other critical optical properties of intraocular lenses (IOLs), such as toric IOLs. Described test results demonstrate that the described CLM systems and methods can be used to measure the spherical equivalent and cylinder powers of toric IOLs with high accuracy. Furthermore, some described systems include a rotating rectangular slit aperture that can be used for precise differentiation of the two focal planes and isolation of the two focal points, and thus, for accurate measurement of the anterior cylinder axis of toric IOLs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2016
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Applicant: THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Serv
    Inventors: Ilko Kolev Ilev, Bennett Neave Walker, Robert Harold James, Don Calogero