Patents by Inventor Costin E. Curatu

Costin E. Curatu 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).

  • Patent number: 11000363
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an implantable accommodative IOL system for insertion into an eye of a patient, the system comprising: an optical element and a housing including an opaque frame. The optical element comprises an optical lens having variable optical power, and the opaque frame is circumferentially disposed around a periphery of the optical element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: Alcon Inc.
    Inventors: John A. Campin, Costin E. Curatu, Luis Diaz-Santana, Nicholas James Wooder, Richard Lintern, Rita Stella, Samuel Pollock
  • Publication number: 20180318066
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an implantable accommodative IOL system for insertion into an eye of a patient, the system comprising: an optical element and a housing including an opaque frame. The optical element comprises an optical lens having variable optical power, and the opaque frame is circumferentially disposed around a periphery of the optical element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2017
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventors: John A. Campin, Costin E. Curatu, Luis Diaz-Santana, Nicholas James Wooder, Richard Lintern, Rita Stella, Samuel Pollock
  • Publication number: 20170348091
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an implantable accommodative IOL device for insertion into an eye of a patient, comprising an active region and a passive region. The active region has a first thickness and first refractive index, and the active region comprises an electrically responsive optical lens having variable optical power. The passive region is disposed at a periphery of the active region, and the passive region has a second thickness and a second refractive index. The second refractive index is different than the first refractive index. Thus, the light beams passing through the active and passive regions have a phase difference, thereby providing an extended depth of field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2016
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: JOHN A. CAMPIN, COSTIN E. CURATU, ERDEM ERDEN, GEORGE H. PETTIT
  • Publication number: 20150134059
    Abstract: A deformable accommodating intraocular lens (IOL) is disclosed, where the IOL comprises a diffractive kinoform-like grating pattern on one or both of the anterior or posterior surfaces of the deformable IOL. The capsular bag of the eye exerts a distorting force on the IOL, changing its power and allowing for accommodation. The focal length variation obtained by the change in curvature of the refractive surface of the IOL is enhanced by the kinoform-like diffractive grating pattern in combination with the traditional refractive surface. The focal length variation obtained by stretching and shrinking of the diffractive pattern adds considerable power variation independent of the refractive index of the material used to make the IOL.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2013
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: Novartis AG
    Inventor: COSTIN E. CURATU
  • Patent number: 7522344
    Abstract: Methods, systems, apparatus and devices for the lens design of an HMPD with eye-tracking capabilities. The integration uses a low-level optical configuration in order to achieve a compact, comfortable, easy-to-use system. The optical system is further designed and optimized for sharing of the optical path between the HMD and the Eye-Tracker with minimal performance loss for both tasks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2009
    Assignee: University of Central Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Costin E. Curatu, Jannick P. Rolland