Patents by Inventor James G. Lunney

James G. Lunney 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).

  • Laser profiling of lens edge
    Patent number: 5326956
    Abstract: A method for forming a curved edge on a lens comprising the steps of providing an annular laser beam and irradiating a first peripheral region of the lens with the laser beam to remove a layer of lens material from the first peripheral region through ablative photodecomposition. Next, a second peripheral region of the lens is irradiated with the laser beam to remove a layer of lens material from the second peripheral region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 5, 1994
    Assignee: Bausch & Lomb Incorporated
    Inventor: James G. Lunney
  • Laser polishing of lens surface
    Patent number: 5068514
    Abstract: A process for polishing a contact lens surface with a laser beam without substantial ablative photodecomposition and with the fluence of the laser beam being less than 0.3JCM.sup.-2 and the number of applied pulses greater than 200.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 1989
    Date of Patent: November 26, 1991
    Assignee: Bausch & Lomb Incorporated
    Inventor: James G. Lunney