Patents by Inventor Joseph Lowery

Joseph Lowery 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).

  • Superhydrophobic fibers and methods of preparation and use thereof
    Publication number: 20060292369
    Abstract: The present invention relates to fibers exhibiting a water contact angle of above 150° and water contact angle hysteresis of below 15°, methods of producing the same, and applications thereof. The present invention further relates to superhydrophobic fiber mats, methods of producing the same, and applications thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2006
    Publication date: December 28, 2006
    Inventors: Gregory Rutledge, Randal Hill, Joseph Lowery, Minglin Ma, Sergey Fridrikh
  • Apparatus and method for treating glaucoma using a gonioscopic laser trabecular ablation procedure
    Patent number: 6514241
    Abstract: A non-invasive apparatus and method for treating open angle glaucoma in a human eye comprises thermally ablating a targeted region of the trabecular meshwork of a human eye by irradiating the region with a beam of pulsed laser radiation. The beam of pulsed radiation has a wavelength between 350 and 1300 nanometers, energy of 10 to 500 millijoules per pulse, and pulse duration of 0.1 to 50 microseconds. The beam is non-invasively delivered gonioscopically through the cornea onto a targeted region of the trabecular meshwork. The targeted region of the trabecular meshwork is illuminated at a spot size of between 50 and 300 microns in diameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2003
    Assignee: Candela Corporation
    Inventors: James C. Hsia, Shlomo Melamed, Joseph A. Lowery
  • Apparatus and method for treating glaucoma using a gonioscopic laser trabecular ablation procedure
    Patent number: 6059772
    Abstract: A non-invasive apparatus and method for treating open angle glaucoma in a human eye comprises thermally ablating a targeted region of the trabecular meshwork of a human eye by irradiating the region with a beam of pulsed laser radiation. The beam of pulsed radiation has a wavelength between 350 and 1300 nanometers, energy of 10 to 500 millijoules per pulse, and pulse duration of 0.1 to 50 microseconds. The beam is non-invasively delivered gonioscopically through the cornea onto a targeted region of the trabecular meshwork. The targeted region of the trabecular meshwork is illuminated at a spot size of between 50 and 300 microns in diameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2000
    Assignee: Candela Corporation
    Inventors: James C. Hsia, Shlomo Melamed, Joseph A. Lowery