Patents by Inventor Louise Culham

Louise Culham 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: 9949877
    Abstract: A laser system including: a laser source operable to emit a first laser beam having a first operating wavelength and a second laser beam having a second operating wavelength; a fiber optic cable to guide and homogenize the first and second laser beams; an expander to increase the diameter of the first and second laser beams; a cylinder to guide the first and second laser beams and limit respective diameters of the first and second laser beams, wherein the cylinder is positioned after the expander on an optical path of the laser beam; a first optical system to collimate the first and second laser beams, wherein the optical system is positioned after the cylinder on the optical path of the first and second laser beams; a spot-size selector comprising a plurality of apertures, wherein the spot-size selector is positioned after the first optical system on the optical path of the first and second laser beams; and a second optical system to focus the first and second laser beams on a tissue of the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.
    Inventors: Valery Rubinchik, Charles Richard Kjellbotn, Greg Heacock, Louise Culham, Wes A. Williams
  • Publication number: 20160074222
    Abstract: A laser system including: a laser source operable to emit a first laser beam having a first operating wavelength and a second laser beam having a second operating wavelength; a fiber optic cable to guide and homogenize the first and second laser beams; an expander to increase the diameter of the first and second laser beams; a cylinder to guide the first and second laser beams and limit respective diameters of the first and second laser beams, wherein the cylinder is positioned after the expander on an optical path of the laser beam; a first optical system to collimate the first and second laser beams, wherein the optical system is positioned after the cylinder on the optical path of the first and second laser beams; a spot-size selector comprising a plurality of apertures, wherein the spot-size selector is positioned after the first optical system on the optical path of the first and second laser beams; and a second optical system to focus the first and second laser beams on a tissue of the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2015
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Inventors: Valery Rubinchik, Charles Richard Kjellbotn, Greg Heacock, Louise Culham, Wes A. Williams
  • Patent number: 9211214
    Abstract: A laser system including: a laser source operable to emit a first and a second laser beam having first and second operating wavelengths, respectively; a fiber optic cable to guide and homogenize the laser beams; an expander to increase the diameter of the laser beams; a cylinder to guide the laser beams and limit respective diameters of the first and second laser beams, wherein the cylinder is positioned after the expander on an optical path of the laser beam; a first optical system to collimate the laser beams, wherein the optical system is positioned after the cylinder on the optical path of the laser beams; a spot-size selector comprising a plurality of apertures, wherein the spot-size selector is positioned after the first optical system on the optical path of the laser beams; and a second optical system to focus the laser beams on a tissue of the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc
    Inventors: Valery Rubinchik, Charles Richard Kjellbotn, Greg Heacock, Louise Culham, Wes A. Williams
  • Publication number: 20130253411
    Abstract: A laser system including: a laser source operable to emit a first and a second laser beam having first and second operating wavelengths, respectively; a fiber optic cable to guide and homogenize the laser beams; an expander to increase the diameter of the laser beams; a cylinder to guide the laser beams and limit respective diameters of the first and second laser beams, wherein the cylinder is positioned after the expander on an optical path of the laser beam; a first optical system to collimate the laser beams, wherein the optical system is positioned after the cylinder on the optical path of the laser beams; a spot-size selector comprising a plurality of apertures, wherein the spot-size selector is positioned after the first optical system on the optical path of the laser beams; and a second optical system to focus the laser beams on a tissue of the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2012
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Inventors: Valery RUBINCHIK, Charles Richard Kjellbotn, Greg Heacock, Louise Culham, Wes A. Williams
  • Publication number: 20060229284
    Abstract: This invention discloses methods of treating neovasculature diseases of the eye through the administration of a photosensitizing agent and subsequent exposure to light of specific wavelength sufficient to photoactivate the photosensitizing agent to occlude one or more vessels in the neovasculature for an extended period of time. Diseases treatable under this invention, include, for example: diabetic retinopathy; macular degeneration; subfoveal choroidal neovascularization, malignant uveal melanomas and other maladies of the human or animal eye or body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2005
    Publication date: October 12, 2006
    Inventors: Paula Mahoney, Louise Culham, Brian McIlroy, Gregory Heacock, Andrew Hamilton, John Marshall
  • Patent number: D775357
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: KATENA PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Louise Culham, Gregory Heacock
  • Patent number: D777928
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: KATENA PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Louise Culham, Gregory Heacock