Patents by Inventor Susan W. Neadle

Susan W. Neadle 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).

  • COMFORTABLE OPHTHALMIC DEVICE AND METHODS OF ITS PRODUCTION
    Publication number: 20220206187
    Abstract: This invention relates to comfortable ophthalmic devices and methods of producing such devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Kevin P. McCabe, Robert B. Steffen, Hélène Aguilar, W. Anthony Martin, Susan W. Neadle, Ann-Marie Wong Meyers, Douglas G. Vanderlaan, Dominic P. Gourd, Kristy L. Canavan, Gregory A. Hill
  • Comfortable ophthalmic device and methods of its production
    Patent number: 11150383
    Abstract: This invention relates to comfortable ophthalmic devices and methods of producing such devices by treating unhydrated, polymerized ophthalmic lens with a polymeric wetting agent, wherein the ophthalmic lens formulation does not comprise said wetting agent prior to its polymerization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin P. McCabe, Robert B. Steffen, Hélène Aguilar, W. Anthony Martin, Susan W. Neadle, Ann-Marie Wong Meyers, Douglas G. Vanderlaan, Dominic P. Gourd, Kristy L. Canavan, Gregory A. Hill
  • COMFORTABLE OPHTHALMIC DEVICE AND METHODS OF ITS PRODUCTION
    Publication number: 20190317246
    Abstract: This invention relates to comfortable ophthalmic devices and methods of producing such devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Kevin P. McCabe, Robert B. Steffen, Hélène Aguilar, W. Anthony Martin, Susan W. Neadle, Ann-Marie Wong Meyers, Douglas G. Vanderlaan, Dominic P. Gourd, Kristy L. Canavan, Gregory A. Hill
  • Comfortable ophthalmic device and methods of its production
    Patent number: 10267952
    Abstract: This invention relates to comfortable ophthalmic devices and methods of producing such devices by treating unhydrated, polymerized ophthalmic lens with a polymeric wetting agent, wherein the ophthalmic lens formulation does not comprise said wetting agent prior to its polymerization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin P. McCabe, Robert B. Steffen, Hélène Aguilar, W. Anthony Martin, Susan W. Neadle, Ann-Marie Wong Meyers, Douglas G. Vanderlaan, Dominic P. Gourd, Kristy L. Canavan, Gregory A. Hill
  • COMFORTABLE OPHTHALMIC DEVICE AND METHODS OF ITS PRODUCTION
    Publication number: 20160282518
    Abstract: This invention relates to comfortable ophthalmic devices and methods of producing such devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2016
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventors: Kevin P. McCabe, Robert B. Steffen, Hélène Aguilar, W. Anthony Martin, Susan W. Neadle, Ann-Marie Wong Meyers, Douglas G. Vanderlaan, Dominic P. Gourd, Kristy L. Canavan, Gregory A. Hill
  • Comfortable ophthalmic device and methods of its production
    Patent number: 9395559
    Abstract: This invention relates to comfortable ophthalmic devices and methods of producing such devices by treating said ophthalmic lens with a wetting agent and packaging solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin P. McCabe, Robert B. Steffen, Hélène Aguilar, W. Anthony Martin, Susan W. Neadle, Ann-Marie Wong Meyers, Douglas G. Vanderlaan, Dominic P. Gourd, Kristy L. Canavan, Gregory A. Hill
  • COMFORTABLE OPHTHALMIC DEVICE AND METHODS OF ITS PRODUCTION
    Publication number: 20150219928
    Abstract: This invention relates to comfortable ophthalmic devices and methods of producing such devices. The ophthalmic devices are contacted with a wetting agent and heated to a temperature of at least about 50° C. to about 150° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2015
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Inventors: Kevin P. McCabe, Robert B. Steffen, Hélène Aguilar, W. Anthony Martin, Susan W. Neadle, Ann-Marie W. Meyers, Douglas G. Vanderlaan, Dominic P. Gourd, Kristy L. Canavan, Gregory A. Hill
  • Comfortable ophthalmic device and methods of its production
    Patent number: 9052529
    Abstract: This invention relates to comfortable ophthalmic devices and methods of producing such devices. The ophthalmic devices are contacted with a polyamide wetting agent and heated to a temperature of at least about 50° C. to about 150° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin P. McCabe, Robert B. Steffen, Hélène Aguilar, W. Anthony Martin, Susan W. Neadle, Ann-Marie W. Meyers, Douglas G. Vanderlaan, Dominic P. Gourd, Kristy L. Canavan, Gregory A. Hill
  • COMFORTABLE OPHTHALMIC DEVICE AND METHODS OF ITS PRODUCTION
    Publication number: 20140185005
    Abstract: This invention relates to comfortable ophthalmic devices and methods of producing such devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2014
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin P. McCabe, Robert B. Steffen, Hélène Aguilar, W. Anthony Martin, Susan W. Neadle, Ann-Marie Wong Meyers, Douglas G. Vanderlaan, Dominic P. Gourd, Kristy L. Canavan, Gregory A. Hill
  • Comfortable ophthalmic device and methods of its production
    Patent number: 8696115
    Abstract: This invention relates to comfortable ophthalmic devices and methods of producing such devices by treating said ophthalmic lens with a wetting agent and packaging solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin P. McCabe, Robert B. Steffen, Helene Aguilar, W. Anthony Martin, Susan W. Neadle, Ann-Marie W. Meyers, Dominic P. Gourd, Kristy L. Canavan, Gregory A. Hill, Douglas G. Vanderlaan
  • Lenses for the correction of presbyopia and methods of designing the lenses
    Patent number: 8393733
    Abstract: The invention provides methods for designing contact lenses and contact lenses designed according to the method, which lenses provide an improved method for presbyopia correction compared to conventional lenses and methods. It is a discovery of the invention that improved performance and reduced design time can be obtained by using lens pairs that act synergistically to provide the lens wearer with good binocularity and consistent performance in near, intermediate and distance vision.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.
    Inventors: C. Benjamin Wooley, James W. Haywood, Ronald Clark, Thomas Karkkainen, Susan W. Neadle, Sheila B. Hickson-Curran
  • COMFORTABLE OPHTHALMIC DEVICE AND METHODS OF ITS PRODUCTION
    Publication number: 20110021656
    Abstract: This invention relates to comfortable ophthalmic devices and methods of producing such devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2010
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Inventors: Kevin P. McCabe, Robert B. Steffen, Helene Aguilar, W. Anthony Martin, Susan W. Neadle, Ann-Marie W. Meyers, Dominic P. Gourd, Kristy L. Canavan, Gregory A. Hill, Douglas G. Vanderlaan
  • LENSES FOR THE CORRECTION OF PRESBYOPIA AND METHODS OF DESIGNING THE LENSES
    Publication number: 20100302505
    Abstract: The invention provides methods for designing contact lenses and contact lenses designed according to the method, which lenses provide an improved method for presbyopia correction compared to conventional lenses and methods. It is a discovery of the invention that improved performance and reduced design time can be obtained by using lens pairs that act synergistically to provide the lens wearer with good binocularity and consistent performance in near, intermediate and distance vision.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2010
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Inventors: C. Benjamin Wooley, James W. Haywood, Ronald Clark, Thomas Karkkainen, Susan W. Neadle, Sheila B. Hickson-Curran
  • Comfortable ophthalmic device and methods of its production
    Patent number: 7841716
    Abstract: A method of providing a polymerized ophthalmic lens in which a polymerized ophthalmic lens is heated with a packaging solution comprising about 100 ppm to about 3,000 ppm of a wetting agent after its polymerization, and the ophthalmic lens formulation not having the wetting agent prior to its polymerization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin P. McCabe, Robert B. Steffen, Helene Aguilar, W. Anthony Martin, Susan W. Neadle, Ann-Marie W. Meyers, Douglas G. Vanderlaan, Dominic P. Gourd, Kristy L. Canavan, Gregory A. Hill
  • Lenses for the correction of presbyopia and methods of designing the lenses
    Patent number: 7753521
    Abstract: The invention provides methods for designing contact lenses and contact lenses designed according to the method, which lenses provide an improved method for presbyopia correction compared to conventional lenses and methods. It is a discovery of the invention that improved performance and reduced design time can be obtained by using lens pairs that act synergistically to provide the lens wearer with good binocularity and consistent performance in near, intermediate and distance vision.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.
    Inventors: C. Benjamin Wooley, James W. Haywood, Ronald Clark, Thomas Karkkainen, Susan W. Neadle, Sheila B. Hickson-Curran
  • Methods for rotationally stabilizing contact lenses
    Patent number: 7682019
    Abstract: The invention provides contact lenses which have improved dynamic stabilization and that utilize one or more thin zones in the lens' periphery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.
    Inventors: Susan W. Neadle, Sheila B. Hickson-Curran, Philippe F. Jubin
  • Fitting Method for Multifocal Lenses
    Publication number: 20100026958
    Abstract: The invention provides methods for fitting multifocal contact lenses that are less time consuming and result in more successful fittings than conventional methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2008
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Inventors: C. Benjamin Wooley, Susan W. Neadle, Thomas R. Karkkainen, Ronald J. Clark, Amitava Gupta, Sheila B. Hickson-Curran, Gregory A. Tatarka, Arkady Selenow, George Zikos
  • Method of designing multifocal contact lenses
    Patent number: 7625086
    Abstract: The invention provides methods for designing contact lenses that provides improved efficiency in lens design compared to conventional methods. It is a discovery of the invention that improved performance and reduced design time can be obtained by utilizing a visual performance prediction model as a part of the design process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2009
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.
    Inventors: C. Benjamin Wooley, Russell T. Spaulding, Susan W. Neadle
  • LENSES FOR THE CORRECTION OF PRESBYOPIA AND METHODS OF DESIGNING THE LENSES
    Publication number: 20090244478
    Abstract: The invention provides methods for designing contact lenses and contact lenses designed according to the method, which lenses provide an improved method for presbyopia correction compared to conventional lenses and methods. It is a discovery of the invention that improved performance and reduced design time can be obtained by using lens pairs that act synergistically to provide the lens wearer with good binocularity and consistent performance in near, intermediate and distance vision.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2008
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Inventors: C. Benjamin Wooley, James W. Haywood, Ronald Clark, Thomas Karkkainen, Susan W. Neadle, Shella B. Hickson-Curran
  • METHOD OF DESIGNING MULTIFOCAL CONTACT LENSES
    Publication number: 20090059167
    Abstract: The invention provides methods for designing contact lenses that provides improved efficiency in lens design compared to conventional methods. It is a discovery of the invention that improved performance and reduced design time can be obtained by utilizing a visual performance prediction model as a part of the design process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2007
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Inventors: C. Benjamin Wooley, Russell T. Spaulding, Susan W. Neadle