Patents by Inventor Timothy A. Poling

Timothy A. Poling 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).

  • Progressive addition lenses with adjusted image magnification
    Publication number: 20060146280
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for increasing the magnification of a lens without changing the dioptric power. The method of the invention uses a measurement or an estimate of an individual's retinal function in designing the lens to provide the magnification needed by the individual without increasing the dioptric power of the individual's lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2004
    Publication date: July 6, 2006
    Inventors: Amitava Gupta, Timothy Poling, Richard Nason
  • Hybrid multifocal contact lenses
    Publication number: 20040141150
    Abstract: The invention provides a multifocal ophthalmic lens that is a hybrid lens in that it combines both soft lens material and rigid lens material. The lens is more comfortable to wear than a rigid lens and yet it provides correction for astigmatism without the need for the addition of cylinder power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2003
    Publication date: July 22, 2004
    Inventors: Jeffrey H. Roffman, Ganesh N. Kumar, Scott C. Durland, Ture Kindt-Larsen, Timothy A. Poling, Edmund C. Rastrelli