Patents by Inventor Tracy Snowden

Tracy Snowden 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).

  • Soft contact lenses with stiffening rib features therein
    Publication number: 20060055884
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a method for designing and making a contact lens which comprises stiffening rib features that provide even distribution of pressure from the lens over the cornea of an eye and/or allows the lens structure to maintain balance of forces for consistent and correct lens orientation on an eye during lens translation or eye lid movement. The invention also provides a soft contact lens comprising stiffening rib features that provides localized directional reinforcements to the lens structure to evenly distribute pressure from the lens over the cornea of an eye and/or to maintain balance of forces for consistent and correct lens orientation on an eye during lens translation or eye lid movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2005
    Publication date: March 16, 2006
    Inventors: Jason Molinari, Courtney Morgan, Joseph Lindacher, Rafael Andino, S. Fisher, Tracy Snowden, Jian Zhou