Patents by Inventor William A. Munck

William A. Munck 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).

  • System and method for determining a position for a scleral pocket for a scleral prosthesis
    Patent number: 8801634
    Abstract: For use with a surgical tool for making incisions in the sclera of an eye to form a scleral pocket to receive a scleral prosthesis, a system and method is disclosed for determining a position on the sclera for locating the scleral pocket. The system and method determines an optimum location for the scleral pocket. The system and method determines a location on the sclera that represents the intersection of the lens equatorial plane with the external surface of the sclera. The front of the scleral pocket is placed at a location that is four hundred fifty microns posterior to the intersection of the lens equatorial plane with the external surface of the sclera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Refocus Ocular, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald A. Schachar, Donald P. Cudmore, William A. Munck
  • USING CONSUMER PROFILE INFORMATION IN VENDING AND OTHER UNATTENDED RETAIL
    Publication number: 20130054016
    Abstract: Consumer profile information is received wirelessly (NFC, Bluetooth, etc.) from a user device at the communications interface for a vending machine, and stored at least temporarily within the vending machine. The current vend transaction with the consumer carrying the user device is then altered based upon the received consumer profile information, to block product sales containing relevant food allergens, offer discounts tailored to the particular consumer, or enforce parental controls, among other possible personalizations of the consumer experience during the vend transaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2012
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: CRANE MERCHANDISING SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: James M. Canter, William A. Munck
  • System and method for determining a position for a scleral pocket for a scleral prosthesis
    Patent number: 7909780
    Abstract: For use with a surgical tool for making incisions in the sclera of an eye to form a scleral pocket to receive a scleral prosthesis, a system and method is disclosed for determining a position on the sclera for locating the scleral pocket. The system and method determines an optimum location for the scleral pocket. The system and method determines a location on the sclera that represents the intersection of the lens equatorial plane with the external surface of the sclera. The front of the scleral pocket is placed at a location that is four hundred fifty microns posterior to the intersection of the lens equatorial plane with the external surface of the sclera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: Refocus Ocular, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald A. Schachar, Donald P. Cudmore, William A. Munck
  • System and method for determining a position for a scleral pocket for a scleral prosthesis
    Publication number: 20080140059
    Abstract: For use with a surgical tool for making incisions in the sclera of an eye to form a scleral pocket to receive a scleral prosthesis, a system and method is disclosed for determining a position on the sclera for locating the scleral pocket. The system and method determines an optimum location for the scleral pocket. The system and method determines a location on the sclera that represents the intersection of the lens equatorial plane with the external surface of the sclera. The front of the scleral pocket is placed at a location that is four hundred fifty microns posterior to the intersection of the lens equatorial plane with the external surface of the sclera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Applicant: REFOCUS GROUP, INC.
    Inventors: Ronald A. Schachar, Donald P. Cudmore, William A. Munck
  • System and method for determining a position for a scleral pocket for a scleral prosthesis
    Publication number: 20040073245
    Abstract: For use with a surgical tool for making incisions in the sclera of an eye to form a scleral pocket to receive a scleral prosthesis, a system and method is disclosed for determining a position on the sclera for locating the scleral pocket. The system and method determines an optimum location for the scleral pocket. The system and method determines a location on the sclera that represents the intersection of the lens equatorial plane with the external surface of the sclera. The front of the scleral pocket is placed at a location that is four hundred fifty microns posterior to the intersection of the lens equatorial plane with the external surface of the sclera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2003
    Publication date: April 15, 2004
    Applicant: REFOCUS GROUP, INC
    Inventors: Ronald A. Schachar, Donald P. Cudmore, William A. Munck