Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Law Offices of William L. Klima, P.C.
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Patent number: 6769648Abstract: A personal aircraft device (“PAD”) and a powered personal aircraft device (“PPAD”) configured to be ridden and/or releasably connected to a person or user. The personal aircraft device can be configured to provide a large array of maneuvers during sky diving or free fall, and perform somewhat as a lifting device requiring a parachute landing and/or alternatively can be configured to glide to a safe landing. The personal aircraft device and powered personal aircraft device according to the present invention provide for high performance, speed and/or maneuvering of a person or user during free fall, and can provide increased or significantly increased gliding capability versus free falling or deployment of a high performance parachute.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2002Date of Patent: August 3, 2004Inventor: William L. Klima
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Method preloading a deformable intraocular lens into injecting apparatus for storage and/or shipment
Patent number: 6406481Abstract: An intraocular lens injection system comprising an injecting device and cartridge. The cartridge comprises a lens holding portion and an outer sleeve portion. The invention includes a method of pre-loading the injecting system, particularly the cartridge, to reduce the amount of packaging, prevent damage to the intraocular lens during packaging and shipping, allow the pre-loaded injecting cartridge to be autoclaved as a unit, and eliminate the step of loading the cartridge with the intraocular lens by the end user to prevent potential damage during this step.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 1998Date of Patent: June 18, 2002Assignee: Starr Surgical Company, Inc.Inventors: Vladimir Feingold, Daniel C. Eagles -
Patent number: 6387101Abstract: A deformable intraocular lens injecting apparatus for inserting a deformable intraocular lens through a small incision into an eye. The apparatus includes a lens injecting body including a lens receiver configured to be operated between an open configuration and a closed configuration, and a nozzle portion provided with a tip portion configured to be inserted through a small incision into an eye. The nozzle portion is configured for connection to the lens receiver of the lens injecting body, and the nozzle portion and the lens receiver defining a lens delivery passageway. A plunger is slidably disposed relative to the lens delivery passageway and configured to engage a deformable intraocular lens within the lens delivery passageway of the lens receiver, and to move the deformable intraocular lens out of the lens delivery passageway into the eye.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2000Date of Patent: May 14, 2002Assignee: STAAR Surgical Company, Inc.Inventors: Maurice D. Butts, Thomas J. Chambers, Flora Wang, Robert S. Friedman
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Patent number: 6368614Abstract: A biological material is prepared for use in ophthalmology by steps of providing animal pericardium, subjecting the animal pericardium to multiple steps of freezing and thawing in a salt solution and incubating the animal pericardium in a solution of ammonia and ethyl alcohol. The multiple steps of freezing and thawing are conducted in a mixture of about 0.9% sodium chloride solution and distilled water in about 1:1 proportions of sodium chloride solution to distilled water. The incubating step is conducted in a mixture of 1% ammonia solution and 1% ethyl alcohol solution in about 1:1 proportions of ammonia solution to ethyl alcohol solution over a period of 48 to 72 hours.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2000Date of Patent: April 9, 2002Assignee: STAAR Surgical AGInventors: Svyatoslav Nikolayevich Fedorov, Sergei Nikolayevich Bagrov, Yevgeny Viktorovich Larionov
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Patent number: 6319220Abstract: The present invention is directed to a phacoemulsification apparatus configured for random pulse mode operation. Specifically, the phacoemulsification apparatus is electrically controlled to operate an ultrasonic hand piece, and thus a tip of a phacoemulsification needle in a random pulse mode.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 1999Date of Patent: November 20, 2001Inventor: Stephen S. Bylsma
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Patent number: 6312433Abstract: A deformable intraocular lens injecting apparatus for inserting a deformable intraocular lens through a small incision into an eye. The lens injecting apparatus includes a lens injecting body including a lens receiver configured to be operated between an open configuration and a closed configuration and a nozzle portion provided with a tip portion configured to be inserted through a small incision into an eye. The nozzle portion is configured for connection to the lens injecting body and the nozzle portion and the lens receiver define a lens delivery passageway.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 1999Date of Patent: November 6, 2001Assignee: STAAR Surgical Company, Inc.Inventors: Maurice D. Butts, Thomas J. Chambers
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Patent number: 6306167Abstract: A deformable intraocular lens having a resilient haptic portion anchored into a deformable lens portion. Preferably, the haptic portion is anchored in a manner to the lens portion to provide a compressive type of connection therebetween. This anchoring configuration is particularly suitable for use with deformable intraocular lenses made of a collagen-based lens material (e.g. “Collamer”).Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 1999Date of Patent: October 23, 2001Assignee: Staar Surgical AGInventors: Werner G. Bernau, Thomas J. Chambers
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Patent number: 6302912Abstract: A deformable intraocular lens having a resilient haptic portion anchored into a deformable lens portion. Preferably, the haptic portion is anchored in a manner to the lens portion to provide a compressive type of connection therebetween. This anchoring configuration is particularly suitable for use with deformable intraocular lenses made of a collagen-based lens material (e.g. “Collamer”). A method of anchoring a deformable intraocular lens.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 1999Date of Patent: October 16, 2001Assignee: Staar Surgical AGInventor: Werner G. Bernau
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Patent number: 6279202Abstract: A lapel pin is provided including a display portion and a post portion moveably connected to said display portion. Preferably, the post portion is hingedly moveably disposed relative to the display portion and the display portion preferably includes a recessed portion for receiving the post portion when the lapel pin is not in use.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 1999Date of Patent: August 28, 2001Assignee: B.A.C. & Associates, Inc.Inventors: George Wojdylak, Mark D. Wojdylak
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Patent number: D447850Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2001Date of Patent: September 11, 2001Inventor: Ernest D. Escobedo