Patents by Inventor Allen Douglas Gilliard

Allen Douglas Gilliard 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).

  • Method for lathing silicone hydrogel lenses
    Patent number: 9248614
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for lathing at room temperature a silicone hydrogel material, in particular silicone hydrogel material having a high oxygen permeability and made of a polymerizable composition containing a relative large amount of oxyperm component, into contact lenses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: John Christopher Phelan, Michael Hugh Quinn, Rafael Victor Andino, Marcia Kay Ash, Allen Douglas Gilliard, Tomasz Jankiewicz, Courtney Flem Morgan, Joseph Michael Lindacher, Corneliu Daniel Niculas