Patents by Inventor Andrew W. D. Claxson

Andrew W. D. Claxson 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).

  • Treatment and inhibition of retinopathy of prematurity
    Patent number: 5336248
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for the treatment of or the inhibition of retinopathy of prematurity and to a method for treating or for inhibiting retinopathy of prematurity. The apparatus provided in accordance with the present invention includes a component or system for providing substantially only red light. Thus, light is provided having a wave band of approximately 612 nm or more. Furthermore, at least the patient's head is received in a device that limits the light which reaches the patient's eyes to the aforementioned red light. Thus, the patient is allowed to see substantially only red light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 9, 1994
    Assignee: British Technology Group Ltd.
    Inventors: Peter A. Good, Christopher J. Morris, Andrew W. D. Claxson, David R. Blake