Patents by Inventor Benjamin CROOK

Benjamin CROOK 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).

  • Patent number: 12370330
    Abstract: A holder for an inhaler article that includes a sleeve positioned within a housing cavity, a piercing element, and a lockout mechanism. The sleeve comprises a sleeve cavity arranged to receive the inhaler article. The sleeve is movable within the housing cavity between a first and second position. The piercing element is arranged to pierce the inhaler article received within the sleeve when the sleeve is moved from the first position to the second position. The lockout mechanism comprises a guide, a follower member coupled to the sleeve, and a retaining section. The follower member is arranged to move along the guide into the retaining section as the sleeve moves from the second position and back to the first position. The retaining section is arranged to hold the follower member when the sleeve has returned back to the first position, thus retaining the sleeve in the first position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2025
    Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventors: Olivier Blättler, Onur Dayioglu, Dominique Paul Gabriel Stohr, Benjamin Crook, Peter Loser, Grégoire Meylan
  • Publication number: 20240411155
    Abstract: An apparatus to treat refractive error of an eye comprises an optic comprising an optical zone and a peripheral defocus optical structure to form images of a plurality of stimuli anterior or posterior to a peripheral portion of a retina of the eye. In some embodiments, the peripheral defocus optical structure located outside the optical zone. In some embodiments, the peripheral defocus optical structure comprises optical power to focus light to a different depth of the eye than the optical zone. In some embodiments, the optic comprises one or more of a lens, an optically transparent substrate, a beam splitter, a prism, or an optically transmissive support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2024
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Applicant: ACUCELA INC.
    Inventors: Ryo KUBOTA, Philip M. BUSCEMI, Amitava GUPTA, Stefan BAUER, Benjamin CROOK, Julien SAUVET
  • Patent number: 12105362
    Abstract: An apparatus to treat refractive error of an eye comprises an optic comprising an optical zone and a peripheral defocus optical structure to form images of a plurality of stimuli anterior or posterior to a peripheral portion of a retina of the eye. In some embodiments, the peripheral defocus optical structure located outside the optical zone. In some embodiments, the peripheral defocus optical structure comprises optical power to focus light to a different depth of the eye than the optical zone. In some embodiments, the optic comprises one or more of a lens, an optically transparent substrate, a beam splitter, a prism, or an optically transmissive support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: ACUCELA INC.
    Inventors: Ryo Kubota, Philip M. Buscemi, Amitava Gupta, Stefan Bauer, Benjamin Crook, Julien Sauvet
  • Publication number: 20230324717
    Abstract: An apparatus to treat refractive error of an eye comprises an optic comprising an optical zone and a peripheral defocus optical structure to form images of a plurality of stimuli anterior or posterior to a peripheral portion of a retina of the eye. In some embodiments, the peripheral defocus optical structure located outside the optical zone. In some embodiments, the peripheral defocus optical structure comprises optical power to focus light to a different depth of the eye than the optical zone. In some embodiments, the optic comprises one or more of a lens, an optically transparent substrate, a beam splitter, a prism, or an optically transmissive support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicant: ACUCELA INC.
    Inventors: Ryo KUBOTA, Philip M. BUSCEMI, Amitava GUPTA, Stefan BAUER, Benjamin CROOK, Julien SAUVET
  • Patent number: 11719957
    Abstract: An apparatus to treat refractive error of an eye comprises an optic comprising an optical zone and a peripheral defocus optical structure to form images of a plurality of stimuli anterior or posterior to a peripheral portion of a retina of the eye. In some embodiments, the peripheral defocus optical structure is located outside the optical zone. In some embodiments, the peripheral defocus optical structure comprises optical power to focus light to a different depth of the eye than the optical zone. In some embodiments, the optic comprises one or more of a lens, an optically transparent substrate, a beam splitter, a prism, or an optically transmissive support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: ACUCELA INC.
    Inventors: Ryo Kubota, Philip M. Buscemi, Amitava Gupta, Stefan Bauer, Benjamin Crook, Julien Sauvet
  • Publication number: 20230241410
    Abstract: A wearer adjustable apparatus is configured for a wearer to view an object and adjust stimuli projected into the eye by adjusting the location of the projection optics, for example with movement of the projection optics relative to one or more components of a support such as an eyeglass frame. In some embodiments, the projection system comprises an adjustable retainer for the wearer to adjust first active projection elements coupled to a first support in front of a first eye in relation to second projection optics coupled to a second support in front of a second eye of the wearer. In some embodiments, the apparatus comprises oculars comprising the projection optics and corrective lenses configured for the wearer to adjust positions of the lenses and projection optics in front of the wearer's eyes in order to project therapeutic spots onto a desired location relative to the wearer's retinas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicant: ACUCELA INC.
    Inventors: Ryo KUBOTA, Benjamin CROOK, Stefan BAUER, Philip M. BUSCEMI, Amitava GUPTA, Jonas GERMANN
  • Publication number: 20220404641
    Abstract: An apparatus to treat refractive error of an eye comprises an optic comprising an optical zone and a peripheral defocus optical structure to form images of a plurality of stimuli anterior or posterior to a peripheral portion of a retina of the eye. In some embodiments, the peripheral defocus optical structure located outside the optical zone. In some embodiments, the peripheral defocus optical structure comprises optical power to focus light to a different depth of the eye than the optical zone. In some embodiments, the optic comprises one or more of a lens, an optically transparent substrate, a beam splitter, a prism, or an optically transmissive support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: ACUCELA INC.
    Inventors: Ryo KUBOTA, Philip M. BUSCEMI, Amitava GUPTA, Stefan BAUER, Benjamin CROOK, Julien SAUVET
  • Patent number: 11467426
    Abstract: An apparatus to treat refractive error of an eye comprises an optic comprising an optical zone and a peripheral defocus optical structure to form images of a plurality of stimuli anterior or posterior to a peripheral portion of a retina of the eye. In some embodiments, the peripheral defocus optical structure located outside the optical zone. In some embodiments, the peripheral defocus optical structure comprises optical power to focus light to a different depth of the eye than the optical zone. In some embodiments, the optic comprises one or more of a lens, an optically transparent substrate, a beam splitter, a prism, or an optically transmissive support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: ACUCELA INC.
    Inventors: Ryo Kubota, Philip M. Buscemi, Amitava Gupta, Stefan Bauer, Benjamin Crook, Julien Sauvet
  • Publication number: 20220214564
    Abstract: An apparatus to treat refractive error of an eye comprises an optic comprising an optical zone and a peripheral defocus optical structure to form images of a plurality of stimuli anterior or posterior to a peripheral portion of a retina of the eye. In some embodiments, the peripheral defocus optical structure located outside the optical zone. In some embodiments, the peripheral defocus optical structure comprises optical power to focus light to a different depth of the eye than the optical zone. In some embodiments, the optic comprises one or more of a lens, an optically transparent substrate, a beam splitter, a prism, or an optically transmissive support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Applicant: ACUCELA INC.
    Inventors: Ryo KUBOTA, Philip M. BUSCEMI, Amitava GUPTA, Stefan BAUER, Benjamin CROOK, Julien SAUVET
  • Patent number: 11366339
    Abstract: An apparatus to treat refractive error of an eye comprises an optic comprising an optical zone and a peripheral defocus optical structure to form images of a plurality of stimuli anterior or posterior to a peripheral portion of a retina of the eye. In some embodiments, the peripheral defocus optical structure located outside the optical zone. In some embodiments, the peripheral defocus optical structure comprises optical power to focus light to a different depth of the eye than the optical zone. In some embodiments, the optic comprises one or more of a lens, an optically transparent substrate, a beam splitter, a prism, or an optically transmissive support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: ACUCELA INC.
    Inventors: Ryo Kubota, Philip M. Buscemi, Amitava Gupta, Stefan Bauer, Benjamin Crook, Julien Sauvet
  • Publication number: 20210382326
    Abstract: An apparatus to treat refractive error of an eye comprises an optic comprising an optical zone and a peripheral defocus optical structure to form images of a plurality of stimuli anterior or posterior to a peripheral portion of a retina of the eye. In some embodiments, the peripheral defocus optical structure located outside the optical zone. In some embodiments, the peripheral defocus optical structure comprises optical power to focus light to a different depth of the eye than the optical zone. In some embodiments, the optic comprises one or more of a lens, an optically transparent substrate, a beam splitter, a prism, or an optically transmissive support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Applicant: ACUCELA INC.
    Inventors: Ryo KUBOTA, Philip M. BUSCEMI, Amitava GUPTA, Stefan BAUER, Benjamin CROOK, Julien SAUVET