Patents by Inventor Bruce A. Ungerleider

Bruce A. Ungerleider 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).

  • Apparatus for reducing intraocular pressure
    Patent number: 5372577
    Abstract: A method is described herein for implanting in the cornea and limbal area a device partially embedded and partially extending anteriorly, a preferred embodiment comprising one or more loops of small sized porous ropes, cords, bands or hollow tubes, which device has one end or section thereof extending beyond the exterior surface of the cornea and limbal areas so that aqueous humor may be exited from the anterior chamber in the eye to relieve intraocular pressure and thereby avoid or reduce the effects of glaucoma.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 13, 1994
    Inventor: Bruce A. Ungerleider
  • Method for reducing intraocular pressure caused by glaucoma
    Patent number: 4936825
    Abstract: A method is described herein for implanting in the cornea and limbal area a device partially embedded and partially extending anteriorly, a preferred embodiment comprising one or more loops of small sized porous ropes, cords, bands or hollow tubes, which device has one end or section thereof extending beyond the exterior surface of the cornea and limbal area so that aqueous humor may be exited from the anterior chamber in the eye to relieve intraocular pressure and thereby avoid or reduce the effects of glaucoma.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 1988
    Date of Patent: June 26, 1990
    Inventor: Bruce A. Ungerleider