Patents by Inventor Christopher E. Redman

Christopher E. Redman 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).

  • Devices and methods for holding an intraocular lens during the processing and packaging of the intraocular lens
    Patent number: 8857803
    Abstract: A holder for an intraocular lens during the processing and packaging of the intraocular lens. The holder having an upper member having a base portion extending from the upper member along a first longitudinal axis. Additionally, the holder has a lower member having a receiving member defining a cavity for receiving the intraocular lens and a coupling member for engaging the base portion. The receiving member extending from the lower member along a second longitudinal axis and having at least one channel extending substantially through the receiving member that is substantially transverse to the second longitudinal axis. The holder has a locked position such that the upper and lower members are locked with respect to each other and at least one channel provides unobstructed access into the cavity of the receiving member for obtaining dimensional and optical measurements of the intraocular lens when the holder is in the locked position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Dale T. Schaper, Jr., Christopher E. Redman, Douglas Wensrich
  • Devices and methods for holding an intraocular lens during the processing and packaging of the intraocular lens
    Publication number: 20110140333
    Abstract: A holder for an intraocular lens during the processing and packaging of the intraocular lens. The holder having an upper member having a base portion extending from the upper member along a first longitudinal axis. Additionally, the holder has a lower member having a receiving member defining a cavity for receiving the intraocular lens and a coupling member for engaging the base portion. The receiving member extending from the lower member along a second longitudinal axis and having at least one channel extending substantially through the receiving member that is substantially transverse to the second longitudinal axis. The holder has a locked position such that the upper and lower members are locked with respect to each other and at least one channel provides unobstructed access into the cavity of the receiving member for obtaining dimensional and optical measurements of the intraocular lens when the holder is in the locked position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventors: Dale T. Schaper, JR., Christopher E. Redman, Douglas Wensrich