Patents by Inventor Craig Schoof

Craig Schoof 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).

  • System and method for predictive ophthalmic correction
    Patent number: 7130835
    Abstract: A system and method for providing a predictive outcome in the form of a predictive best instruction for a therapeutic ophthalmic correction of a patient's vision defects. The predictive best instruction is derived from prospective therapeutic-outcome-influencing, new information that is analyzed in conjunction with optimized, historical therapeutic-outcome information. The instruction is preferably an optimized, custom, photoablative algorithm for driving a photoablative, excimer laser. The instruction can be provided on a fee basis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2006
    Assignee: Bausch & Lomb Incorporated
    Inventors: Ian G. Cox, Barry T. Eagan, Howard Markman, Kamal Sarbadhikari, Kristian Hohla, Gerhard Youssefi, Craig Schoof
  • System and method for predictive ophthalmic correction
    Publication number: 20040054358
    Abstract: A system and method for providing a predictive outcome in the form of a predictive best instruction for a therapeutic ophthalmic correction of a patient's vision defects. The predictive best instruction is derived from prospective therapeutic-outcome-influencing, new information that is analyzed in conjunction with optimized, historical therapeutic-outcome information. The instruction is preferably an optimized, custom, photoablative algorithm for driving a photoablative, excimer laser. The instruction can be provided on a fee basis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2002
    Publication date: March 18, 2004
    Inventors: Ian G. Cox, Barry T. Eagan, Howard Markman, Kamal Sarbadhikari, Kristian Hohla, Gerhard Youssefi, Craig Schoof