Patents by Inventor George Edward Minno

George Edward Minno 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: 9162784
    Abstract: The present invention relates to improved contact lens products which not only have initial insertion comfort. The contact lens product of the invention comprises a soft hydrogel contact lens immersed and autoclaved in a packaging solution including a low molecular weight polyethylene glycol (PEG) (or glycerin) and a homopolymer or copolymer of vinylpyrrolidone. The present invention also provides methods for making contact lens products of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Kasey Jon Minick, Fiona Patricia Carney, Karen Belinda Sentell, George Edward Minno
  • Publication number: 20140237945
    Abstract: The present invention relates to improved contact lens products which not only have initial insertion comfort. The contact lens product of the invention comprises a soft hydrogel contact lens immersed and autoclaved in a packaging solution including a low molecular weight polyethylene glycol (PEG) (or glycerin) and a homopolymer or copolymer of vinylpyrrolidone. The present invention also provides methods for making contact lens products of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Kasey Jon Minick, Fiona Patricia Carney, Karen Belinda Sentell, George Edward Minno
  • Patent number: 8689971
    Abstract: The present invention relates to improved contact lens products which not only have initial insertion comfort. The contact lens product of the invention comprises a soft hydrogel contact lens immersed and autoclaved in a packaging solution including a low molecular weight polyethylene glycol (PEG) (or glycerin) and a homopolymer or copolymer of vinylpyrrolidone. The present invention also provides methods for making contact lens products of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Kasey Jon Minick, Fiona Patricia Carney, Karen Belinda Sentell, George Edward Minno
  • Publication number: 20110114517
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a hydrogen peroxide solution for disinfecting contact lenses. The hydrogen peroxide solution contains an effective amount of a homopolymer or copolymer of vinylpyrrolidone to an increased residual hydrogen peroxide concentration when in the presence of a catalyst, thereby prolonging the effective life of the solution and providing greater comfort to the weather.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2010
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Inventors: Kasey Jon Minick, Manal M. Gabriel, Leroy Wainaina Muya, Walter Lee Nash, George Edward Minno
  • Publication number: 20090057164
    Abstract: The present invention relates to improved contact lens products which not only have initial insertion comfort. The contact lens product of the invention comprises a soft hydrogel contact lens immersed and autoclaved in a packaging solution including a low molecular weight polyethylene glycol (PEG) (or glycerin) and a homopolymer or copolymer of vinylpyrrolidone. The present invention also provides methods for making contact lens products of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2008
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Inventors: Kasey Jon Minick, Fiona Patricia Carney, Karen Belinda Sentell, George Edward Minno
  • Patent number: 6261546
    Abstract: A pharmaceutical product which includes two-chambers, one having a buffered diluent and the other having acetylcholine. Upon mixing the chamber contents, a buffered efficacious acetylcholine product is prepared for post-surgical ophthlamic injection. Another embodiment of the invention is a method of providing an acetylcholine product which has a substantially consistent final pH without substantial degradation of the acetylcholine. The method involves storing an unbuffered acetylcholine separate from a diluent solution which has been buffered, and mixing prior to use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2001
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Fu-Pao Tsao, George Edward Minno