Patents by Inventor Gregg W. Hughes

Gregg W. Hughes 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).

  • Electrode assembly for a thermokeratoplasty system used to correct vision acuity
    Patent number: 7178231
    Abstract: An electrode assembly that can be used to apply current to a cornea. The assembly includes a tip that is attached to a stop. The stop is pressed into an inner channel of an electrode body. The stop limits the penetration depth of the tip into a cornea.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2007
    Assignee: Refractec, Inc.
    Inventors: Larry Hood, Saeed Steve Khalaj, Gregg W. Hughes, Paul R. Goth, Antonio Mendez
  • Electrode assembly for a thermokeratoplasty system used to correct vision acuity
    Publication number: 20040181218
    Abstract: An electrode assembly that can be used to apply current to a cornea. The assembly includes a tip that is attached to a stop. The stop is pressed into an inner channel of an electrode body. The stop limits the penetration depth of the tip into a cornea.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2004
    Publication date: September 16, 2004
    Inventors: Larry Hood, Saeed Steve Khalaj, Gregg W. Hughes, Paul R. Goth, Antonio Mendez
  • Electrode assembly for a thermokeratoplasty system used to correct vision acuity
    Patent number: 6723093
    Abstract: An electrode assembly that can be used to apply current to a cornea. The assembly includes a tip that is attached to a stop. The stop is pressed into an inner channel of an electrode body. The stop limits the penetration depth of the tip into a cornea.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2004
    Assignee: Refractec Inc.
    Inventors: Paul R. Goth, Larry Hood, Saeed Steve Khalaj, Gregg W. Hughes, Antonio Mendez
  • Electrode assembly for a thermokeratoplasty system used to correct vision acuity
    Publication number: 20030181899
    Abstract: An electrode assembly that can be used to apply current to a cornea. The assembly includes a tip that is attached to a stop. The stop is pressed into an inner channel of an electrode body. The stop limits the penetration depth of the tip into a cornea.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2002
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Inventors: Larry Hood, Saeed Steve Khalaj, Gregg W. Hughes, Paul R. Goth, Antonio Mendez