Patents by Inventor Idella B. Wooten

Idella B. Wooten 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).

  • Preferential orientation of contact lenses
    Patent number: 4268133
    Abstract: An improved contact lens and method of forming the same which causes the lens to adopt and maintain a particular angular orientation upon the eye of a wearer. One or more characters are formed in relief upon a surface of the lens at a point which is intended as the topmost point in the lens when properly oriented. The relieved characters may be used alone or in combination with previously-known means for effecting orientation of the lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 1979
    Date of Patent: May 19, 1981
    Assignee: Bausch & Lomb Incorporated
    Inventors: David J. Fischer, Idella B. Wooten, John C. Thomas, James A. Reid