Patents by Inventor Jack L. Phillips

Jack L. Phillips 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).

  • Vacuum forcep and method of using same
    Patent number: 4047532
    Abstract: A suction forcep used to grasp an artificial lens and implant same in the human eye following cataract surgery comprises a smooth, flexible suction head mounted on a stem-like handle connected to a controlled vacuum source, the lens being held against the suction head by a partial vacuum maintained therein while the lens is positioned beneath the partially withdrawn cornea of an eye in alignment with the pupil thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 1975
    Date of Patent: September 13, 1977
    Inventors: Jack L. Phillips, Timothy E. Dickinson