Patents by Inventor James P. Whinston

James P. Whinston 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).

  • Method of disinfecting contact lenses with peracetic acid
    Patent number: 4986963
    Abstract: A method for disinfecting a contact lens contacts the lens with a sterilizing composition comprising about 0.0001% to 10.0% by weight peracetic acid for a time period sufficient to disinfect the lens, and then antiseptically removes the peracetic acid using a peracetic acid removing agent to leave the lens and the remaining composition sterile, biocompatible to the human eye, and isotonic to human tears. The peracetic acid removing agent can be a peracetic acid decomposition catalyst or a peracetic acid neutralizing compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 1989
    Date of Patent: January 22, 1991
    Inventors: Richard A. Corcoran, James P. Whinston