Patents by Inventor John S. Morvant, Jr.

John S. Morvant, Jr. 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).

  • Laser surgical apparatus for sculpting a cornea using a diffractive optical element and method of using the same
    Patent number: 5571107
    Abstract: An apparatus for profiling a cornea of an eye is disclosed which comprises a topography instrument for determining the curvature of the cornea, a computer system for receiving information from the topography instrument for determining whether any areas of the cornea need to be ablated to correct for any abnormalities of the cornea, a diffractive optical element which is constructed based upon the determination of which areas of the cornea need to be ablated, and a beam of radiation being projected at the diffractive optical element for the diffractive optical element to modulate the beam of radiation and direct the modulated beam of radiation at the cornea for ablating the cornea to correct for any abnormalities of the cornea.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 5, 1996
    Inventors: Sanan B. Shaibani, Bahram Khoobehi, John S. Morvant, Jr.