Patents by Inventor Joseph C. Salamone

Joseph C. Salamone 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).

  • Trifluorovinyl aromatic containing poly(alkyl ether) prepolymers
    Patent number: 8198375
    Abstract: The present invention provides prepolymers based on poly(alkyl ethers) having terminal trifluorovinyl aromatic containing groups and polymers produced from such prepolymers. The prepolymers and polymers are useful as biomedical devices such as contact lenses or intraocular lenses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Bausch & Lomb Incorporated
    Inventors: Derek Schorzman, Joseph C. Salamone
  • High Water Content Ophthalmic Devices
    Publication number: 20120141408
    Abstract: An ophthalmic device is disclosed that is a polymerization product of a monomeric mixture comprising (a) a major amount of a non-silicone-containing hydrophilic monomer; (b) a hydrophobic monomer; and (c) a crosslinking agent, wherein the ophthalmic device has an equilibrium water content of at least about 70 weight percent and further wherein the ophthalmic device has an evaporative dehydration barrier layer on the surface thereof. A method for the mitigation of evaporative corneal dehydration employing the high water content ophthalmic device is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2012
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Inventors: Richard I. Blackwell, Joseph C. Salamone, Jay F. Kunzler
  • Perfluorocyclobutane copolymers
    Patent number: 8183325
    Abstract: The present invention provides copolymer having repeating units based on polyoxyalkylene radicals, polysiloxane radicals and perfluorocyclobutane radicals. The copolymers are useful as biomedical devices such as contact lenses or intraocular lenses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Bausch & Lomb Incorporated
    Inventors: Derek Schorzman, Joseph C. Salamone
  • Composition for Treating Dry Eye and Related Methods of Manufacture and Methods of Use
    Publication number: 20120122815
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a composition for treating dry eye comprising, in one embodiment, carboxymethylcellulose and a polyol. Such compositions have been found to alleviate the symptoms of dry eye and remain in the eye for a long period of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2012
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Inventors: Erning Xia, Joseph C. Salamone, X. Michael Liu
  • PRESSURE SENSITIVE ADHESIVES WITH AMPHIPHILIC COPOLYMERS
    Publication number: 20120109036
    Abstract: A silicone pressure sensitive adhesive with amphiphilic copolymers for maintaining adhesion in a moist environment. The amphiphilic copolymers for silicone adhesives include at least one silicone moiety and at least one hydrophilic segment. Such adhesives are applicable to securing medical devices to human skin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2010
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: ConvaTec Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Mahesh Sambasivam, Joseph C. Salamone, Ann Beal Salamone, Xiang Yu
  • High water content ophthalmic devices
    Patent number: 8138290
    Abstract: An ophthalmic device is disclosed that is a polymerization product of a monomeric mixture comprising (a) a major amount of a non-silicone-containing hydrophilic monomer; (b) a hydrophobic monomer; and (c) a crosslinking agent, wherein the ophthalmic device has an equilibrium water content of at least about 70 weight percent and further wherein the ophthalmic device has an evaporative dehydration barrier layer on the surface thereof. A method for the mitigation of evaporative corneal dehydration employing the high water content ophthalmic device is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Bausch & Lomb Incorporated
    Inventors: Richard I. Blackwell, Joseph C. Salamone, Jay F. Kunzler
  • Multi-armed macromonomers
    Patent number: 8030423
    Abstract: Multi-armed macromonomers containing multiple side chains attached to a siloxy-containing core terminated on each end with one or more first substantially linear polysiloxane radicals having a polymerizable ethylenically unsaturated-containing terminal group, wherein each side chain comprises a second substantially linear polysiloxane radical having a polymerizable ethylenically unsaturated-containing terminal group are disclosed. Biomedical devices such as contact lenses formed from the multi-armed macromonomers are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Inventors: Joseph C. Salamone, Jay F. Kunzler
  • Contact lenses with mucin affinity
    Patent number: 7988988
    Abstract: A biomedical device, such as a contact lens, has a surface linked to a polymer comprising boronic acid moieties. The boronic acid monomeric units may be derived from an ethylenically unsaturated monomer containing a boronic acid moiety, such as a vinylphenyl boronic acid or a (meth)acrylamido phenyl boronic acid. The boronic acid moieties may be complexed with mucin, especially epithelial mucin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Bausch & Lomb Incorporated
    Inventors: Paul L. Valint, Jr., Joseph A. McGee, David P. Vanderbilt, Joseph C. Salamone
  • Biomedical devices
    Patent number: 7884141
    Abstract: Biomedical devices are provided herein which are formed from a polymerization product of a monomeric mixture comprising (a) one or more esterified aminoalcohol monomers; and (b) one or more biomedical device-forming monomers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Bausch & Lomb Incorporated
    Inventors: Joseph C. Salamone, Derek A. Schorzman
  • Ordered polymer system and intraocular lens
    Patent number: 7875661
    Abstract: An intraocular lens with an ordered polymer system contained within a lens capsule or a membrane in the lens capsule. The ordered polymer system includes at least one negatively charged copolymer comprising hydrophilic groups, anionic groups and hydrophobic groups, and at least one positively charged copolymer comprising hydrophilic groups, cationic groups and hydrophobic groups. The at least one negatively charged copolymer and the at least one positively charged copolymer are associatively arranged through non-covalent interactions in the lens capsule or the membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2011
    Assignee: Bausch & Lomb Incorporated
    Inventor: Joseph C. Salamone
  • PROCESS FOR MAKING CATIONIC HYDROPHILIC SILOXANYL MONOMERS
    Publication number: 20110015298
    Abstract: The present invention relates to polymeric compositions useful in the manufacture of biocompatible medical devices. More particularly, the present invention relates to certain cationic monomers capable of polymerization to form polymeric compositions having desirable physical characteristics useful in the manufacture of ophthalmic devices. Such properties include the ability to extract the polymerized medical devices with water. This avoids the use of organic solvents as is typical in the art. The polymeric compositions comprise polymerized cationic hydrophilic siloxanyl monomers prepared by the process disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2010
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Inventors: Derek A. Schorzman, Joseph C. Salamone, Daniel M. Ammon, JR.
  • Process for making cationic hydrophilic siloxanyl monomers
    Patent number: 7825273
    Abstract: The present invention relates to polymeric compositions useful in the manufacture of biocompatible medical devices. More particularly, the present invention relates to certain cationic monomers capable of polymerization to form polymeric compositions having desirable physical characteristics useful in the manufacture of ophthalmic devices. Such properties include the ability to extract the polymerized medical devices with water. This avoids the use of organic solvents as is typical in the art. The polymeric compositions comprise polymerized cationic hydrophilic siloxanyl monomers prepared by the process disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: Bausch & Lomb Incorporated
    Inventors: Derek A. Schorzman, Joseph C. Salamone, Daniel M. Ammon, Jr.
  • Conformable bandage and coating material
    Patent number: 7795326
    Abstract: The liquid, polymer-containing coating materials of this invention comprise a polymer of a polymerizable, nitrogen-containing, hydrophilic monomer, which may give thermoresponsive properties, and which is copolymerized with a hydrophobic, polymerizable siloxy-containing monomer, in a solvent system of a volatile hydrophobic (non-polar) liquid that is non-stinging to a user. The material forms a coating or bandage in the form of a film when applied to a surface or the skin of a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Rochal Industries, LLP
    Inventors: Joseph C. Salamone, Ann Beal Salamone, Marcus J. Lowe
  • Hydrophilic siloxanyl monomers with pendant polymerizable groups
    Patent number: 7781558
    Abstract: The present invention relates to polymeric compositions useful in the manufacture of biocompatible medical devices. More particularly, the present invention relates to certain hydrophilic monomers capable of polymerization to form polymeric compositions having desirable physical characteristics useful in the manufacture of ophthalmic devices. The polymeric compositions comprise polymerized hydrophilic siloxanyl monomers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: Bausch & Lomb Incorporated
    Inventors: Derek A. Schorzman, Joseph C. Salamone, Jay F. Kunzler
  • High refractive-index, hydrophilic monomers and polymers, and ophthalmic devices comprising such polymers
    Patent number: 7781496
    Abstract: An intraocular lens comprising a polymer that is prepared from a monomer mixture comprising a monomer of formula G-D-Ar??(I) wherein Ar is a C6-C24 aromatic group having a hydrophilic substituent, D is a divalent linking group, and G is a reactive functional group selected from the group consisting of acryloyl, acryloyloxy, methacryloyl, methacryloyloxy and mercapto. The polymer has an equilibrium water content of greater than 4.5 percent by weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: Bausch & Lomb Incorporated
    Inventors: Joseph C. Salamone, Jay F. Kunzler, Richard M. Ozark
  • Silicon-containing monomers end-capped with polymerizable cationic hydrophilic groups
    Patent number: 7759408
    Abstract: The present invention relates to polymeric compositions useful in the manufacture of biocompatible medical devices. More particularly, the present invention relates to certain cationic monomers capable of polymerization to form polymeric compositions having desirable physical characteristics useful in the manufacture of ophthalmic devices. Such properties include the ability to extract the polymerized medical devices with water. This avoids the use of organic solvents as is typical in the art. The polymer compositions comprise polymerized silicon-containing monomers end-capped with polymerizable cationic hydrophilic groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: Bausch & Lomb Incorporated
    Inventors: Derek Schorzman, Joseph C. Salamone, Jay Kunzler, Jeffrey G. Linhardt
  • Use of silylated sulfonate monomers to improve contact lens wettability
    Patent number: 7732546
    Abstract: The present invention relates to polymeric compositions useful in the manufacture of biocompatible medical devices. More particularly, the present invention relates to certain hydrophilic monomers capable of polymerization to form polymeric compositions having desirable physical characteristics useful in the manufacture of ophthalmic devices. The polymeric compositions comprise polymerizable hydrophilic siloxanyl monomers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Bausch & Lomb Incorporated
    Inventors: Joseph C. Salamone, Jay F. Kunzler
  • Polymeric fluorinated dioxole and medical devices comprising same
    Patent number: 7727545
    Abstract: A polymeric material having improved gas permeability comprises units of fluorinated dioxole. The polymeric material may further comprise units of a hydrophobic monomer, a hydrophilic monomer, or combinations thereof. Such a polymeric material is desirably used to produce medical devices, such as ophthalmic devices that provide increased comfort to a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: Bausch & Lomb Incorporated
    Inventors: Joseph C. Salamone, Derek A. Schorzman
  • METHACRYLATE-BASED BULKY SIDE-CHAIN SILOXANE CROSS LINKERS FOR OPTICAL MEDICAL DEVICES
    Publication number: 20100118261
    Abstract: Novel polymers for biomedical use, especially rigid gas permeable contact lenses that are based on bulky side-chain siloxane cross linkers. The siloxanes, either alone, or as copolymers with bulky and non-bulky mono-functional polymerizable siloxanes, fluoro monomers, such as hexafluoroisopropyl methacrylate, and hydrophilic monomers, result in transparent, high oxygen permeable polymers possessing excellent lathing and milling characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2008
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Inventors: Joseph A. McGee, Jay F. Kunzler, Richard M. Ozark, Joseph C. Salamone
  • Ophthalmic compositions comprising a branched, glycerol monoalkyl compound and a fatty acid monoester
    Patent number: 7670997
    Abstract: An aqueous ophthalmic composition comprising a branched, glycerol monoalkyl compound and a fatty acid monoester. The fatty acid monoester comprises an aliphatic fatty acid portion having six to fourteen carbon atoms and an aliphatic hydroxyl portion. The composition will also have an osmolality in a range from 200 mOsmol/kg to 400 mOsmol/kg. The invention is also directed to a method of inhibiting the formation of foam in an aqueous ophthalmic composition that includes a surfactant as well as to a method of enhancing the biocidal efficacy of an aqueous ophthalmic composition containing a fatty acid monoester.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: Bausch & Lomb Incorporated
    Inventors: Susan E. Burke, Eric Phillips, Fang Zhao, Vicki Barniak, Joseph C. Salamone