Patents by Inventor Joseph F. Pimentel

Joseph F. Pimentel 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).

  • Soft contact lens manipulation device
    Patent number: 4079976
    Abstract: A device for placing and removing of a soft contact lens from the eye utilizing a tip for presenting one side of a soft contact lens in a shape configuration to allow placement on the eye. The tip holds the soft contact lens against the pull of gravity, but releases the lens when the other side of the lens contacts the eye, producing a surface tension. A handle connects to the tip permitting the hand to manipulate the tip and the lens thereupon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 1976
    Date of Patent: March 21, 1978
    Assignee: Edgar A. Rainin
    Inventors: Edgar A. Rainin, Joseph F. Pimentel