Patents by Inventor Kirk Cooper

Kirk Cooper 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 for producing contact lenses
    Patent number: 12521948
    Abstract: The invention provides a method producing contact lenses, comprising the step of: separating the mold into the male and female mold halves, with the silicone hydrogel contact lens adhered on one of the male and female mold halves; bring a shaped ultrasonic horn in direct contact with at least one area of a non-optical surface of the female mold half or the male mold half having the molded silicone hydrogel contact lens attached thereon; and applying a ultrasonic vibrational energy to the at least one area of the non-optical surface of the female mold half or the male mold half having the molded silicone hydrogel contact lens attached thereon so as to separate the molded silicone hydrogel contact lens from the mold half attached thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2026
    Assignee: Alcon Inc.
    Inventors: Alice Weimin Liu, Daryl Reece, Kirk Cooper, Shridhar Natarajan, John Janders, Uwe Haken, Stacey Elliott
  • METHOD FOR PRODUCING CONTACT LENSES
    Publication number: 20220266554
    Abstract: The invention provides a method producing contact lenses, comprising the step of: separating the mold into the male and female mold halves, with the silicone hydrogel contact lens adhered on one of the male and female mold halves; bring a shaped ultrasonic horn in direct contact with at least one area of a non-optical surface of the female mold half or the male mold half having the molded silicone hydrogel contact lens attached thereon; and applying a ultrasonic vibrational energy to the at least one area of the non-optical surface of the female mold half or the male mold half having the molded silicone hydrogel contact lens attached thereon so as to separate the molded silicone hydrogel contact lens from the mold half attached thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Alice Weimin Liu, Daryl Reece, Kirk Cooper, Shridhar Natarajan, John Janders, Uwe Haken, Stacey Elliott
  • Method for producing contact lenses
    Patent number: 11358353
    Abstract: The invention provides a method producing contact lenses, comprising the step of: separating the mold into the male and female mold halves, with the silicone hydrogel contact lens adhered on one of the male and female mold halves; bring a shaped ultrasonic horn in direct contact with at least one area of a non-optical surface of the female mold half or the male mold half having the molded silicone hydrogel contact lens attached thereon; and applying a ultrasonic vibrational energy to the at least one area of the non-optical surface of the female mold half or the male mold half having the molded silicone hydrogel contact lens attached thereon so as to separate the molded silicone hydrogel contact lens from the mold half attached thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Alcon Inc.
    Inventors: Alice Weimin Liu, Daryl Reece, Kirk Cooper, Shridhar Natarajan, John Janders, Uwe Haken, Stacey Elliott
  • METHOD FOR PRODUCING CONTACT LENSES
    Publication number: 20180169981
    Abstract: The invention provides a method producing contact lenses, comprising the step of: separating the mold into the male and female mold halves, with the silicone hydrogel contact lens adhered on one of the male and female mold halves; bring a shaped ultrasonic horn in direct contact with at least one area of a non-optical surface of the female mold half or the male mold half having the molded silicone hydrogel contact lens attached thereon; and applying a ultrasonic vibrational energy to the at least one area of the non-optical surface of the female mold half or the male mold half having the molded silicone hydrogel contact lens attached thereon so as to separate the molded silicone hydrogel contact lens from the mold half attached thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Alice Weimin Liu, Daryl Reece, Kirk Cooper, Shridhar Natarajan, John Janders, Uwe Haken, Stacey Elliott