Patents by Inventor Maria A. Dunkle

Maria A. Dunkle 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).

  • Atmospheric plasma coating for ophthalmic devices
    Patent number: 9156213
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of coating and thereby affecting the surface properties of a substrate such as a contact lens or other ophthalmic device. The method comprises the steps of generating an atmospheric plasma flow from a working gas and controlling the continuity of the atmospheric plasma flow with a power generator, and, introducing the atmospheric plasma flow to a substrate surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Yongxing Qiu, John Dallas Pruitt, Chandana Kolluru, Maria A. Dunkle, Yasuo Matsuzawa
  • ATMOSPHERIC PLASMA COATING FOR OPHTHALMIC DEVICES
    Publication number: 20120137635
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of coating and thereby affecting the surface properties of a substrate such as a contact lens or other ophthalmic device. The method comprises the steps of generating an atmospheric plasma flow from a working gas and controlling the continuity of the atmospheric plasma flow with a power generator, and, introducing the atmospheric plasma flow to a substrate surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2011
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Inventors: Yongxing Qiu, John Dallas Pruitt, Chandana Kolluru, Maria A. Dunkle, Yasuo Matsuzawa