Patents by Inventor Matias Dieter Heinrich

Matias Dieter Heinrich 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).

  • Rotationally stabilized contact lenses
    Patent number: 7159979
    Abstract: The invention provides a lens in which the lens periphery is controlled as to each of thickness differential and both the rate of change from thinner to thicker regions and the shape of the transition from thinner to thicker regions within each of the dual thin zones. The lens of the invention substantially reduces the time for the lens' auto-positioning. Additionally, the lenses of the invention maintain their on-eye orientation better as compared to conventionally stabilized lenses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2007
    Assignee: Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc.
    Inventors: Philippe F. Jubin, Susan W. Neadle, Sheila B. Hickson-Curran, Timothy A. Clutterbuck, Matias Dieter Heinrich, Christopher Wildsmith
  • Rotationally stabilized contact lenses
    Patent number: 6939005
    Abstract: The invention provides a lens in which the lens periphery is controlled as to each of thickness differential and both the rate of change from thinner to thicker regions and the shape of the transition from thinner to thicker regions within each of the dual thin zones. The lens of the invention substantially reduces the time for the lens' auto-positioning. Additionally, the lenses of the invention maintain their on-eye orientation better as compared to conventionally stabilized lenses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2005
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Vision Care Inc.
    Inventors: Philippe F. Jubin, Susan W. Neadle, Sheila B. Hickson-Curran, Timothy A. Clutterbuck, Matias Dieter Heinrich