Patents by Inventor Matthew David Hadfield

Matthew David Hadfield 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).

  • Warming apparatus for contact lenses
    Patent number: 8330082
    Abstract: Disclosed is a contact lens warming apparatus (100) adapted to warm a contact lens (109) stored in a removably inserted lens container (102), the apparatus comprising a controller (106), a heatable cavity (103) shaped to be conformal to a corresponding contact surface (108) of the inserted lens container (102), said conformal contact surface facilitating the rapid repeatable warming of the contact lens (109), and a heating element (107), wherein the controller (106) is adapted to direct the heating element (107) to warm the inserted lens container (102) thereby warming the contact lens (109) in the lens container (102) in order to reduce discomfort otherwise felt by a wearer of the contact lens (109) when inserting the unwarmed contact lens (109) into their eye.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Qirx Pty Ltd.
    Inventor: Matthew David Hadfield
  • DRYING ARRANGEMENT
    Publication number: 20120272542
    Abstract: Disclosed is a contact lens drying apparatus (1702, 1702) configured to dry a lens container (903) that is attached to the apparatus in a drying configuration, the apparatus comprising a controller (106), drying engagement means (904) for removably engaging the lens container (903), wherein the drying engagement means (904) disposes the lens container (903) in an orientation that reduces ingress of airborne contaminants, and a heating element (107), wherein the controller (106) is configured to direct the heating element (107) to dry the engaged lens container (903) thereby significantly reducing microbial activity in the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2010
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: QIRX PTY LTD.
    Inventors: Matthew David Hadfield, Thomas Courtney, Blake Stevens, Denis Stevens, Vaughan Barry
  • WARMING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20100258551
    Abstract: Disclosed is a contact lens warming apparatus (100) adapted to warm a contact lens (109) stored in a removably inserted lens container (102), the apparatus comprising a controller (106), a heatable cavity (103) shaped to be conformal to a corresponding contact surface (108) of the inserted lens container (102), said conformal contact surface facilitating the rapid repeatable warming of the contact lens (109), and a heating element (107), wherein the controller (106) is adapted to direct the heating element (107) to warm the inserted lens container (102) thereby warming the contact lens (109) in the lens container (102) in order to reduce discomfort otherwise felt by a wearer of the contact lens (109) when inserting the unwarmed contact lens (109) into their eye.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2008
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Inventor: Matthew David Hadfield