Patents by Inventor Michael D. Schulte

Michael D. Schulte 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).

  • Screw cap package for contact lens
    Patent number: 8317016
    Abstract: A contact lens package includes a holder having a receptacle for holding a contact lens and a cap having a seal for sealing a contact lens within the receptacle. The cap is attached to the holder and is movable from an end of the holder where the receptacle is formed toward an opposite end of the holder. As the cap moves toward the opposite end of the holder, the end of the holder where the receptacle is formed ruptures the seal such that the contact lens can be removed from the package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Tokarski, James Peck, Edward Dzwill, George Brock, Michael D. Schulte, Ronald K. Coleman, James R. Davis
  • Contact lens packages
    Patent number: 8281920
    Abstract: The invention provides contact lens packages in which removal of the lens is facilitated by providing a means for elevating the lens when the package is opened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael G. Tokarski, James Peck, Edward Dzwill, George Brock, Roger W. Smith, Michael D. Schulte, Michael Scott Ulrich
  • Synthesis of nanoparticles in non-aqueous polymer solutions and product
    Patent number: 7879935
    Abstract: The invention provides for production of nanoparticles dispersed in polymers where the nanoparticles include metals and metal oxides/sulfides that provide enhanced properties (e.g. higher refractive index) to the material. The nanoparticles are typically formed in situ within the polymer. Typically the nanoparticles are in the form of nanocrystals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventors: Lalgudi S. Ramanathan, Bhima R. Vijayendran, Michael D. Schulte, Stephen S. Hardaker, Angela Hardaker, legal representative, Abhishek Gupta, Joel D. Elhard
  • Contact lens packages
    Patent number: 7784608
    Abstract: The invention provides contact lens packages in which removal of the lens is facilitated by elevating the lens when the package is opened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael G. Tokarski, James Peck, Edward Dzwill, George Brock, Roger W. Smith, Michael D. Schulte, Michael Scott Ulrich
  • Contact Lens Packages
    Publication number: 20100187140
    Abstract: The invention provides contact lens packages in which removal of the lens is facilitated by providing a means for elevating the lens when the package is opened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2010
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Inventors: Michael G. Tokarski, James Peck, Edward Dzwill, George Brock, Roger W. Smith, Michael D. Schulte, Michael Scott Ulrich
  • SCREW CAP PACKAGE FOR CONTACT LENS
    Publication number: 20090242431
    Abstract: A contact lens package includes a holder having a receptacle for holding a contact lens and a cap having a seal for sealing a contact lens within the receptacle. The cap is attached to the holder and is movable from an end of the holder where the receptacle is formed toward an opposite end of the holder. As the cap moves toward the opposite end of the holder, the end of the holder where the receptacle is formed ruptures the seal such that the contact lens can be removed from the package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2009
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Inventors: Michael Tokarski, James Peck, Edward Dzwill, George Brock, Michael D. Schulte, Ronald K. Coleman, James R. Davis
  • Screw cap package for contact lens
    Patent number: 7562768
    Abstract: A contact lens package includes a holder having a receptacle for holding a contact lens and a cap having a seal for sealing a contact lens within the receptacle. The cap is attached to the holder and is movable from an end of the holder where the receptacle is formed toward an opposite end of the holder. As the cap moves toward the opposite end of the holder, the end of the holder where the receptacle is formed ruptures the seal such that the contact lens can be removed from the package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2009
    Inventors: Michael Tokarski, James Peck, Edward Dzwill, George Brock, Michael D. Schulte, Ronald K. Coleman, James R. Davis
  • Screw cap package for contact lens
    Publication number: 20080011618
    Abstract: A contact lens package includes a holder having a receptacle for holding a contact lens and a cap having a seal for sealing a contact lens within the receptacle. The cap is attached to the holder and is movable from an end of the holder where the receptacle is formed toward an opposite end of the holder. As the cap moves toward the opposite end of the holder, the end of the holder where the receptacle is formed ruptures the seal such that the contact lens can be removed from the package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2006
    Publication date: January 17, 2008
    Inventors: Michael Tokarski, James Peck, Edward Dzwill, George Brock, Michael D. Schulte, Ronald K. Coleman, James R. Davis
  • Methods of joining polymers using ultrasonic energy
    Patent number: 6764637
    Abstract: In a method of joining a solidifiable liquid polymeric material to a solid material to produce a solid article, the solid material is contacted with the liquid polymeric material at an interface. Ultrasonic energy is applied so that the energy reaches the interface between the contacting solid material and liquid polymeric material. A joint is formed at the interface by allowing or causing the liquid polymeric material to solidify, to produce a solid article comprising the solidified polymeric material joined to the solid material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2004
    Assignee: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventors: Lynn L. Faulkner, Richard P. Heggs, Douglas B. Pape, Michael D. Schulte, Micah M. Kattner
  • Methods of joining polymers using ultrasonic energy
    Publication number: 20030094735
    Abstract: In a method of joining a solidifiable liquid polymeric material to a solid material to produce a solid article, the solid material is contacted with the liquid polymeric material at an interface. Ultrasonic energy is applied so that the energy reaches the interface between the contacting solid material and liquid polymeric material. A joint is formed at the interface by allowing or causing the liquid polymeric material to solidify, to produce a solid article comprising the solidified polymeric material joined to the solid material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2001
    Publication date: May 22, 2003
    Inventors: Lynn L. Faulkner, Richard P. Heggs, Douglas B. Pape, Michael D. Schulte, Micah M. Kattner