Patents by Inventor Michael Dobner

Michael Dobner 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).

  • Casting mold for forming a biomedical device including an ophthalmic device
    Patent number: 8070475
    Abstract: A casting mold is provided for forming a biomedical device including an ophthalmic device such as a contact lens. The casting mold includes an anterior mold section and a posterior mold section, wherein one of the mold sections includes a plurality of radially extending ribs and the remaining mold section includes an annular shoulder for engaging an outer end of the ribs to define a mold cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: Bausch & Lomb Incorporated
    Inventors: Bruce Lawton, Daniel Barrows, Emily A. Gabriel, Michael Dobner, Craig Barrile-Josephson, Larry Hovey, Sandeep Pandit, Ryan Williams, Jessica Pierce
  • Method of forming a biomedical device including an ophthalmic device
    Patent number: 7850878
    Abstract: A method is provided of forming a biomedical device in a casting mold which has an anterior mold section and a posterior mold section, wherein one of the mold sections includes a plurality of radially extending ribs and the remaining mold section includes an annular shoulder for engaging an outer end of the ribs to define a mold cavity. The method includes engaging the mold sections along a peripheral seal of the mold cavity and a plurality of circumferentially spaced contact points on a shoulder of one of the mold sections. Cured excess material bonds to the ribs of the one mold section and provides repeatable retention and location of the excess material after formation of the biomedical device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Bausch & Lomb Incorporated
    Inventors: Bruce Lawton, Daniel Barrows, Emily A. Gabriel, Michael Dobner, Craig Barrile-Josephson, Larry Hovey, Sandeep Pandit, Ryan Williams, Jessica Pierce
  • Method of Forming a Biomedical Device including an Ophthalmic Device
    Publication number: 20090166904
    Abstract: A method is provided of forming a biomedical device in a casting mold which has an anterior mold section and a posterior mold section, wherein one of the mold sections includes a plurality of radially extending ribs and the remaining mold section includes an annular shoulder for engaging an outer end of the ribs to define a mold cavity. The method includes engaging the mold sections along a peripheral seal of the mold cavity and a plurality of circumferentially spaced contact points on a shoulder of one of the mold sections. Cured excess material bonds to the ribs of the one mold section and provides repeatable retention and location of the excess material after formation of the biomedical device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Inventors: Bruce Lawton, Daniel Barrows, Emily A. Gabriel, Michael Dobner, Craig Barrile-Josephson, Larry Hovey, Sandeep Pandit, Ryan Williams, Jessica Pierce
  • Casting Mold for Forming a Biomedical Device including an Ophthalmic Device
    Publication number: 20090166507
    Abstract: A casting mold is provided for forming a biomedical device including an ophthalmic device such as a contact lens. The casting mold includes an anterior mold section and a posterior mold section, wherein one of the mold sections includes a plurality of radially extending ribs and the remaining mold section includes an annular shoulder for engaging an outer end of the ribs to define a mold cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Inventors: Bruce Lawton, Daniel Barrows, Emily A. Gabriel, Michael Dobner, Craig Barrile-Josephson, Larry Hovey, Sandeep Pandit, Ryan Williams, Jessica Pierce
  • Microkeratome cutting-head for use with a single-bevel cutting-blade assembly
    Publication number: 20050131435
    Abstract: A cutting-head 46 for a microkeratome includes a slot 48 for holding a single-bevel cutting-blade assembly 20. The slot 48 is oriented so that the single-bevel cutting-blade assembly 20 will be positioned to have a shear-face angle 44 and a blade-edge point 32 approximately the same as those for a multi-beveled cutting-blade assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2003
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Inventors: Peter Halecki, Michael Dobner, Craig Barrile-Josephson, James Kirch