Patents by Inventor Minghan CHEN

Minghan CHEN 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).

  • Patent number: 11912800
    Abstract: Provided are compounds that may function as functionalized polymerization initiators, for instance in the manufacture of ophthalmic lenses, and to methods of such manufacture. The compounds are of formula I: wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, T, p, q, and n are as defined herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael F. Widman, Ghulam Maharvi, Shivkumar Mahadevan, Azaam Alli, Alexander Guzman, Xin Wei, Minghan Chen
  • Publication number: 20240045234
    Abstract: Described herein are systems and/or methods for forming an ophthalmic lens. An example method may comprise a step of determining a power profile based on a power profile function defined by a base optical power, an amount of spherical aberration at a radial distance from a geometric center of the lens, and a bump function. The example method may comprise a step of adjusting the power profile based at least on minimizing a shape metric of a through-focus curve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Xin Wei, Philippe F Jubin, Derek Nankivil, Minghan Chen, Gregory Williby
  • Patent number: 11822153
    Abstract: Described herein are systems and/or methods for forming an ophthalmic lens. An example method may comprise a step of determining a power profile based on a power profile function defined by a base optical power, an amount of spherical aberration at a radial distance from a geometric center of the lens, and a bump function. The example method may comprise a step of adjusting the power profile based at least on minimizing a shape metric of a through-focus curve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.
    Inventors: Xin Wei, Philippe F Jubin, Derek Nankivil, Minghan Chen, Gregory Williby
  • Patent number: 11686954
    Abstract: A soft contact lens designed to improve visual performance with reduced pupil edge wavefront aberration, reduced halo and reduced light scattering. The soft contact lens is designed with pupil apodization for modulating the lens amplitude transmission profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Inventor: Minghan Chen
  • Publication number: 20230176251
    Abstract: Provided is a method for forming an ophthalmic lens as well as a lens formed by such method. The method includes the curing of a reactive monomer mixture within a mold assembly under conditions to permit incorporation of functional features into selective portions of the ophthalmic lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2022
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Michael F. Widman, Ghulam Maharvi, Shivkumar Mahadevan, Azaam Alli, Alexander Guzman, Xin Wei, Minghan Chen
  • Publication number: 20230105465
    Abstract: Provided are compounds that may function as functionalized polymerization initiators, for instance in the manufacture of ophthalmic lenses, and to methods of such manufacture. The compounds are of formula I: wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, p, q, r, s, v, w, and X1 are as defined herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: Michael F. Widman, Ghulam Maharvi, Shivkumar Mahadevan, Azaam Alli, Alexander Guzman, Xin Wei, Minghan Chen
  • Publication number: 20230105992
    Abstract: Provided are compounds that may function as functionalized polymerization initiators, for instance in the manufacture of ophthalmic lenses, and to methods of such manufacture. The compounds are of formula I: wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, T, p, q, and n are as defined herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: Michael F. Widman, Ghulam Maharvi, Shivkumar Mahadevan, Azaam Alli, Alexander Guzman, Xin Wei, Minghan Chen
  • Publication number: 20230085523
    Abstract: Described herein are soft contact lens sets and methods of designing soft contact lens sets based on incorporating different levels of spherical aberration into the lens design depending on the target spherical power. The different levels of spherical aberration are equal to or less than zero D/mm2, and account for clinically measured population-average ocular spherical aberration, manufacturing variations and generalized accommodative ability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2021
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventor: Minghan Chen
  • Publication number: 20220301213
    Abstract: Systems and methods for characterizing optical zone diameter of ophthalmic devices are described herein. An example system includes a light source, a Shack-Hartmann wavefront sensor, and a computing device operably coupled to the wavefront sensor. The computing device includes a processor and a memory operably coupled to the processor. The computing device is configured to receive an image of an ophthalmic device, where the image is captured by the wavefront sensor. The computing device is also configured to analyze the image to detect an optical zone (OZ) boundary of the ophthalmic device and measure a diameter of the OZ boundary of the ophthalmic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Minghan Chen, Phillipe Jubin
  • Patent number: 11360325
    Abstract: An ophthalmic lens may comprise a main body comprising an optic zone and a peripheral zone disposed adjacent the optic zone, wherein the optic zone comprises a refractive structure that exhibits a first optical power and a diffractive structure disposed within the optic zone, wherein the diffractive structure exhibits a second optical power, wherein the ophthalmic lens is associated with a first target SKU optical power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc
    Inventors: Minghan Chen, C. Benjamin Wooley
  • Publication number: 20220099999
    Abstract: Described herein are systems and/or methods for forming an ophthalmic lens. An example method may comprise a step of determining a power profile based on a power profile function defined by a base optical power, an amount of spherical aberration at a radial distance from a geometric center of the lens, and a bump function. The example method may comprise a step of adjusting the power profile based at least on minimizing a shape metric of a through-focus curve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Xin Wei, Philippe F Jubin, Derek Nankivil, Minghan Chen, Gregory Williby
  • Patent number: 11256039
    Abstract: A method of cleaving an optical fiber comprises inserting the optical fiber through a bore of a holding member, securing the optical fiber to the holding member with a bonding agent, operating at least one laser to emit at least one laser beam, and directing the at least one laser beam from the at least one laser to the end face of the holding member. At least a portion of the at least one laser beam reflects off the end face of the holding member and is thereafter incident on an end portion of the optical fiber. The at least one laser beam cleaves the end portion of the optical fiber less than 20 ?m from the end face of the holding member. Related systems are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Corning Optical Communications LLC
    Inventors: Joel Patrick Carberry, Minghan Chen, Ming-Jun Li, Anping Liu, Barada Kanta Nayak
  • Patent number: 11207748
    Abstract: A solder preform is provided, at least one surface of the solder preform (C) is provided with a plurality of protruding portions and/or recessing portions provided at a certain interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Inventors: Hangwei Cai, Kun Du, Liesong Cai, Minghan Chen
  • Patent number: 11112621
    Abstract: An ophthalmic lens comprises a main body having a toric surface and a spherical surface opposite the toric surface, the main body comprising an eyelid stabilization design structure having a thickness of less than 200 ?m, wherein the spherical surface is configured to exhibit a lens spherical power, wherein the toric surface is configured to exhibit a lens cylindrical power that does not fully correct ocular cylindrical power due to astigmatism; and wherein the lens spherical power is configured such that the minimum circle of the ophthalmic lens is on or adjacent the retina of the eye of the wearer at a target angle of alignment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.
    Inventor: Minghan Chen
  • Publication number: 20210048688
    Abstract: A soft contact lens designed to improve visual performance with reduced pupil edge wavefront aberration, reduced halo and reduced light scattering. The soft contact lens is designed with pupil apodization for modulating the lens amplitude transmission profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventor: Minghan Chen
  • Publication number: 20210039206
    Abstract: A solder preform is provided, at least one surface of the solder preform (C) is provided with a plurality of protruding portions and/or recessing portions provided at a certain interval.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2018
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Hangwei CAI, Kun DU, Liesong CAI, Minghan CHEN
  • Patent number: 10838234
    Abstract: A soft contact lens designed to improve visual performance with reduced pupil edge wavefront aberration, reduced halo and reduced light scattering. The soft contact lens is designed with pupil apodization for modulating the lens amplitude transmission profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.
    Inventor: Minghan Chen
  • Publication number: 20200264449
    Abstract: An ophthalmic lens comprises a main body having a toric surface and a spherical surface opposite the toric surface, the main body comprising an eyelid stabilization design structure having a thickness of less than 200 ?m, wherein the spherical surface is configured to exhibit a lens spherical power, wherein the toric surface is configured to exhibit a lens cylindrical power that does not fully correct ocular cylindrical power due to astigmatism; and wherein the lens spherical power is configured such that the minimum circle of the ophthalmic lens is on or adjacent the retina of the eye of the wearer at a target angle of alignment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventor: Minghan Chen
  • Publication number: 20200257137
    Abstract: An ophthalmic lens may comprise a main body comprising an optic zone and a peripheral zone disposed adjacent the optic zone, wherein the optic zone comprises a refractive structure that exhibits a first optical power and a diffractive structure disposed within the optic zone, wherein the diffractive structure exhibits a second optical power, wherein the ophthalmic lens is associated with a first target SKU optical power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2019
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: Minghan Chen, C. Benjamin Wooley
  • Publication number: 20200241213
    Abstract: A method of cleaving an optical fiber comprises inserting the optical fiber through a bore of a holding member, securing the optical fiber to the holding member with a bonding agent, operating at least one laser to emit at least one laser beam, and directing the at least one laser beam from the at least one laser to the end face of the holding member. At least a portion of the at least one laser beam reflects off the end face of the holding member and is thereafter incident on an end portion of the optical fiber. The at least one laser beam cleaves the end portion of the optical fiber less than 20 ?m from the end face of the holding member. Related systems are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Joel Patrick Carberry, Minghan Chen, Ming-Jun Li, Anping Liu, Barada Kanta Nayak