Patents by Inventor Muhammad Waqas Asif

Muhammad Waqas Asif 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).

  • Systems and methods for insert placement to fabricate hybrid contact lenses
    Patent number: 12358245
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods are disclosed for fabricating a hybrid contact lens product having a lens insert embedded at a precisely controlled location within a lens body. A mold engagement and support base engages and retains a lens forming mold in a substantially fixed position. An insert placement and positioning device includes an insert pickup head with a contact face configured for releasable engagement of the lens insert and at least one suction opening in the contact face for applying suction to engage the insert on the contact face. A positioning housing interacts with the mold and/or the support base to provide precise locational positioning of the lens insert within the mold. A lens body forming material is delivered to the mold to encapsulate the lens insert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: Alcon Inc.
    Inventors: Yang Zheng, Cornelius Daniel Niculas, Yuan Chang, Junhao Ge, Steve Yun Zhang, Justin Joel Aguayo, David Andrew Icenogle, Muhammad Waqas Asif, Daryl Reece
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INSERT PLACEMENT TO FABRICATE HYBRID CONTACT LENSES
    Publication number: 20230166467
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods are disclosed for fabricating a hybrid contact lens product having a lens insert embedded at a precisely controlled location within a lens body. A mold engagement and support base engages and retains a lens forming mold in a substantially fixed position. An insert placement and positioning device includes an insert pickup head with a contact face configured for releasable engagement of the lens insert and at least one suction opening in the contact face for applying suction to engage the insert on the contact face. A positioning housing interacts with the mold and/or the support base to provide precise locational positioning of the lens insert within the mold. A lens body forming material is delivered to the mold to encapsulate the lens insert.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2022
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Yang Zheng, Cornelius Daniel Niculas, Yuan Chang, Junhao Ge, Steve Yun Zhang, Justin Joel Aguayo, David Andrew Icenogle, Muhammad Waqas Asif, Daryl Reece