Patents by Inventor Nancy Keir

Nancy Keir 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: 12276869
    Abstract: A WS12-releasing contact lens is described as well as method of manufacturing the same. The WS12-releasing contact lens comprises a polymeric lens body and WS12 releasably adhered to the polymeric lens body. The amount of WS12 releasably adhered to the polymeric lens body provides a basal tear concentration in lens wearers of 2 ?g/ml to 8 ?g/ml WS12 after 30 minutes of lens wear. The WS12-releasing contact lens can be used to increase contact lens comfort, reduce eye fatigue, reduce sensations of ocular dryness and impart a pleasant, cooling sensation in the lens wearer without causing stinging or burning upon insertion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: COOPERVISION INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
    Inventors: Erwin Si, Nancy Keir, Subam Basuthkar Sundar Rao
  • Publication number: 20250110351
    Abstract: A WS12-releasing contact lens is described as well as method of manufacturing the same. The WS12-releasing contact lens comprises a polymeric lens body and WS12 releasably adhered to the polymeric lens body. The amount of WS12 releasably adhered to the polymeric lens body provides a basal tear concentration in lens wearers of 2 ?g/ml to 8 ?g/ml WS12 after 30 minutes of lens wear. The WS12-releasing contact lens can be used to increase contact lens comfort, reduce eye fatigue, reduce sensations of ocular dryness and impart a pleasant, cooling sensation in the lens wearer without causing stinging or burning upon insertion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2023
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Applicant: CooperVision International Limited
    Inventors: Erwin SI, Nancy KEIR, Subam BASUTHKAR SUNDAR RAO
  • Patent number: 12153288
    Abstract: A contact lens having an amount of at least one cooling agent and at least one TRPV1 inhibitor releasably adhered is described as well as method of manufacturing the same. The contact lens can be comfortably worn by contact lens wearers and can increase the duration of comfortable lens wearing time and/or reduce lens awareness events and/or reduce contact lens dryness in a symptomatic contact lens wearer and further can reduce or avoid any stinging/burning sensation when the contact lens is first used or a short time thereafter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: COOPERVISION INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
    Inventors: Erwin Si, Nancy Keir, Yuwen Liu, Inna Maltseva
  • Publication number: 20240264469
    Abstract: A contact lens having an amount of at least one cooling agent and at least one TRPV1 inhibitor releasably adhered is described as well as method of manufacturing the same. The contact lens can be comfortably worn by contact lens wearers and can increase the duration of comfortable lens wearing time and/or reduce lens awareness events and/or reduce contact lens dryness in a symptomatic contact lens wearer and further can reduce or avoid any stinging/burning sensation when the contact lens is first used or a short time thereafter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2023
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Applicant: CooperVision International Limited
    Inventors: Erwin SI, Nancy KEIR, Yuwen LIU, Inna MALTSEVA
  • Patent number: 11947192
    Abstract: A contact lens comprising one or more microchannels for transport of liquid through the lens is provided. The contact lens can be made by contacting a curable composition with a microfiber that is insoluble in the curable composition; curing the curable composition to provide a polymeric lens body with the microfiber embedded therein; and contacting the polymeric lens body with a solvent to dissolve the microfiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: COOPERVISION INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
    Inventors: Sourav Saha, Victoria Rogers, Charles B. Derringer, Sarah Tao, Szeshen Chuah, Yuan Sun, Yuwen Liu, Nancy Keir, Tim Warren, Matthew S. Linn, Lu Jiang
  • Publication number: 20230107664
    Abstract: A contact lens comprising one or more microchannels for transport of liquid through the lens is provided. The contact lens can be made by contacting a curable composition with a microfiber that is insoluble in the curable composition; curing the curable composition to provide a polymeric lens body with the microfiber embedded therein; and contacting the polymeric lens body with a solvent to dissolve the microfiber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Applicant: CooperVision International Limited
    Inventors: Sourav Saha, Victoria Rogers, Charles B. Derringer, Sarah Tao, Szeshen Chuah, Yuan Sun, Yuwen Liu, Nancy Keir, Tim Warren, Matthew S. Linn, Lu Jiang
  • Patent number: 11550166
    Abstract: A contact lens comprising one or more microchannels for transport of liquid through the lens is provided. The contact lens can be made by contacting a curable composition with a microfiber that is insoluble in the curable composition; curing the curable composition to provide a polymeric lens body with the microfiber embedded therein; and contacting the polymeric lens body with a solvent to dissolve the microfiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: COOPERVISION INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
    Inventors: Sourav Saha, Victoria Rogers, Charles B. Derringer, Sarah Tao, Szeshen Chuah, Yuan Sun, Yuwen Liu, Nancy Keir, Tim Warren, Matthew S. Linn, Lu Jiang
  • Publication number: 20200387009
    Abstract: A contact lens comprising one or more microchannels for transport of liquid through the lens is provided. The contact lens can be made by contacting a curable composition with a microfiber that is insoluble in the curable composition; curing the curable composition to provide a polymeric lens body with the microfiber embedded therein; and contacting the polymeric lens body with a solvent to dissolve the microfiber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Applicant: CooperVision International Holding Company, LP
    Inventors: Sourav Saha, Victoria Rogers, Charles B. Derringer, Sarah Tao, Szeshen Chuah, Yuan Sun, Yuwen Liu, Nancy Keir, Tim Warren, Matthew S. Linn, Lu Jiang