Patents by Inventor Patricia A. Piers

Patricia A. Piers 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).

  • Publication number: 20240130851
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems and methods for providing improved ophthalmic lenses, particularly intraocular lenses (IOLs), include features for providing improved extended depth of focus lenses. Exemplary ophthalmic lenses can include an optic including a diffractive profile including at least one set of echelettes, each echelette of the set having a different width in r-squared space than any other echelette of the set and the at least one set of echelettes repeating at least once upon the optic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Franck Gounou, Hendrik A. Weeber, Robert Rosen, Carmen Canovas Vidal, Patricia A. Piers
  • Patent number: 11844689
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems and methods for providing improved ophthalmic lenses, particularly intraocular lenses (IOLs), include features for providing improved extended depth of focus lenses. Exemplary ophthalmic lenses can include an optic including a diffractive profile including at least one set of echelettes, each echelette of the set having a different width in r-squared space than any other echelette of the set and the at least one set of echelettes repeating at least once upon the optic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: AMO Groningen B.V.
    Inventors: Franck Gounou, Hendrik A. Weeber, Robert Rosen, Carmen Canovas Vidal, Patricia A. Piers
  • Patent number: 11819401
    Abstract: Intraocular lenses with a base optical power and a customized add power. The add power is customized based on at least one of ocular biometry of an individual, position of the intraocular lens in the eye and a preferred reading distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: AMO Groningen B.V.
    Inventors: Carmen Canovas Vidal, Robert Rosén, Marrie Van Der Mooren, Patricia A. Piers
  • Publication number: 20230190451
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems and methods for providing improved ophthalmic lenses, particularly intraocular lenses (IOLs), include features for reducing adverse optical effects from diffractive profiles of such a lens. Exemplary ophthalmic lenses can include an optic including a diffractive profile including a transition zone having a parabolic shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Aixa ALARCON HEREDIA, Miguel FARIA RIBEIRO, Franck GOUNOU, Patricia A. PIERS, Hendrik WEEBER, Carmen CANOVAS VIDAL, Robert ROSEN
  • Publication number: 20230172705
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems and methods for providing improved ophthalmic lenses, particularly intraocular lenses (IOLs), include features for providing improved extended depth of focus lenses. Exemplary ophthalmic lenses can include an optic including a diffractive profile including multiple rings, with the rings having step heights corresponding to a desired performance of the optic and configured to reduce adverse optical effects of the diffractive profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2022
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Aixa ALARCON HEREDIA, Miguel FARIA RIBEIRO, Franck GOUNOU, Patricia A. PIERS, Hendrik WEEBER, Carmen CANOVAS VIDAL, Robert ROSEN
  • Publication number: 20230073059
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems and methods for providing improved ophthalmic lenses, particularly intraocular lenses (IOLs), include features for reducing adverse optical effects from diffractive profiles of such a lens. Exemplary ophthalmic lenses can include an optic including a diffractive profile including a transition zone having an elevated surface roughness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Applicant: AMO Groningen B.V.
    Inventors: Hendrik A. Weeber, Aixa Alarcon Heredia, Carmen Canovas Vidal, Franck Gounou, Patricia A. Piers, Miguel Faria Ribeiro
  • Publication number: 20220211488
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods directed to reducing negative dysphotopsia in an individual's eye. Such apparatuses, systems, and methods may include determining an angle kappa of an individual's eye. Such apparatuses, systems, and methods further include tilt adjustable intraocular lenses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventors: Aixa Alarcon Heredia, Robert Rosen, Mihai State, Patricia A. Piers
  • Publication number: 20210251743
    Abstract: Intraocular lenses with a base optical power and a customized add power. The add power is customized based on at least one of ocular biometry of an individual, position of the intraocular lens in the eye and a preferred reading distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Carmen Canovas Vidal, Robert Rosén, Marrie Van Der Mooren, Patricia A. Piers
  • Publication number: 20210196452
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems and methods for providing improved ophthalmic lenses, particularly intraocular lenses (IOLs), include features for providing improved extended depth of focus lenses. Exemplary ophthalmic lenses can include an optic including a diffractive profile including at least one set of echelettes, each echelette of the set having a different width in r-squared space than any other echelette of the set and the at least one set of echelettes repeating at least once upon the optic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Franck Gounou, Hendrik A. Weeber, Robert Rosen, Carmen Canovas Vidal, Patricia A. Piers
  • Patent number: 11000362
    Abstract: Intraocular lenses with a base optical power and a customized add power. The add power is customized based on at least one of ocular biometry of an individual, position of the intraocular lens in the eye and a preferred reading distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: AMO Groningen B.V.
    Inventors: Carmen Canovas Vidal, Robert Rosén, Marrie Van Der Mooren, Patricia A. Piers
  • Publication number: 20190076240
    Abstract: Intraocular lenses with a base optical power and a customized add power. The add power is customized based on at least one of ocular biometry of an individual, position of the intraocular lens in the eye and a preferred reading distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2018
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Inventors: Carmen Canovas Vidal, Robert Rosén, Marrie Van Der Mooren, Patricia A. Piers
  • Patent number: 9724190
    Abstract: System and method for customizing multifocal ophthalmic lenses, such as an intraocular lens (IOL) or the like, that may be tailored for an individual patient or group of patients beyond the selection of a particular IOL power. One or more eye factors of the patient are determined, a set of different multifocal intraocular lenses having a similar base power are determined based on the eye factors, and a multifocal intraocular lens is selected for the patient from the set based on the eye factors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: AMO Groningen B.V.
    Inventors: Henk A. Weeber, Patricia A. Piers, Marrie H. Van der Mooren
  • Publication number: 20170213306
    Abstract: System and method for customizing multifocal ophthalmic lenses, such as an intraocular lens (IOL) or the like, that may be tailored for an individual patient or group of patients beyond the selection of a particular IOL power. One or more eye factors of the patient are determined, a set of different multifocal intraocular lenses having a similar base power are determined based on the eye factors, and a multifocal intraocular lens is selected for the patient from the set based on the eye factors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2010
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Henk A. Weeber, Patricia A. Piers, Marrie H. Van der Mooren
  • Patent number: 9122074
    Abstract: A system of ophthalmic lenses contains a first lens for a first eye of a subject and a second lens for a second eye of a subject. The first lens includes a first lens shape having a first base refractive power and a first diffractive pattern imposed on the first lens shape, the diffractive pattern having a first lower diffraction order with a first lower diffractive power and a first higher diffraction order with a first higher diffractive power. The first lens includes lower and higher optical powers equal to the first base refractive power plus the first lower and higher diffractive powers, respectively. The second lens includes a second lens shape having a second base refractive power and a second diffractive pattern imposed on the second lens shape, the second diffractive pattern having a second lower diffraction order with a second lower diffractive power and a second higher diffraction order with a second higher diffractive power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: AMO GRONINGEN B.V.
    Inventors: Patricia A Piers, Hendrik A Weeber, Marrie H Van Der Mooren
  • Patent number: 8801781
    Abstract: When fitting a patient for an intraocular lens, a series of measurements is taken on the patient's eye that determines a required lens power. Next, a range of preferred shape factors may be found, which determine the base (i.e., spherical) radii of the two lens surfaces, essentially independent of the lens power. The preferred shape factor adjusts the third-order coma of the lens to largely offset the coma of the cornea, so that the image at the retina has a reduced amount of third-order coma. Once a preferred shape factor is determined, the base radii of curvature of the anterior and posterior surfaces are determined from the shape factor and the lens power by algebraic formulas. Finally, one or more aspheric terms are added to one or both of the surfaces in the lens, so that the spherical aberration of the lens largely offsets the spherical aberration of the cornea.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Abbott Medical Optics Inc.
    Inventors: Juan Tabernero, Pablo Artal, Patricia Piers
  • Publication number: 20140118684
    Abstract: A system of ophthalmic lenses contains a first lens for a first eye of a subject and a second lens for a second eye of a subject. The first lens includes a first lens shape having a first base refractive power and a first diffractive pattern imposed on the first lens shape, the diffractive pattern having a first lower diffraction order with a first lower diffractive power and a first higher diffraction order with a first higher diffractive power. The first lens includes lower and higher optical powers equal to the first base refractive power plus the first lower and higher diffractive powers, respectively. The second lens includes a second lens shape having a second base refractive power and a second diffractive pattern imposed on the second lens shape, the second diffractive pattern having a second lower diffraction order with a second lower diffractive power and a second higher diffraction order with a second higher diffractive power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2014
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Inventors: Patricia A. Piers, Hendrik A. Weeber, Marrie H. Van Der Mooren
  • Patent number: 8623083
    Abstract: A system of ophthalmic lenses contains a first lens for a first eye of a subject and a second lens for a second eye of a subject. The first lens includes a first lens shape having a first base refractive power and a first diffractive pattern imposed on the first lens shape, the diffractive pattern having a first lower diffraction order with a first lower diffractive power and a first higher diffraction order with a first higher diffractive power. The first lens includes lower and higher optical powers equal to the first base refractive power plus the first lower and higher diffractive powers, respectively. The second lens includes a second lens shape having a second base refractive power and a second diffractive pattern imposed on the second lens shape, the second diffractive pattern having a second lower diffraction order with a second lower diffractive power and a second higher diffraction order with a second higher diffractive power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: AMO Groningen B.V.
    Inventors: Patricia A Piers, Hendrik A Weeber, Marrie H Van Der Mooren
  • Publication number: 20110109874
    Abstract: A system of ophthalmic lenses contains a first lens for a first eye of a subject and a second lens for a second eye of a subject. The first lens includes a first lens shape having a first base refractive power and a first diffractive pattern imposed on the first lens shape, the diffractive pattern having a first lower diffraction order with a first lower diffractive power and a first higher diffraction order with a first higher diffractive power. The first lens includes lower and higher optical powers equal to the first base refractive power plus the first lower and higher diffractive powers, respectively. The second lens includes a second lens shape having a second base refractive power and a second diffractive pattern imposed on the second lens shape, the second diffractive pattern having a second lower diffraction order with a second lower diffractive power and a second higher diffraction order with a second higher diffractive power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2009
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Applicant: AMO Groningen B.V.
    Inventors: Patricia A. Piers, Hendrik A. Weeber, Marrie Van Der Mooren
  • Publication number: 20100281021
    Abstract: System and method for customizing multifocal ophthalmic lenses, such as an intraocular lens (IOL) or the like, that may be tailored for an individual patient or group of patients beyond the selection of a particular IOL power. One or more eye factors of the patient are determined, a set of different multifocal intraocular lenses having a similar base power are determined based on the eye factors, and a multifocal intraocular lens is selected for the patient from the set based on the eye factors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2010
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Inventors: Henk A. Weeber, Patricia A. Piers, Marrie H. Van der Mooren
  • Patent number: 7677725
    Abstract: A method of designing an aspheric ophthalmic lens with both refractive and diffractive powers that is capable of reducing chromatic aberration and at least one monochromatic aberration of an eye comprises combining aspherical refractive and diffractive surfaces, selecting an appropriate eye model, establishing a design lens having at least one aspheric surface with a capacity to reduce monochromatic aberration in said eye model, establishing a diffractive lens element that corrects for chromatic aberration of the model eye; and adjusting the lens surface design in order to obtain a suitably high polychromatic image quality in a form that is weighted to comply with a spectral merit function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: AMO Groningen B.V.
    Inventors: Patricia Piers, Henk Weeber