Patents by Inventor Randy Larimer

Randy Larimer 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).

  • Device and method for stimulating the meibomian glands of the eyelid
    Patent number: 8491508
    Abstract: A device for stimulating the meibomian glands of the eyelid comprising: a handle; a head that is non-removable and integral to the handle, the head comprising an eyepiece that oscillates to provide a massaging action to an eyelid and that comprises a front end that is concave in shape to fit over an eyelid; a heater located inside of the eyepiece; a temperature sensor located inside of the eyepiece, wherein the temperature sensor causes the eyepiece to heat to a predetermined temperature and then stop heating; and a charging base that supplies power to a motor that causes the eyepiece to oscillate, wherein the motor comprises a motor shaft. A method of applying heat and massaging action to the eyelid at the same time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Inventors: Walton F. Smith, David Yakos, Randy Larimer
  • DEVICE AND METHOD FOR STIMULATING THE MEIBOMIAN GLANDS OF THE EYELID
    Publication number: 20120065556
    Abstract: A device for stimulating the meibomian glands of the eyelid comprising: a handle; a head that is non-removable and integral to the handle, the head comprising an eyepiece that oscillates to provide a massaging action to an eyelid and that comprises a front end that is concave in shape to fit over an eyelid; a heater located inside of the eyepiece; a temperature sensor located inside of the eyepiece, wherein the temperature sensor causes the eyepiece to heat to a predetermined temperature and then stop heating; and a charging base that supplies power to a motor that causes the eyepiece to oscillate, wherein the motor comprises a motor shaft. A method of applying heat and massaging action to the eyelid at the same time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2010
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Inventors: Walton F. Smith, David Yakos, Randy Larimer
  • Device for stimulating the meibomian glands of the eyelid
    Patent number: D645565
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Inventors: Walton F. Smith, David Yakos, Randy Larimer