Patents by Inventor Rich Hofer

Rich Hofer 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).

  • Application of blend zones, depth reduction, and transition zones to ablation shapes
    Patent number: 10449089
    Abstract: Methods, devices, and systems for reprofiling a surface of a cornea of an eye ablate a portion of the cornea to create an ablation zone with an optically correct central optical zone disposed in a central portion of the cornea, and a blend zone disposed peripherally to the central optical zone and at least partially within an optical zone of the eye. The blend zone can have an optical power that gradually diminishes with increasing radius from the central optical zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: AMO MANUFACTURING USA, LLC
    Inventors: Erik Gross, Rich Hofer, Jonathan Wong
  • APPLICATION OF BLEND ZONES, DEPTH REDUCTION, AND TRANSITION ZONES TO ABLATION SHAPES
    Publication number: 20120271287
    Abstract: Methods, devices, and systems for reprofiling a surface of a cornea of an eye ablate a portion of the cornea to create an ablation zone with an optically correct central optical zone disposed in a central portion of the cornea, and a blend zone disposed peripherally to the central optical zone and at least partially within an optical zone of the eye. The blend zone can have an optical power that gradually diminishes with increasing radius from the central optical zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2012
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: AMO Manufacturing USA, LLC
    Inventors: Erik Gross, Rich Hofer, Jonathan Wong
  • Application of blend zones, depth reduction, and transition zones to ablation shapes
    Patent number: 8216213
    Abstract: Methods, devices, and systems for reprofiling a surface of a cornea of an eye ablate a portion of the cornea to create an ablation zone with an optically correct central optical zone disposed in a central portion of the cornea, and a blend zone disposed peripherally to the central optical zone and at least partially within an optical zone of the eye. The blend zone can have an optical power that gradually diminishes with increasing radius from the central optical zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: AMO Manufacturing USA, LLC.
    Inventors: Erik Gross, Rich Hofer, Jonathan Wong
  • Application of blend zones, depth reduction, and transition zones to ablation shapes
    Publication number: 20030176855
    Abstract: Methods, devices, and systems for reprofiling a surface of a cornea of an eye ablate a portion of the cornea to create an ablation zone with an optically correct central optical zone disposed in a central portion of the cornea, and a blend zone disposed peripherally to the central optical zone and at least partially within an optical zone of the eye. The blend zone can have an optical power that gradually diminishes with increasing radius from the central optical zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2002
    Publication date: September 18, 2003
    Applicant: VISX, Inc.
    Inventors: Erik Gross, Rich Hofer, Jonathan Wong