Patents by Inventor Rodney Evans

Rodney Evans 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: 20090231542
    Abstract: A contact lens having near vision and distance vision portions, the lens being movable on the eye between first and second positions, those positions corresponding with aligning the wearer's vision through the near vision and distance vision portions respectively. The lens is positionally stable on the eye in each of the two positions, and requires a force to be applied to the lens to move between the first and second positions. Preferably the lens has a back surface and a front surface, and said back surface has either one or two major back curve zones occupying a major portion of the lens back surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2009
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Inventors: Simon Rodney EVANS, Arthur Ho, Geoffrey Peter Brent, Klaus Ehrmann, Darrin Mark Falk, Sandya Indrani Perera, Jacqueline Tan, Renee Du Toit
  • Patent number: 7556375
    Abstract: A corneal reshaping by means of a soft contact lens to manipulate tear pressure gradient to produce a dimensional change to the surface profile of the cornea of the wearer to provide at least a temporary change in the refractive state of the eye eliminating the need for other refractive corrections. The contact lens has mechanical properties and/or a geometric shape such that when the lens is fitted to the eye the pressure applied to the eye via the lens will vary in a radial direction between at least one zone of higher pressure and at least one zone of lower pressure so that wearing the lens will over time cause a dimensional change to the surface layer of the cornea.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2009
    Assignee: The Institute for Eye Research
    Inventors: Patrick Joseph Caroline, Peter Donald Bergenske, Jennifer Denise Choo, Stacy Sanaz Aboutalebi, Simon Rodney Evans, Arthur Ho, Eric Basil Papaspiliotopoulos, Brien Anthony Holden
  • Patent number: 7537338
    Abstract: A contact lens having near vision and distance vision portions, the lens being movable on the eye between first and second positions, those positions corresponding with aligning the wearer's vision through the near vision and distance vision portions respectively. The lens is positionally stable on the eye in each of the two positions, and requires a force to be applied to the lens to move between the first and second positions. Preferably the lens has a back surface and a front surface, and said back surface has either one or two major back curve zones occupying a major portion of the lens back surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Inventors: Simon Rodney Evans, Arthur Ho, Geoffrey Peter Brent, Klaus Ehrmann, Darrin Mark Falk, Sandya Indrani Perera, Jacqueline Tan, Renee Du Toit
  • Publication number: 20060225331
    Abstract: A improved display board including folding portions with multiple regions for attaching and storing stationary and other items, the folding portions being multi-sided overlapping display areas for retaining various articles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2005
    Publication date: October 12, 2006
    Inventor: Rodney Evans
  • Patent number: 6358086
    Abstract: A universal connector assembly for mounting one or more universal connectors within a pair of facing, spaced apart connector slots of a connector outlet. The connector assembly is made up of a mounting yoke and the one or more connectors. The mounting yoke contains a pair of flanges, connected by a crossbar, configured to interfit within the connector slots of the connector outlet. In addition, the mounting yoke contains bracing members and latching elements interengageable with latching elements of the connectors for fixed positioning the connectors in relation to the mounting yoke and locking the connectors in position against the bracing members. The connectors are positioned within the mounting yoke to form the connector assembly. The connector assembly is then positioned within the connector outlet to provide a secure connection location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2002
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Rodney Evans Gallagher, Robert Carl Briggs
  • Patent number: 6009978
    Abstract: A rail gauge face lubricating apparatus (10) comprising a delivery assembly (12) for delivering lubricant to the rail head (40) and a pump (14) for producing a pressure to deliver lubricant to the deliver assembly (12), the deliver assembly (12) comprising in part an actuable flow regulator whereby the delivery of lubricant through the delivery assembly (12) is governed by the actuable flow regulator. The delivery assembly is maintained in an appropriate position in relation to the rail gauge face by a two cylinder positioner (38) irrespective of the loading of the rail carriage that carries it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2000
    Assignee: Craft Nominees Pty Ltd
    Inventor: Rodney Evan Chisholm