Patents by Inventor Roger D. Thomas

Roger D. Thomas 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: 20240082417
    Abstract: A polymeric scaffold useful for conjugating with a protein based recognition-molecule (PBRM) to form a PBRM-polymer-drug conjugate is described herein. The scaffold includes one or more terminal maleimido groups. Also disclosed is a PBRM-polymer-drug conjugate prepared from the scaffold. Compositions comprising the conjugates, methods of their preparation, and methods of treating various disorders with the conjugates or their compositions are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Roger A. Smith, Nitin K. Damle, Aleksandr V. Yurkovetskiy, Mao Yin, Timothy B. Lowinger, Joshua D. Thomas, Cheri A. Stevenson, Venu R. Gurijala
  • Patent number: 9320646
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention may allow each of the surgical steps of a surgical procedure to be defined and associated with a function of the surgical console using a GUI. The defined surgical procedure can then be saved and later invoked by a user of the surgical console to conduct the surgical procedure. When the saved surgical procedure is invoked representations of the defined surgical steps are displayed to the user using a GUI so the user can conduct the surgical procedure by navigating through the representations of the surgical steps such that when a representation of a surgical step is selected the surgical console is configured according to the functionality associated with that surgical step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Kirk W. Todd, Paul J. Essex, Johan Ekvall, Torsten A. Gelland, Roger D. Thomas
  • Patent number: 8396232
    Abstract: A method and system are disclosed for playing, storing, accessing, and retrieving multimedia content and providing the content to a surgical environment. In particular, the audio playback function can provide a means to play background music in an operating room to provide a soothing and/or entertaining background to the surgical team and/or a patient. Further audio and video playback can provide a walkthrough of preparing surgical cassettes, hand pieces and other consumables used in ophthalmic surgery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventor: Roger D. Thomas
  • Patent number: 8262553
    Abstract: A ophthalmic surgical console system reduces kinking or flow restrictions in the tubing/cables attached to a ophthalmic surgical console by rotatably mounting the head of the surgical console to the base of the surgical console. The screen on which surgical parameter outputs are displayed and control inputs are made is attached to the ophthalmic surgical console using a movable adjustable arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: David Weston, Roger D. Thomas, John C. Huculak
  • Publication number: 20110087498
    Abstract: An apparatus and method of identifying and selecting a billing code for a surgical procedure using a surgical system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2009
    Publication date: April 14, 2011
    Inventors: Pravin U. Dugel, Roger D. Thomas, John C. Huculak
  • Patent number: 7896839
    Abstract: An improved surgical cassette for controlling intraocular pressure during ophthalmic surgery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Alcon, Inc.
    Inventors: Nader Nazarifar, Mark A. Hopkins, Shawn X. Gao, Frederick M. Reed, John C. Huculak, Roger D. Thomas
  • Publication number: 20100228199
    Abstract: An improved surgical cassette for controlling intraocular pressure during ophthalmic surgery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Inventors: Nader Nazarifar, Mark A. Hopkins, Shawn X. Gao, Frederick M. Reed, John C. Huculak, Roger D. Thomas
  • Publication number: 20080125761
    Abstract: A ophthalmic surgical console system reduces kinking or flow restrictions in the tubing/cables attached to a ophthalmic surgical console by rotatably mounting the head of the surgical console to the base of the surgical console. The screen on which surgical parameter outputs are displayed and control inputs are made is attached to the ophthalmic surgical console using a movable adjustable arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2006
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Inventors: David Weston, Roger D. Thomas, John C. Huculak
  • Publication number: 20080027574
    Abstract: A method and system are disclosed for playing, storing, accessing, and retrieving multimedia content and providing the content to a surgical environment. In particular, the audio playback function can provide a means to play background music in an operating room to provide a soothing and/or entertaining background to the surgical team and/or a patient. Further audio and video playback can provide a walkthrough of preparing surgical cassettes, hand pieces and other consumables used in ophthalmic surgery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2007
    Publication date: January 31, 2008
    Inventor: Roger D. Thomas
  • Publication number: 20070202479
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention may allow each of the surgical steps of a surgical procedure to be defined and associated with a function of the surgical console using a GUI. The defined surgical procedure can then be saved and later invoked by a user of the surgical console to conduct the surgical procedure. When the saved surgical procedure is invoked representations of the defined surgical steps are displayed to the user using a GUI so the user can conduct the surgical procedure by navigating through the representations of the surgical steps such that when a representation of a surgical step is selected the surgical console is configured according to the functionality associated with that surgical step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2007
    Publication date: August 30, 2007
    Inventors: Kirk W. Todd, Paul J. Essex, Johan Ekvall, Torsten A. Gelland, Roger D. Thomas