Patents by Inventor Scott L. Joslin

Scott L. Joslin 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).

  • Ionic silicone hydrogels
    Patent number: 9140825
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process comprising the steps of reacting a reactive mixture comprising at least one silicone-containing component, at least one hydrophilic component, and at least one diluent to form an ophthalmic device having an advancing contact angle of less than about 80°; and contacting the ophthalmic device with an aqueous extraction solution at an elevated extraction temperature, wherein said at least one diluent has a boiling point at least about 10° higher than said extraction temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.
    Inventors: Azaam Alli, James D. Ford, Douglas G. Vanderlaan, Scott L. Joslin
  • Ionic silicone hydrogels
    Patent number: 9125808
    Abstract: The present invention relates to ionic silicone hydrogel contact lenses which comprise at least one pharmaceutical or nutriceutical component and are formed from reaction mixtures comprising a mixture of slow-reacting hydrophilic monomers, including at least one slow-reacting ionic monomer, at least one silicone-containing component and at least one hydroxyl-containing component, wherein the ratio of the slow-reacting hydrophilic component half lives to the silicone-containing component half life is at least 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.
    Inventors: Azaam Alli, James D. Ford, Douglas G. Vanderlaan, Scott L. Joslin, Shivkumar Mahadevan, Thomas L. Maggio, Ranganath Raja, Sharmila Muthukrishnan, C. Surendran, R. Sridharan
  • Ionic silicone hydrogels comprising pharmaceutical and/or neuticeutical components and having improved hydrolytic stability
    Patent number: 9101667
    Abstract: The present invention relates to ionic silicone hydrogel polymers displaying improved thermal stability. More specifically, the present invention relates to a polymer formed from reactive components comprising at least one silicone component and at least one ionic component comprising at least one anionic group. The polymers of the present invention display good thermal stability and desirable protein uptake.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.
    Inventors: Ranganath Raja, Sharmila Muthukrishnan, C. Surendran, R. Sridharan, Shivkumar Mahadevan, Thomas L. Maggio, Azaam Alli, Scott L. Joslin
  • MEDICAL DEVICES HAVING HOMOGENEOUS CHARGE DENSITY AND METHODS FOR MAKING SAME
    Publication number: 20150185365
    Abstract: The present invention relates to ionic silicone hydrogel polymers comprising at least one pharmaceutical or nutriceutical component and displaying improved lysozyme uptake, low contact angle and reduced water soluble polymeric ammonium salt uptake.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2015
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Inventors: Shivkumar Mahadevan, Zohra Fadli, Charles Scales, Thomas Maggio, Kunisi Venkatasubban, Eric R. George, James D. Ford, Carrie L. Davis, Leah Hansen, Scott L. Joslin
  • SILICONE HYDROGELS COMPRISING DESIRABLE WATER CONTENT AND OXYGEN PERMEABILITY
    Publication number: 20150094395
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process comprising the steps of reacting a reactive mixture comprising at least one silicone-containing component, at least one hydrophilic component, and at least one diluent to form an ophthalmic device having an advancing contact angle of less than about 80°; and contacting the ophthalmic device with an aqueous extraction solution at an elevated extraction temperature, wherein said at least one diluent has a boiling point at least about 10° higher than said extraction temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventors: Azaam Alli, James D. Ford, Scott L. Joslin
  • Silicone hydrogels having a structure formed via controlled reaction kinetics
    Patent number: 8937110
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process comprising the steps of reacting a reactive mixture comprising at least one silicone-containing component, at least one hydrophilic component, and at least one diluent to form an ophthalmic device having an advancing contact angle of less than about 80°; and contacting the ophthalmic device with an aqueous extraction solution at an elevated extraction temperature, wherein said at least one diluent has a boiling point at least about 10° higher than said extraction temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2015
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.
    Inventors: Azaam Alli, Douglas G. Vanderlaan, James D. Ford, Scott L. Joslin
  • Silicone hydrogels comprising desirable water content and oxygen permeability
    Patent number: 8937111
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process comprising the steps of reacting a reactive mixture comprising at least one silicone-containing component, at least one hydrophilic component, and at least one diluent to form an ophthalmic device having an advancing contact angle of less than about 80°; and contacting the ophthalmic device with an aqueous extraction solution at an elevated extraction temperature, wherein said at least one diluent has a boiling point at least about 10° higher than said extraction temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2015
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.
    Inventors: Azaam Alli, James D. Ford, Scott L. Joslin
  • SILICONE HYDROGELS HAVING A STRUCTURE FORMED VIA CONTROLLED REACTION KINETICS
    Publication number: 20150011672
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process comprising the steps of reacting a reactive mixture comprising at least one silicone-containing component, at least one hydrophilic component, and at least one diluent to form an ophthalmic device having an advancing contact angle of less than about 80°; and contacting the ophthalmic device with an aqueous extraction solution at an elevated extraction temperature, wherein said at least one diluent has a boiling point at least about 10° higher than said extraction temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Inventors: Azaam Alli, Douglas G. Vanderlaan, James D. Ford, Scott L. Joslin
  • IONIC SILICONE HYDROGELS COMPRISING PHARMACEUTICAL AND/OR NEUTICEUTICAL COMPONENTS AND HAVING IMPROVED HYDROLYTIC STABILITY
    Publication number: 20140329859
    Abstract: The present invention relates to ionic silicone hydrogel polymers displaying improved thermal stability. More specifically, the present invention relates to a polymer formed from reactive components comprising at least one silicone component and at least one ionic component comprising at least one anionic group. The polymers of the present invention display good thermal stability and desirable protein uptake.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2014
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Inventors: Ranganath Raja, Sharmila Muthukrishnan, C. Surendran, R. Sridhara, Shivkumar Mahadevan, Thomas L. Maggio, Azaam Alli, Scott L. Joslin
  • MEDICAL DEVICES HAVING HOMOGENEOUS CHARGE DENSITY AND METHODS FOR MAKING SAME
    Publication number: 20120283353
    Abstract: The present invention relates to ionic silicone hydrogel polymers displaying improved lysozyme uptake, low contact angle and reduced water soluble polymeric ammonium salt uptake.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2012
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Inventors: Shivkumar Mahadevan, Zohra Fadli, Charles Scales, Thomas Maggio, Kunisi Venkatasubban, Eric R. George, James D. Ford, Carrie L. Davis, Leah Hansen, Scott L. Joslin
  • OPHTHALMIC LENS PROCESSING TO DECREASE DYNAMIC CONTACT ANGLE
    Publication number: 20090032988
    Abstract: This invention discloses methods and apparatus for processing s silicon ophthalmic lens. The processing includes exposing the ophthalmic lens to a solution of Tri(Propylene Glycol) Methyl Ether and decreasing the dynamic contact angle of the lens surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2008
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Inventors: Diana ZANINI, Stephen C. Pegram, Scott L. Joslin
  • Polyester fibers containing liquid crystal copolymer containing alkoxy-substituted para-phenylene terephthalate groups
    Patent number: 5232778
    Abstract: Polyester fibers comprising a poly(alkylene) terephthalate matrix containing either random or block copolyesters which are liquid crystalline and which contain: (a) alkoxy-substituted para-phenylene terephthalate groups (i.e., derived from an analogously substituted hydroquinone reagent); and (b) alkylene-terephthalate groups (e.g., where the alkylene moiety contains 2 to 10 carbon atoms).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 3, 1993
    Assignee: University of Massachusetts at Amherst
    Inventors: Richard J. Farris, Scott L. Joslin, Reiner Giesa