Patents by Inventor Sheila B. Hickson-Curran

Sheila B. Hickson-Curran 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).

  • Lenses for the correction of presbyopia and methods of designing the lenses
    Patent number: 8393733
    Abstract: The invention provides methods for designing contact lenses and contact lenses designed according to the method, which lenses provide an improved method for presbyopia correction compared to conventional lenses and methods. It is a discovery of the invention that improved performance and reduced design time can be obtained by using lens pairs that act synergistically to provide the lens wearer with good binocularity and consistent performance in near, intermediate and distance vision.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.
    Inventors: C. Benjamin Wooley, James W. Haywood, Ronald Clark, Thomas Karkkainen, Susan W. Neadle, Sheila B. Hickson-Curran
  • LENSES FOR THE CORRECTION OF PRESBYOPIA AND METHODS OF DESIGNING THE LENSES
    Publication number: 20100302505
    Abstract: The invention provides methods for designing contact lenses and contact lenses designed according to the method, which lenses provide an improved method for presbyopia correction compared to conventional lenses and methods. It is a discovery of the invention that improved performance and reduced design time can be obtained by using lens pairs that act synergistically to provide the lens wearer with good binocularity and consistent performance in near, intermediate and distance vision.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2010
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Inventors: C. Benjamin Wooley, James W. Haywood, Ronald Clark, Thomas Karkkainen, Susan W. Neadle, Sheila B. Hickson-Curran
  • Lenses for the correction of presbyopia and methods of designing the lenses
    Patent number: 7753521
    Abstract: The invention provides methods for designing contact lenses and contact lenses designed according to the method, which lenses provide an improved method for presbyopia correction compared to conventional lenses and methods. It is a discovery of the invention that improved performance and reduced design time can be obtained by using lens pairs that act synergistically to provide the lens wearer with good binocularity and consistent performance in near, intermediate and distance vision.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.
    Inventors: C. Benjamin Wooley, James W. Haywood, Ronald Clark, Thomas Karkkainen, Susan W. Neadle, Sheila B. Hickson-Curran
  • Methods for rotationally stabilizing contact lenses
    Patent number: 7682019
    Abstract: The invention provides contact lenses which have improved dynamic stabilization and that utilize one or more thin zones in the lens' periphery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.
    Inventors: Susan W. Neadle, Sheila B. Hickson-Curran, Philippe F. Jubin
  • Fitting Method for Multifocal Lenses
    Publication number: 20100026958
    Abstract: The invention provides methods for fitting multifocal contact lenses that are less time consuming and result in more successful fittings than conventional methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2008
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Inventors: C. Benjamin Wooley, Susan W. Neadle, Thomas R. Karkkainen, Ronald J. Clark, Amitava Gupta, Sheila B. Hickson-Curran, Gregory A. Tatarka, Arkady Selenow, George Zikos
  • Methods for rotationally stabilizing contact lenses
    Patent number: 7201480
    Abstract: The invention provides lenses contact lenses which have improved dynamic stabilization and that utilize one or more thin zones in the lens' periphery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2007
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.
    Inventors: Susan W. Neadle, Sheila B. Hickson-Curran, Philippe F. Jubin
  • Rotationally stabilized contact lenses
    Patent number: 7159979
    Abstract: The invention provides a lens in which the lens periphery is controlled as to each of thickness differential and both the rate of change from thinner to thicker regions and the shape of the transition from thinner to thicker regions within each of the dual thin zones. The lens of the invention substantially reduces the time for the lens' auto-positioning. Additionally, the lenses of the invention maintain their on-eye orientation better as compared to conventionally stabilized lenses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2007
    Assignee: Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc.
    Inventors: Philippe F. Jubin, Susan W. Neadle, Sheila B. Hickson-Curran, Timothy A. Clutterbuck, Matias Dieter Heinrich, Christopher Wildsmith
  • Methods for reducing corneal staining in contact lens wearers
    Patent number: 7036930
    Abstract: The invention provides lenses in which peak pressure under the lens wearer's eyelids is reduced. The invention provides lens designs that reduce or eliminate mechanical chaffing of the cornea even in lenses made of high modulus materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2006
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.
    Inventors: Philippe F. Jubin, Sheila B. Hickson-Curran, Susan W. Neadle, William F. Jones
  • Rotationally stabilized contact lenses
    Patent number: 6939005
    Abstract: The invention provides a lens in which the lens periphery is controlled as to each of thickness differential and both the rate of change from thinner to thicker regions and the shape of the transition from thinner to thicker regions within each of the dual thin zones. The lens of the invention substantially reduces the time for the lens' auto-positioning. Additionally, the lenses of the invention maintain their on-eye orientation better as compared to conventionally stabilized lenses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2005
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Vision Care Inc.
    Inventors: Philippe F. Jubin, Susan W. Neadle, Sheila B. Hickson-Curran, Timothy A. Clutterbuck, Matias Dieter Heinrich